Christine Quinn, Presumptive N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidate, Will Publish Memoir Before Election Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the New York City Council and a top presumptive candidate for mayor, will write a memoir recalling her childhood, her coming to terms with her own sexuality as a lesbian and her ascent in New York politics, her publisher said on Wednesday. The memoir, which does not yet have a title, is scheduled for publication next spring, only months before the mayoral election. The book will tell the story of Ms. Quinn's upbringing in a middle-class Irish Catholic family, the death of her mother when Ms. Quinn was only 16 and her entry into politics as a community activist and elected official. Ms. Quinn has served on the City Council since 1999 and was elected speaker in 2006, the first openly gay person to hold the position. "Where we come from says a lot about who we are - and where we can go," Ms. Quinn said in a statement from her publisher. I'm excited about the opportunity to tell my story and, in the process, hopefully help young people who are going through similar experiences. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, will publish the book. Henry Ferris, an executive editor at William Morrow, said Ms. Quinn's book will demonstrate "who she is and what an inspiring, and funny, story she has to tell." Ms. Quinn married her longtime partner, Kim M. Catullo, on May 19 in Manhattan in a ceremony that was widely attended by New York's political elite.