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“Just over a year ago, I launched my campaign for President of
the United States,” Harris said in a video announcement on
Thursday. "107 days traveling the country, fighting for our
future — the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.
Since leaving office, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on
those days and with candor and reflection, I’ve written a
behind-the-scenes account of that journey. I believe there’s
value in sharing what I saw, what I learned, and what it will
take to move forward.”
Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp declined to offer any
specifics on what Harris will write about, including her
thoughts on questions about President Joe Biden's fitness for
office, but said Harris “addresses everything we would want her
to address.”
Harris ended up heading the Democratic ticket after Biden
dropped out last July in the wake of a disastrous debate
performance, and she was defeated last November by Republican
Donald Trump. She would have been the first woman and first
woman of color to become president.
On Wednesday, she announced that she will not run for California
governor in 2026, but she is still regarded as a potential
presidential candidate for 2028. CBS Television announced that
Harris will appear Thursday night on “The Late Show with Stephen
Colbert," her first interview since the election.
Simon & Schuster, where authors also include former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton and Washington Post journalist Bob
Woodward, is calling the Harris book a “page-turning account,"
with ”surprising and revealing insights."
“Kamala Harris is a singular American leader,” Karp said in a
statement. “'107 DAYS' captures the drama of running for
president better than just about anything I’ve read. It’s one of
the best works of political nonfiction Simon & Schuster has ever
published. It’s an eyewitness contribution to history and an
extraordinary story.”
Financial terms for “107 Days,” which is listed at 320 pages,
were not disclosed. In 2019, Penguin Books published Harris'
“The Truths We Hold: An American Journey," timed to coincide
with her presidential run for the 2020 election. Harris dropped
out before the first primary but was eventually chosen by Biden
to be his running mate.
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