Summer reads to put on your list

From Reese Witherspoon’s hair-roller technique to reliving the joys and sorrows behind the success of Sally Field and Olivia Newton-John, these memoirs provide fascinating glimpses of these women’s emotional journeys.

WHISKEY IN A TEACUP

Reese Witherspoon ($45, Simon & Schuster) Southern women are like “whiskey in a teacup” – a combo of beauty and strength, Reese explains, in her book that’s part memoir and part quirky domestic tips.

IN PIECES

Sally Field ($45, Simon & Schuster) Sally Field shares the deepest parts of herself in this raw and honest recollection of her younger years.

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’

Olivia NewtonJohn ($45, Penguin) You’ll laugh and you’ll cry, you’ll also be truly inspired by Olivia’s memoir which affirms her powerful mantra: don’t stop believing.