1988 michael jackson autobiography book moonwalk

autobiography by Michael Jackson

Moonwalk is a autobiography by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was first published by Doubleday on February 1, , five months after the release of Jackson's album Bad in , and was named after Jackson's signature dance move, the moonwalk.

The book contains a foreword by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who was the First Lady of the United States from to

Moonwalk reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Michael jackson autograph

The book was reissued by Doubleday in October , following Jackson's death in June of that year.

Production

Kennedy, who was an editor at Doubleday, secured the book deal and paid Jackson an advance-fee of $, As part of the deal, Jackson wanted Kennedy to write a foreword, which she initially refused, as she did not want her name on any books, but later agreed to write three paragraphs.

She also edited the book.^[1] The first manuscript of the book was written by Robert Hilburn, and was r