{"id":594824,"date":"2023-10-18T22:38:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/serena-williams-announces-memoir-inks-deal-with-penguin-random-house\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T22:38:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:38:17","slug":"serena-williams-announces-memoir-inks-deal-with-penguin-random-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/serena-williams-announces-memoir-inks-deal-with-penguin-random-house\/","title":{"rendered":"#Serena Williams announces memoir, inks deal with Penguin Random House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240a9397d95\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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Photo by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jodyrogac\/?hl=en\">Jody Rogac<\/a> for The FADER.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-255584\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Serena Williams is writing a memoir about her life \u201con and off the court,\u201d according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/global.penguinrandomhouse.com\/announcements\/random-house-to-publish-memoir-of-serena-williams\/\">press release<\/a> posted today (October 18) by Penguin Random House. In the same release, PRH writes that the memoir is the first of two books Williams will write for the publisher, per a new contract; the second will be an \u201cinspirational\u201d work in which she \u201cwill offer rules for living that draw on her experiences as a philanthropist and advocate, her career as an investment unicorn with Serena Ventures, and someone who has long sought to lift a diverse and emergent generation of young women whose aspirations are not confined to the court.\u202f\u201c<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            The publication date and title of the forthcoming memoir have not been formally revealed. PRH\u2019s press release attributes Williams with the following statement on the book:<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-255585\" class=\"content_block breaker triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left block_quote\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"block_quote_wrapper paragraph_wrapper\">\n  \u201cFor so long, all I was focused on was winning, and I never sat down to look back and reflect on my life and career. Over the last year I\u2019ve really enjoyed taking the time with my growing family\u202fto celebrate my accomplishments and explore my other passions.\u202f\u202fI couldn\u2019t be at a more perfect place to be able to take on such a personal intimate project, and there\u2019s no one I would rather do it with than the team at Random House.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-255586\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Elsewhere in the release, PRH writes that the book \u201cwill offer a full and open account of her remarkable life, from her childhood in Compton, California, learning to play with her mother and father, to her academy years in West Palm Beach and her decision\u202fto turn professional at age 14, to her rise and reign as the top women\u2019s tennis player in the world \u2013 and one of the most accomplished athletes in history.<\/p>\n<p>            \u201cWilliams\u2019 memoir will also be an open-hearted exploration of the experiences that have shaped her life, including overcoming scrutiny and attacks in a predominantly white and male-dominated sport, navigating devastating losses on and off the court, falling in love with tech entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, celebrating body diversity and expanding the confines of style in sports and pop culture,\u202fbringing awareness to maternal health disparities, and being a devoted mother to her daughters, Olympia, and Adira,\u201d the release continues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            The FADER has reached out to Serena Williams\u2019 publicist for further information on the newly announced books. Read about how Serena Williams became the G.O.A.T. in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElenaBergeron\">Elena Bergeron<\/a>\u2019s fall 2016 FADER cover story on the tennis icon.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-255587\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Raphael Helfand<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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