Connie Chung celebrates CONNIE

Please join us in welcoming Connie Chung as she celebrates and signs copies of her newest memoir Connie.

In a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir like no other, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry.

Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family's cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describers her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world. Overt sexism was a way of life, but Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories-battling rival reporters to secure scoops that ranged from interviewing Magic Johnson to covering the Watergate scandal-and quickly became a household name. She made history when she achieved her dream of being the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S.

Chung pulls no punches as she provides a behind-the-scenes tour of her singular life. From showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting and the unwavering support of her husband, Maury Povich, mothing is off-limits - good, bad, or ugly. So be sure to tune in for an irreverent and inspiring exclusive: this CONNIE life you've never seen her before.

"This delightful memoir is filled with Connie Chung's trademark wit, sharp insights, and deep understanding of people. It's a revealing account of what it's like to be a woman breaking barriers in the world of TV news, filled with colorful tales of rivalry and triumph. But it also has a larger theme: how the line between serious reporting and tabloid journalism became blurred." - Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author.

Connie will do a brief talk followed by a signing and photo-op.

• This will be a wrist banded event.
• You must purchase a copy of Connie at our location in order to obtain your wristband.
• Please keep your copy of the receipt as proof of purchase from our location.
• She will sign and personalize copies of Connie.
• She will take photos with attendees. We ask that you please stay on your side of the table and a bookseller will take the photo for you.

Please call our store to reserve your spot today!