John Malone, the architect behind some of the most consequential media deals of the past several decades, is ready to go public with his own take on the entertainment and tech landscape.

The mogul, whose moniker “Cable Cowboy” nods to his roots running Tele-Communications Inc., has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster for a new memoir titled Born to Be Wired. Malone reteamed with Mark Robichaux, the author of 2003’s biography Cable Cowboy, to edit the tome, which is set for release on Sept. 2.

“Over a lifetime of business deals, the most valuable currency has been relationships,” stated Malone of the new memoir. “This book is about the people who changed my thinking, the hard-won lessons that nearly broke me, and strategies that helped me navigate chaos and carve my own path to success.”

Malone, whose net worth is $9.83 billion per Bloomberg Billionaires Index’s latest tally, controls Liberty Media,...