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10 of the most captivating recent celebrity memoirs

  • By Anna Tingley, Variety
  • Oct 3, 2021
  • Oct 3, 2021 Updated Oct 18, 2021
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Here are 10 of the most captivating — and top-selling — celebrity memoirs of the past couple years.

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These 10 extraordinary stories all have real-life Hollywood endings.

Some of the most captivating celebrity memoirs have been published in the past couple of years, with many making their way to best-seller lists.

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‘Yearbook’ by Seth Rogen

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From the beloved comedian known for “Superbad” and “Freaks and Geeks” comes this New York Times best-seller.

In the hilarious page-turner, Rogen recounts his wildest and funniest stories, from doing stand-up as a teenager to making awkward conversation at star-studded Hollywood parties.

‘Broken Horses’ by Brandi Carlile

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The Grammy-winning musician’s insightful autobiography is the best “since Elton John’s ‘Me,’” says Variety reviewer Chris Willman.

In “Broken Horses,” Carlile tells how her life shaped her music and shares her experience of coming out as gay in her very small, religious town and finding salvation through the music of heroes who have become collaborators, like Elton John and Dolly Parton.

‘The Beauty of Living Twice’ by Sharon Stone

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Sharon Stone gets brutally honest in this New York Times best-seller about suffering a massive stroke and losing her career, family and fortune in the process.

In the candid pages, she chronicles her efforts to rebuild her life and regain her health while also taking readers back to a childhood of trauma before making her way in an industry filled with its own demons.

‘Unfinished’ by Priyanka Chopra Jonas

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From her childhood in India to her teenage years in the U.S. and then moving back to her home country as a beauty pageant star, Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ rise to fame has been far from ordinary.

The actress reflects on challenges and triumphs as she doggedly pursued her calling, while sharing honest stories about her father’s death, her marriage with Nick Jonas and her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

‘Just As I Am’ by Cicely Tyson

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Cicely Tyson died at 96, just days after her memoir was released. In the 400-page chronicle, co-written by Michelle Burford, the actress recounts her very full life, as a child of immigrants in 1920s Harlem and Hollywood actress.

Weaved throughout her stories is Tyson’s strength and resilience against a backdrop of racism and sexism.

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‘Letters to America’ by Willie Nelson

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Following his best-selling memoir “It’s a Long Story,” the beloved country musician and activist is back with “Letters to America,” in which he writes patriotic and heartfelt letters to family members, his hero Gene Autry, his guitar “Trigger” and a younger generation.

‘Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood’ by Danny Trejo

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Danny Trejo tells his remarkable story of growing up in an abusive and drug-addicted home, then landing in some of the country’s notorious prisons before becoming a recognizable face in some of Hollywood’s biggest shows and movies.

‘Make It Nice’ by Dorinda Medley

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The title of Dorinda’s memoir (the meme-able one-liner that came out of an episode of “Real Housewives of New York”) is a motto she’s lived by her entire life, through not-so-glitzy experiences before her glamorous reality-show life.

‘Greenlights’ by Matthew McConaughey

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A New York Times nonfiction best-seller for more than 40 weeks, Matthew McConaughey’s memoir and self-proclaimed “approach book” is filled with raucous stories and one-of-a-kind bits of wisdom from the actor’s not-quite-average life.

His approach to living life is captured in the book’s motto: catching greenlights, or learning how to deal with and even thrive amid life’s challenges.

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‘All In’ by Billie Jean King

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The tennis champion chronicles her experience as one of the best female athletes in the world, boasting six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, 20 Wimbledon championships and 39 Grand Slam titles.

In her spirited account, she describes making her way to the top in the male-dominated sport and her watershed moment defeating Bobby Riggs.

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