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The morning after her powerful performance of "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of President Biden, poet Amanda Gorman hit another high point: She took the top two slots on Amazon's bestseller list — for titles that won't be out until the fall.

At No. 1 is her debut poetry collection, also called “

,” and at No. 2 is a picture book called “

,” illustrated by Loren Long, both set to come out in September.

 that she struggled with her inaugural poem at first, "because you don't even really know the entry point in which to step into the murk." But the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 spurred her to finish. "I was like, 'Well, this is something we need to talk about.' "

The poem — which hit a range of notes from Scripture to “Hamilton” — drew widespread praise. NPR poetry critic Craig Morgan Teicher called it "

," and Gorman had this memorable Twitter exchange with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda:

Gorman has some interestingly inaugural-themed company on the list. At No. 3 is 

, a picture book by Meena Harris, niece of the new vice president. 

 the book was inspired by her Aunt Kamala, who was criticized for being "too ambitious" on the campaign trail.

And just behind “Ambitious Girl” is former President Barack Obama's memoir “

,” one of the bestselling books of 2020 and still going strong in the new year.  

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Gorman's debut poetry collection and an illustrated kids' book are first and second on the list — on the strength of pre-orders, since both titles won't be out until September.

After inaugural performance, poet Amanda Gorman tops the Amazon bestseller list

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