Maryland Governor Wes Moore to release new book ‘Repair: Healing a Divided Nation’

Fresh off his reelection and a historic election for Black governors, Maryland’s Wes Moore is turning his attention to what it will take to bring a divided country together.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has a new book on the way. “Repair: Healing a Divided Nation” is set to arrive on March 9, 2027 and according to the Associated Press will feature an “honest assessment” of the country that offers a “path forward that leaves no one behind.” The pending work follows the memoirs “The Work” and “The Other Wes Moore.”

“In Maryland, I’ve seen what happens when good people do hard things, even in the face of unimaginable odds. This book documents those stories, as well as other memories of service from my life inside and outside of politics,” explained the 48-year-old in a statement per AP.

“My goal was never to produce a personal political memoir. It was to pose hard questions and spark honest dialogue. This book is about how we can rediscover our common humanity and relearn our common purpose. I offer my thoughts, with an invitation for readers to lend theirs. In the work of repair, every fingerprint matters,” he wrote.

The book announcement comes as the 48-year-old secured his second term in the historic midterm elections. In 2022, Moore was elected the 63rd governor of Maryland, the first Black person to hold the position and only the third Black American elected governor in U.S. history. The past four years, he served as the only Black governor and will continue to until January 2027 when he will be joined by four others.

For the first time, five Black governors will serve simultaneously; Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms representing Georgia, Governor-elect David Crowley representing Wisconsin, Governor-elect Aaron Ford representing Nevada, and Governor-elect Byron Donalds representing Florida.

“These are remarkable public servants and people who I know are going to go in there and just disrupt the status quo to make life better for the people in their states,” said Moore in an exclusive interview with theGrio after the groundbreaking wins, includng his own.

“Our states really are these laboratories for best practices. They’re the places where we can find the most effective way to address issues of affordability within our state, issues of educational opportunity inside of our states, issues of energy, and how we’re thinking about economic advancement inside of our state.”