While the memoir was expected to be of interest because of the Trump material, booksellers say any revelations related to her former Fox News boss Roger Ailes would make it a more sought-after read.
Mr. Ailes resigned last month in the wake of sexual harassment allegations after 20 years with the network.
A person familiar with the matter said Ms. Kelly was paid an advance for the book in the ballpark of $6 million.
Kelly’s manuscript was due at the book’s publisher, HarperCollins Publishers, in late spring, the person said. That was roughly two months before former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued Mr. Ailes for sexual harassment, alleging he didn’t renew her contract because she complained about a hostile work environment and rebuffed his advances. He has denied the accusations.
The Kelly memoir is scheduled to be released Nov. 15, a week after the presidential election. A veteran publisher at a rival house said that, based on typical publishing timetables, there is still a
window for Ms. Kelly to add new material if she chooses.
A summary on the HarperCollins website promises “never-before-heard details” of the Republican debate Ms. Kelly moderated that set off a monthslong conflict with Mr. Trump, as well as a discussion of “how she approaches gender in the workplace.”
Over the past few years, ratings for her show “The Kelly File” have risen dramatically and she now averages 2.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen, trailing only Bill O’Reilly at the network.
Ms. Kelly’s “Settle for More” has announced a first printing of two million copies, a large number by today’s standards.
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