7 celebrities that you didn’t know have written a book
Many celebrities have gone down the author route. Some focus on telling their own life story, some go for a plot based loosely on their lives, and some even go completely fictional. Here we’ve compiled a list of celebrities that you may not have known are also authors.
1. Steve Martin’s work of fiction Shopgirl was reviewed by the New York Times as an “elegant, bleak, desolating and first novella” and even made it on to their best-seller list.
2. Ellen Degeneres is not only great at talking but also writing too. Her book Seriously...I'm Kidding became a bestseller, and fans love reading about her life away from the screen.
3. Miranda Kerr literally glows, and it seems she wants to share her secret with the world. Her self help book Treasure Yourself and the follow-up Empower Yourself both seek to help us mere mortals get confident, radiate inner beauty and find acceptance for ourselves.
4. Billy Crystal’s I Already Know I Love You is a heartfelt story about a grandpa eagerly awaiting the birth of his grandchild.
5. Jennifer Lopez has written her own life story, entitled True Love, which will be released in both English and Spanish.
6. Dannii Minogue’s memoir entitled My Story in 2010 and also has a book called My Style where she shares her own fashion inspiration and styling tips.
7. Tina Fey shares her rise to fame in Bossypants telling her story about life before 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live.
8. Gwyneth Paltrow, actress and healthy food lover wrote My Father’s Daughter where she shares recipes and her love of food that she says was inspired by her father.
Image credit: NY times
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