What's Next For Hillary Clinton & John Kerry? Upcoming Memoirs By Both Democrats Likely To Discuss Clinton Trump Presidential Race

Two veteran Democratic leaders — former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State John Kerry — are planning to pen down memoirs, according to announcement reports Wednesday.

Book publisher Simon & Schuster that released Clinton’s hugely successful autobiography “Living History” in 2003, for which Clinton was paid a near-record advance of $8 million, also announced Wednesday that apart from the yet to be named memoir, the publisher will also release a children’s picture book version of Clinton’s 1996 bestseller, “It Takes a Village,” to be illustrated by Marla Frazee.

According to the release by Simon & Schuster, Clinton's memoir is set to be based in the form of personal essays “inspired by the hundreds of quotations she has been collecting for decades.”

“These are the words I live by…these quotes have helped me celebrate the good times, laugh at the absurd times, persevere during the hard times and deepen my appreciation of all life has to offer,” Clinton reportedly said.

Clinton is expected to use the quotes to “tell stories from her life, up to and including her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign.” Though unlike Clinton, Kerry has not written a memoir before, despite making it to the New York Times bestseller list in 2007 with a book about the environment, his upcoming book will also touch upon the 2016 elections, albeit briefly.

“The key is to turn it into work that leads to elections,” Kerry told Politico in an interview.

A source close to Kerry told Politico: “He’s not interested in writing a laundry list of accomplishments or travelogue…It will be a very personal recollection taking readers inside that life and bringing them inside the room to see how decisions are made at the intersection of so much history and to get to know some of the compelling characters he’s known so well.”

While Clinton’s book is expected to release on Sept. 26, Kerry’s book might release next year. However, Kerry is yet to finalize a publisher.

Politico reported that Kerry is planning a February auction among publishers and has approached an established Washington lawyer and book contract-negotiator Bob Barnett to begin mediating with publishers for his book.