Book clubs, gather around! Jay Ellis, Uzo Aduba and Will Packer will have their memories coming soon

The celebrity memoir boom which began in late 2023, shows no signs of slowing down – excellent news for individuals who enjoy cracking open the spine of a book crammed with deeper insights into their favorite famous face.

As readers in every single place begin to review the titles on their summer reading lists, it could be price adding three upcoming memoirs by Black stars to the pile.

Later this summer “Did everyone have an imaginary friend (or was it just me?)” by none apart from “Insecure” alum Jay Ellis arrives in bookstores. Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba recently announced, “The Road Is Right: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose”, expected this fall. And “Girls Trip” producer Will Packer wrote, “Who’s better than you?: The art of healthy arrogance and dreaming big”, which is scheduled to premiere in 2025.

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“Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (Or Was It Just Me?)”

“The common denominator in every story was my imaginary friend Mikey,” Ellis said. People Magazine while discussing its upcoming release. “Mikey appeared in so many of my memories that I started asking myself: Where do imaginary friends come from? Why? What purpose do they serve? What happened to Mikey? Why did he even come to me?”

“The Way is Right: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose”

Drawn from her family history through anecdotes from her mother, aunts and uncles, and her own research during a visit to Nigeria, Aduba, 43, will share a portrait that pays tribute to her late mother, Nonyem, and the black immigrant experience with the world when The Road Is Good is released on September 10, 2024.

“I hope the book shows readers that despite the challenges we inevitably face, there is good in the world to seek out and find,” Aduba said. People. “That life has so much to offer each and every one of us. That every life is a story and no matter how big or small, long or short, it has an impact.”

“Who’s Better Than You?: The Art of Healthy Arrogance and Dreaming Big”

Looking to take it up a notch creatively or in other ways? Well, you might not must go any further than Packer’s upcoming release. “Who’s Better Than You?” was written for anyone who’s “ready to make a major change” in their profession but who may not have all of the resources crucial to make the change they’re in search of. The book details the tools Packer, 50, has acquired throughout his profession, from his days as a school student attempting to sell a micro-budget independent film to his current mega-success.

“This is without a doubt my most personal project to date,” Packer said. People.

He continued, “I wrote ‘Who Better Than You?’ to reach out to anyone who has a dream! Almost three decades of working on the front lines in Hollywood have shown me that it’s never too late or too hard to figure out what you want in life and successfully achieve it.”