This spring, when Gormley asked her agent and the editor at Aladdin about publishing an updated version of the book, they jumped at it, she said. McCain when he became such a prominent part of the political landscape as an opponent of the Trump presidency. Ten years later, Gormley pitched the book about then-Sen. The Obama biography for young adult readers went to press and the McCain biography stayed in her files.Īt the time, she said in a phone interview on Wednesday, she thought it was unfortunate that the biography of McCain wasn’t going to see the light of day. Aladdin Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, contracted her to write books about both of the presidential candidates and Aladdin would publish the book about the one who was elected. 23, to celebrate the release of her book as part of Partners’ Fall Writers Series, said she originally wrote the books about McCain and Obama as a lead-up to the 2008 election.

Gormley, who will be at Partners Village Store and Kitchen on Tuesday, Oct. While McCain’s history may be familiar to adults who made the choice between McCain and Obama in the 2008 election, his fascinating life may be all new to Gormley’s audience of young readers.

The subject of her latest book, 'John McCain: An American Hero,' was not only a significant leader in the political realm, he was also a naval hero who survived over five years of brutal imprisonment during the Vietnam War. Lewis to aviator Amelia Earhart and President Barack Obama. Westport author Beatrice Gormley has profiled numerous significant historical figures in her books, from author C.S.

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