{"id":2501371,"date":"2025-10-21T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-to-release-memoir-in-january\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:45:07","slug":"josh-shapiro-to-release-memoir-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-to-release-memoir-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Shapiro to release memoir in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjosh-shapiro-to-release-memoir-in-january%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) will release a memoir titled *Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service* on January 27,2026,published by Harper Books,an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir will recount Shapiro&#8217;s political career, including his roles as Pennsylvania House Representative, Montgomery county Commissioner, Attorney General, and Governor. It also details notable personal events, such as an arson attack on his residence while his family was home, his consideration as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential running mate<\/a> for Kamala Harris in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a>, and how his childhood shaped his leadership style. Shapiro is viewed as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential contender<\/a> for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination and has been vocal against political violence following the attack on his home. Additionally, he has publicly discussed his concerns about Joe Biden&#8217;s reelection prospects in Pennsylvania for 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Josh Shapiro to release memoir in January<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2378533\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) will be releasing a memoir in January of 2026 that will detail his political career and tell the story of the arson attack on his home.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Governor&rsquo;s memoir, titled, <em>Where We Keep the Light: Stories from a Life of Service<\/em>, will be published by Harper Books of HarperCollins Publishers and released on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy\/3857019\/national-gas-prices-average-below-three-dollars\/\">National average gas prices fall below $3 per gallon, lowest since 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3855657\/china-struggle-rare-earths-trade-war-salvo-trump\/\">China may not be able to follow through rare earths trade war threat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3854697\/stacey-abrams-new-georgia-project-end-operations\/\">Stacey Abrams-tied New Georgia Project to end operations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The memoir walks through Shapiro&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-kamala-harriss-approval-rating-falls-to-35-percent-in-home-state-of-california\/\" title=\"Poll: ...\u2019s Approval Rating Falls to 35 Percent in Home State of California\">public service career<\/a>, in which he has run for Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Montgomery County Commissioner, Pennsylvania Attorney General, and Governor, according to HarperCollins publishers&rsquo; press release on the book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In his book, Shapiro opens up about the toughest and most pivotal times of his life including: when an arsonist set fire to the Governor&rsquo;s residence while he and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-urges-doj-to-investigate-shapiro-arson-attack-as-federal-hate-crime-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Schumer urges DOJ to investigate ... ... as federal hate crime - Washington Examiner\">family slept inside<\/a>, when he was under consideration to be Kamala Harris&rsquo; running mate in the 2024 election, and how experiences in his childhood shaped him to be the empathetic leader and pragmatic problem-solver that he is today,&rdquo; the release reads.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro has been seen as a potential contender for the Democratic Presidential ticket in 2028. He has been vehemently condemning political violence since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3378952\/josh-shapiro-fire-pennsylvania-governor-mansion-family-evacuated-arson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attack<\/a> on his home in April. He gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3809689\/shapiro-trump-white-house-cherry-pick-political-violence-condemn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speech<\/a> in September, in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk, calling on political leaders to condemn all acts of political violence, asking the White House not to &ldquo;cherry-pick&rdquo; which acts to condemn.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">has also spoken out this year about his efforts to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3855876\/shapiro-warned-biden-struggling-2024-campaign-before-dropped-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">warn<\/a>&nbsp;former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3818177\/josh-shapiro-concerns-biden-electability-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Biden<\/a>&nbsp;about his slim chances of being re-elected as President of<\/span> Pennsylvania in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3849356\/cody-balmer-firebomb-josh-shapiro-pennsylvania-governors-residence-pleads-guilty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAN WHO FIREBOMBED JOSH SHAPIRO&rsquo;S RESIDENCE PLEADS GUILTY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro was on the short list for former Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s pick for VP when she succeeded Biden as the Democratic nominee in 2024. Harris&rsquo;s team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3464317\/book-why-kamala-harris-did-not-pick-josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">did not select Shapiro<\/a> as the VP pick, in part, because he came off as &ldquo;overly ambitious&rdquo; and he &ldquo;conceded it would not be natural for him to serve as someone&rsquo;s number two,&rdquo; according to the book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/2024-Trump-Retook-Democrats-America\/dp\/0593832531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024<\/a><\/em>  on the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor&rsquo;s office did not immediately respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Shapiro to publish memoir in January 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2501372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25282536328744.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46051,3780,37061,13028,5894],"class_list":["post-2501371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-book-release","tag-january","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-memoir","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25282536328744.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501371"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501375,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501371\/revisions\/2501375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}