Palin posted the following message on her Twitter page: The publishing world is LEAKING out-of-context excerpts of my book w/out my permission?

[10] Human Events magazine describes the book as patriotic and optimistic in tone and as bringing life to words from historical figures such as Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Abigail Adams.

[11] Townhall columnist Katie Pavlich recommends the book to "any American who believes in faith, family, love of country and even history".

[12] Amanda Marcotte's review in the Guardian claims that America by Heart is divisive and succeeds in "stoking the feelings of resentment in her target audience against the usual cadre of villains," while containing a subtext which implies that white fundamentalist Christians are the real Americans and that America is the only nation with the right to having feelings of "exceptionalism.

"[13] The New York Times says the book is full of the patriotic reflections promised by the title, but it is also a road map to the political attacks Palin would make on Barack Obama if she were to run for U.S. president in 2012.