| The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times | |
| Author: | Michelle Obama |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Crown (North America) Viking Press (Commonwealth) |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-5932-3746-5 |
| Isbn Note: | (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 was released on March 7 by Audible.[5]
In 2018, Obama released her memoir Becoming which sold more than 14 million copies worldwide.[6]
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]