GABBY: Date, title, publisher announced for Gabrielle Giffords memoir

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at 9:34 AM by Ben

In June I reported that shooting victim and Democratic Congresswoman of Arizona Gabrielle Giffords was planning a memoir. It was unknown though when the book would be released, who it would be released by, or what it would be called.

Now, Reuters reports that the book, “Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope”, will be released by Scribner on November 15th, 2011. As the article notes,

It tells the story of Giffords’ and Kelly’s lives together and chronicles the Congresswoman’s life and recovery since she was shot through the head at a political rally in January, Scribner said.

Giffords has been in Houston for some time now in intensive recovery and physical therapy, but she has been working with husband Mark Kelly and co-writer Jeffrey Zaslow to finish the book.

Also,

“Congresswoman Giffords has been fully engaged with the collaborative writing process of the book at every step,” said Brian Belfiglio, a Scribner publicist.

The publisher, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, said in a statement the book would also offer a “deeply personal account” of Kelly’s career path from combat pilot to commander of the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s final mission earlier this year.

Meanwhile, shooter Jared Lee Loughner has been indicted on 49 counts for the crime; however, having been determined mentally unable to stand trial, he is said to be “treated” at a prison hospital.

Some of the book’s proceeds will go to Arizona charities.

Find “Gabby” at Amazon

Image: Gabby cover, Amazon.com

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