7 Celeb Authors Who Are New York Times Bestsellers
1/9When you dominate television, music, and film, it only makes sense that your next stop would be literary greatness. After all, nothing has more lasting power than the written word. While some, like Mindy Kaling and Tina Fey have made careers of their comedic prowess, and translate it well onto the page, others like Lauren Conrad, Snooki, and Bella Thorne are some of the more surprising stars to climb up the New York Times best-seller chart — but they totally did, and it was well deserved. Check out these awesome reads by our favorite television stars!
Photo: FilmMagic2/9Demi Lovato
Staying Strong is a collection of 365 positive affirmations, reflections, and goals written by Demi to help readers work through issues similar to the ones she’s faced. “This book is a collection of my own words, quotes that inspire me, as well as lessons, meditations, reflections, and daily goals. They have helped me tremendously, and it's a special and personal gift that I want to share with all of you,” Demi explains in a letter to her readers.
Photo: WireImage3/9Lauren Conrad
In Lauren’s first novel, L.A. Candy, 19-year-old Jane Roberts moves to Los Angeles for an internship and lands a role on a hot new reality show pitched as “a reality version of Sex and the City.” Like Lauren herself, Jane experiences what it’s like to come of age in the limelight. L.A. Candy is the first of a trilogy, and of course, Lauren has gone on to pen more books about her signature style.
Photo: WireImage4/9Hilary Duff
In the first of Hilary Duff’s Elixir trilogy, Clea Raymond is a photojournalist who discovers a mysterious young man appearing in all of her photos after her father disappears on a humanitarian mission. Then, she starts having dreams about him, and when they meet in real life, Clea discovers an ages-old mystery tying them together. Things get even more complicated when she realizes she’s in love with her bodyguard.
Photo: FilmMagic5/9Mindy Kaling
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is an essential read for any young women with aspirations of working in entertainment. It details Mindy’s rise to fame, from her days as a nerdy high school student, a member of a comedy troupe at Dartmouth, and a 20-something nanny living in a tiny apartment in Brooklyn. The book also contains some juicy insider anecdotes straight from the writers’ room of The Office, and offers insight from the Ivy grad on making it in Hollywood, even if it seems like the odds are stacked against you.
Photo: FilmMagic6/9Snooki
Even though Jersey Shore ended back in 2012, the show gave us Snooki (a.k.a. Nicole Polizzi), who’s still notorious for her big hair and bigger attitude, and her book: A Shore Thing. The story follows a very Snooki-like character, Gia, as she embarks on a summer adventure on the Jersey Shore featuring “hot guidos, cool clubs, and fried Oreos,” populated by characters with names like Bender Newberry and Tony “Trouble” Troublino.
WireImage7/9Bella Thorne
Bella’s first book, Autumn Falls is the first of a series following Autumn, a klutzy new girl at Aventura High who discovers that by writing in the journal that belonged to her late father, her wishes come true. Check out Teen Vogue’s interview with Bella about her book here.
Photo: Getty Images8/9Tina Fey
In 277 pages, Tina Fey takes readers on 25 adventures—she hilariously responds to anonymous internet critics, reflects on her experiences at the legendary Second City improve troupe, recounts a trip up Old Rag Mountain with her college crush, among other wild talkes. There’s a reason Bossypants debuted atop the New York Times Bestsellers list and stayed there for five week—it’s an essential for any #girlboss in training.
