HarperCollins announced today the publication of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s memoir, Unleashed. William Collins will publish in the UK on October 10th, and Harper will publish in the US on Tuesday, October 15. David Roth-Ey, Managing Director and Publisher of William Collins & 4th Estate, and Arabella Pike, William Collins Publishing Director, acquired World All Language rights from Natasha Fairweather at RCW. President and Publisher Jonathan Burnham will publish the book for Harper.
Shattering the mold of the traditional political memoir, Unleashed is a candid, unrestrained, and revealing book by Boris Johnson, the Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
In Unleashed, Johnson takes readers through all the big decisions during his time in power and why he took them. The challenges and crises, how they were resolved – or not – and how he nearly died from COVID; riots; crime; the London Olympics, and so much more. Johnson writes about his role in Brexit and the constitutional sea-change in British politics in 2019 with his landslide election victory.
Underlying everything in the book is Johnson’s belief that the UK is an extraordinary country and should have an exceptional future. Unleashed stands out as a rare glimpse into the inner workings of leadership at the highest levels of power.
William Collins Publishing Director Arabella Pike says, “Unlike most top politicians, Boris Johnson is also a writer. His book, Unleashed is compulsively readable, stuffed to the brim with serious reflections on his time in office but written with his charismatic trademark wit, his vivid use of language and stories galore. We are delighted to be publishing this autumn.”
Boris Johnson commented, “I am honored that HarperCollins is publishing my personal account of the huge realignment that took place in UK politics in the last 15 years – and what may lie ahead. So stand by for my thoughts on Britain’s future to explode over the publishing world like a much shaken bottle of champagne.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Boris Johnson served as Prime Minister from July 24, 2019, to September 6, 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary, Mayor of London, Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Conservative MP for Henley. In addition to his work in politics, Mr. Johnson is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor. He is the author of almost a dozen books, including the globally bestselling historical biography of Winston Churchill, The Churchill Factor. He edited The Spectator magazine for six years and has written for dozens of major publications including, London’s Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail.
