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Pan Macmillan lands Angela Merkel's ‘historic’ political memoirs
Pan Macmillan has landed former German chancellor Dr Angela Merkel’s “historic” political memoirs, for publication in autumn 2024.
As part of a Holtzbrinck Publishing Group global publishing deal led by Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Pan Macmillan secured UK and Commonwealth rights to the book, which has been written together with Merkel’s long-time political advisor Beate Baumann.
The book will be published in Germany by Kiepenheuer & Witsch and simultaneously in the UK by Pan Macmillan on its Macmillan imprint, and in North America by Macmillan under its St Martin’s Press imprint, as well as in many other countries around the world.
Merkel said: "I am pleased to reflect on central decisions and situations of my political work in my book, written together with Beate Baumann, and to make them understandable to a broad public, also with recourse to my personal history."
Joanna Prior, c.e.o. of Pan Macmillan, said: “Serving as German chancellor for 16 years and attending roughly 100 EU summits, Angela Merkel became the most powerful woman in the world. Pan Macmillan is hugely proud to have acquired her political memoirs alongside our international colleagues around the world; publication will mark a significant moment in European and international history."
Kerstin Gleba, publisher of Kiepenheuer & Witsch, said Merkel’s political memoirs will offer readers “the historic opportunity to gain personal insights into the background and motives of [Merkel’s] political activities and to understand how her political decisions came about".
"For 16 years, Angela Merkel ruled Germany as the first female chancellor, led the country through dramatic crises, and shaped German and international politics and society in a unique way with her actions and attitudes,” she said.
“Without a doubt, a significant document of contemporary international history is being created here. We are delighted to support Angela Merkel and Beate Baumann in the creation and publication process."
