Barbara Bush’s Wellesley speech coming out as a book
Barbara Bush’s widely praised commencement address at Wellesley College is being released as a book.
Scribner told The Associated Press that “Your Own True Colors” comes out June 12. An audio edition of the 1990 speech will be published the same day. The former first lady died in April at age 92.
Bush was invited by Wellesley after the first choice, author Alice Walker, dropped out for personal reasons. Some students at the women’s school protested that Bush’s life had been defined by her husband’s achievements.
Acknowledging the objections, Bush called on the graduates to respect differences and search for “their own true colors.” Noting that someone in attendance might become a presidential spouse, she received loud applause when she added, “And I wish him well.”
Oprah Winfrey picks prison memoir for her book club
Oprah Winfrey’s next book club pick is a memoir about a wrongful murder conviction and the long fight to win acquittal.
Winfrey’s “O” magazine and OWN network told The Associated Press that she has selected Anthony Ray Hinton’s “The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row.” Winfrey’s interview with Hinton will air Sunday on OWN and her magazine will highlight the book in its July issue. In a promotional video on Tuesday, Winfrey called the book a compelling read with the power of an “epic novel.”
Published in March, “The Sun Does Shine” tells of Hinton’s nearly 30 years behind bars. He was released in 2015.
Michelle Obama unveils cover for upcoming memoir
Michelle Obama has a picture to share.
The former first lady has unveiled the cover for her upcoming memoir, “Becoming.” She posted that image, a smiling close-up shot taken by portrait photographer Miller Mobley, on her Instagram account. She wrote on Instagram that working on the book has been “meaningful and illuminating” and urged others to tell their stories.
“Becoming,” one of the year’s most anticipated books, comes out Nov. 13.
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