Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir to be released in October – The Hollywood Reporter

Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir will be published by Random House, it was announced Thursday.

Random House, a publisher of Random House Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, will publish the memoir in collaboration with Presley's daughter and actress Riley Keough.

“This raw, compelling and unique memoir will lift the veil on one of America's most famous families, sharing intimate memories of Lisa Marie's remarkable, tumultuous life while offering a poignant exploration of the bonds between mother and daughter,” Random House said of the book .

Random House notes that before her death in 2023, Presley had asked Keough to help her finish her long-running memoir. After Presley's unexpected death, Keough listened to tapes her mother recorded for the book, including stories about Graceland, her relationship with her mother Priscilla Presley, life in the public eye, marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage, and the loss of her son . Riley's brother Benjamin Keough.

Keough said in a statement: “Few people have had the opportunity to know who my mother really was, other than that she was Elvis' daughter. I was fortunate to have had this opportunity and working to prepare her autobiography for publication was a privilege, albeit a bittersweet one. I’m so excited to show my mother at her most vulnerable and honest now, and in doing so I hope readers love my mother as much as I do.”

“It is a great honor to publish Lisa Marie’s memoir through Riley’s thoughtful collaboration,” said Sanyu Dillon, president of Random House Group. “Lisa Marie led a truly unique life, and we know that this book, published under her daughter's guidance, will be a beautiful legacy not only for her children, but also for the generations of people who loved her .”

North American publishing rights were acquired from CAA's vice president and editor-in-chief Ben Greenberg.

Keough will narrate an audiobook edition that will be published simultaneously by Penguin Random House Audio.

The memoir, which has yet to be titled, will be published on October 15.

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