Mike Pence memoir set to come out in 2023
The former vice president says he’s “grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my life in public service.”
NEW YORK >> Former Vice President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023.
“I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my life in public service to the American people, from serving in Congress, to the Indiana governor’s office and as vice president of the United States,” Pence said in a statement. “I look forward to working with the outstanding team at Simon & Schuster to invite readers on a journey from a small town in Indiana to Washington, D.C.”
According to Pence’s agent, David Vigliano, “all major publishers” competed for the book, and the deal was worth “well into seven figures.” A top editor from a rival publishing house confirmed that amount. The editor was not authorized to discuss negotiations and asked not to be identified.
Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that it also signed Pence to a second book but did not immediately provide details. Pence is the first major Trump administration official to have an announced deal since the president left office in January.
At this time in 2017, former President Barack Obama; former first lady Michelle Obama; former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden; and former Secretary of State John Kerry were among the recently departed Obama administration officials who had agreed to book deals.
Several top publishing executives have told The Associated Press that they were not interested in a memoir from former President Donald Trump, citing the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by Trump’s supporters.