A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER

The following is a message from Jon Karp, Twelve's Editor-in-Chief.

The greatest experience of my twenty years in the publishing business has been working with Edward M. Kennedy on his long-awaited autobiography, True Compass, which Twelve will publish on September 14. Over the past two years, I've had the incredible opportunity of asking Senator Kennedy every question I could think of – and receiving answers that deepened my understanding of national politics and took me inside one of the most heralded families in America. His book will be a revelation, an international event, and a lasting contribution to American history.

Senator Kennedy kept a personal journal through nearly 50 years of his public life, beginning with John F. Kennedy’s campaign for president in 1960. Five years ago, he began an oral history project at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, where he began to address all aspects of his life – his family, his career in the Senate, and his view of the historic events of our time. In writing his memoirs, he worked with collaborator Ron Powers, co-author of the #1 bestseller Flags of Our Fathers and author of Mark Twain: A Life, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

The manuscript is 650 pages and I’ve read every word of it multiple times; it is dazzling – a candid, heartfelt, and beautifully written account of an extraordinary life. I can’t wait to share it with you.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Karp
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
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