Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Publish Memoir by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino

Posted on July 22, 2013

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) has announced plans to publish a memoir by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The memoir is written with veteran author and journalist Jack Beatty. It will be published in spring 2014.

Mayor Menino will step down in January 2014, after serving a record five terms in office with strong approval ratings. The book will cover local history and politics, but it will have a national message. Menino's political career stretches from Boston's busing crisis of the 1970s to the city's response to the Boston Marathon bombing earlier this year.

Mayor Menino said in a statement, "I have always believed the purpose of government is to help improve people's lives, and that's what I've done here in Boston in the many years that I've served the city. Boston can be a model for Washington, and for the nation. My book will show how, and Jack Beatty is the perfect collaborator."

Update: The memoir is called Mayor for a New America.