Joe Biden's new book will make you nostalgic for simpler times

A sneak peak of what's to come from the former VP.
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Sasha Lekach
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Joe Biden's new book will make you nostalgic for simpler times
Former Vice President Joe Biden's memoir is going deep into a tough year. Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Ozy Fusion Fest 2017

We might not have the joy that is Joe Biden and his White House bromance with Obama anymore, but the former vice president is gracing us with a book and speaking tour in a few short months.

Biden's book, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, is set for release in November.

To whip up some anticipation, Biden tweeted out a glimpse of what the memoir will look like -- front and back -- on Thursday.

The book chronicles the year that he lost his son, Beau, to brain cancer and how the veep balanced his duties while in public office.

It all but promises to be emotional based on the title alone and will be accompanied by a speaking tour across the country, starting with a Biden appearance on Oprah's show SuperSoul Sunday on Nov. 12. The tour then continues in New York and for the next month.

Get your aviators out to cover any tears, because you'll probably get as weepy as Biden at a surprise Medal of Freedom ceremony from Barack Obama.

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Sasha Lekach

Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.

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