New York, New York, June 18, 2025 – Gallery Books will publish THE BOOK OF SHEEN by Charlie Sheen on September 9, 2025, it was announced today by Jennifer Bergstrom, Senior Vice President and Publisher.

For the first time, and in his own words, Charlie—who wrote the book himself—will truly tell all. He writes of his childhood on film sets with his father Martin Sheen, to his teen years making home movies with the Penn brothers, to early fame with roles in Platoon, Wall Street, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, to his breakout sitcom role on Spin City, and his controversy-riddled time coping with the chaos of divorces and drugs on the set of Two and a Half Men.

On acquiring Sheen's memoir, Bergstrom commented, "Of all the Hollywood bad boys in history, Charlie Sheen might be the baddest of them all. Now nearly eight years sober, Charlie writes candidly of every detox, retox, drug deal, and adventure along his challenging journey to freedom. We are so proud to share his story. His talent as an actor is now matched as a writer on every page."

Sheen says: "My stories have been told for far too long through the eyes and pens of others. I think you'll agree, it's time to finally read these stories directly from the actual guy."

THE BOOK OF SHEEN is a heartfelt (and hilarious) memoir of the mistakes we make and the demons we can’t shake. It is a candid portrait of the complicated, controversial, and one-of-a-kind Charlie Sheen.

Jennifer Bergstrom acquired world rights from Betsy Berg at Berg Entertainment Enterprises and Ian Kleinert at Paradigm. Vice President, Editorial Director Aimee Bell is editing the book. Simon & Schuster Audio will simultaneously publish the audio edition, which Charlie Sheen will read. 

Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, is an imprint dedicated to publishing a variety of must-read books on a wide array of topics. Launched in 2010, Gallery is designed to showcase established voices and introduce emerging new ones—in both fiction and nonfiction. Gallery Books is the publisher of The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally, Taste by Stanley Tucci, Straight Shooter by Stephen A. Smith, The Right Call by Sally Jenkins, Making It So by Patrick Stewart, Five Presidents by Clint Hill, The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren, The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer and Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell, among others.

Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, is dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages, and in all printed, digital and audio formats. Its distinguished roster of authors includes many of the world’s most popular and widely recognized writers, and winners of the most prestigious literary honors and awards. It is home to numerous well-known imprints and divisions such as Simon & Schuster, Scribner, Atria Books, Gallery Books, Adams Media, Avid Reader Press, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Simon & Schuster Audio and international companies in Australia, Canada, India, the United Kingdom, and VBK in the Netherlands and Belgium. It proudly brings the works of its authors to readers in more than 200 countries and territories. For more information visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com. 

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Jennifer Robinson, VP Executive Publicist
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