Overview
- Simon & Schuster says first-week U.S. sales across formats hit 350,000 and a fifth printing will bring hardcovers in print to 500,000, projecting the memoir as 2025’s top seller in the category.
- Publisher Jonathan Karp noted that since 2023 only memoirs by Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Prince Harry posted larger debut weeks.
- Harris is drawing large crowds on a multi-city tour with tickets fetching high resale prices, and some events have seen protest interruptions.
- The book criticizes Joe Biden’s 2024 decision to run as “recklessness” and recounts strained relations with his team, including claims she lacked needed support at pivotal moments.
- Harris writes Pete Buttigieg was her initial vice-presidential preference but deemed that ticket too risky; Democratic critics objected, and she later said she did not intend to diminish Tim Walz, while framing 2024 as an unprecedented 107-day contest against President Trump.