Michelle Obama took home her second Grammy on Sunday, beating out strong competition in the storytelling category.
The former first lady, 60, won the award for best audiobook, narration and recording of storytelling at this year’s pre-telecast ceremony for the voiceover of her latest book, The Light We Carry: Coping in Uncertain Times.
Also included in the category is Senator Bernie Sanders (for his audio book It’s okay to be angry about capitalism), Meryl Streep (for narration by Brian Selznick A big tree), William Shatner (for Go Boldly: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder), and record producer Rick Rubin (for Creative act: a way of being).
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The light we carry, published in November 2022, is a collection of Obama’s experiences as a political figure, mother, spouse and woman in the world. Telling stories that offer “insightful reflections on change, challenge and power,” Obama’s work for her third book earned her a spot on The New York Times‘ bestseller list and earned her an Emmy nomination through a Netflix special with Oprah.
Half memoir and half self-help book, Obama’s documentary project emerged from the ongoing global political unrest and uncertainty in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE ahead of the book’s release, she shared her coping mechanisms and lessons she learned from reflecting on her life during the anxious years of 2020-2021.
“These are the things I tell myself when I have to pull myself together,” she told PEOPLE. “This is how I stay visible in a world that doesn’t necessarily see a tall black woman. This is how I stay armored when attacked. The book is that offer.
Michelle Obama takes PEOPLE behind the scenes of her new book cover shoot
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Barack and Michelle Obama at the 2023 US Open in New York.
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Obama previously won a 2020 Grammy for the audiobook of her first memoir, Becoming. Although she was not present to accept the award, host Esperanza Spalding said she would “be happy to accept on her behalf.”
With her win for The light we carryshe shares her number of Grammys with her husband and former President Barack Obama, who also has two awards in the spoken word category.
The 66th Grammy Awards aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 4, at 8:00 PM ET on CBS.
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