Washington:
Mike Pence has inked a deal to create an autobiography addressing his time as US vice president in the Trump administration, publisher Simon & Schuster mentioned Wednesday with regards to a two-book contract reportedly worth at least $3 million.
Pence, 61, is a conservative Republican broadly believed to be thinking of a presidential run of his personal in 2024, and a pre-election memoir would fulfill a step traditionally taken by American politicos mulling greater workplace.
“Vice President Pence’s life and work, his journey as a Christian, the challenges and triumphs he has faced, and the lessons he has learned, tells an American story of extraordinary public service during a time of unrivaled public interest in our government and politics,” Dana Canedy, senior vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster, mentioned in a statement.
The at present untitled work, according to the publisher, will cover Pence’s faith and public service, which includes his stint as a US congressman, his rise to grow to be the governor of Indiana, and his return to Washington as the quantity two official in the land.
Pence, expressing gratitude at the chance to inform his life story, mentioned he appears forward to the possibility “to invite readers on a journey from a small town in Indiana to Washington, DC.”
Simon & Schuster mentioned the contract was a two-book deal, with the very first volume tentatively scheduled for publication in 2023.
Two individuals in the publishing market mentioned Pence’s deal is worth among $3 million and $4 million, CNN reported.
Pence has largely been on the political sidelines given that he and Trump lost the November election to now-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pence came below withering attack from Trump early this year as the president pressured his deputy to thwart final certification of the election benefits.
Pence defied Trump, saying on January 6 — the similar day that a pro-Trump mob ransacked the US Capitol — that he would not intervene to cease the certification.
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