A paperback version of the book, with new material, released on August 24, 2010. The publisher attributed completion of the memoir early to Palin's devoting full-time to the writing process after she left office.

HarperCollins had planned publication for spring 2010, but later moved the date to November 17, 2009, as the book was completed earlier than expected. HarperCollins publisher Jonathan Burnham said that Palin had been 'unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage', adding that the book was 'her words, her life. Palin met with HarperCollins editors for intensive editing sessions in New York City. Ĭonservative journalist and author Lynn Vincent worked on the book with Palin for several weeks shortly after she resigned the governorship in the summer of 2009. The Alaska law department issued a legal opinion which okayed the project, stating: 'A book publication project is compatible with your position as governor so long as it does not interfere with your official duties'. Responding to concerns that writing and promoting the book would interfere with her duties as governor, Palin said she would only work on the book after hours and would promote the book 'schedule permitting'. Critics questioned whether Palin could write a book. Palin announced that although she would have a ghostwriter to help, she would be doing a lot of the writing herself, employing her journalism skills and the personal diaries and notes that she had kept throughout her life. She reportedly received an advance of $1.25 million from publisher HarperCollins, with two projected additional payouts of between $2.5 million and $5 million each. She said that she wanted the public to hear her true story, 'unrestrained and unfiltered'. The book deal was announced in May 2009 when Palin was still Governor of Alaska. Shortly after its release, it was one of four political memoirs published since the 1990s to sell more than two million copies. The book became a New York Times #1 bestseller in its first week of release, and remained there for six weeks. Vice President on the ticket with Senator John McCain. Going Rogue: An American Life (2009) is a personal and political memoir by politician Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican candidate for U.S.

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