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Rice to meet with publishers about memoirs

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-17 14:09

NEW YORK- Executives at two publishing houses say they plan to meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this month to discuss book projects, including a memoir of her service in the Bush administration.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as she bids farewell to staff members and employees after her last scheduled work day at the State Department in Washington January 16, 2009. [Agencies]

Rice on Friday confirmed to The Associated Press in Washington that she is pursuing book proposals.

The publishers and a senior aide to Rice say potential book deals would also include a memoir about Rice's family and a multimedia project about international affairs for preteens and adolescents. All asked not to be identified, saying that talks were still in preliminary stages.

Although the 54-year-old Rice has been criticized for her loyalty to an unpopular president, publishers believe there is strong interest in her story.

Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.