The Light We Carry

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The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
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Author Michelle Obama
LanguageEnglish
PublishedNovember 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
Publisher Crown (North America)
Viking Press (Commonwealth)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages336
ISBN 978-0-5932-3746-5 (Hardcover)
Preceded by Becoming  

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]

Contents

Background

In 2018, Obama released her memoir Becoming which sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. [6]

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. [7]

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References

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