Who says people aren’t reading anymore?? 

Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, sold a whopping 725K copies in the U.S. and Canada on the first day of its release. Hello, Miss. Author! 

“We are thrilled by the extraordinary response to Mrs. Obama’s beautifully rendered and deeply personal memoir, and we are confident that Becoming will inspire millions of readers,” Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House U.S., said in a statement.

For our international readers, you should know that Becoming has been published in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook editions. It is also available in Spanish with the title Becoming: Mi Historia, as well as 29 other languages around the world.

Michelle is supporting the book with a high-profile national tour.