13 celebrities that you did not realize have written novels
These novels written by celebrities could sit on a library near you.
The celebrities these days are rarely one thing. you haveactors-became-musicians andMusicians-actors-actors. You have stars releasing everythingof the kitchen battery at homeand adding talents above their already long summaries. But did you know that there are also a lot of celebrities that doubles like writers? And we are not talking about the standard celebrity memoir. Here are some of the A-Listers who have turned into celebrity authors, who have explored in the world of fiction with entirely original (or sometimes semi-autobiographical) stories.
1 Steve Martin,Seller
Steve Martin is better known for his comic actor, but many people do not realize that he is also an accomplished writer. He wrote his first full-length game,Picasso at the agile of rabbitIn 1993. After that, he wrote songs of newspapers, adapted games and co-writing movies. In 2000, he published his first book,Seller, who follows a solitary and depressed woman from Vermont after she moves to Beverly hills.The New York Times Called him a "first elegant novella, dark and sad peel", in the most positive way possible. It was so well received that Martin ended up adapting to his novel in a scenario for the Rom-Com 2005 of the same name Staring Martin andDanish Claire.
2 Tyra Banks,Modelland
It seemsTyra banks was not eager to keep the modeling on the screen withThe next model of America. In 2011, she decided to bring her talents to the world of fiction by writing the new adult novelModelland. The book tells the story of taking cream, a guest girl to attend a famous pension for models called Modelland - and yes, the character has designed comparisons to the banks itself. AsHuffPost Reports, during an episode of VH1Big Morning BuzzThe banks revealed that the writing process took its five years, where it was "on the point of tears constantly" because of the stress and deadlines.
3 Hilary Duff,Elixir
To grow on the beloved teen showLizzie McGuire to highlightYounger as a book editor,Hilary Duff'sVenture in the young adult fiction does not seem that off-track. His new novel earlyElixirwas published in 2010 and co-written byAllen Elise, a veteran author and television writer. The novel of paranormal romance even ended upThe New York Times"The best list of sellers for children's chapter books and have generated two more suite of Duff:Devoted andTrue.
"I play with the idea for a few years now," says DuffSeventeen Magazine in 2010. "It's a lot of fun and, at the same time, very difficult. Humans are very complex; I certainly have a new respect for the authors who are able to write books without stopping, it is An amazing talent. "
4 50 cents,Playground
Rapper curtis jackson-better known as50 cents-Enter his own new adult novel in 2011 calledPlayground, a story that is said to be"Inspired vaguely" by his own adolescence. The new young adult novel follows a 13-year-old butter, an old excess that works to understand its past and why it has become a tyrant. 50 cents said to theToday show in 2011 that he hoped that his book "connects to a population of intimate teenagers difficult to crack"HuffPost reports.
5 Lauren Graham,One day, one day, maybe
Lauren Graham, better known for his role as Lorelai Gilmore onGilmore Girls,Exit his new novel early in 2013. Like many celebrity authors' novels, history has been described as a fiction of his own experiences - in this case, trying to become an actress in New York in the 90s.The Washington Post Rented Graham's company in book writing, callingOne day, one day, maybe "Scartfelt, hilarious, and I hope the first example of what it can do with the word written." And Graham has taken the success of his first book to publish two more: 2016Talk as fast as I can, a collection of personal tests and 2018In conclusion, do not worry about that, a consulting book for recent graduates.
6 Chris Harrison,The perfect letter
Host of theBachelor franchiseChris Harrison tried to make romance another way in 2015 with its new novel start,The perfect letter. The new adult novel follows the story of a book publisher who faces the difficulties of a love triangle when she turns to her hometown of Texas from New York.
"You know, write a book, I had the greatest respect for the authors and what do these successful authors do because it is one thing to say:" Oh, I have a beautiful story, and I want to write a Pen on paper, Yay, here is my try, "Turn it as you are at school - it's so far from that. Scripture is almost only half of the project, "said HarrisonNPR in 2015.
7 Kendall and Kylie Jenner,Rebels: City of Indra
Reality shows fashionable toKim Kardashian Last companybecome a lawyer, it seems that there is nothingThe Kardashian family did not try. What about the writing fiction? Nope! SistersKendall Jenner andKylie Jennerpublished a dystopic science fiction novel in 2014,Rebels: City of Indra. Unfortunately for the duet (and named GhostwriterMayan Sloan), the novel was not well received.Refinery29says that both should "stick to their day jobs". It did not stop the sister duo to release a sequence,TwinIn 2016, however.
8 Naomi Campbell,swan
Banks are not the only medium-authorian-turning. A decade before,Naomi Campbell released his own model novel,swan. The book, published in 1994, follows six girls and their adventures in the world of fashion and modeling. According toThe independentCampbell said theSunday period magazine she wrote the novel to "come back to journalists who had misrepresented his life."
9 Hugh Laurie,The seller of firearms
Famous (at least US hearings) for its title role onlodge,Hugh Laurie Indeed made his debut as a novelist in 1996, years before the first of the show. His spy novel deals with CIA agents, terrorists and weapons dealers - everything you would like in a book calledThe seller of firearms.The independent Note that Laurie was worried about being an "author of celebrities", then he initially sent his manuscript to publishers under a pseudonym, which is only revealed as the author after being accepted.
10 Sharon Osbourne,Revenge
Sharon Osbourne released his new novel,RevengeIn 2010. The story focuses on two hungry sisters of celebrity fighting to go to the summit. The book got decent criticism, despite the low expectations from a television personality that was pursuing writing. The examination inThe Guardian Said there was not much to complain when he arrived at Osbourne's debut because it was "glorious, fast, fun and non-funny commercial."
11 Carrie Fisher,Edge postcards
Edge postcards isCarrie Fisher's1987 New Roman debut that was loosely based on his own life. The semi-autobiographical history focuses on Suzanne Vale, an actress who tries to give his life on a track after an overdose of drugs.Time Magazine said the book has changed the way people talk about dependency. And he also became a critically acclaimed film in 1990 withMeryl Streep andShirley MaclaineFeatured. Fisher wrote the scenario.
12 Molly Ringwald,When you happen to you
Iconic actress of the 80sMolly Ringwald released his new novel,When you happen to youIn 2012. The book is actually a collection of stories, which deal with infertility, infidelity, renowned and family conflict. But the jump from Ringwald in writing was not a pulse of the decision of the moment. She saidNPR In 2012, it was a huge influence on his desire to write, because she has a "a lot of interest for the character and what makes [people] check". She recalled that her mentorJohn Hughes had always encouraged him to write a young age.
13 Macaulay Culkin,Junior
Child's starMacaulay Culkin is another celebrity that took the fiction jump. He took out his novel,JuniorIn 2006. And as he expressed in the first paragraph, it is not your standard book. In reality,JuniorStart with the line, "I want to make a thing clearly before starting: I'm not a writer." Inside, it's an extraction book, without particular order, who follow a children's star who abandoned Hollywood at the very strongest of his career while facing a tense father-son relationship, similar to Culkin himself.