Molly Ringwald Publishes a Novel Called ‘When It Happens to You’: Who’s Your Favorite Celebrity Author?
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2012/08/16 20:00:00
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Although she’s only turning 16 in most fans’ minds, Molly Ringwald is actually all grown-up. She’s been acting for decades from the aforementioned “16 Candles” to her more-recent turn on “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” But Ringwald is also an author.
Her first book, “Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick,” was a collection of essays doling out advice from her own life experiences. But now Ringwald has set her sites on becoming a more serious writer with her new tome called “When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories.”
She may be the latest actor-turned-author, but she certainly isn’t the first. Everyone from Marlon Brando to Macaulay Culkin have taken a shot at fiction -- some more successfully than others. Although she’s most famous for the “Star Wars" trilogy, a significant number of readers beyond just Princess Leah fanatics have nuzzled up with Carrie Fisher’s books, “Postcards from the Edge,” “Wishful Drinking” and “The Best Awful.”
It’s not unexpected for a sharp-witted comedian like Steve Martin to be the scribe of novellas like “Shopgirl” and “An Object of Beauty.” But some might not know that William Shatner has written over 20 science fiction novels. Henry Winkler penned a series of “Hank Zipzer” kids' books to teach about dyslexia. Lauren Conrad, of course, covers fashion in her “L.A. Candy” series. And James Franco sticks to short stories in his collection “Palo Alto” (insert your own attention span joke here.) So what do you think: Who’s your favorite celebrity author?
Her first book, “Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family and Finding the Perfect Lipstick,” was a collection of essays doling out advice from her own life experiences. But now Ringwald has set her sites on becoming a more serious writer with her new tome called “When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories.”
She may be the latest actor-turned-author, but she certainly isn’t the first. Everyone from Marlon Brando to Macaulay Culkin have taken a shot at fiction -- some more successfully than others. Although she’s most famous for the “Star Wars" trilogy, a significant number of readers beyond just Princess Leah fanatics have nuzzled up with Carrie Fisher’s books, “Postcards from the Edge,” “Wishful Drinking” and “The Best Awful.”
It’s not unexpected for a sharp-witted comedian like Steve Martin to be the scribe of novellas like “Shopgirl” and “An Object of Beauty.” But some might not know that William Shatner has written over 20 science fiction novels. Henry Winkler penned a series of “Hank Zipzer” kids' books to teach about dyslexia. Lauren Conrad, of course, covers fashion in her “L.A. Candy” series. And James Franco sticks to short stories in his collection “Palo Alto” (insert your own attention span joke here.) So what do you think: Who’s your favorite celebrity author?
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Top Opinion
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Wesloco 2012/08/17 03:06:39
I loved The Wonder Years. I was just talking about that show. I'm hoping they have a box set of the series.
But also THIS gentleman who was an accomplish songwriter, performer and yes author..
He is the guy whose ordeal the movie 127 Hours is based off of. His arm got crush by a boulder in a canyon and he lopped it off. .
I'm not sure why Molly Ringwald was so popular, she's a pretty bad actor.
He's the author of a book called SoulPancake, and I really like it.
My favorite author overall is Dan Brown, though.