(Forbes) Newly sworn-in Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has sold her debut memoir This Is What America Looks Like to Dey Street Books. According to the deal’s announcement in Publishers Marketplace, the book “chronicles her journey fleeing war in Somalia as a little girl, becoming a refugee in her early teens, and making her way against unspeakable odds to become the congresswoman-elect from Minnesota as a collection of remarkable firsts: first Muslim refugee in Congress, first woman of color to represent Minnesota, and the first person to wear a hijab in Congress.” The deal was listed as a “good deal,” meaning ranging from $100,000-$250,000. Omar will be working with a collaborator.
Alessandra Bastagli, executive editor of Dey Street Books, told Forbes.com that This Is What America Looks Like will cover Omar’s early life in Somalia, the four years she spent in Kenya’s Utanga refugee camp with her family and her later experiences in the United States.
