Young Man in a Hurry

[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

[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

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

UnHerd

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