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Will Smith reveals title, cowl of his upcoming memoir

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By ANI
WASHINGTON: Actor Will Smith revealed the title and canopy of his upcoming autobiography on Saturday. The inspirational memoir titled ‘WILL’ is about to be printed by Penguin Press on November 9.

The award-winning actor took his Instagram account and his web site to share the information about his e-book.

“It’s been a labour of love,” Smith mentioned in a video posted on Instagram concerning the thrilling information.

He added within the video, “I’ve been working on it for the past two years and it is finally ready.”

As per People journal, in ‘WILL’, Smith will discover his private trajectory, from his childhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to his iconic roles in ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ and an array of hit movies like ‘Ali’ (2001) and ‘Hitch’ (2005).

The e-book is an “inspirational tale of how [Will Smith’s] true self-knowledge helped to propel him to extraordinary success, and then evolve further to a place of deeper peace – with himself, his loved ones, and the world,” in line with the press launch saying the e-book deal in October 2018.

Smith additionally revealed the duvet for the forthcoming launch, which was created by New Orleans-based visible artist Brandan “BMike” Odums. The cowl contains a collection of portraits of the actor painted on high of one another.

“The idea is to communicate visually the evolution of a person, from childhood through adulthood, and at major stages of their life in between,” in line with a press launch.

The actor is writing ‘WILL’ with Mark Manson, whose self-help guide ‘The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F-Ok’ grew to become a bestseller when it printed in 2016. Three months earlier than Smith’s e-book deal was introduced, he teased his e-book and his partnership with Manson on Instagram.

“I’m writing a book! I’ve got years and years of stuff I’ve been wanting to say and I’m finally gonna write a book. I’m writing it for y’all,” Smith mentioned within the July 2018 Instagram video.

“Are you feeling confident?” Smith requested Manson within the video. “Are you feeling like we’ll be able to do transcendent art with this book?”

“I spent the last six months with crippling anxiety, but today I feel great,” Manson joked.

Later within the video, Smith addressed upcoming negotiations with 5 e-book publishers.

“I feel very confident that we’re gonna go with the highest bidder… I’m just saying,” he mentioned with a smile.

Not solely will ‘WILL’ be inspirational, however it is going to additionally spotlight Smith’s humour and candor.

“Mark Manson is the TRUTH! He’s gonna get a book outta me,” Smith captioned the video. “I’m SOOO Ready! I’m ’bout to tell y’all ALL MY BUSINESS.”

‘WILL’ is now out there for preorder.