Wall Street Journal Bestseller
CNN news anchor Brooke Baldwin explores the phenomenon of “huddling,” when women lean on one another—in politics, Hollywood, activism, the arts, sports, and everyday friendships—to provide each other support, empowerment, inspiration, and the strength to solve problems or enact meaningful change. Whether they are facing adversity (like workplace inequity or a global pandemic) or organizing to make the world a better place, women are a highly potent resource for one another.
Through a mix of journalism and personal narrative, Baldwin takes readers beyond the big headline-making huddles from recent years (such as the Women’s March, #MeToo, Times Up, and the record number of women running for public office) and embeds herself in groups of women of all ages, races, religions and socio-economic backgrounds who are banding together in America. HUDDLE explores several stories including:
Throughout her examination of this fascinating huddle phenomenon, Baldwin learns about the periods of huddle ‘droughts” in America, as well as the ways that Black women have been huddling for centuries. She also uncovers how huddling can be the “secret sauce” that makes many things possible for women: success in the workplace, effective grassroots change, confidence in girlhood, and a better physical and mental health profile in adulthood. Along the way, Baldwin takes readers through her own personal journey of growing up in the South and climbing the ladder of a male-dominated industry. Like so many women in her field, she encountered many sharp elbows on her career path, but became an early believer in adding more seats to the table and huddling with other women for strength and solidarity. In the process of writing HUDDLE, Baldwin learns that this seemingly new phenomenon is actually something women have been doing for generations—a quiet, collective power she learns to unlock in her transformation from journalist to champion for women.
Brooke Baldwin is a veteran journalist and Peabody Award finalist who has anchored the 2–4 p.m. (ET) edition of CNN Newsroom for more than a decade. She has often been sent into the field to cover the biggest breaking stories in the US and around the world. She played a major role in anchoring coverage of the Obama and Trump administrations and has also reported on stories from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She joined CNN in 2008, and viewers have come to know Baldwin for her versatility, authenticity, and humanity at the news desk. As the creator and host of CNN’s digital series American Woman, she has dedicated the latest chapter of her career to shining a light on trailblazing women in politics and culture. Baldwin graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with a BA in journalism and Spanish. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, James, and their pug, Pugsley. Huddle is her first book.
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"Brooke Baldwin has always been a fierce promoter of women. Her first book, Huddle, is an exemplification of what happens when women have one another’s backs. If you want to understand the power that can be achieved when women come together to support one another, this is your book. If you want to be inspired by the ambition and tenacity of women, this is your book. If you want to experience the infectious enthusiasm of a woman delighting in her efforts to tell these remarkable stories, this is definitely your book." — Lisa Ling, executive producer and host of CNN's This Is Life with Lisa Ling
"Like Brooke herself, Huddle uplifts women, encouraging them to believe in their collective power. A fun and inspiring read!" — Diane Von Furstenberg, fashion designer, philanthropist, and bestselling author
"It’s a man’s world, but not for long if we tap into the power of Huddle. Women can be our own worst enemies or our greatest resource; Brooke has inspired me to keep fighting for women to shatter ceilings and set the menu at any table at which we find ourselves. What I love most about this book is that it reminds us that solidarity can indeed be contagious—and collaboration, especially among those who have been left out and left behind, can be transformative."
— Alicia Garza, principal of the Black Futures Lab and cofounder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network
"I have spent much of my life in a huddle on the soccer field, planning a winning strategy with other badass women. I know firsthand that Brooke Baldwin is right: magic happens after the huddle. I just finished Huddle, and I’m on fire. Brooke is the coach we need in precisely this moment. She reminds us that if we take the power of the huddle off the field and into the world, we will be unstoppable!" — Abby Wambach, Olympian, activist, and #1 bestselling author of Wolfpack
"I wouldn’t be anywhere close to where I am today if not for my beautiful, powerful, badass huddle. And if you want to know why it’s the most important thing in life—that’s right, I said in life—do yourself and your huddle a favor and pick up this book." — Bozoma Saint John, CMO of Netflix, entrepreneur, and badass