Laura Bush Looking for a Book Deal. Any Takers?
Liza Porteus Viana
Contributor
Posted:
11/25/08
Laura Bush is likely to be in higher demand than her husband once the first couple leaves the White House - in the literary world, that is.
The first lady confirmed to the AP today that she in in fact shopping for a buyer for her memoir, which isn't
expected to be any sort of scathing criticism of any individuals in her husband's administration. No, Laura doesn't roll like that. But it's likely to be the subject of much interest, given that the former librarian has kept such a low profile while living at 1600 Pennsylania Avenue.
"I've been talking to some publishers, but nothing has happened yet - just a few visits," she told the AP while discussing her upcoming special about the White House on cable's History channel.
Three publishing executives earlier told AP that Mrs. Bush is being represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose also worked for former President Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Edward Kennedy. Bush's book would likely be worth at least as much as Hillary Clinton's $8 million for her memoir, "Living History."
Laura Bush is an avid reader, and is Honorary Ambassador for the United Nations Literacy Decade. She joined with the Library of Congress to launch the first National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., in September 2001. The 2007 festival attracted more than 120,000 book-lovers. She also launched the White House Salute to Authors series to honor some of America's most significant authors, including Mark Twain, authors of the Harlem Renaissance, and women authors of the American West. Laura and daughter Jenna co-authored a children's adventure book called "Read All About It!" Oh, and she also seems to be a Harry Potter fan, and has a thing for some Truman Capote books.
You can check out Laura Bush's favorite books here.
She has also invited an eclectic bunch of authors to the White House, including:
-17-year-old Farah Ahmedi, author of the book, "The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky," which recounts Ahmedi's life in war-time Afghanistan (2005)
-Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner," a fictional story of the friendship between Amir, a privileged boy, and Hassan, the son of his father's servant, in Afghanistan during the last days of the monarchy through the rule of the Taliban (2007).
-Elizabeth Spencer, Mississippi author of the novel, "The Light in the Piazza," (1960) and "The Salt Line" (1984), among other novels and short stories (2004).
The first lady confirmed to the AP today that she in in fact shopping for a buyer for her memoir, which isn't
expected to be any sort of scathing criticism of any individuals in her husband's administration. No, Laura doesn't roll like that. But it's likely to be the subject of much interest, given that the former librarian has kept such a low profile while living at 1600 Pennsylania Avenue."I've been talking to some publishers, but nothing has happened yet - just a few visits," she told the AP while discussing her upcoming special about the White House on cable's History channel.
Three publishing executives earlier told AP that Mrs. Bush is being represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose also worked for former President Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Edward Kennedy. Bush's book would likely be worth at least as much as Hillary Clinton's $8 million for her memoir, "Living History."
Laura Bush is an avid reader, and is Honorary Ambassador for the United Nations Literacy Decade. She joined with the Library of Congress to launch the first National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., in September 2001. The 2007 festival attracted more than 120,000 book-lovers. She also launched the White House Salute to Authors series to honor some of America's most significant authors, including Mark Twain, authors of the Harlem Renaissance, and women authors of the American West. Laura and daughter Jenna co-authored a children's adventure book called "Read All About It!" Oh, and she also seems to be a Harry Potter fan, and has a thing for some Truman Capote books.
You can check out Laura Bush's favorite books here.
She has also invited an eclectic bunch of authors to the White House, including:
-17-year-old Farah Ahmedi, author of the book, "The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky," which recounts Ahmedi's life in war-time Afghanistan (2005)
-Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner," a fictional story of the friendship between Amir, a privileged boy, and Hassan, the son of his father's servant, in Afghanistan during the last days of the monarchy through the rule of the Taliban (2007).
-Elizabeth Spencer, Mississippi author of the novel, "The Light in the Piazza," (1960) and "The Salt Line" (1984), among other novels and short stories (2004).