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*”Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts will publish a memoir in 2014 with Grand Central, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book, which is not yet titled, will include Roberts’ story of her battle with MDS. “I am humbled that many have an interest, and draw strength from my ongoing journey,” Roberts said. “I’m grateful for [...]
*Oh boy! We might get a dose of secrets (or not) from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice because she just signed a three-book deal with Crown Publishers. And guess what’s first? A memoir of her times under the Bush administration. “Rice will combine candid narrative and acute analysis to tell the story of her [...]
*Disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty last week to misusing $750,000-plus in campaign money, is writing a memoir in an effort to “clear up his legacy,” two sources familiar with the project told the Chicago Tribune. Jackson, 47, will be sentenced June 28 after a seven-year spree in which he used the [...]
*Wendy Williams acted as a guide and maybe even a therapist on her show recently with guest Faith Evans. The pair took a gripping trip down memory lane when the talk show diva herself asked about the time when Faith caught her late husband B.I.G. in bed with Lil Kim. “My faithfuls in here that [...]
*Gabby Douglas is bringing her life story to the pages of an “inspirational memoir” for a HarperCollins imprint, the gold medal gymnast announced this morning. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “Grace, Gold and Glory, My Leap of Faith,’’ due in December, will detail her journey to gold in the London Olympics. There will be many [...]
*Howard Books has signed up an untitled memoir that will tell the story of how Carter Paysinger, a factory worker’s son from South Central, teamed with Steven Fenton, son of the mayor of Beverly Hills, to shake up the status quo and elect Paysinger the first African American principal in the 80-plus year history of [...]
*Popular award-winning Jazz musician Herbie Hancock is getting ready to pen a memoir, expected to be released in 2014. “Quincy Jones is a dear friend of mine and he keeps saying to me, ‘You’ve got to do a book,’” Hancock said Tuesday during a telephone interview with TheAP from Shanghai, where he is currently on [...]
*Cissy Houston is reportedly planning to write a book about her late daughter, Whitney Houston, The New York Times reports. According to the paper’s sources, the 78-year-old Grammy-winning gospel singer met with publishers in a suite at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City this week to discuss the project, referring to her daughter [...]
*One of this year’s Essence Music Festival headliners, Ledisi, is excited for the upcoming full weekend of music and celebration. The Grammy nominated singer is also bringing her career to a whole new level by adding ‘author’ to her list of talents. This June, the saucy voiced vocalist is releasing her first book, “Better Than [...]
*Since coming out about her past, Vanessa Williams is sharing her story with the world. She talked about being molested as a child on “Nightline,” saying she also became pregnant as a teen but elected to have an abortion. “Being pregnant is the most frightening thing that happens in your life,” says the 49-year-old. “I [...]
*Toni Morrison fans got some bad news recently The acclaimed novelist, 81, told fans in Ohio that she has canceled plans to write a memoir because “there’s a point at which your life is not interesting.” Local media outlets reports the Nobel laureate met with students and presented a reading Wednesday at Oberlin College from [...]
*Lil Wayne officially has a book deal. Lil Wayne has signed with Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, to write his prison memoir “Gone Till November.” Hachette announced Thursday that the book will tell of his eight months spent at the Rikers Island complex on a gun possession charge. Scheduled to come [...]
*Fans are still mourning the sudden death of singer Amy Winehouse. And to help everyone cope and remember the young star, her father is releasing the singer’s memoir. Mitch Winehouse is working with Harper Collins to publish the book titled, “Amy, My Daughter,” which will debut in 2012. “I feel that I need to write [...]
*Former mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin will release a book about his time in office during the costliest natural disaster in Unites States history Hurricane Katrina. Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Pens Book on Katrina Experience Ray Nagin, the former New Orleans mayor during the time of Hurricane Katrina, has written a book [...]
*Tyrese has decided to be generous with his secrets to success. He’s got the new book coming, two big new films and an album on the way. “God revealed to me that 2011 was my season. It’s like we’re going to give people permission to want better for themselves. You will not be able to [...]
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