Fox News’ Dana Perino announces fiction debut with ‘Purple State’
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Fox News anchor and New York Times bestselling author Dana Perino announced Tuesday that her first fiction film, “Purple State,” will be released April 21.
“Purple State” focuses on three young women who move from New York City to Wisconsin and learn to enjoy life in a small Midwestern town far outside their urban comfort zones. Dorothy “Dot” Clark, a buttoned-up public relations professional who goes into action with her two best friends, meets a big-hearted, truck-driving man who follows hockey, not the headlines; This man is unlike anyone she’s ever dated.
“Purple State is literary fiction set in Wisconsin (the ultimate purple state) and it has the feel of a romantic comedy with a little bit of politics thrown in,” Perino told Fox News Digital.
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Dana Perino’s “Purple State” will be available at retailers on April 21 and is available for pre-sale now. (HarperCollins)
The story takes place in Cedar Falls, Wisconsin, a swing district in a swing state that could decide the next presidential election. According to HarperCollins, Dot’s friends soon discover that the men from upstate New York may be “hotter, smarter, and more down-to-earth than they ever imagined, even if they voted the other way.”
As the campaign continues, Dot must find time for her Midwestern man, while the young women explore whether love can cross party lines.
“From growing up west of the Rocky Mountains to local news reporting to public relations from Capitol Hill and the White House to cable news in New York City, my career has zig-zagged and zagged in the best ways,” Perino said. People While announcing the project.
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“My quarter-life crisis was a defining moment,” he continued. “That’s when I put my work concerns aside and made the best decision of my life – I married my husband – and proved that choosing to be loved is not a career-limiting decision.”
Perino, co-host of “America’s Newsroom” and co-host of “The Five,” joined Fox News as a contributor in 2009. He previously served as President George W. Bush’s White House press secretary.
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Fox News anchor and New York Times bestselling author Dana Perino. (Fox News)
Perino, an avid reader who regularly recommends fiction and nonfiction books on her social media accounts, has previously written “I Wish Someone Told Me: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life,” “And the Good News…: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side,” “Everything Will Be Fine: Life Lessons for Young Women (From a Former Young Woman)” and “Let Me Tell You About Jasper: How My Best Friend Became America’s Dog.”
“Over time, as political divisions became more polarizing, I wrote books and commented on air that life is much more than career paths and politics,” Perino told People.
“Looking back, I couldn’t have written ‘Purple State’ without those incredible day job opportunities that allowed me to see how Americans argue, dream, wrestle with difficult choices, and fall in love,” he added. “And I loved every minute of the process.”
“Purple State” will arrive at retailers and be available on April 21 pre-order now.
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