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Omar Announces Release of New Book Called ‘This Is What America Looks Like’

February 26, 2020February 25, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) announced Tuesday that her memoir, “This Is What America Looks Like,” goes on sale this week.

Ilhan Omar Lands $250K Book Deal Amid Outcry Over Past Comments

January 28, 2019January 27, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) has landed her first major book deal with Dey Street Books and will receive an initial commission of up to $250,000. The deal was announced on Publishers Marketplace and is said to chronicle Omar’s “journey fleeing war in Somalia as a little girl, becoming a refugee…