Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that she is releasing a memoir about her failed 2024 presidential campaign, which was launched just over one year ago.
“It was intense, high stakes and deeply personal for me and for so many of you,” she said in a video posted to X. “Since leaving office, I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on those days, talking with my team, my family, my friends, and pulling my thoughts together. In essence, writing a journal that is this book, ‘107 Days.'”
The memoir will recount her brief campaign stretch after then-President Joe Biden bowed out of the race with just months to go before the election, launching the Democratic Party into unprecedented territory.
“With candor and reflection, I’ve written a behind-the-scenes account of that journey,” she said. “I believe there’s value in sharing what I saw, what I learned, and what I know it will take to move forward.”
The announcement comes as Democrats — out of power in the White House, House and Senate — look to regain support amid polling that indicates that public perception of the party remains largely negative.
The day before announcing her memoir, Harris said she would not run for governor in California. NBC News reported that two sources close to Harris said she was looking to keep an option open to run for president again 2028.
The former vice president did not address her political future in her memoir video, though she said she would continue “fighting.”
“Sometimes the fight takes a while, but I remain full of hope, and I remain clear-eyed,” she said. “I will never stop fighting to make our country reflect the very best of its ideals, always on behalf of the people.”
On the heels of the announcement of her memoir, Harris will be joining “The Late Show” on Thursday night for her first interview since the 2024 election, CBS announced.
The book, set to be published by Simon & Schuster, is scheduled for release in September. Harris had been “working on the manuscript for several months,” Simon & Schuster said in a press release, noting that the former vice president would also narrate the audiobook.
