Jada Pinkett Smith has arrived at the writers’ table. The Red Table Talk presenter revealed on Thursday that her untitled memoir would be published in fall 2023 by Dey Street Books, an imprint of the William MorrowGroup at HarperCollins Publishers.
The biography will recount Jada’s “difficult but riveting” life path and the lessons she acquired along the way. Readers will be taken on a “rollercoaster ride from the depths of suicidal depression to the heights of personal rediscovery and the celebration of authentic feminine power.”
The biography, which promises to be a “no holds barred” look at Jada’s life, will follow her from her “unconventional upbringing in Baltimore” as the only child of two addicts to her climb to prominence. It will detail her close friendship with the late 2Pac, her marriage to Will Smith, and the beginnings of their family.
According to the press release, the Girls Trip star will tell her crises at the age of 40, including the “She was forced to make agonizing decisions that would completely change her life.
“The world has imposed many labels and narratives on Jada Pinkett Smith. This is down to the realities of our media landscape, but also the roles thrust upon women by culture. At the center of all the speculation and false stories is a woman who, like so many women, has had to reconcile her personhood with the needs of those she loves,” Carrie Thornton, Dey Street Books VP and editorial director, said in a statement.
“This memoir is Jada giving the world her truth, taking readers on a journey from lost girl to woman warrior. It is my great honor to take that journey with her,” she added.
Will released his self-titled memoir in November, in which he was refreshingly frank about his marriage to Jada, from the sexy beginnings to the rocky hurdles that nearly wrecked their union.
The actor, 54, detailed how an intense dispute sparked by a birthday celebration led to the couple’s famed chat about “retiring” from making each other happy.
Ultimately, “the painful awakening was to the reality that we were two separate people on two independent, individual journeys. We had simply chosen to walk this portion together. We cried like crazy, hugged, and agreed to let each other go,” he wrote.
Eventually, the two were reunited after discovering “the power of loving in freedom.” ” Will explained that their relationship allows them to be “simultaneously one hundred percent bound together and one hundred percent free.”