Young Man in a Hurry

Surprisingly good … an unusually readable campaign tract … colourful … the last chapter contains an astonishing account of Newsom’s relationship with Donald Trump

UnHerd

[Newsom is] self-aware, battle-tested and versed in confrontation with Trump… [Young Man in a Hurry] make[s] for a colourful read

The Times

Political memoirs ... often read like chronically verbose campaign leaflets. Less so, Newsom's ... Young Man in a Hurry is a tale of two childhoods. One was spent in Marin, north of San Francisco making his own mac-n-cheese for dinner while his mother was at work. The other was with the Gettys ... He's honest ... You believe him

New Statesman

Few readers of Young Man in a Hurry will come away thinking of its author as the 'Prince Gavin' of his rivals' caricature. Instead they will see a man ... whose story is far more complex, and interesting, than the haircut and smile would have you believe – one whose life might just have equipped him to win the most powerful office in the world

Jonathan Freedland, Guardian

[Gavin Newsom is] somebody who might one day be the President of the United States … He’s somebody who’s got a fascinating childhood, then made it pretty big in business ... and is now making a difference in the arguments about what the Democrats should do to take on Donald Trump … His analysis of Trump is spot on … Very clever … The book [Young Man in a Hurry] is very, very open … and that’s the lesson he’s taking [from] this sort of new way of new politics that we’re in … Terrific

The Rest Is Politics Leading

Young Man in a Hurry is better than most political confessionals ... It is part family history, part accidental ethnography of San Francisco's upper crust

Economist

After a decade of Trump bluster, bullying and boasting, hearing Gavin Newsom ... discuss his acute dyslexia and anxiety as both a boy and teenager is refreshing, whether you agree with his politics or not

Independent

This is a memoir about growing up next to immense privilege, thanks to the Newsom family’s friendship with the oil-rich Gettys, while knowing that it could be taken away at any moment. This insecurity might be the perfect preparation for American politics, where navigating relationships with big-money donors without letting them own you is an essential skill

Helen Lewis, Atlantic

In this candid if carefully crafted memoir, Newsom revisits his fourth-generation San Francisco roots, lingering over the family mythology behind his political rise ... An engaging portrait of resilience and drive, complicated by proximity to wealth and influence

Kirkus

Surprisingly pleasurable ... Newsom does his lineage of raconteurs proud

San Francisco Chronicle

Newsom’s life is fascinating enough that his story ... clips along: from his struggles with dyslexia and alcohol to a safari with the billionaire Getty family to the searing memory of watching his cancer-stricken mother die by an act of assisted suicide. It is built on a rather unconventional forensic examination of Newsom family history — including interviews he conducted with relatives — that at times verges on therapeutic self-analysis ... As presented in Young Man in a Hurry, Newsom is a man shaped more by hardship and struggle than privilege

New York Times Book Review

PRAISE FOR CITIZENVILLE: Gavin Newsom is a clear-eyed public servant who has never been satisfied with the status quo. Citizenville makes a fascinating case for a more engaged government, transformed to meet the challenges and possibilities of the 21st century, and where technology brings the critical tools of our democracy closer to its citizens than ever before

President Bill Clinton

PRAISE FOR CITIZENVILLE: Gavin Newsom is one of the most tech-savvy elected officials in the United States. With Citizenville, he provides a blueprint for a government that can tap into the creativity, innovation and transparency that define digital and social media, and makes the case for using all the tools at our disposal to improve our government – and our lives

Arianna Huffington, founder and editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post