Colin Kaepernick to Release a Memoir and Start a Publishing Company

This is not the first time that Kaepernick has announced a book. In 2015 — a year before he began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial oppression — it was announced that he was writing a book titled “Different” for an imprint of HarperCollins. That book, which has not been released, was to be “an inspirational, faith-filled memoir.”

Kaepernick’s name has been floated with a number of media projects in development in the last few years, from books to podcasts to video, and he is working with the filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a scripted television show based upon his upbringing.

The structure of Kaepernick Publishing and its leadership has not been disclosed, but there are some clues about how it will be different from most publishers.

Ownership rights over intellectual property will seemingly favor writers, who will have “unprecedented ownership options,” and will emphasize minority voices, according to the statement announcing the move.

Kaepernick Publishing was established in March 2019, according to filings with the New York Department of State, about a month after he settled his collusion grievance against the N.F.L., accusing the league of keeping him out of work. Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013, has been out of a job since 2017.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/sports/colin-kaepernick-memoir-audible.html?emc=rss&partner=rss