If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Nancy Pelosi may no longer be the leader of the House Democratic Caucus, but there’s little doubt that she still wields enormous influence in the party. It’s widely believed that she played a key role in President Biden dropping his reelection bid , and her behind-the-scenes push to get Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to choose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate may have tipped the scales in his favor.
Her latest book, The Art of Power: My Story as America’s First Woman Speaker of the House provides a behind-the-scenes look at instrumental moments in her nearly four decades in Congress, with a focus on the legislative accomplishments she achieved as Speaker of The House. It was published on August 6 by Simon & Schuster, and it’s already the #1 Best Seller in Women’s Biographies on Amazon and in the top 10 bestsellers on Amazon overall . In addition to instrumental legislative achievements, the book details the horrific moments of political violence Pelosi experienced.
She details her account of the January 6 insurrection from inside the Capitol, which Donald Trump has incredulously blamed Pelosi for . She also discusses her family’s experience following the brutal attack on her husband in their San Francisco home in 2022. Ever cautious and calculated, Pelosi has disputed the characterization of The Art of Powe.