August Release for Cheney Memoir

Politico reports:

Clear a spot on those summer reading lists: Dick Cheney’s memoir will be in stores Aug. 30.

And expectations are running high for the 544-page book, finished earlier this month.

“As his vice presidency was novel, Dick Cheney’s memoir is unique, in its scope and depth and honesty, with the lagniappe of one-of-a kind daughter/partner production; clear eyed history and forward analysis,” former aide Mary Matalin told POLITICO’s Playbook. “Oh yeah … pick your metaphor: sacred cows, ruffled feathers, broken eggs,” she said. “In total, an important reflection on where we are and how we got there, from inside the arena.”

Cheney committed to the book about six months after finishing as vice president, signing with Matalin’s imprint at Simon & Schuster, Threshold Editions. The publisher announced the release date for “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir” on Wednesday, along with a cover image showing him standing pensively, hands in pockets, in the White House Cross Hall.