Entertainment Memoir

Shahrukh Khan - Still Reading Khan

Want sex, drugs, and rock and roll? It’s all here. But what is so moving about Staci Layne Wilson’s unconventional coming-of-age story is that in spite of her rocky childhood, she describes her parents with deep affection, generosity, and pride. Hers is a story of triumph over a legacy of alcoholism, suicide, and Hollywood burnout, but more than that, it’s a tender, gripping tale of unconditional love (with a healthy dose of humor). Despite the downsides, her upbringing gave her the powerful determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.

For over a decade, actor Corey Maher has worked on big-budget blockbuster movies and Emmy award winning television shows, alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. But after a devastating on-set accident, he now faces his most demanding role yet as he explores the strength and depth of his own character. In The Backstory, Corey rewinds the reel on fifty years of family, friendship, and failure to uncover his personal motivation to persevere under extreme duress.

A searing memoir of a broken childhood and the hope of escaping it—from the iconic Black Flag frontman and legendary punk musician Henry Rollins What happens when a child grows up in an almost total vacuum of love? That was the reality for Henry Rollins, pioneering punk frontman of the seminal...

'Down Under: The Men at Work & Colin Hay Story' traces the Australian band's extraordinary ascent, its surprisingly swift unraveling, and the career of its unmistakable frontman, Colin Hay, who successfully reinvented himself as a solo artist after the group's demise.

A sus 90 años, Michael Caine, leyenda viva del cine, comparte con su inconfundible humor y sabiduría las lecciones que le ha dado una vida plena delante y detrás de las cámaras. Con ingenio y franqueza, habla de sus películas más queridas, de los amigos que marcaron su camino, de sus pasiones y del arte de mantenerse joven de espíritu.

Brian May reflects on Queen's early years, creative vision, and the personalities that shaped the band's success. He discusses the group's rise from pub gigs to global fame, their distinctive blend of power, melody, and harmony, and the craftsmanship behind songs like Killer Queen, We Are the Champions, and Now I'm Here. May also shares insights into Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon, along with memories of Live Aid, touring, and the challenges of life in one of rock's biggest bands.

When former government staffer Alisha Aitken-Radburn was given a 'villain edit' on her first season of The Bachelor, she wasn't entirely surprised – there are only a handful of character tropes producers can manipulate into storylines. But the backlash on social media was unexpectedly intense, and Alisha found her sense of identity completely rocked by a single comment: 'You are a bad person'. Determined to shake the 'villain' label, she returned to reality TV screens, and this time, she got a different edit.

From growing up in Los Angeles with movie star neighbors, bearing witness to the music scene in the 1960s and seeing the rise of comedy in the early 70s, to studying mime in Paris under the tutelage of Marcel Marceau to becoming a founding member of the seminal comedy troupe The Groundlings, it's no wonder that Lorne Michaels offered Laraine Newman a spot in the original cast of Saturday Night Live. There, Laraine was part of the show that changed TV - and comedy - forever.

Norteña. Memorias del comienzo es la historia de un enamoramiento: el de Julieta Venegas con la música. Criada en Tijuana, en ese paisaje singular donde el desierto se encuentra con el mar y una frontera divide —o junta— dos países y dos formas de vida, Julieta recorre los primeros años que la formaron como artista: cómo aprendió a escuchar, cómo aprendió a tocar, cómo fue encontrando su propio sonido. La música llega primero como herencia familiar, como alegría compartida, como el idioma que su familia ya hablaba antes que ella.

Doug Stanhope has been drunkenly stumbling down the back roads and dark alleys of stand-up comedy for over a quarter of a century, roads laden with dank bars, prostitutes, cheap drugs, farm animals, evil dwarfs, public nudity, menacing third-world police, psychotic breaks, sex offenders, and some understandable suicides. You know, just for levity. While other comedians were seeking fame, Stanhope was seeking immediate gratification, dark spectacle, or sometimes just his pants.

The irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon. Minister for the Counterculture, Mancunian mainstay and alternative national treasure John Robb has lived a life in music. In this book he charts his adventures on the cultural frontline, chronicling the making of a DIY icon.

Vivian Stanshall is the quintessential pop hero of the 60s, 70s, and 80s who first shot to fame in 1968 in the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Viv was well known too for his ribald tales of the upper-class Rawlinsons and Maynards who were the bees’ knees for anyone with a warped sense of humor. Born in 1943 in Oxfordshire, his family settled in the coastal town of Leigh-on-Sea. After being a bingo-caller to painting fairground attractions (with a spell in the merchant navy), Stanshall enrolled at London’s Central School of Art and Design.

At the age of 16, Eric started commuting to NYC from his suburban home in New Jersey to perform in open mics. We watch him move across the country 8 times in an effort to make a living as a comedian. Despite incredible obstacles—everything from nepotism to a collapsing Hollywood system, to cocaine-snorting gatekeepers—Eric has stayed the course.

Jimi Hendrix, born on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, was a revolutionary rock guitarist and singer. Despite a challenging childhood, he showcased his guitar talent during his teenage years. After a stint in the U.S. Army and moving to New York City, he formed The Jimi Hendrix Experience in London in 1966. The band's debut album, Are You Experienced, launched him to fame, with his innovative guitar techniques leaving a lasting impact. Hendrix's life was tragically cut short when he died in London on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.

Dark Horse takes listeners into the life of George Harrison, the most enigmatic Beatle, tracing his journey from Liverpool to global stardom and his deep spiritual quest. With rare insights, exclusive interviews, and decades of research, it captures his influence on world music and his profound legacy.

In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple beginnings in Puerto Rico to Hollywood legend—and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto...

En estas crudas memorias, Lena Dunham se enfrenta a la pregunta que ha marcado su vida adulta: ¿ es el dolor el precio que hay que pagar por cumplir tus sueños? Durante la última década, mientras su carrera la hacía ascender de forma meteórica—desde la venta del piloto de Girls hasta las alfombras rojas, la Casa Blanca o los Globos de Oro—Dunham constató cómo su cuerpo se derrumbaba poco a poco. Cada logro venía acompañado de hospitalizaciones interminables, diagnósticos inciertos, dependencias farmacológicas y crisis personales.

"My dad would look at me, this daft kid. 'You know,' he'd say, 'he's got a head full of magic.' He was right. There was something inside me, building up. I had only one thought - I want to perform." Will Mellor is one of British television's best‑loved actors and entertainers, known for...

Peggy Seeger is one of folk music's most influential artists and songwriters. Born in New York in 1935, her childhood was steeped in music and left-wing politics; they remain her lifeblood. Always a rebel, she traveled to Russia and China against US advice before arriving in London, where she met the much older (and already married) man with whom she would raise three children and share the next 33 years: Ewan MacColl. Together, they helped lay the foundations of the British folk revival.