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American poet Amanda Gorman's Books Are Now Bestsellers

Los Angeles poet Amanda Gorman has now emerged as an Amazon bestselling author after her stellar performance at the Biden-Harris inauguration ceremony.

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American poet Amanda Gorman's books have become Amazon bestsellers now. The 22-year-old awed the nation with her poem 'The Hill We Climb', a poem which she had recited for the US Presidential Inauguration Ceremony. She had written the poem on 6th January, the day when America had to deal with riots and chaos at the Capitol. Since then many people have been buying the books, thereby making her one of Amazon's bestselling authors. Her reading yesterday was shared by the likes of Former President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and so on.

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Amanda shared her proud moment on her Twitter handle and wrote:

Amanda Gorman also shared her upcoming collection of poems called The Hill We Climb on Twitter.

The book named 'Change Sings: A Children's Anthem' is her forthcoming title, which has been extensively pre-ordered. Both the books will be out by 21 September, 2021. 

Celebrities Praise Amanda Gorman

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Many high-profile personalities have praised Amanda for her performance at the inauguration. Hillary Clinton tweeted "Wasn't @TheAmandaGorman’s poem just stunning? She's promised to run for president in 2036 and I for one can't wait." 

Many other personalities like Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Stacey Abrams, Dan Levy and John Legend showered their love upon her on Twitter.  

About Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman was born in Los Angeles in 1998 and became America’s first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017. She has previously written for official occasions which include the July 4 celebrations and for inauguration at Harvard University. As a young girl, she had speech impairment problems. 

Amanda has known personalities like Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton and was called on by the Biden Inaugural Committee for reciting at the inauguration. 

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Apart from her many other celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato and Justin Timberlake delivered spectacular performances during the inauguration. Read the full story about Amanda Gorman here.

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