NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Tina Knowles will have a memoir out next spring with a title that will not surprise her many admirers.
The fashion designer and , Solange Knowles and 鈥渂onus daughter鈥� Kelly Rowland has a deal with Random House Publishing Group for 鈥淢atriarch,鈥� which the publisher is calling, in part, the story of 鈥渁 determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time.鈥�
The book is scheduled for April 22.
鈥淚 have always been a storyteller, and it鈥檚 something I learned from my mother,鈥� Tina Knowles said in a statement Tuesday. 鈥淲hen I had a family of my own, I believed that my daughters needed to know where they came from to know where they were going."
"I am calling this book 鈥楳atriarch鈥� because what inspires me is the wisdom that women pass on to each other, generation to generation 鈥� and the inner wisdom we long to uncover in ourselves. Even at 70 I am still learning valuable lessons 鈥� that I would have had at 40 or even 20. So, I have decided to tell my story, because I know what it means to me and my daughters and future generations of women.鈥�
Tina Knowles was recently honored as one of Glamour's Women of the Year, with Beyonc茅 among those in attendance at the New York City ceremony. 鈥淢atriarch鈥� will be released through Random House's One World imprint, where other authors include Ta-Nehisi Coates, Trevor Noah and Cathy Park Hong.
Hillel Italie, The Associated Press
