Entertainment Books 'Hot Felon' Jeremy Meeks Is Ready to Tell His Story in His 'Extremely Vulnerable' Memoir "I’m in a place in my life where I am extremely vulnerable and want to tell my story, Meeks said in a statement shared with PEOPLE By Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 10, 2024 05:15PM EDT Close Jeremy Meeks at the Boxing WAGs Association 2nd Annual Celebrity Golf Classic. Photo: Amy Graves/Getty Jeremy Meeks, 40, is ready to share why he's more than just a "hot felon." Meeks—who rose to fame after his 2014 mugshot went viral—will tell his life story in Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks, which will be released on Sept. 3 via Kingston Imperial, distributed by Penguin Random House. "I'm in a place in my life where I am extremely vulnerable and want to tell my story, the whole story and hope that people can connect to it and understand how I came to be in the place that I'm at in my life," he said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. Cover of 'Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks'. Kingston Imperia Venus Williams Announces New Health and Wellness Book: ‘Goal is to Share the Tips and Tricks that Helped Me’ (Exclusive) Apart from speaking about his 2015 conviction and life after his 2016 jail release, readers can expect Meeks to detail his early beginnings which included "bouncing from coast to coast in his childhood, to enduring a poverty-stricken and gang-tied adolescence.""In his harrowing autobiography, Meeks tells his personal story about his battles with gang violence, poverty, race and the inevitable life-changing moments that turned his world around," an official synopsis says. The book also includes 46 photos, featuring 24 full-page color modeling photos by celebrity photographer Jim Jordan. Liane Moriarty, Author of Apples Never Fall and Big Little Lies, Wrote a New Novel — Read an Excerpt! (Exclusive) Jeremy Meeks attends the 2022 EBONY Power 100. Momodu Mansaray/Getty Apart from working as a model and actor with White Cross Management, Meeks is also a father to Jayden Meeks-Green, with ex-girlfriend Chloe Green, and Jeremy Jr. with ex-wife Melissa Meeks. “I am single. I'm trying to focus on myself. I have an incredible relationship with Chloe, the mother of my 2-year-old. And now I have a relationship with the mother of my oldest son," said Meeks in an October 2020 conversation with Extra. "They're in good places. I'm in a good place. We're all co-parenting. They are incredible mothers." While speaking about the writing process in a November 2023 Instagram post, Meeks shared that he felt "beyond blessed" to have the opportunity to share his story. .Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "I pray that my story gets into the hands of EVERYONE that’s needs to read it. I speak on so much that NOBODY knows about but everyone’s Truth hurts & I’m No exception But at least my True Story will be out," added Meeks in the caption. Model Citizen: The Autobiography of Jeremy Meeks is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.