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Brit to Write Memoir for $14M
 Brit to Write Memoir for $14M 
Jan 21, 2009 11:21 AM CST

Brit to Write Memoir for $14M

Spears has kept some secrets to spill

(Newser) - Presumably, this will be a little more revealing than Crossroads: Britney Spears has signed a nearly $14 million deal to write an autobiography, the Daily Mirror reports. The 27-year-old star may drop some bombshells unofficial biographers never uncovered, a source says: “Some of the stories she’s got are...

Palin Could Bag $7M Book Deal
 Palin Could Bag $7M Book Deal 
Nov 17, 2008 8:01 AM CST

Palin Could Bag $7M Book Deal

Governor-turned-icon is hot ticket for paparazzi

(Newser) - Sarah Palin may not have earned the title of vice president, but a rumored book deal could net her as much $7 million, the Times of London reports. “She’s poised to make a ton of money,” said a top PR agent. To compare: Bill Clinton took $10...

Tarzan's Old Pal Enjoys His Retirement

At 76, Tarzan co-star keeping busy with painting, TV

(Newser) - Cheeta the chimp is enjoying a fairly humdrum retirement after his glittering showbiz career, Entertainment Weekly reports. Cheeta, at 76 the world's oldest domesticated simian, was plucked from the jungles of Africa as a baby and starred in the '30s Tarzan movies. An "autobiography"—more of a Hollywood...

MLK's Kids Fight Over Letters
 MLK's Kids Fight Over Letters 
Oct 9, 2008 5:17 PM CDT

MLK's Kids Fight Over Letters

Judge orders Bernice to bring unpublished papers to court

(Newser) - Legal battles among Martin Luther King Jr's children drag on, this time over who gets mom and dad's unpublished correspondence. Yesterday, a judge ordered youngest daughter Bernice, the administrator of Coretta Scott King's estate, to bring to court letters and photos that sit at the heart of a disputed $1....

Waiter Serves It Up in Tell-All
 Waiter Serves It Up in Tell-All
BOOK REVIEW
Aug 26, 2008 12:42 PM CDT

Waiter Serves It Up in Tell-All

Behind the scenes at a New York bistro

(Newser) - A waiter known for grumbling about his work online has now recounted his misadventures in a book, Waiter Rant. Steve Dublanica tells Bloomberg about its highlights: runaway rodents, crazed customers, and his background in the mental health field. "Dealing with rabidly insane psychopaths is perfect training for dealing with...

Madonna's Bro Dishes Dirt on Book Fallout
Madonna's Bro Dishes Dirt on Book Fallout
GLOSSIES
Aug 4, 2008 11:39 AM CDT

Madonna's Bro Dishes Dirt on Book Fallout

Says sis vowed vengeance, tried to stop publication

(Newser) - Madonna and her brother Christopher Ciccone fell out over his recent tell-all memoir, and the situation nearly wound up in court, he tells Vanity Fair. She ranted at their father over photos he supplied for Life With My Sister Madonna, but "I am not knocking her off her pedestal,...

Miley Cyrus to Outsource Autobiography

Disney tween will hire ghostwriter for tell-all

(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has inked a multimillion-dollar deal with Disney Books to pen an autobiography of her short, sweet life, according to Ok! magazine. But don't think it'll read like some 15-year-old's homework assignment. The "hush-hush" tween queen is looking for a ghostwriter to put the young superstar's life to...

New Site Wants Your Wikipedia Rejected Bio

Biographicon invites the real average Joes to tell their tales

(Newser) - While Wikipedia may promote itself as an encyclopedia of, for, and by the people, anybody who's had his stint as autobiographer cut short by the infamous "notability" requirement knows the site to be otherwise. Or so hope the creators of startup Biographicon, a website that invites the nobodies of...

Clapton Recounts Pain, Triumph
Clapton Recounts Pain, Triumph
Oct 28, 2007 1:01 PM CDT

Clapton Recounts Pain, Triumph

Addictions, death of son brought guitar legend to his knees

(Newser) - "Slowhand" takes up a pen in Clapton: The Autobiography. Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll—it’s all there in guitar legend Eric Clapton’s memoir. There’s also the death of a child and more than one journey to sobriety. Vanity Fair excerpts the poignant tale of...

Joan Rivers Gets Ready for Her Close-Up

Comic puts on her game face for new theatrical piece

(Newser) - Having been relieved of red-carpet duty, Joan Rivers is busy workshopping an autobiographical comedy in San Francisco. It's the 74-year-old Barnard grad's third play, and she's planning to take it off-Broadway once she figures out "what's funny and poignant and what isn't." The LA Times pays a call...

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