Introduction
Riley Keough Reveals Graceland’s Hidden Secrets in Upcoming Memoir Collaboration with Late Mother Lisa Marie Presley
In a deeply personal and historic move, Riley Keough—actress, producer, and granddaughter of Elvis Presley—is preparing to unveil long-guarded secrets of Graceland, the legendary Presley estate. As co-author of the forthcoming memoir From Here to the Great Unknown, Riley is helping bring to life the voice of her late mother, Lisa Marie Presley, by finishing the book she began before her death. The memoir is scheduled for release on October 15, 2024, and promises to be a raw and revelatory account of Lisa Marie’s life—one deeply entwined with the legacy of Elvis.
Among the most anticipated revelations are rare insights into the upstairs rooms of Graceland, which have been closed to the public since Elvis’s death in 1977. Riley shares that Elvis’s private sanctuary was a space of intense spiritual searching—his bedroom stacked high with religious texts of all kinds, reflecting his ongoing quest for meaning. The space, preserved exactly as it was, also includes Lisa Marie’s childhood bedroom—a place she described as the safest she ever felt.
The memoir also delves into how Graceland nearly never opened to the public. Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie’s mother, once planned to sell the estate until a tragic twist of fate changed everything. Her former partner and real estate advisor Morgan Maxfield—rumored to be her fiancé—died in a plane crash in 1981, a flight Priscilla was meant to be on. Surviving that accident, she instead partnered with Maxfield’s associate Jack Soden, leading to Graceland’s public opening in 1982.
Since then, Graceland has welcomed over 20 million visitors. Now, under Riley Keough’s stewardship, it remains both a historic landmark and a deeply personal family home—its most intimate stories finally ready to be told.