In a new book titled 'The Light We Carry', former first lady Michelle Obama has revealed that she hates her appearance “all the time and no matter what”. “I’ve lived with my fearful mind for 58 years now.

In a new book titled 'The Light We Carry', former first lady Michelle Obama has revealed that she hates her appearance “all the time and no matter what”. “I’ve lived with my fearful mind for 58 years now. She makes me uneasy. She likes to see me weak," writes Obama in the book, whose excerpts have been published in The Guardian. Obama adds that there have been "plenty of mornings" when she turned on the bathroom lights, looked at herself and "desperately" wanted to flip the switch off again. Obama admitted that she experienced a 'low-grade' form of depression during the pandemic as well. “I kept with the work I’d been doing, speaking at virtual voter registration drives, supporting good causes, acknowledging people’s pain but privately I was finding it harder to access my own hope or to feel like I could make an actual difference.” WATCH | US Midterm Elections: Democrats pin hopes on former President Obama × Obama also talked about the time when the Democrats approached her to speak at the party's national convention in 2020. The former first lady said she felt 'stalled out' whenever she thought about speaking at the event. She eventually agreed to speak at the event where she called Trump, the 'wrong president'. “I felt a blanket of despondency settling over me, my mind sliding toward a dull place,” writes Obama, before adding, “I was less able to muster optimism or think reasonably about the future. Worse, I felt myself skirting the edges of cynicism – tempted to conclude that I was helpless, to give in to some notion that when it came to the epic problems and massive worries of the day, nothing could be done.” Read more: Michelle Obama opens up about relationship: Sometimes wanted to push Barack out of the window The book releases today and comes nearly four years after her 2018 memoir 'Becoming' and aims to build upon it. 'Becoming' was a worldwide success and sold nearly 17 million copies while remaining on the bestsellers list for months. The publishers are hoping to emulate a similar, if not greater response this time around as well. Read more: 'I hurt for our country': Michelle Obama, reacts after Capitol riots (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Michelle Obama admits hating her 'looks' all the time in new book

'Becoming' by the former first lady of the United States of America,&nbsp;&nbsp;Michelle Obama, and 'Where the Crawdads Sing'&nbsp;by Delia Owens are among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020.&nbsp;White Fragility, So You Want to Talk about Race, The Hate U Give and others became top 10 titles checked out during 2020. 
 
'Educated'&nbsp;by Tara Westover, 'Little Fires Everywhere'&nbsp;by Celeste Ng, and `The Giver of Stars` by Jojo Moyes was also leading titles. 
 
Data by OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide, shows that readers worldwide borrowed 430 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a 33 percent increase over 2019. This significant growth was influenced by the pandemic, social justice, and remote learning. Audiobooks borrowed totaled 138 million (+20 percent). 
 
Social unrest and widespread civil protests had a profound impact on the world and libraries expertly responded. Digital books about social justice and those written by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) or by a member of the marginalized community from which it depicts (Own Voices) experienced 165 percent YoY circulation growth. 
 
The most significant genre growth in 2020 was children`s and YA fiction and nonfiction because of remote and hybrid learning. Most popular audiobooks borrowed from libraries in 2020 include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone by J.K. Rowling, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, and Educated by Tara Westover. 
 
The data shows that 102 public library systems around the world achieved more than 1 million digital book checkouts. This includes 26 systems over 2 million checkouts, 10 over 3 million, 6 over 4 million, 2 over 5 million, 3 over 6 million, 2 over 7 million, and 1 over 8 million. 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

'Becoming' by the former first lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, and 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens are among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020.

'Becoming' by the former first lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, and 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens are among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020. White Fragility, So You Want to Talk about Race, The Hate U Give and others became top 10 titles checked out during 2020. 'Educated' by Tara Westover, 'Little Fires Everywhere' by Celeste Ng, and `The Giver of Stars` by Jojo Moyes was also leading titles. Data by OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide, shows that readers worldwide borrowed 430 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a 33 percent increase over 2019. This significant growth was influenced by the pandemic, social justice, and remote learning. Audiobooks borrowed totaled 138 million (+20 percent). Social unrest and widespread civil protests had a profound impact on the world and libraries expertly responded. Digital books about social justice and those written by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) or by a member of the marginalized community from which it depicts (Own Voices) experienced 165 percent YoY circulation growth. The most significant genre growth in 2020 was children`s and YA fiction and nonfiction because of remote and hybrid learning. Most popular audiobooks borrowed from libraries in 2020 include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer`s Stone by J.K. Rowling, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, and Educated by Tara Westover. The data shows that 102 public library systems around the world achieved more than 1 million digital book checkouts. This includes 26 systems over 2 million checkouts, 10 over 3 million, 6 over 4 million, 2 over 5 million, 3 over 6 million, 2 over 7 million, and 1 over 8 million. (With inputs from agencies)

'Becoming' by Michelle Obama is among the most popular ebooks borrowed in 2020

Lil Nas X, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and…<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/on-michelle-obamas-birthday-trump-administration-reverses-her-healthy-school-lunch-reform-275136">&nbsp;Michelle&nbsp;Obama</a>?&nbsp;

Yep.

The former first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/62nd-grammys-highlights-from-billie-eilish-sweeping-top-awards-to-kobe-bryant-tribute-276821"> music's biggest night </a>for Best Spoken Word Album, for the audiobook of her memoir "Becoming."

Her win on Sunday gives the&nbsp;Obama&nbsp;household its third Grammy, former president Barack&nbsp;Obama&nbsp;has already snagged two Grammys in the same category for his books.

She faced an eccentric group of rivals that include Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys for "Beastie Boys Book" and John Waters, the director-performer known for his transgressive cult films, for "Mr. Know-It-All."

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/tonight-is-for-kobe-nba-legend-remembered-at-grammy-awards-hours-aftre-his-death-276826">Also read | 'Tonight is for Kobe': NBA legend remembered at Grammy Awards hours after his death&nbsp;</a>

Released in late 2018, "Becoming" saw the former first lady slam President Donald Trump for questioning her husband's citizenship and promoting the notion that he was born abroad.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/grammys-2020-the-complete-list-of-winners-276734">Also read | Grammys 2020: The complete list of winners</a>

"The whole [birther] thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed,"&nbsp;Obama&nbsp;wrote.

America's first black first lady also dug into her personal life in her book, expounding on issues including a miscarriage, using in-vitro fertilisation to conceive her daughters and marriage counselling.

Lil Nas X, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and… Michelle Obama? Yep. The former first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on music's biggest night for Best Spoken Word Album, for the audiobook of her memoir "Becoming.

Lil Nas X, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and… Michelle Obama? Yep. The former first lady can now add Grammy winner to her resume, after snagging the award on music's biggest night for Best Spoken Word Album, for the audiobook of her memoir "Becoming." Her win on Sunday gives the Obama household its third Grammy, former president Barack Obama has already snagged two Grammys in the same category for his books. She faced an eccentric group of rivals that include Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys for "Beastie Boys Book" and John Waters, the director-performer known for his transgressive cult films, for "Mr. Know-It-All." Also read | 'Tonight is for Kobe': NBA legend remembered at Grammy Awards hours after his death Released in late 2018, "Becoming" saw the former first lady slam President Donald Trump for questioning her husband's citizenship and promoting the notion that he was born abroad. Also read | Grammys 2020: The complete list of winners "The whole [birther] thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed," Obama wrote. America's first black first lady also dug into her personal life in her book, expounding on issues including a miscarriage, using in-vitro fertilisation to conceive her daughters and marriage counselling.

Grammy 2020: Michelle Obama wins best spoken word album award for audiobook 'becoming'

Michelle Obama’s book titled ‘Becoming’ witnessed a milestone event this year as it became the highest selling memoir of all time with more than 10 million copies sold.&nbsp;

The book is not only a hit in the US market but has received a great response from the Indian market too. Penguin India has sold more than 70,000 copies of the book since its release.&nbsp;

The Penguin India team and Padma Shri-winning sand artist Sudarsan Pattanaik came together and celebrated this momentous occasion by creating a beautiful sand tribute to Michelle Obama to mark the global and unprecedented success of the book.

The sand sculpture was created at the Puri beach in Odisha. Through the striking sand sculpture, Mr Pattanaik congratulated Michelle on the breakthrough success of the book. Talking about it, Sudarsan said, “Michelle Obama’s story is as nuanced and beautiful as the granules of sand. And much like the ocean, it is everlasting.”

This is the first time when Sudarsan has worked on a Michelle Obama sculpture.&nbsp; 
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Michelle Obama’s book titled ‘Becoming’ witnessed a milestone event this year as it became the highest selling memoir of all time with more than 10 million copies sold.

Michelle Obama’s book titled ‘Becoming’ witnessed a milestone event this year as it became the highest selling memoir of all time with more than 10 million copies sold. The book is not only a hit in the US market but has received a great response from the Indian market too. Penguin India has sold more than 70,000 copies of the book since its release. The Penguin India team and Padma Shri-winning sand artist Sudarsan Pattanaik came together and celebrated this momentous occasion by creating a beautiful sand tribute to Michelle Obama to mark the global and unprecedented success of the book. The sand sculpture was created at the Puri beach in Odisha. Through the striking sand sculpture, Mr Pattanaik congratulated Michelle on the breakthrough success of the book. Talking about it, Sudarsan said, “Michelle Obama’s story is as nuanced and beautiful as the granules of sand. And much like the ocean, it is everlasting.” This is the first time when Sudarsan has worked on a Michelle Obama sculpture.

Sudarshan Pattanaik celebrates Michelle Obama's successful memoir 'Becoming' with a sand tribute

The former first lady is coming with her memoir and it’s called ‘Becoming’.&nbsp;

Taking to Instagram, Michelle wrote about the book-writing experience, calling it "meaningful and illuminating". In the post, she urged others to tell their stories and bring forth in the form of a written material.&nbsp;

Sharing the first look of the book, Michelle introduced to her followers the cover of her memoir. This is the post:&nbsp;

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In the picture, Michelle poses in a smiling close-up shot taken by portrait photographer Miller Mobley.&nbsp;

The memoir comes out November 13.

Taking to Instagram, Michelle wrote about her book-writing experience

The former first lady is coming with her memoir and it’s called ‘Becoming’. Taking to Instagram, Michelle wrote about the book-writing experience, calling it "meaningful and illuminating". In the post, she urged others to tell their stories and bring forth in the form of a written material. Sharing the first look of the book, Michelle introduced to her followers the cover of her memoir. This is the post: I’m thrilled to share with all of you the cover for BECOMING. The process of writing this book has been so personally meaningful and illuminating for me. As I prepare to share BECOMING this fall, I hope you’ll also think about your own story, and trust that it will help you become whoever you aspire to be. Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own. #BECOMING A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) on May 24, 2018 at 6:33am PDT × In the picture, Michelle poses in a smiling close-up shot taken by portrait photographer Miller Mobley. The memoir comes out November 13.

Michelle Obama releases cover for the upcoming memoir

Michelle Obama&#39;s forthcoming memoir, &quot;Becoming,&quot; is set for worldwide release on November 13, at which time the former first lady will embark on a global tour to promote the book, publisher Penguin Random House said on Sunday.

The volume fulfills half of the deal the company reached with former US&nbsp;President Barack Obama and his wife the month after he left office calling for the couple to each publish one book, reportedly for a sum worth more than $60 million.

Michelle Obama&#39;s book will chronicle her life from a childhood growing up on Chicago&#39;s South Side through her years inside the White House as a mother of two and the nation&#39;s first African-American first lady, the publisher said.

&quot;Writing &#39;Becoming&#39; has been a deeply personal experience. It has allowed me, for the very first time, the space to honestly reflect on the unexpected trajectory of my life,&quot; the former first lady said in a statement.

&quot;Becoming&quot; is to be published simultaneously in 24 languages around the world and will be released in the United States and Canada through the publisher&#39;s Crown Publisher Group, according to Penguin Random House.

Michelle Obama, a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, will also read for the audio edition of the book, the publisher said. Details of a planned international book tour are to be announced at a later date.

The same company also published Barack Obama&#39;s three previous books -- &quot;Dreams of My Father,&quot; &quot;The Audacity of Hope&quot; and &quot;Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.&quot; His wife&#39;s only previous book was a 2012 work on gardening, titled &quot;American Grown,&quot; which focused on her initiative to promote organic food and healthy eating.

The 44th US&nbsp;president has yet to schedule his memoir under his latest Penguin Random House deal, a book that would presumably cover his time in the Oval Office.

The publisher has previously said that the Obamas, in keeping with their past practice, planned to donate a significant portion of their proceeds to charity, including the Obama Foundation.

Memoirs by former first ladies usually have sold well, according to the Washington Post, with notable works including Laura Bush&#39;s &quot;Spoken from the Heart&quot; and Hillary Clinton&#39;s &quot;Living History.&quot; 
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Michelle Obama's book will chronicle her life from a childhood growing up on Chicago's South Side through her years inside the White House as a mother of two and the nation's first African-American first lady

Michelle Obama's forthcoming memoir, "Becoming," is set for worldwide release on November 13, at which time the former first lady will embark on a global tour to promote the book, publisher Penguin Random House said on Sunday. The volume fulfills half of the deal the company reached with former US President Barack Obama and his wife the month after he left office calling for the couple to each publish one book, reportedly for a sum worth more than $60 million. Michelle Obama's book will chronicle her life from a childhood growing up on Chicago's South Side through her years inside the White House as a mother of two and the nation's first African-American first lady, the publisher said. "Writing 'Becoming' has been a deeply personal experience. It has allowed me, for the very first time, the space to honestly reflect on the unexpected trajectory of my life," the former first lady said in a statement. "Becoming" is to be published simultaneously in 24 languages around the world and will be released in the United States and Canada through the publisher's Crown Publisher Group, according to Penguin Random House. Michelle Obama, a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, will also read for the audio edition of the book, the publisher said. Details of a planned international book tour are to be announced at a later date. The same company also published Barack Obama's three previous books -- "Dreams of My Father," "The Audacity of Hope" and "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters." His wife's only previous book was a 2012 work on gardening, titled "American Grown," which focused on her initiative to promote organic food and healthy eating. The 44th US president has yet to schedule his memoir under his latest Penguin Random House deal, a book that would presumably cover his time in the Oval Office. The publisher has previously said that the Obamas, in keeping with their past practice, planned to donate a significant portion of their proceeds to charity, including the Obama Foundation. Memoirs by former first ladies usually have sold well, according to the Washington Post, with notable works including Laura Bush's "Spoken from the Heart" and Hillary Clinton's "Living History."

Michelle Obama memoir 'Becoming' set for publication in November

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