Weight Watchers success story Jennifer Hudson is writing a memoir about her miraculous weight loss. Over the past few years, Jennifer’s gone from a size 16 to a size 6, losing 80 pounds since the birth of her son David Jr. in 2009, now she wants to tell us how she did it.
The still-untitled tome from the Oscar winner, 29, will be a memoir chronicling the unhealthy eating habits she developed during her childhood through her mission to shed the pounds and adopt a healthier way of life.
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), will publish the book, which is due for release in Jan. 2012.
“Hudson wants to inspire anyone coping with weight issues, share some of her own best tips for losing and maintaining weight loss, fitting in exercise and keeping it fun…” publishers said in a statement Tuesday.
Jennifer’s book news comes on the heels of whispers that the former “DreamGirl” was having troubled selling the manuscript to publishers because it did not include any of the sordid details surrounding the triple homicide of her mother, brother, and nephew in Chicago three years ago.
If you’re a regular listener of The Steve Harvey Morning Show, the name Shirley Strawberry is a name that requires no introduction. Inspired by the success her comical co-host saw after penning a pair of best-selling manuals on relationships (Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man and Straight Talk, No Chaser), Strawberry has decided to bring her own brand of expertise on the crazy world of romance to booksellers’ shelves in the new aptly-titled Strawberry Letter.
The last time R. Kelly got overexposed, he ended up on trial for lewd acts with a minor — of course, that won’t stop Uncle Chester from spilling all of the secrets trapped away in a dark corner of his closet on the pages of a new tell-all memoir.
Will you look at what the cat drug in? Karrine “Superhead” Steffans — the alleged “battered woman” (Insert eye-rolling here…) known for spilling the tea on her various sexcapades with celebrities — has another book in the pipeline.
This time, the outspoken One-Night Stand from Hell is looking to help other folks spice things up in the bedroom.
Steve Harvey, comedian-turned-wise-cracking relationship guru, is offering some “straight talk” on the “myth” that men and women can happily engage in platonic relationships.
The nationally-syndicated radio host solidified his standing as the 21st century’s answer to Dr. Ruth after his first book, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, shot to the top of The New York Times Bestsellers List in 2009.
In an interview with CNN’s Fredericka Whitfield, Harvey — who is promoting his newest relationship manual, Straight Talk, No Chaser – breaks down why members of the opposite sex can never be “just friends.”
From nude sex scandals and pageant shame to cheating spouses, the nation’s first African-American Miss America has enjoyed a career with enough highs and lows to fill several tell-alls.
Rapper/actor Common is bringing his life story to the book aisle. On Wednesday, publishers at Atria Book inked a deal to release a memoir penned by the star, 38, The Associated Press has learned.
Fabolous isn’t the only hip-hopster eyeing a book deal. ?uestlove, of The Roots fame, has inked a book deal with Grand Central Publishing for a tome that will combine his always entertaining stories of celebrity encounters, music fact, and his quirky anedotes on life into a compelling read.
The book — titled Mommy, What’s A ?uestlove? — is tenatively set for publication in 2011.
How would like to read gems like this one — and numerous others — from the man who made “Stupid Boy Swagg” Soulja Boy’s new moniker? Would you read a Trending Topic Book from @myfabolouslife? It could be closer than you think. Fabolous says the Tweepies at Twitter.com has contacted him about memoralizing his zingy one-liners in the form of a coffee table book.
