Gabrielle Giffords to be interviewed by Diane Sawyer on Nov. 14

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will give her first TV interview since being shot in January to Diane Sawyer of ABC News. Giffords grants first interview to Diane Sawyer:

Gabrielle Giffords will be interviewed with her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly. ABC said Monday that the discussion will air as part of a prime-time special Nov. 14. That's the night before a book by Giffords and Kelly will be published. It's titled "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope."

Earlier report from the AP. Giffords-Kelly memoir gets a release date:

The joint memoir of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, is coming out Nov. 15.

The book, titled "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope," was written with "The Last Lecture" co-author Jeffrey Zaslow.

Scribner spokesman Brian Belfiglio said Wednesday that Giffords "has been fully engaged with the collaborative writing process of the book at every step."

According to Scribner, the book will be a "deeply personal account" covering everything from Giffords' political career to Kelly's time on the Space Shuttle Endeavour to her recovery over the past several months.

UPDATE: Giffords' office clarifies appearance with Diane Sawyer:

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has not committed to an on-camera interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, her spokesman says, contrary to news reports Monday that said Sawyer nabbed the first public chat with Giffords since she was shot Jan. 8.

Giffords "has not decided whether she will participate in an on-camera interview with ABC," said Mark Kimble, the congresswoman's senior press adviser.

"[W]hether or not (Giffords) does an on-camera interview will be decided by the congresswoman based on her progress," Kimble said.