Gabrielle Giffords Memoir in the Works – The Future

There is no title or release date yet, but you may want to add this book to your reading list now. Mark Kelly, NASA astronaut and husband of representative Gabrielle Giffords, announced today that he and his wife were working on a memoir about their life together, before and after the murder of Giffords on January 8 in Tucson, Arizona.

"After thinking about it and discussing it, we decided that it was the right thing to do to put our words and voices on paper and tell our story from our perspective," Kelly said at the conference. Associated Press.

Besides the interest inherent in the couple's story, everything indicates that the book will be an editorial phenomenon. Although Kelly – and to a lesser extent, Giffords – will collaborate on the content, the book will be written by Jeffrey Zaslow, who collaborated with Carnegie Mellon University's Randy Pausch on the bestseller "The Last Reading" , as well as on Chesley. "Sully" Sullenberger "The greatest duty".

Scribner, the imprint of Simon & Schuster who publishes the book, also dedicates his best talents to the project. Executive Vice President and Editor Susan Moldow and Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief Nan Graham will serve as Editors.

The amount of material that will be composed of Kelly, Gifford or Zaslow is not clear, however. According to AP, Kelly will be the main collaborator, while Zaslow will also interview friends and family members. According to Kelly, Giffords will contribute to "what she will remember after January 8 and its earlier history." Currently, Giffords is receiving 24-hour care at Kelly's home in League City, Texas, and is striving to relearn how to speak and walk.

Kelly, who recently commissioned the Space Shuttle Endeavor's latest mission, also today announced her retirement from the Navy and NASA to help rehabilitate Giffords.