Clinton’s memoir and election postmortem has enjoyed the biggest debut for a nonfiction book in five yearsHillary Clinton’s memoir What Happened has enjoyed a hugely successful debut, with publisher Simon & Schuster reporting that the book has sold 300,000 copies since its release on 12 September. “In its candor and immediacy, What Happened is satisfying that demand.”Clinton’s 2003 memoir, Living History, sold 600,000 copies in its first seven days. Clinton’s previous book, Hard Choices, which recounted her time as secretary of state, sold 100,000 copies in its first week. What Happened provides insight into the Clinton campaign plus personal tales about how Clinton recovered from her defeat in November. In conjunction with the memoir, Clinton released a picture book adaptation of her 1996 memoir, It Takes a Village.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2017 15:42 UTC