Celebrity Books

Celebs Who've Written Fiction

The Huffington Post | Erin Clements | Posted 05.17.2012

The one topic that Snooki has been tweeting up a storm about this week -- aside from her burgeoning baby bump, of course -- is her new novel, "Gorilla...

Justin Bieber's Mom To Publish Memoir

AP | Posted 03.06.2012

TORONTO -- Pop star Justin Bieber's mom has inked a book deal to tell the story of the role she played in her son's rise to superstardom. Pattie Mall...

Mindy Kaling Talks Sex In Sweet Valley (And Other Concerns)

Posted 11.21.2011

By Sara Benincasa for Bookish. Mindy Kaling may love shopping just as much as Kelly Kapoor, her character on “The Office,” does (just check ou...

Jane Lynch, Glee-fully Happy

MORE | Posted 11.13.2011

The "Glee" actress is lets a few skeletons out of her closet in her new book, "Happy Accidents," on sale September 13, 2011. In the edited version of ...

Sneak Peek Of Tyra Banks' New Book 'Modelland'

BuzzFeed | Posted 10.12.2011

Want to read the first chapter of Tyra Banks' horrific new book? Of course you do. ...

Writing Divorce: 7 Celebs Who Parsed Their Splits In Print

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

In light of the recent news that Sandra Bullock's ex-husband Jesse James is penning a tell-all memoir, we wondered, which other stars decided to docum...

From Prize Winners To The Situation

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

From rappers to actors, politicians to reality TV stars, celebrities from across the map published a lot of books this year. While we wait for Snook...

Bust a Hip -- Marlo Thomas Makes Us Fall Over Laughing

Thelma Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Thelma Adams

"God bless a sense of humor." If Marlo Thomas' book has any message at all, it's that, because to have a sense of humor means you have a real chance at living a happier life.

Snooki, Nicole Richie, Justin Bieber ...

Posted 05.25.2011

The market for books by celebrities won't go away. They are dominating children's picture books and they are now writing novels and memoirs in droves....

Gene Hackman To Pen Novel

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Actor Gene Hackman will publish his first solo novel, "Jubal's Bounty," with Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster. The book is a Western set...

'This Was My First Book And Last'

Media Bistro | Maryann Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

Comedian Sarah Silverman told a Brooklyn Book Fair audience yesterday that she probably won't write another book. "For me, this was my first book and ...

Where Brando Meets Buffett

themillions.com | Posted 05.25.2011

There is something about celebrity novels that seems intrinsically against nature, like cats playing the piano. Celebrities are perfect the way they ...

Jude Law, Sadie Frost Agree To Terms Over Her Memoir

Posted 05.25.2011

Jude Law has agreed terms with ex-wife Sadie Frost after issuing legal proceedings to prevent images of their children appearing in her upcoming memoi...

Kate Gosselin's Book Bombs

Us Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

Kate Gosselin's latest book isn't exactly flying off the shelves. Since its April 13 release, "I Just Want You to Know: Letters to My Kids on Love, F...

Ellen Degeneres Has Third Book On the Way

The New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN; Compiled by KATE TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

The comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing, part of the Hachette Book Group, to write her third b...

Jezebel: 10 Celebrity Kids' Books We'd Like To See

Jezebel | Posted 05.25.2011

Frankly, Lilly's story about "Squickerwonkers" sounds pretty icky to us. And while everyone from Madonna to Crips founder Tookie Williams seems to hav...

Tyra Banks BOOK In The Works: YA Series 'Modelland' To Debut In 2011

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Tyra Banks wants to spread some truth, and a little fantasy. The talk-show host and former model has agreed to a three-book deal wit...

The Onion: Drew Barrymore's Tell-All Coloring Book Hits Shelves (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

With a new celebrity tell-all book coming out practically every week, it's frighteningly not too hard to imagine the next of them being in the form of...

Jennie Garth To Write Children's Books

US Weekly | Posted 05.25.2011

Another children's book author is coming out of Beverly Hills, 90210! A week after Tori Spelling announced she was writing her first children's book,...

Laura Bush Memoir 'Spoken From The Heart' Due Out In May

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Former first lady Laura Bush's memoir is coming out in early May. "Spoken From the Heart" is scheduled for release May 4 from Scribn...

Lauren Conrad On New Book 'Sweet Little Lies' And Heidi's Plastic Surgery (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Lauren Conrad's new book for teens, "Sweet Little Lies," is out today, and Lauren was on Good Morning America to talk about life as an author and tran...

Celebrity Books Popularity Fading In UK: What About USA?

The London Times | Tom Baldwin and Tim Glanfield | Posted 05.25.2011

The lustre of celebrity memoirs, possibly the most reviled literary genre in history, is fading as publishers voice their alarm over returns from book...

Hugh Grant Planning To Write A Novel

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

BERLIN (AFP) -- Actor Hugh Grant said he dreams of running away from Hollywood and publishing a book, in an interview with a German newspaper Sunday....

Publishing's Winner's Curse

Nathan Bransford | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathan Bransford

If publishers can no longer accurately guess at an audience even for formerly safe categories like adult trade nonfiction, will they continue to gamble so much money on big advances for a small number of books whose success is increasingly difficult to predict?