The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House is a memoir by Nancy Pelosi, published by Simon & Schuster on August 6, 2024. In this 352-page hardcover, Pelosi recounts her remarkable transformation from housewife to the first woman to serve as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

Pelosi offers a firsthand account of more than four decades in Congress, covering landmark legislative achievements including the emergency rescue of the economy during the 2008 financial crisis, the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and her decades-long advocacy for human rights in China and Hong Kong. The book provides her personal perspective on the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including her determined efforts to summon the National Guard, and the violent attack on her husband Paul at their San Francisco home.

Throughout the memoir, Pelosi shares the hard-won lessons of political leadership — how to build coalitions, exercise power with purpose, and fight for democratic values when they are under threat. The Art of Power became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller upon its release.