{"id":2314512,"date":"2026-03-05T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2314512"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:56:09","slug":"eric-danes-posthumous-memoir-my-book-of-days-set-for-release-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/eric-danes-posthumous-memoir-my-book-of-days-set-for-release-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane\u2019s Posthumous Memoir \u2018My Book of Days\u2019 Set for Release This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/eric-dane-net-worth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eric Dane;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Eric Dane<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s posthumous memoir, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/833471\/my-book-of-days-by-eric-dane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">My Book of Days: A Memoir in Moments<\/a><\/em>, officially has a release date.<\/p>\n<p>On <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/astrology\/people-born-on-thursday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thursday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Thursday<\/a>, Mar. 5, just two weeks after the beloved actor&#8217;s death, Penguin Random House announced the highly-anticipated book will be published by <strong>Maria Shriver<\/strong>&#8216;s imprint, The Open Field, on Nov. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mariashriver_some-stories-become-even-more-powerful-because-activity-7435335276341870592-RevP\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">post<\/a> shared by Shriver on Mar. 5, the book is described as a &#8220;deeply personal reflection on family, resilience, faith, sobriety, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1207622\/jessicasager\/fathers-day-memes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fatherhood;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">fatherhood<\/a>, and what it means to live fully in the face of terminal illness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shriver noted that Dane worked on the manuscript &#8220;until the very end, determined to leave behind a record of the days that mattered most.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was honored he chose my publishing imprint, The Open Field, to publish his memoir,&#8221; Shriver added. &#8220;He told me he wanted his family to know how much he loved them, and he wanted to leave them a story they could be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dane shared daughters <strong>Billie<\/strong>, 16, and <strong>Georgia<\/strong>, 14, with <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/celebrities\/eric-dane-wife-rebecca-gayheart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rebecca Gayheart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Rebecca Gayheart<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/greys-anatomy-pays-tribute-eric-dane\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019 Pays Tribute to Eric Dane with Montage of His Most Memorable Moments;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u2018Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019 Pays Tribute to Eric Dane with Montage of His Most Memorable Moments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dane died at the age of 53 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/astrology\/people-born-on-thursday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thursday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Thursday<\/a>, Feb. 19 following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.<\/p>\n<p>An official <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/833471\/my-book-of-days-by-eric-dane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:synopsis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">synopsis<\/a> for the memoir states that &#8220;<em>My Book of Days<\/em> captures everything from the grind of his early years in Hollywood and the hard-won <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1303881\/michelle-parkerton\/peace-quotes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:peace;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">peace<\/a> of sobriety to the profound clarity that came with his ALS diagnosis. With his newfound perspective that our days are all we truly have, Dane reflects on the beauty and weight of each one\u2014on the joy, the pain, the lessons and the grace found in simply being present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dane also looks beyond his lifetime to the &#8216;future days&#8217; that would come after he was gone \u2014 days meant for his daughters to read, to remember and to carry forward,&#8221; the description continued.<\/p>\n<p><em>My Book of Days <\/em>will be published on Nov. 3, 2026, and is available for preorder now on Amazon or wherever books are sold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/patrick-dempsey-praised-eric-dane-courage-weeks-before-death\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patrick Dempsey Called Eric Dane \u2018Incredibly Courageous\u2019 Just Weeks Before His Death (Exclusive);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Patrick Dempsey Called Eric Dane \u2018Incredibly Courageous\u2019 Just Weeks Before His Death (Exclusive)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally published by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/eric-dane-posthumous-memoir-my-book-of-days-set-for-release-this-fall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Parade<\/a> on Mar 5, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">News<\/a> section. 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