Charlie Kirk, in His Own Words

Christy Edwards Lawton

Sep 2026 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A tribute memorial photobook preserving the faith, convictions, and legacy of Charlie Kirk—conservative activist, Turning Point USA founder, and Christian—through his own words, photographs, and testimonials from those who loved him most.

This is his book. His words, his photographs, his legacy, compiled by a close personal friend and confidant who knew him, supported his work, and refused to let his voice go quiet.

Charlie Kirk said what he believed, debated anyone anywhere, and built one of the most influential youth movements in American history from nothing. He pointed a generation toward faith, family, and freedom, and was killed for how effective he was.

Organized by the topics Charlie cared about most: faith, scripture, free speech, Gen Z, family, elections, censorship, and more, this memorial photobook gathers his words directly from X alongside photographs from his life, including some never before seen publicly.

It also includes testimonials from people all over the world whose lives were changed by his message, voices that have never appeared anywhere else, from everyday people who are still grieving and needed somewhere to put it.

Not a single dollar of this book goes to the author. All net proceeds benefit Carry the Torch, a nonprofit dedicated to finding and funding the next generation of young leaders ready to do what Charlie did: show up, speak clearly, and refuse to back down. The next Charlie Kirks of America already exist. This book helps find them.

This is a gift to the public. That is how it was meant from the start.

Includes tributes from the day he died from:

President Donald J. Trump, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk, Ted Cruz, Dan Bongino, Anna Paulina Luna, Marsha Blackburn, and many others.

About the author

Christy Edwards is a devoted Christian, lifelong conservative, and proud American whose faith has always come first and whose love of country has never wavered. She began working on campaigns in high school, but her conservative roots go back even earlier. Introduced to Rush Limbaugh in seventh grade, she became such a committed ditto-head that she wore a Rush T-shirt to school. Twenty-five years later, Charlie Kirk introduced her to Rush in person, connecting them with their shared hero.

Her friendship with Charlie began when Donald Trump Jr. introduced them at a private Trump fundraiser in Jackson, Wyoming. Despite the age gap, their bond grew into a private, offline friendship marked by mentorship and an older-sister kind of closeness.

Christy is the founder of the conservative dating app Righter, an advocate for animal cruelty legislation, a donor and supporter of veterans and conservative candidates, and the mother of two happily married children. She lives in Scottsdale with her two dachshunds, Fritz and Buck.

Written out of complicated grief and grounded in Genesis 50:20, this book is both tribute and testimony: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”

Live like Charlie.