Upcoming autobiographies
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20 Hot Celebrity Memoirs Coming in — Including Tina Knowles, Lionel Richie and Jordan Chiles
'The House of My Mother' by Shari Franke (January)
When the police arrested Utah YouTube blogger Ruby Franke on multiple charges of aggravated child abuse in August , her daughter Shari posted a photo online of a police fordon outside their home. Its caption was just one word: “Finally.” Now, in a heartwrenching memoir, the eldest daughter of the woman behind the viral 8 Passengers channel is sharing her whole story and how she's looking forward.
Don't miss this week's print issue of PEOPLE for an exclusive excerpt and an interview with Shari about what happened and how she's doing now.
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'Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old' bygd Brooke Shields (January)
Everyone has a mental picture of Brooke Shields — as a former child actor an
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9 celebrity memoirs we're eager to read in
From RuPaul and Christine Blasey Ford, these new memoirs show promise for another page-turning year
Published January 9, PM (EST)
Last year was big for the celebrity memoir.
There was Britney Spears' tell-all "The Woman in Me" exposing the nefarious details of the pop singer's conservatorship and intimate relationship with Justin Timberlake, along with Prince Harry's royal shake-up "Spare." We also enjoyed Pamela Anderson's"Love, Pam," an intimate retelling of her story of exploitation and abuse. All these personal stories created an insight into the vulnerable plight of famous people whilst also humanizing their experiences.
This year's celebrity memoirs are also promising to be just as page-turning as last year's triumphs. So play your favorite song to li
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Spring Adult Preview: Memoirs & Biographies
Among the season’s most anticipated biographies and memoirs are experimental works from familiar names, personal histories that reframe the American past, and debut memoirs from Christine Blasey Ford, Leslie Jamison, and RuPaul.
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All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians
Phil Elwood. Holt, June 25 ($, ISBN )
Elwood, a former PR professional in Washington, D.C., pulls back the curtain on his work for the Qatari government, Muammar Gaddafi, and other clients.
Alphabetical Diaries
Sheila Heti. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Feb. 6 ($27, ISBN )
Heti follows up Pure Colour with a formal experiment in which she rearranges sentences from 10 years’ worth of personal journal entries in alphabetical order.
Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
Kara Swisher. Simon & Schuster, Feb. 27 ($30, ISBN )
Swisher recounts her career reporting on the tech indus