All articles tagged with #posthumous publication
Simon & Schuster UK will publish Jason Arday’s memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, on Aug 27 as his family requested, despite his death amid plagiarism allegations; the family asks for privacy and says the book should speak for itself.
Virginia Giuffre, a key accuser in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case, will have her memoir 'Nobody's Girl' published posthumously in October, revealing her experiences of abuse, her fight for justice, and her connections to powerful individuals, months after her death by suicide at age 41.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's posthumous memoir, titled "Patriot," is set to be published on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian. Navalny began writing the autobiography in 2020 after being poisoned with Novichok and completed it while in prison in 2021. The book will be released by Penguin Random House in the UK and by Alfred A Knopf in the US, offering a comprehensive account of Navalny's life and his commitment to Russian democracy and freedom.
A memoir titled "Patriot" by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in February while serving a prison sentence, will be published on Oct. 22. The book, described as his "final letter to the world," chronicles his political career, assassination attempts, and his team's fight against a dictatorial regime. Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, expressed that the memoir honors his memory and serves as an inspiration for standing up for what is right. The book, already translated into 11 languages, is set to be published in Russian as well, although it's uncertain if it will be released in Russia where Navalny was convicted.
Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez's final novel, "Until August," which he had instructed his sons to never publish due to his struggles with dementia, is being released posthumously against his wishes on what would have been his 97th birthday. The novel, exploring themes of love, fidelity, sexuality, and aging, is a departure from García Márquez's usual magic realism genre and is the second in a series of short novels he had planned. While some, like fellow Nobel laureate Salman Rushdie, express concerns about the decision to publish, García Márquez's sons believe they are speaking for their father, who had given them permission to make such decisions after his death.
Riley Keough, daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, will be finishing her mother's posthumous memoir, which is set to be published on Oct. 15, 2024. The autobiography will feature Presley's memories of Elvis, her relationship with her mother Priscilla, and aspects of her later life, including motherhood, the loss of her son, and marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Keough will help complete the memoir using her own memories and those of others close to her mother, and the audiobook edition will include "never-before-heard recollections" in Lisa Marie’s own voice.
A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley was working on before her death is set to be published this fall with the help of her daughter, Riley Keough. The untitled book, completed with Keough's input, aims to provide insight into Presley's life beyond being Elvis' daughter and is scheduled for release on Oct. 15.