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Biography of Jimmy Carter scheduled to be released in 2018

Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. The 90-year-old Carter gave one lesson to about 300 people filling the small Baptist church that he and his wife, Rosalynn, attend. It was Carter's first lesson since detailing the intravenous drug doses and radiation treatment planned to treat melanoma found in his brain after surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Plains, Ga. The 90-year-old Carter gave one lesson to about 300 people filling the small Baptist church that he and his wife, Rosalynn, attend. It was Carter's first lesson since detailing the intravenous drug doses and radiation treatment planned to treat melanoma found in his brain after surgery to remove a tumor from his liver. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

By Associated Press August 25, 2015 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – The author of books on Presidents Barack Obama and Franklin Roosevelt is working on a biography of Jimmy Carter.

Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday that Jonathan Alter’s book on Carter will have “extensive cooperation” from the former president and those who know him.

The book is scheduled to be published in 2018 and is currently untitled.

Simon & Schuster is also Carter’s publisher and recently issued his memoir “A Full Life.” The 90-year-old Carter announced last week that he was being treated for cancer that has spread to his brain.

Alter’s previous works include “The Defining Moment,” about Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office, and “The Promise,” which covers the first year of Obama’s presidency.