Kamala Harris’ New Book, ‘107 Days,’ Takes an Inside Look at Her 2024 Presidential Bid and the U.S.’ “Broken” System

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In July 2024, President Joe Biden surprised the nation and dropped out of his re-election bid. Vice President Kamala Harris took his place as the Democratic Party’s nominee in a whirlwind 15-week campaign for president of the United States.

America’s first woman vice president shares a firsthand account of her failed run for the White House in 107 Days (Simon & Schuster), now available for preorder ahead of its Sept. 23 release at Amazon, Bookshop and Books-A-Million, while Barnes & Noble is offering signed copies. The 320-page memoir also reveals the former California attorney general’s unique outlook on politics and running for the highest seat in the country.

107 Days is available as an e-book for Kindle e-readers for $14.99 and as an unabridged Audible audiobook, narrated by Harris herself, for free for Audible members only. Not an Audible member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial and get a free audiobooks including 107 Days. Afterward, the service auto-renews for $14.95 per month.

The memoir follows Harris’ recent visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to explain her decision not to run for California governor in 2025.

“Listen, I am a devout public servant. I have spent my entire career in service of the people. I thought a lot about running for governor. I love my state, I love California,” the former vice president said. “Recently I made the decision that I just, for now, I don’t want to go back in the system. I think it’s broken.”

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‘107 Days’ by Kamala Harris

Release date: Sept. 23

The 60-year-old politician began her career as a lawyer in the Alameda County district attorney’s office before joining the San Francisco DA’s office as a city attorney. She was elected as San Francisco DA in 2003, then as attorney general of California in 2010 and 2014. From 2017 to 2021, Harris served as U.S. senator for California, becoming the second Black woman and the first South Asian American in the role.

Harris had previously authored two books, 2009’sSmart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer(Chronicle) and 2019’sThe Truths We Hold: An American Journey(Penguin Random House).

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Preorder 107 Days on hardcover, on Kindle as an e-book or as Audible as an audiobook on Amazon. All three versions of the book drop Sept. 23.