By Lauren Burke
BlackPressUSA
Publisher Simon & Schuster announced that the campaign memoir of former Vice President Kamala Harris, “107 Days,” has sold 350,000 copies in one week. The sales total includes print, ebooks and audiobooks.
The numbers released by the publisher reflect that Harris’ book will be the top political book of 2025.
The book goes into the details of Harris’ unexpected 107-day 2024 presidential campaign. The former vice president became a famous nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for The White House on July 21, 2024. Biden dropped out after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump on June 27, 2024, in which the then-president appeared confused and was slow to answer many questions. Many attributed those issues to his age.
Shortly before Biden’s withdrawal, there was internal debate on whether there should be a hastily put together Democratic primary. But with only a short time left in the campaign before Election Day, Vice President Harris became the nominee. But the campaign was only 107 days because of Biden’s late timing in exiting the race.
While there has been internal criticism within the Democratic Party, pushing back against what Harris relays in her book, the strong interest and response by the public in the form of robust book sales and packed appearances is evidence of strong public interest.
According to Simon & Schuster, the book has already been ordered for a fifth printing, which would bring the number of hardcover copies in print to 500,000. The early sales suggest Harris’ book has a chance to be a historic best seller.
Michelle Obama’s memoir “Becoming” is widely considered the most-read political memoir of all time. The 2018 book sold over 8 million copies globally and discussed issues of identity, race, ambition, family and public service.