While girl power deserves to be celebrated all year round, Women's Day reminds us to actually make an effort and do that. One of those ways is by settling in with a good book and a mug of hot chocolate. You may not believe that celebrities pen good reads but these 8 picks will change your mind. This Women's Day, you'll laugh, cry and think when you pick up a copy of these 8 wonderful books by female celebrities.
1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns), Mindy Kaling
Both, on and off the screen Mindy is a stylish, smart and funny woman who is easily relatable. So you can imagine how well that would translate to a book. In her comically titled book, she narrates her journey as the quiet child of immigrants, the gawky growing up years and how she made it into writing for TV super hit The Office too.
2. The Legend Of Laxmi Prasad, Twinkle Khanna
In the years past, we've not only wrapped our heads around Twinkle Khanna: author but have come to adore her for it. Following the success of Mrs. Funnybones, this second book is a collection of four stories namely, The Legend Of Laxmi Prasad, Salaam Noni Appa, If The Weather Permits and The Sanitary Man Of Sacred Land. Each of them revolves around relationships and personal choices and the last one is based on a true story, which was brought to life on the silver screen in husband, Akshay Kumar's film PadMan which Twinkle co-produced.
3. Brave, Rose McGowan
You can expect a soul stirring look into both, the ups and downs of celebrity life when it's coming from Rose McGowan since she's most famously known as one of Harvey Weinstein's primary accusers of sexual misconduct. Candidly, Rose talks about it all in her book Brave, from her life on Charmed to her encounters with plastic surgery. All in all, it makes for an insightful celebrity book like no other.
4. Bossypants, Tina Fey
Tina Fey is a comedian and actress known globally for her comic chops; which set the bar pretty high for her book. However, the autobiographical Bossypants didn't fail to deliver. Here, Tina tells us how her dream of becoming a comedian turned into a reality, all with her trademarked crackling wit. Before her stint as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, this is where is all started.
5. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, Chelsea Handler
Whether on her chat show or stand-up segments, Chelsea has never been one to hold back. So as you'd imagine, she leaves nothing unsaid in Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. It's filled with numerous essays; some are about her time as a babysitter, vacationing with her dad and the lies she told her school mates, all retold in Chelsea's typically comical fashion.
6. The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous, Soha Ali Khan
You may know Soha Ali Khan from a clutch of Bollywood films or more likely, as Saif Ali Khan's sister and Kareena Kapoor's sister-in-law. And that's exactly what The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous is about. Born into the royal family of Pataudi with its illustrious background of films and sport, Soha takes us into her college life, growing up in a famous family and finding love in this set of essays.
7. Believe Me, Yolanda Hadid
You may not have heard of Yolanda Hadid but you definitely know her daughters, supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid. Former model and star of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Yolanda Hadid uses her memoir to talk about her struggle with Lyme disease, the trying times of divorce, her never-say-die spirit and the bonds formed with her children along the way.
8. The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer
Wherever she performs, on TV, in movies or as a stand-up performer, Amy is a firecracker. She brought out that feisty spirit of hers to her book as well, The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo. In it, she tells us tales about growing up, her family and relationships as well as her career, which led her to become one of the most in-demand female comedians today.
Here's to a delightful Women's Day spent leafing through these gems.
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