Sarah Palin book Going Rogue Due November 17
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate, has finished her memoir Going Rogue, just four months after the book deal was announced, and the release date of ‘Going Rogue’ has been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, her publisher said.
Sarah palin's book Going Rogue
“Governor Palin has been unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage, investing herself deeply and passionately in bring up her book Going Rogue” said Jonathan Burnham, publisher of Harper. “It’s her words, her life, and it’s all there in full and fascinating detail.”
Sarah Palin Book Going Rogue, will be 400 pages, said Burnham, who called the fall “the best possible time for a major book of this kind.” The book now has a title, one fitting for a public figure known for the unexpected – “Going Rogue: An American Life.”
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, has commissioned a huge first printing of 1.5 million copies. Sen. Ted Kennedy’s “True Compass,” published by Twelve soon after his Aug. 25 death, also had a 1.5 million first printing.
As with the Kennedy book, the digital edition of Sarah Palin’s memoir will not be released at the same time as the hardcover. “Going Rogue” will not be available as an e-book until Dec. 26 because “we want to maximize hardcover sales over the holidays,” Harper spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Monday.
Publishers have been concerned that e-books, rapidly becoming more popular, might take away sales from hardcover editions, which are more expensive.
Sarah Palin, who abruptly resigned as Alaska governor over the summer with more than a year left in her first term, has been an object of fascination since Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate in 2008, chosed her as his running mate, making an instant celebrity out of a once-obscure public official.
During last year’s campaign, pundits questioned whether Sarah Palin hurt McCain’s presidential bid by “going rogue,” or defying his campaign’s control.
Although Democrat candidate Barack Obama easily won the presidential election and Sarah Palin was criticized even by some Republicans for being inexperienced, she remains a favorite among conservatives and is a rumored contender for 2012 Presidential Election. Sarah Palin popularity is so high that a fan recently paid $63,500 to have dinner with her, part of an Online auction for a charity that raising money to aids wounded veterans.
A person close to Sarah Palin said, Sarah Palin, spent weeks in San Diego shortly after leaving office and worked on the manuscript with collaborator Lynn Vincent. She was joined in San Diego by her family and her top aide, Meghan Stapleton, then spent several days in New York working around the clock with editors at Harper, said the person, who wasn’t authorized to comment and asked not to be identified.
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