--- description: She's also launching her own non-fiction imprint title: Oprah to Publish New Memoir: 'The Life You Want' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee59b74fe1752327/698873b8bc6cfcf47a3daa9b/oprah.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Oprah to Publish New Memoir: _The Life You Want_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 3, 2015 7:46 PM CUT  Oprah Winfrey talks on stage during her An Evening With Oprah tour on December 2, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. Oprah Winfrey talks on stage during her An Evening With Oprah tour on December 2, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.Graham Denholm—WireImage/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 3, 2015 7:46 PM CUT Oprah Winfrey has announced she will publish a new memoir, _The Life You Want_, weaving her own experiences together with advice and inspiration for her readers. While Oprah has published several books before, including a collection of her columns for _O, The Oprah_ _Magazine_, [_What I Know for Sure_](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1250054052/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), this is anticipated to be her definitive memoir. In a press release about the book, she wrote, “All of my experiences, even the painful ones, have been there to teach me something about life. I’m still learning and I hope my story inspires other people to live the highest, fullest expression of themselves.” The book will be published by Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillan US, in January 2017\. Oprah will also launch her own imprint with Flatiron, selecting several non-fiction books per year for publication. Competition for the book, a likely bestseller, was rumored to be fierce; [_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2015/12/oprah-winfrey-memoir-flatiron-books-macmillan-8-figure-deal-1201648176/ "undefined") cited an unnamed source on Tuesday saying the deal had reached eight figures. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4135218/oprah-memoir-the-life-you-want/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4135218/oprah-memoir-the-life-you-want/"},"headline":"Oprah to Publish New Memoir: The Life You Want","datePublished":"2015-12-03T19:46:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:05:58.713Z","description":"She's also launching her own non-fiction imprint","url":"https://time.com/4135218/oprah-memoir-the-life-you-want/","keywords":["Books","Oprah Winfrey"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee59b74fe1752327/698873b8bc6cfcf47a3daa9b/oprah.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee59b74fe1752327/698873b8bc6cfcf47a3daa9b/oprah.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Oprah","caption":"Oprah Winfrey on stage during her An Evening With Oprah tour on December 2, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.","creditText":"Graham Denholm—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4135218/oprah-memoir-the-life-you-want/","name":"Oprah to Publish New Memoir: The Life You Want"}}]}] ```