New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is writing a book about his state’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Random House imprint Crown announced that Cuomo’s book, American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic, will be released this fall, the publisher said in a news release.
“A revealing, behind-the-scenes account of his experience leading New York State through the Covid-19 epidemic, American Crisis is an important chronicle of this unprecedented moment in history, an urgent assessment of the factors that have and continue to impede our national response to a devastating health and economic catastrophe, and a powerful testament to true leadership in times of extreme crisis,” Crown said.
Cuomo, who has been New York’s governor for more than nine years, has won plaudits for his leadership of his state during the pandemic. He recently led a poll of Democratic voters asked who they’d like to run for president in 2024.
“American Crisis includes a clear game plan for what we as individuals—and as a nation—need to do to protect ourselves against this still-unfolding disaster and those to come,” Crown said. “It is a remarkable portrait of leadership during crisis and a gritty story of gut-wrenching choices that point the way to a safer future for us all.”
American Crisis will be Cuomo’s third book, after Crossroads: The Future of American Politics and All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life. It’s slated for publication on Oct. 13.
Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.
