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Cory Booker to Publish ‘Stand’ Based on His 25-Hour Senate Speech

The November 11 publication by St. Martin’s Press will adapt the marathon speech into a guide to American virtues

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) walks toward reporters after delivering a record setting floor speech for the U.S. Senate at the U.S. Capitol on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Booker spoke for over 25 hours, protesting President Trump’s agenda on the Senate floor, breaking a record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour, 18 minute filibuster against the Civil Rights Act in 1957. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Sen. Cory Booker announced his new book Stand, slated for November 11, 2025, from St. Martin’s Press.
  • The book builds on his 25-hour Senate floor address delivered March 31–April 1, which surpassed Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster record.
  • Booker described Stand as a call to renew shared values and outlined civic virtues such as endurance, courage and principled action.
  • His original speech denounced a range of Trump administration policies on immigration, gender rights and social welfare programs.
  • The announcement has prompted praise from Democratic leaders and online mockery branding the project a political 'grift.'