Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this Fall

The book is listed at $40, with signed editions going for $75.

Former First Lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It’s the first memoir by Trump, who has been mostly absent as her husband, former President Donald Trump, seeks to return to the White House.

“Melania” will be released by Skyhorse Publishing, which has published such Donald Trump supporters as former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and attorney Alan Dershowitz. Skyhorse also has worked with third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Trump insider Michael Cohen, who later became one of his harshest critics. Some Skyhorse books include forewords by Trump ally Steve Bannon.

Melania Trump’s memoir was announced Thursday by her office, which neither provided a specific release date nor mentioned whether it would come out before Election Day in November. Trump has been the subject of other books, including one by former adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, but she has never told her own story at length before.

The former First Lady “invites readers into her world, offering an intimate portrait of a woman who has lived an extraordinary life,” the announcement reads in part. “‘Melania’ includes personal stories and family photos she has never before shared with the public.”

A spokesperson said no information was available beyond what was included in the release, which made no reference to financial terms, promotional plans or if she worked with a co-author.

Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s third wife, has been an enigmatic figure since her husband announced he was running in the 2016 election. She has sought to maintain her privacy even as she served as First Lady, focusing on raising their son, Barron, and promoting her “Be Best” initiative to support the “social, emotional, and physical health of children.” While she appeared at her husband’s campaign launch event for 2024 and attended the closing night of last week’s Republican National Convention, she has otherwise stayed off the campaign trail. Her decision not to deliver a speech at this year’s convention marked a departure from tradition for candidates’ wives, and from the 2016 and 2020 Republican gatherings.

According to her office, the memoir will come in two versions: a $150 “Collector’s Edition,” 256 pages, “in full color throughout, with each copy signed by the author,” and a “Memoir Edition,” 304 pages, including 48 pages of never-before-seen photographs. The book is listed at $40, with signed editions going for $75.

Both editions are available for pre-order exclusively through the first lady’s web site, MelaniaTrump.com. A spokesperson did not have any immediate comment on when or whether it could be ordered elsewhere.

Unlike other former Presidents and First Ladies, Donald and Melania Trump have not released any post-White House books through mainstream New York publishers. Donald Trump published numerous books before his presidency, working with Random House and Simon & Schuster among others, but many shunned him after the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

He has released two books since leaving Washington, a picture book commemorating his time at the White House and a compilation of letters from world leaders and celebrities. Both came out through Winning Team Publishing, co-founded in 2021 by Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign staffer Sergio Gor.

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Republished with permission of The Associated Press.

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18 comments

Ninety Nine
July 25, 2024 at 3:08 pm

Well the howler monkeys will be here soon.
- M. Mouse
  July 26, 2024 at 12:59 pm
  
  And here you are! Squeak!
KathrynA
July 25, 2024 at 3:20 pm

Who really cares?
- Ninety Three
  July 25, 2024 at 3:29 pm
  
  I’m with you. I am more interested in the sexual exploits of Ka Mana. Maybe Willie and friends can write a book. 🤣
  - Tom
    July 26, 2024 at 10:29 am
    
    Keep shouting that out. Let everybody know what you maga’s think about college educated women. Throw in some racist BS as well. You’ve got nothing to lose other than the election.
    - Ninety Three
      July 26, 2024 at 2:28 pm
      
      Of course Kammy, the Demo leadership, the zombie news outlets will cry racism when the tough questions come. Lots of gaslighting going on with you Demos and Kammy right now. Memories of the Joe Biden coverup that we have endured for the last four years.
  - Dont Say FLA
    July 26, 2024 at 10:49 am
    
    Yeah why are VP Harris’ sexual exploits all cloaked in a shroud of mystery like a normal person when the competition’s exploits end up on the public record?
    - Tom
      July 26, 2024 at 11:43 am
      
      Jane Barron needs to get some info out there poste haste.
  - M. Mouse
    July 26, 2024 at 1:05 pm
    
    “I am more interested in the sexual exploits of Ka Mana.”
    Ewwww! Too much information, you dirty little man!
    Squeak!
    - Michael K
      July 26, 2024 at 8:26 pm
      
      Miss Spoke has dozens of personas on this site, but they are all the same shrill whatabout. Bless her heart.
Michael K
July 25, 2024 at 3:30 pm

As a famous coat she once wore said: “I really don’t care, do you?”
tom palmer
July 25, 2024 at 5:45 pm

will it be in English?
Jojo
July 26, 2024 at 8:00 am

I wonder how thorough the memoir will be. I can’t imagine it will include the period of time when she was draped across the piano
- Tjb
  July 26, 2024 at 4:51 pm
  
  Personally I enjoyed the many nude pics of her.
  - Jojo
    July 26, 2024 at 11:03 pm
    
    Amazing in this internet age that so many people are clueless about that part of her life
Grifter
July 26, 2024 at 10:34 am

A lot of empty pages ..empty vessel in an empty soul of a grifter who marries a man that cheated on Marla for her…then oh…we all know the story.
Dont Say FLA
July 26, 2024 at 10:50 am

Is it just Michelle Obama’s book with Melania on the cover?
Kokeho
July 26, 2024 at 4:06 pm

” I don’t care”