Joe Biden says cancer will limit 'Promise Me, America' promotion
The memoir goes on sale Nov. 17, but it was not immediately known which appearances or interviews would go ahead.
Former President Joe Biden said Sunday that prostate cancer sometimes slows him down and will limit promotion of his presidential memoir, due out Nov. 17.
Biden, 83, shared the update on X as he promoted "Promise Me, America." He said he would have fewer conversations about the book than he had hoped.
The former president received a diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer in May 2025, after leaving office, and the disease had spread to his bones.
Biden said in May 2025 that his doctors remained encouraged by his response to treatment. He also said he was writing the book when he received the diagnosis, describing cancer as a disease "known all too well to millions of Americans and their families."
It was not immediately known which appearances or interviews would go ahead.
Tour planning had been discussed in July. A publisher spokesperson told The Associated Press at the time that Biden intended to tour and give interviews, EconoTimes reported, citing the AP; the report gave no dates.
In his Sunday post, Biden said the memoir recounts his presidency, including the challenges his administration confronted and the decisions he made, as well as his reasons for making them. "More than anything, it's about my faith in the American people and the great American experiment in self-governance and democracy," he wrote.
The book covers his response to the COVID-19 pandemic and his choice to end his 2024 re-election campaign. Biden sought a second term but stepped aside that year. It also addresses domestic legislation, global diplomacy and the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Fox News reported.
Biden wrote that America is "built on an idea." He said he would continue to follow his father's advice, "Champ, when you get knocked down, get up."
Little, Brown and Company publishes "Promise Me, America," which goes on sale Nov. 17.
