Emily Ratajkowski lands seven figures for book on sex as a single mom
Model Emily Ratajkowski has secured a seven-figure book deal for a memoir exploring her experiences as a single mother and her perspectives on modern female identity. The book will expand on a viral essay she wrote for The Cut regarding her life following her divorce.
Why it matters
The deal highlights the significant commercial value of personal essays and celebrity memoirs that leverage viral social media discourse.
Emily Ratajkowski's viral essay detailing her sex life as a single mom just landed her a seven-figure book deal. According to Page Six, the model's essay in the Cut had publishers champing at the bit in a 12-way bidding war that culminated in the hefty pay day. Editor Helen Rouner at Penguin Press — who also edited Lauren Christensen's memoir "Firstborn" and Michael W. Clune's novel "Pan" — landed the deal. "Emily is an electrifying writer, and she works with a style and force of presence that any publisher would be lucky to support," Rouner told The Times on Friday. "She’s painting with every color in the palette." Rouner continued that the forthcoming memoir is "wise, funny, irreverent, moving — and wholly original."
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