{"id":1954130,"date":"2025-08-11T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1954130"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:25:05","slug":"william-shatner-makes-personal-announcement-dangles-opportunity-for-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/william-shatner-makes-personal-announcement-dangles-opportunity-for-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner makes personal announcement, dangles opportunity for fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C6PRSESGLRADJG7PE23B76J3OM\">William Shatner is immortalizing his legendary career by writing a book \u2014 and fans have a chance to be included in it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CS47PTUM6VFANDTHHRUCWBUWOQ\">Shatner, best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the \u201cStar Trek\u201d franchise, announced his new project entitled \u201cWilliam Shatner&#8230; And You!\u201c on Thursday, Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DV6O4DNE5RCVVLWLTPQP6HADFU\">\u201cMy dear followers, I wanted to drop a bit of a teaser: I\u2019m writing a new book,\u201d the 94-year-old wrote in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNDgxbCMq8N\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNDgxbCMq8N\/\">Instagram post<\/a>. \u201cEven Better: the book\u2019s all about YOU, the fans, and you can be a part of it, maybe even be in it!\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4URBUGIW5BFPNPAZYZVGNGTLFQ\">From now until Dec. 31, fans who pre-order the book can submit their own tale of how Shatner\u2019s characters (i.e. Kirk, T.J. Hooker or Denny Crane) have impacted their lives. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MXW54SSCTRGNPKIQOMOGUTQNBY\">On top of that, a select number of fans will get to be interviewed by the Emmy-winning actor and have their stories featured in the final edition of \u201cWilliam Shatner&#8230; And You!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UVRKX7SO4ZA55LLVPZA7BBAX64\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t just a chance to own a piece of history: it\u2019s an opportunity to make history, to have your voice echo across the galaxy alongside mine,\u201d the book\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/williamshatnerandyou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/williamshatnerandyou.com\/\">website reads<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7XSPAPKZKNCF3PSSMTJ6NDOFVE\">All fan-submitted stories will get reviewed by Shatner\u2019s team and shortlisted for interviews by the end of this year\/start of next year. Finalists will be sent to Shatner in the first few months of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KWMY54OUYVGK3C6LZIOKR5K7WQ\">More information on how to pre-order \u201cWilliam Shatner&#8230; And You!\u201d and submit a story can be found <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/williamshatnerandyou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/williamshatnerandyou.com\/\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_masslive__fsdaU\" data-gaid=\":Rdpaq6:\"\/><\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.<span> By using this site, you consent to our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.masslive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Shatner is immortalizing his legendary career by writing a book \u2014 and fans have a chance to be included in it. 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