Alexandra Kerry wove photographs and narratives about her experience on the 2004 presidential campaign trail into her latest book, “Notes from the Trail.”

Kerry spoke at the BU Barnes ‘ Noble in Kenmore Square, sharing stories, answering questions and promoting the book to an audience of more than 30 Thursday evening.

“The photos inspired the narrative,” she said. “I wanted people to see shots not published in Newsweek or the Globe.”

Kerry said she and three other photographers added about 100 pages of photographs from the campaign trail to the book.

Reflecting on her childhood, with the junior Massachusetts senator raising her, Kerry said she actually grew up disliking politics, which is why she said she wrote the narrative portion of the 2004 campaign memoir.

Kerry said she saw another side of the election, however, while she traveled the country with her father for four months, meeting from citizens on the campaign trail.

Both candidates in this year’s presidential election can learn from the lessons of the 2004 campaign, Kerry said.

“Mistakes were made, and positive things came out,” she said. “Now, there is more education about the press, and there is new media. There is a new type and cast of character.”

Barnes ‘ Noble Author Events Manager Jeanne Haight said she was thrilled Kerry presented her book at BU.

“She is an interesting figure, because she was almost the First Daughter, and she gives a political view of the campaign that is much more human and real,” she said.

Haight said she wished more people would have attended, but she was pleased with the event because it showed the human side of politics.

“It is important, because it is an election year,” she said.

College of Arts and Sciences senior Carolyn Anderson said she went to listen to Kerry speak, because she wanted to hear more about her experience from the 2004 presidential campaign.

“I want to get a better idea of how everything goes down and get inside information,” she said.

CAS sophomore Alex Greenberg said it was interesting to find out how Kerry documented and shot footage throughout the whole campaign and was, “so close, but so far.”

“I didn’t know much about her, and thought it would be interesting to hear her perspective,” he said.

Kerry shot over 300 hours of footage, but she said it is not the right time for a documentary.

Kerry said it was nice to come home to Boston, the city she grew up in that played a key role in her book.

John Kerry accepted his presidential nomination in 2004 at the Democratic National Convention in the Fleet Center, which is now called TD Banknorth Garden, and Faneuil Hall served as the backdrop for his presidential concession speech.

Making fun of her father’s local roots in an excerpt of her book focusing on Republicans’ courting of religious voters, Kerry set the record straight.

“All of this . . . seemed to imply that God is a Republican, when we all know this isn’t true,” she said. “He’s a Red Sox fan.”