Jeremy Renner Announces Memoir “My Next Breath” About His Near-Fatal 2023 Snowplow Accident (Exclusive)

Jeremy Renner is ready to tell his story!

The actor, 54, will open up about his 2023 near-fatal snowplow accident in his forthcoming memoir, My Next Breath, which will hit shelves this spring from Flatiron Books.

Described as "gripping" and "inspiring" by its publisher, the book will feature Renner’s firsthand account of the accident as well the lessons he has learned through his recovery.

"Jeremy writes in blistering detail about his accident and the aftermath," the synopsis reads. "This retelling is not merely a gruesome account of what happened to him; it’s a call to action and a forged companionship between reader and author as Jeremy recounts his recovery journey and reflects on the impact of his suffering."

The memoir promises to be "a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve and find purpose in the face of unimaginable adversity."

Renner’s storytelling will capture "the essence of profound transformation, exploring the delicate interplay between vulnerability and strength, despair and hope, redemption and renewal."

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On Jan. 1, 2023, Renner was run over by a 14,300-lb. snowplow in Reno, Nev., suffering blunt chest trauma and other potentially devastating injuries. He was trying to save his nephew from getting hit by the snowplow when he was pulled underneath the track himself.

The Mayor of Kingstown star broke 38 bones in his body during the accident, telling Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on The Tonight Show last May that "half my face is metal. All the right side of my back is metal."

In May 2024, Renner told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that his recovery is going to be a lifelong journey despite having made miraculous improvements in the time since.

"I had to accept it for the rest of my life. There'll be nothing normal or as it was prior to the accident," he said. "By the way, I'm okay with that. It's making my life better. I'm healthier because of it."

"I get to focus more on my health and well-being than I ever did before because I have to," the Marvel star added. "Recovery will be until I'm out of this old hot mess of a body. It was a way for me to really accept that it is going to be forever."

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That June, Renner shared the harrowing details of the accident in an interview with Men's Health, in which he said he remembered his skull "cracking" underneath the weight of the vehicle.

"It undulates, because there’s four sections of tires with these metal tracks — it pulls it like a tank. I remember every undulation," he told the outlet. "I remember my head cracking on the thing and it just pressing on me — it’s exactly like you think it would feel. An immovable object and a crushing force, and something’s gotta give."

On Jan. 19, over two years after the incident, Renner hinted at the title of his upcoming book while sharing one of the treatments that has been a staple in his recovery.

"Taking care of business; this office of mine has been such a blessing and absolute champion for wellness," Renner captioned an Instagram post that included a snap of him smiling in a hyperbaric chamber with a white tube under his mouth.

He added, "Hyperbaric at 2 atmos has been a staple in my life for 20 months now. 02 is essential for our life and our longevity ... Pull up a chair and let’s discuss all things good in life today !!! #MyNextBreath."

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"Two years after my accident I now find myself now surrounded by love, more connected to the people around me and filled with gratitude," he tells PEOPLE about the book. "I'm hopeful that by sharing my story, it might help anyone out there who is facing their own moment where it feels like the odds are against them."

My Next Breath will be released on April 29, and is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.

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