In a romantic plug on Instagram, Obama admitted he was biased, but gushed anyway in calling the former first lady “brilliant, funny, wise.” He said he loved the book “because it faithfully reflects the woman I have loved for so long.”
While the home-team praise was no doubt welcomed, sales of the book were going through the roof anyway. In its first day on sale Tuesday, “Becoming” already was a bestseller, the Los Angeles Times reported, and topped the Amazon list as of Wednesday morning. The book reportedly became the most preordered book at Barnes & Noble since Harper Lee’s “Go Set A Watchman” in 2015.
Michelle Obama and her book "Becoming" got some deeply felt praise from husband Barack Obama on Tuesday. (Photo: The Washington Post via Getty Images)
US First Lady Michelle Obama (L) signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
People wait in a line with their copies of US First Lady Michelle Obama's book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' to get them autographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
The jewelery worn by US First Lady Michelle Obama is pictured as she speaks during a book signing event of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a book signing event of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama signs a copy of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' during a book signing event at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a book signing event of her book 'American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America,' at Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
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