Call it “Call me Caitlyn,” part two.
Former decathlete Caitlyn Jenner
will pen a memoir about her public gender transition with the same
journalist who helped debut her new identity in a now-iconic Vanity Fair
cover story last June.
The yet-to-be-titled book, co-written with “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger, is slated for a spring 2017 release, publisher Grand Central announced Tuesday.
Jenner, who approached Bissinger about the memoir months after her
glamorous magazine cover hit newsstands, will “chronicle her journey
from Bruce to Caitlyn, and her brave transition into womanhood.”
"It’s really about pain; it’s about isolation. It’s about fear, and
it’s about the vast difficulty of being different," Bissinger told the Daily News.
"If I didn’t think this had the potential to be a great book and an important book, I wouldn’t do it."
The “I Am Cait” star’s choice in co-authors is a natural fit, as the
Pulitzer Prize-winning author spent months trailing Jenner for the
Vanity Fair profile — and has his own history of wearing women’s clothes and makeup.
"I have gender issues in my own life. I like to cross-dress; I have a
leather fetish," Bissinger said. "Frankly, she has helped me deal with
my issues and be proud of them."
The veteran reporter added that he plans to hold Jenner to his own journalistic standards.
“I told her, 'Your whole life has to be out there and I’m also going to interview dozens of other people,'" Bissinger said.
He stressed that Jenner was game for the grueling, soul-searching writing process, citing her Olympian work ethic.
"The thing you have to remember about Caitlyn is that she’s an extremely focused individual," he said. "She gets it."
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