The Light We Carry
Book by Michelle Obama
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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times is a nonfiction book written by Michelle Obama and published on November 15, 2022, by Crown Publishing. According to the Associated Press, the author "shares the contents of her 'personal toolbox' - the habits and practices, attitudes and beliefs, and even physical objects that she uses to overcome her feelings of fear, helplessness and self-doubt."[1][2][3][4] The Light We Carry has generally received positive reviews from book critics. In February 2023, it was announced that a podcast series by Obama based on topics in the book and the live book tour called Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast was released on March 7 by Audible.[5] In January 2023, it was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week read by Obama herself.[6]
Viking Press (Commonwealth)
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| Author | Michelle Obama |
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| Language | English |
| Published | November 15, 2022 |
| Publisher | Crown (North America) Viking Press (Commonwealth) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-0-5932-3746-5 (Hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Becoming |
Background
Synopsis
The Light We Carry deals with uncertainty in the world such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Obama describes times where she felt uncertain or out of place such as being a rare African American undergraduate at Princeton in the 1980s or becoming the first African American First Lady of the United States.[8]