author ghost writing Prince HarryThe new book is by JR Mohringer, a Pulitzer-winning journalist and author who previously worked with Andre Agassi and the co-founder of Nike on his own money-spinning memoirs.
It is unclear how the pair kept in touch, but it is possible that Harry was introduced by George Clooney, who is turning Mohringer’s own memoir, The Tender Bar, into a film next year.
Harry and Meghan are friends with George and Amal Clooney. Clooney rides Meghan on a private jet from the US back to London in 2019 after Archie’s baby shower.
They attended Harry and Meghan’s wedding and had ‘dinner’ with the pair while they were still living in the UK.
Clooney is directing The Tender Bar, a film adaptation of Mohringer’s 2004 memoir. The film stars Ben Affleck and will release next year.
Harry has been working on the book for the past one year and the first draft is due by October. Penguin Random House has bought the rights, page six Report.
Prince Harry’s new memoir will be written by Pulitzer-winning journalist and author JR Mohringer, LA Times reporter-turned-writer
George and Amal Clooney attended Harry and Meghan’s wedding in 2019. Clooney is directing a film adaptation of Mohinger’s memoir, The Tender Bar, which will be released next year.
It’s unclear how much they’re being paid for it, but Penguin Random House previously paid Obama $65 million in a joint deal.
Mohringer’s 2004 memoir The Tender Bar
Experts tell DailyMail.com that Harry may have been given an advance of ‘at least’ $20 million for his memoir, with millions more up for sale.
It is unclear whether Meghan has plans for her memoir.
Another source said: ‘Harry’s progress alone is in the range of $15 million, and world publications and film and film rights alone could be worth a fortune like never before.’
In a statement on his website Archwell, he said he would donate the proceeds.
Mohringer’s previous books include a biography of Andre Agassi, Open and Nike co-founder Phil Knights Shoe Dog. Page Six was the first to report that he was working with Harry on his book.
His own memoir, The Tender Bar, is being made into a film by George Clooney, who will direct. Clooney’s wife Amal is friends with Meghan and rented a private jet to and from London to the US before Archie was born in 2019.
Clooney on the set of The Tender Bar in Boston in March. The film will release next year and will feature Ben Affleck
Mohringer has not commented on the partnership and it is unclear how it came to be.
His agent did not immediately respond to inquiries from DailyMail.com on Monday afternoon.
He lives in Berkeley, California, about 300 miles from Harry and Meghan’s Montecito compound.
Prior to ghostwriting, Mohringer worked as a reporter for The New York Times and the L.A. Times.
He describes his ‘big break’ as an article for the Times in 1997 about 1950s boxer Bob ‘Bombardier’ Satterfield, who he discovered was sleeping on a bench in LA.
The article he wrote – Resurrecting the Champ – later became a film starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Mohringer’s own memoir, The Tender Bar, tells the story of his New York upbringing and how he spent it in a bar.
In a statement on his website on Monday, Harry said he would donate the proceeds of the book to charity.
Mohringer’s previous books include a biography of Andre Agassi, Open and Nike co-founder Phil Knights Shoe Dog. Page Six was the first to report that he was working with Harry on his book.
Mohringer with Samuel L. Jackson and producer Bradley Fischer. In 1998, Moehringer wrote an article for The LA Times about 1950s boxing legend Bob Bombardier Satterfield, who he found was sleeping on park benches. The article was adapted into a film starring Jackson titled Resurrecting the Champo.
He was a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for his story on Saterfield and was awarded the prize for his story on G Bend, a river town in Alabama.
The story also appeared in The Los Angeles Times.
In a statement on Monday, Harry said of the book: ‘I am not writing this as the prince I was born to be, but the man I have become.
‘I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story—the ups and downs, the mistakes, the lessons learned—I can help show that wherever we come from Well, it’s more common than we think.
Advance to beat: Barack and Michelle Obama were paid a combined advance of $65 million by Penguin Random House for their biographies. It was the highest ever paid advance
‘I am so grateful for the opportunity to share what I have learned in my life so far and am excited for people to read a direct account of my life that is accurate and completely true. ‘
He and Meghan posted an announcement about it on their website.
‘For the first time ever, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex will share the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses and life lessons that have helped shape him.
‘His intimate and heartfelt memoir will chronicle his lifetime from childhood to the present day, including his dedication to service, the military duty that took him twice to the border of Afghanistan and the joy found in being a husband and father. .’
Harry and Meghan have struck millions of deals with Spotify and Netflix since leaving royal life in early 2020. The pair spoke to Oprah in March and said they needed the money to keep themselves and their kids safe.
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