Celebrity BOOK CLUB
Put these on your must-read list: moving memoirs, nostalgic musings and fictional serial killers from some favorite famous figures.
1 DREW BARRYMORE Collecting cookbooks has become a passion for the A-list actress and daytime TV host (she has a closet dedicated to them), so it’s only fitting her latest endeavor is a cookbook-meets-lifestyle guide called Rebel Homemaker (Nov. 2, Dutton). $30
2 WILL SMITH From timid West Philadelphia kid to Hollywood box office mega-star, the Fresh Prince gets real about his emotional reckoning with the pressures of performance and high-stakes entertaining in Will (Nov. 9, Penguin Press). $30 3
DAVE GROHL The Foo Fighters’ frontman’s The Storyteller (Dey Street) offers musings on a life of music, reflections on his chil`hoo` (teaching himself to drum on pillows) and thoughtful memories of being on the road with Nirvana, dancing with AC/DC, meeting Paul McCartney and drumming for Tom Petty. $30
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4 STANLEY TUCCI The awardwinning actor goes beyond foo`ie films, `ocumentaries an` his bestselling cookbooks in Taste: My Life Through Food (Gallery Books), a memoir packed with savory stories of burne` `ishes an` five-star foo`, falling in love over dinner and the power of a home-cooked meal. $28
5 BARACK OBAMA and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN An expansion of their Spotify podcast of the same name, Renegades: Born in the USA (Oct. 26, Crown) is a collection of conversations, photographs, handwritten lyrics, speeches and candid and entertaining dialogue between the two longtime friends. $50
6 TAMRON HALL A serial killer terrorizes Chicago, while a young crime reporter works to solve the deaths of two Black girls in As the Wicked Watch (Oct. 26, William Morrow), the first in a new mystery series by the Emmy-winning host. $28
7 MEL BROOKS Infused with nostalgia and his signature hilarity, the trailblazing Brooks has written his first memoir, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business (Nov. 30, Ballantine), an entertaining look back at the 95-year-old EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner’s career alongside other showbiz greats. He’s also recorded the audiobook version. $30
8 HAYLEY MILLS In Forever Young (Grand Central Publishing), the Pollyanna and Parent Trap star reflects on her iconic roles an` Tinseltown memories, including losing Disney money, turning down the starring role in the controversial 1962 film Lolita, bulimia struggles and more. $30
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