Michelle Obama announced that she has been penning a new book titled The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times is slated for release on Nov. 15.
“Like so many of you, I’ve spent a lot of time these past few years thinking about how to keep myself centered in a world filled with so much uncertainty. That process of reflection actually led me to start writing again,” the former first lady stated in an Instagram post.
In her IG video, Obama says she’s felt “vulnerable at times” in the face of a global pandemic, the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the rising tide of hate and bigotry. Her new book is the result of her reflections on how to overcome fear and channel frustration into something positive.
The Light We Carry is a collection of stories and practices Obama used to “sort through all the challenges and questions that keep us up at night.”
This is Obama’s second book. Her memoir, Becoming, released in 2018, was a blockbuster hit, selling more than 17 million copies worldwide, according to the Associated Press.
Indeed, Becoming was an immediate success. It racked up more than 10 million sales worldwide in less than five months of release. It has outsold the memoir of any previous first lady or modern president, including her husband President Barack Obama’s 1995 memoir Dreams From My Father, and 2006 campaign book The Audacity of Hope.
