Mrs Obama’s memoir, ‘Becoming’, sold 3.4million copies worldwide despite only being released in November. The former First Lady was joined by political books ‘Fire and Fury’ by Michael Wolff and Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear’. NPD Bookscan, which tracks the majority of the retail market reported that Obama’s book had sold 2million copies by late November.
That number surpassed any other book published in America during 2018.
The numbers, which included a 710,000 surge in the week before Christmas, will be a huge relief to Penguin Random House who bought the rights.
Penguin paid $65million for a two-book deal including a memoir by her husband and former President Barack Obama.
The devastating expose of the Trump White House, ‘Fire and Fury’, was an eye-opening look into the disorganised Trump administration.
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Mr Wolff’s book finished in fifth place as it sold 1,016,014 books over the year in what was a popular market.
In the book, Wolff likens the Russian coverup in the US elections to that of Watergate.
Incidentally, Bob Woodward covered the Watergate scandal and his book, ‘Fear’ finished in seventh with sales of 972,750.
Both books were decried as being “fake news” by Trump.
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Following the Trump trend, Obama’s book shared her thoughts on the new President.
She wrote: “Trump is a bully, a man who among other things demeaned minorities and expressed contempt for prisoners of war, challenging the dignity of our country with practically his every utterance.”
The memoir covers her childhood, her career and her time in the political spotlight.
Moreover, the former first lady embarked on a large book tour last year.
She sat down with friends, celebrities in what was an unprecedented tour with all 10 venues being arenas.
Indeed, her final stop at the Barclays Centre sold 20,000 tickets in what termed an “intimate conversation”.