First published 2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders opens her political memoir by reflecting on her transition from White House Press Secretary to Arkansas gubernatorial candidate. She chronicles her historic campaign to become the first woman elected Governor of Arkansas, detailing the challenges she faced including a cancer diagnosis just sixty days before the election. Sanders explains her straightforward governing philosophy of identifying problems, developing solutions, and implementing action. She discusses her focus on core Arkansas issues like education reform, tax reduction, job creation, and public safety. The book traces her journey from serving in the Trump Administration back to her home state, where she brought a reform agenda. Sanders argues that authentic leadership requires courage to challenge existing systems rather than preserve them. She emphasizes how her Christian faith provided strength during personal and professional trials. The memoir presents her vision for conservative governance and her belief that leaders must fight for future generations rather than maintain current arrangements.
Genres: christian, american, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century, government, current-affairs, christian-living
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: authentic-leadership, courage-to-challenge-systems, personal-and-professional-trials
Setting: Arkansas
Period: 21st-century
256 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press