Melania is an coffee table memoir[2] written by former First Lady of the United States Melania Trump, published on October 8, 2024.[3]
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| Author | Melania Trump |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Skyhorse |
Publication date | October 8, 2024 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 182[1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-5107-8269-3 |
| Website | melaniatrump |
Background and promotion
editOn July 25, 2024, Trump announced that she was writing a memoir set to be released in the fall.[4] She described the writing process as "incredibly rewarding" but "daunting at times."[5] She promoted the book by posting a series of short-form videos on social media and conducting an interview with Ainsley Earhardt on Fox & Friends on September 26, 2024, her first interview in over two years.[6][7] Her husband Donald Trump also promoted the book at his rallies while running for re-election, although he admitted that he had not read it.[8]
Content
editMelania Trump reflects on her childhood in Yugoslav-controlled Slovenia, her modeling career, how she met Donald Trump in 1998, and her tenure as First Lady from 2017 to 2021.[9]
On personal beliefs, Trump described herself in the memoir as pro-choice, a stance contrasting with her husband's.[10] Additionally, she stated that she disagreed with some of her husband's views on immigration, writing that "the government should not be taking children away from their parents."[11][12] However, she supported her husband's 2020 election denial claims, writing, "Many Americans still have doubts about the election to this day. I am not the only person who questions the results."[13]
Reception
editCritical reception
editAlexandra Jacobs of The New York Times criticized the 182-page memoir for being "less a confessional than a C. V.", citing a bland and obfuscating writing style which "barely grapples with the mysteries of her marriage."[1]
Sales
editPrior to its release, pre-orders for Melania reached the top of a number of Amazon's best-selling books lists.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Jacobs, Alexandra (October 5, 2025). "From Melania Trump: Modeling, Motherhood and a Brazen Whitewash of a Presidency". The New York Times.
- ^ "Melania Trump's coffee table memoir: why – and why now?". The Week. September 19, 2024.
- ^ "Melania Trump has a memoir coming out – and she's acting pretty strangely". The Guardian. September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Melania Trump Is Publishing a Memoir". Rolling Stone. July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Vaishnavi, Arya (28 August 2024). "Melania Trump opens up on 'highs and lows' of writing upcoming memoir as it soars on Amazon 'Best Sellers' lists". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Melania Trump's Mysterious and Kooky Book-Promo Videos". New York Magazine. September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Melania Trump to Give First TV Interview Since 'More to the Story' Comments on Assassination Attempts". TheWrap. September 23, 2024.
- ^ Levin, Bess (2024-09-19). "Trump Says He's Been Too "Busy" to Read Melania's Forthcoming Memoir, in Which She Attacks the FBI, Questions the Secret Service, and Defends Her Nude Modeling Work". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Melania by Melania Trump on Apple Books". Apple Books. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ "Melania Trump stays pro-choice on abortion, despite Republican nominee's 'different beliefs'". CNBC. October 6, 2024.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (2024-10-02). "Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Rogers, Katie (October 4, 2024). "5 Takeaways From Melania Trump's Book". The New York Times.
- ^ "Trump Let Melania Watch Top-Secret Special Forces Operation". The Daily Beast. October 6, 2024.