Will your next great read give you the inside scoop on your favorite celebrity?<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s roster of tell-alls brought stories from everyone from Malala Yousafzai<\/a> to Christine Brown Woolley<\/a> from \u201cSister Wives.\u201d Nia Sioux<\/a> told us about growing through her experience on \u201cDance Moms,\u201d where she says she was subjected to racism and toxicity. Shari Franke<\/a> penned a raw portrait of life under her mother, disgraced vlogger and convicted\u00a0child abuser Ruby Franke. \u201cSurvivor\u201d alum Parvati Shallow<\/a> took us from her childhood in a commune to public scrutiny after her time on reality TV.<\/p>\n Who do we have our eye on this year? Here are 10 celebrity memoirs coming out soon.<\/p>\n “La Lucci” by Susan Lucci.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Soap opera star Lucci takes readers through her early days getting cast as Erica Kane on \u201cAll My Children\u201d to the moment she found out, over 40 years later, that the show was canceled. But though \u201cLa Lucci\u201d has plenty of humor and joyful anecdotes, Lucci also gets candid about grief<\/a> after she lost her husband of 52 years.<\/p>\n “Devout” by David Archuleta is out now.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Archuleta skyrocketed to fame at age 17 as the runner-up on \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Season 7. But behind the scenes, he was grappling with alleged emotional abuse from his dad. He was also coming to terms with his sexuality, but coming out as queer was at odds with his Mormon faith. In \u201cDevout,\u201d Archuleta shares how he lost his church to find himself.<\/a><\/p>\n “It’s Never Too Late” by Marla Gibbs<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cThe Jeffersons\u201d star Gibbs is telling her story at the age of 94, starting from when she moved to Los Angeles to start anew after an abusive marriage. \u201cIt\u2019s Never Too Late\u201d<\/a> chronicles her career in Hollywood, including her fight for fair pay and access for herself and her peers.<\/p>\n “You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It” by Lisa Rinna.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n If you miss her on \u201cThe Traitors,\u201d<\/a> Rinna is coming back your way soon. In \u201cYou Better Believe I\u2019m Gonna Talk About It,\u201d<\/a> the Real Housewife and pop culture icon dishes on her career from acting on \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d to Bravo’s reality universe, while also getting personal on parenting, marriage and grief.<\/p>\n “You With the Sad Eyes” by Christina Applegate.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n In an honest and darkly funny memoir, Applegate is opening up about how multiple sclerosis<\/a> changed her life, forcing her to confront memories of body dysmorphia, family addiction and her changing relationship with her body today. \u201cYou With the Sad Eyes\u201d<\/a> is a retrospective of the diaries Applegate has kept her whole life, promising \u201ca story not even those closest to her fully know.\u201d<\/p>\n “Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!” by Liza Minnelli<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Minnelli initially announced her memoir after claiming documentary depictions of her life \u201cdidn\u2019t get it right.\u201d\u00a0In \u201cKids, Wait Till You Hear This!\u201d<\/a> Minnelli gets real about growing up as the only child of famed actor Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, focusing on joy even as she was struggling with substance use disorder, chronic anxiety and financial woes.<\/p>\n “Phases” by Brandy.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n In \u201cPhases,\u201d<\/a> actor and Grammy Award-winning singer Brandy juxtaposes a career filled with record deals and roles with the pressure she felt behind closed doors. From her start in Mississippi churches to her life in the spotlight today, this memoir charts Brandy\u2019s journey to make peace with the past while looking toward the future.<\/p>\n “Famesick” by Lena Dunham.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n In \u201cFamesick,\u201d<\/a> Dunham reflects on chronic illness, fame, sex and creative ambition. Behind the scenes of Dunham\u2019s red carpet and TV appearances, there was explained pain that made her body feel \u201clike towing a wrecked car across town at midnight.\u201d Here, she unpacks how her diagnoses and treatment have changed the way she thinks about her work.<\/p>\n “Transcendent” by Laverne Cox.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cTranscendent\u201d<\/a> is a journey through Cox\u2019s history making career as one of Hollywood\u2019s most high-profile transgender actors, as well as what she overcame to get there. From childhood trauma and depression to working at a New York City drag restaurant to booking \u201cOrange is the New Black,\u201d Cox\u2019s memoir promises readers can \u201cheal and fight for equality, right alongside Laverne.\u201d<\/p>\n “The Steps” by Sylvester Stallone.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n In Stallone\u2019s anticipated memoir,<\/a> his famous run up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps serves as a metaphor for the steps he took to pursue his dreams. Stallone chronicles his difficult childhood and the period of time between arriving in New York City in 1969 and sweeping the 49th Academy Awards in 1977 for \u201cRocky.\u201d<\/p>\n Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY\u2019s Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her<\/em> on Instagram<\/em><\/a>, subscribe to our weekly<\/em> Books newsletter<\/em><\/a> or tell her what you\u2019re reading at<\/em> cmulroy@usatoday.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 10 new celebrity memoirs, from Lisa Rinna to Christina Applegate<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u2018La Lucci\u2019 by Susan Lucci (out now)<\/h2>\n
\u2018Devout\u2019 by David Archuleta (out now)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018It’s Never Too Late\u2019 by Marla Gibbs (Feb. 24)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It\u2019 by Lisa Rinna (Feb. 24)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018You With the Sad Eyes\u2019 by Christina Applegate (March 3)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!\u2019 by Liza Minnelli (March 10)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018Phases\u2019 by Brandy (March 31)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018Famesick\u2019 by Lena Dunham (April 14)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018Transcendent\u2019 by Laverne Cox (June 9)<\/h2>\n
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\u2018The Steps\u2019 by Sylvester Stallone (Sept. 29)<\/h2>\n
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