Jimmy Barnes is releasing a new book, 'Highways and Byways'

Jimmy Barnes has just announced his latest book, Highways and Byways, which will be released later this year.

The book promises to be a collection of “larger-than-life adventures” and “vivid and poignant tales of the imagination” that celebrate the singer’s “Scottish heritage, family, friends, music and the adventure of a grand life”.

The synopsis also hints at some of the stories we'll be able to read, such as the singer performing with a list of American musicians, uncovering family secrets in Glasgow, ghosts of the recent and distant past, experiences with superfan traffic police, and pondering his mortality.

The description concludes, “Charming, personal and poignant, Highways and Byways is a collection that celebrates Jimmy's Scottish heritage, family, friends, music and the adventure of a grand life.”

To date, the Cold Chisel vocalist has released seven books, including the bestselling Working Class Boy and Working Class Man, Killing Time, Where The River Bends (written by Jimmy and Jane Barnes), as well as the children’s books Rosie The Rhinoceros, Och Aye The G’nu, and The Recorded Poems of Och Aye The G’nu.

Highways and Byways will be released on October 16.