Memoir

Life's Too Short: A Memoir by Darius Rucker; Darius Rucker Portrait
Darius Rucker on his new memoir Life's Too Short, lifting other country artists up, and loving Post Malone
American actress Whoopi Goldberg poses for a portrait sitting in a chair in Los Angeles, California, March 1986
White hairdressers saw Whoopi Goldberg's dreads and asked ‘What are we supposed to do with this s---?’ 
WHOOPI GOLDBERG on The View
A maid found Whoopi Goldberg in hotel closet with coke covering her face: 'Cocaine started to kick my ass'
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Whoopi Goldberg attends the Behind The Scenes Beauty Anniversary Brunch at Harbor New York City on May 05, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Manoli Figetakis/Getty Images)58th ACADEMY AWARDS - Airdate: March 24, 1986. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) GERALDINE PAGE, WINNER BEST ACTRESS FOR 'THE TRIP TO THE BOUNTIFUL'
Whoopi Goldberg is happy she lost her first Oscar nomination to Geraldine Page: 'I was applauding like crazy'
Host Whoopi Goldberg and guest Mike Nichols on "The View" in 2012.
Whoopi Goldberg shares why she 'couldn't stop crying' on The View after Mike Nichols died
Tiffany Haddish at the season 2 premiere of "The Afterparty" held at the Bruin Theater on June 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
Tiffany Haddish reveals she's had 8 miscarriages from endometriosis
Rebel Wilson attends amfAR Gala 2023 Presented by The Red Sea International Film Festival during the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2023 in Cannes, France.
Rebel Wilson says she was invited to a party with drugs and orgies by a British royal
Drag Race
Yvie Oddly reveals favorite Drag Race lip-sync LaLaPaRuza moments: 'Spirit of Ciara entered her tiny white body'
Jon M. Chu
Director Jon M. Chu to release memoir Viewfinder this summer (exclusive)
John Mulaney and Annamarie Tendler attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California
John Mulaney's ex-wife Anna Marie Tendler to release memoir about her 'heartbreak and rage'
Bethany Joy Lenz a the 47th Annual Gracie Awards Gala held at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
Bethany Joy Lenz identifies alleged 'cult' she was part of, recalls experience with 'abusive' group in memoir
Lester Fabian Brathwaite author photo
EW writer Lester Fabian Brathwaite channels Rage into something beautiful
brad pitt, ed zwick
Brad Pitt ‘wasn’t pleased’ with Legends of the Fall, says director Ed Zwick
THE VIEW, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg reveals new memoir inspired by 'scary path' of grief over late mother, brother
Billy Dee Williams and Harrison Ford in 'Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back'
Billy Dee Williams defends Lando selling out Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back
Michelle Williams with Busy Phillips; The Woman in Me
Busy Philipps says she and Michelle Williams 'lost it' over her narrating Britney Spears' memoir
Rebel Wilson arrives at the world premiere of "The Deb"
Rebel Wilson says writing memoir was a 'gut-wrenching' experience
Ginuwine doesn’t remember Justin Timberlake fo shiz incident from Britney Spears’ memoir
Ginuwine doesn't recall Justin Timberlake's 'fo shiz' incident from Britney Spears' memoir
Prince Charles and singer Barbra Streisand share a moment over coffee at Warner Bros. studio on March 19, 1974 in Los Angeles, California
Barbra Streisand on learning King Charles had crush on her: 'Who knew?'
Babra Streisand and Marlon Brando
Barbra Streisand recalls having to help Marlon Brando get unstuck from behind his steering wheel
Lil Kim
Lil' Kim claims her memoir's presales are 'surpassing the Bible'
Chloe Fineman
Watch Britney Spears audition celebrity narrators for her memoir in crazy new SNL sketch
Warren Beatty and Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand thinks she 'probably' slept with Warren Beatty: 'I kind of remember'
Timbaland visits SiriusXM Studios
Timbaland apologizes for saying Justin Timberlake should've 'put a muzzle' on Britney Spears over memoir
Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand on the pain of being called 'odd looking': 'My nose got more press than I did' 
Britney Spears
Britney Spears reveals all the ways she secretly rebelled against her conservatorship
Bob Saget and John Stamos in 2015
John Stamos recalls the heartbreaking moment he learned Bob Saget had died: 'I hit the ground'
Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan
Britney Spears opens up about partying with Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan and 'drug of choice' in mid-2000s
John Stamos, Teri Copley, Tony Danza
John Stamos recalls finding girlfriend Teri Copley naked in bed with Tony Danza: 'My worst nightmare'
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith blames her Red Table Talk for coming off as 'adulterous wife': 'I truly didn't help'
Britney Spears
Britney Spears learned about the #FreeBritney movement from a nurse while she was in rehab
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards
Will Smith makes surprise appearance at Jada Pinkett Smith book event to support her amid separation news
John Stamos
John Stamos reveals he was sexually abused as a child: 'I packed it away'
Britney Spears attends Sony Pictures' "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" ; THE NOTEBOOK, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
Britney Spears says she's 'glad' she didn't land The Notebook role with Ryan Gosling
Michelle Williams, Britney Spears
Michelle Williams will narrate Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me
Hollywood memoirs and biographies
The 14 fall 2023 pop culture memoirs and biographies we're most excited to read
RuPaul
RuPaul gets emotional announcing new memoir about his life before Drag Race: 'I reveal so much of myself'
British actor Patrick Stewart (as Captain Jean-Luc Picard) in a scene from an episode of the television series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' entitled 'The Next Phase,' California, May 16, 1992. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Patrick Stewart's 'intense' theater training led to him having a tantrum on Star Trek set
AGAINST THE ROPES, Meg Ryan, Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington reveals why she decided to stop playing 'the white girl's best friend'
LIFT, Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington says she was asked to shoplift for a role: 'I cased the joint 2 days in a row'
RAY, Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, Kerry Washington,
Kerry Washington reveals the lessons she learned from Jamie Foxx while working on Ray
Leslie Jones and Whoopi Goldberg
Leslie Jones says SNL wouldn't let her kill Whoopi Goldberg in a sketch
kerry washington
Kerry Washington says her parents' fights triggered childhood panic attacks: 'It was the sound of terror'
Britney Spears
Britney Spears sets fall release for memoir The Woman in Me
Spare by Prince Harry, Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson, and American Royalty by Tracey Livesay
The 7 royal reads to keep Prince Charles' coronation party going
Patrick Stewart at the premiere of "Star Trek: Picard the Final Season" held at TCL Chinese Theatre on February 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
See Patrick Stewart's memoir cover and Star Trek-friendly title
Matthew Perry attends "The Circle" Premiere; Keanu Reeves attend CinemaCon 2022
Matthew Perry says Keanu Reeves insult will be removed from future editions of memoir
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
Friends fanatic Prince Harry says he's totally a Chandler
Michelle Obama The light we carry. Credit: Miller Mobley
Michelle Obama on her new book, her pop culture faves, and the downside of streaming
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 12: Singer and producer Aaron Carter arrives at the "Kings of Hustler" male revue at Larry Flynt's Hustler Club on February 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
Aaron Carter's book publisher delays memoir release date following backlash
Prue Leith
Great British Baking Show judge Prue Leith responds to kitten-drowning backlash
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 3: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Bono during Thursdays November 3, 2022 show. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)
Bono says his sunglasses actually stop him from shooting lasers from his eyes 'like Cyclops from the X-Men'
Bono Excerpt . Hewson Family Archive
Bono shares the story behind U2's 'Beautiful Day' in an excerpt from his new memoir, Surrender
Matthew Perry attends Venice Family Clinic's Silver Circle Gala at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on March 9, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Venice Family Clinic); Julia Roberts winning Best Actress for her role Erin Brockovich ?2001 Vincent Zuffante_Star File (Photo by Terry McGinnis/WireImage)
Matthew Perry watched from rehab as ex-girlfriend Julia Roberts won her Oscar: 'I'll take you back'
Valerie Bertinelli, Matthew Perry
Valerie Bertinelli reacts to Matthew Perry's makeout story with Taylor Swift lyrics
Matthew Perry attends the "The End Of Longing" opening night after party at SushiSamba 7 on June 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/WireImage); Keanu Reeves attends "The Matrix Resurrections" Red Carpet U.S. Premiere Screening at The Castro Theatre on December 18, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images)
Matthew Perry has a perplexing beef with Keanu Reeves in his new memoir
Valerie Bertinelli and Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry says he made out with Valerie Bertinelli while her husband Eddie Van Halen was passed out nearby
Sam Heughan, NO TIME TO DIE
Sam Heughan once auditioned for James Bond (and other insights from his new memoir)
NEW YORK, NY - 1995: American actress Jennifer Aniston and Canadian-American actor Matthew Perry of the television comedy, Friend's, attend the 1995 NBC Fall Preview circa 1995 at the Lincoln Center in New York, New York. (Photo by Ron Davis/Getty Images)
Matthew Perry recounts being confronted by Jennifer Aniston about alcohol abuse
304422 21: Actor Matthew Perry and actress Julia Roberts hug each other on the set of "Friends." (Photo by Liaison)
Matthew Perry wrote Julia Roberts a paper on quantum physics so she'd agree to star on Friends
BEST FALL BOOKS Paul Newman memoir, Hollywood: An Oral History, and Liz Taylor biography
The best new fall books about classic Hollywood
Matthew Perry attends "The Circle" premiere during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca PAC on April 26, 2017 in New York City.
Matthew Perry reveals he almost died after his colon burst from drug overuse: 'I didn't know how to stop'
Tom Felton
Harry Potter star Tom Felton details substance abuse struggles and his escape from rehab in memoir