Report: Michele Bachmann Inks Deal To Write Her Memoir

by Mark Joyella | 11:44 am, June 16th, 2011

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The New York Times‘ Julie Bosman reports Rep. Michele Bachmann has agreed to a deal to write a memoir, set to be published by Sentinel, described by the Times as “a conservative imprint at Penguin Group,” citing people familiar with the negotiations. The book, to be co-written withJohn Fund, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, is set to hit bookstores in the fall.

The tradition of presidential candidates having books out is a long one, with Barack Obama‘s 2008 book, The Audacity of Hope, which sold tens of thousands of copies a week after its initial release during the campaign. Other politicos have written memoirs after campaigns, like Sarah Palin, whose Going Rogue sold nearly half a million copies in its first week back in 2009.

Bachmann’s book will reportedly tell her life story and share her vision for America:

One person who saw Ms. Bachmann’s proposal said the book was largely biographical, an account of the formation of her political and economic ideas. Ms. Bachmann was “very impressive” in her meetings with publishers, winning over the skeptics in the room, the person said.

The Times reports Bachmann, whose performance in this week’s New Hampshire Republican candidates debate received much attention from pundits, has been “shopping her memoir for weeks.”

John Fund, Julie Bosman, Michele Bachmann, Penguin Group, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

Harry Flashman

Good for her. Now, let’s hear all the leftist media pundits screaming about how she’s just in it for the money, that she’s nothing but a grifrt, that she’s using her kids (she has 13 and they will no doubt be a prominent part of her bio) for attent, etc., etc.,

What? She’s not Palin?

Oh. Nevermind.
Just4thefax

Fact: Crap that will knock off one of the other top conservatives out of the top ten non fiction books rankings.
J Baustian

“… to be co-written withJohn Fund…”

Good choice. He’s a fair writer, and not generally considered to be partisan.
Oenolicious

Harry Flashman said:
Good for her. Now, let’s hear all the leftist media pundits screaming about how she’s just in it for the money, that she’s nothing but a grifrt, that she’s using her kids (she has 13 and they will no doubt be a prominent part of her bio) for attent, etc., etc.,

What? She’s not Palin?

Oh. Nevermind.

Obviously you didn’t pay attention after she mentioned it multiple times in the debate. She has 5 biological children and has cared for 23 foster children.

Aside from that, she has no chance of the nomination and is trying to clear the batshit crazy off her right now.
Nachi

Wow. That’ll be interesting to the Republican mind.
murphy0071

I wonder if she will tell how many times she has been a corporate shill and whore? Maybe we will find that she could have been used as a blow out preventer on the Deep Water Horizon BP failure. Better Michell than a condom.