Novels by Actors

Novels written by actors known for their film & television work.
Updated October 2, 2022
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Novels by Actors

Novels written by actors known for their film & television work.
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Shopgirl
Steve Martin
Paper Book
One of the most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin is quickly becoming recognized as a gorgeous writer capable of being at once melancholy and tart, achingly innocent and astonishingly ironic (Elle). A frequent contributor to both The New Yorker and the New York Times<...
Postcards from the Edge
Carrie Fisher
Paper Book
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE Carrie Fisher is one of our most painfully hilarious correspondents from the edge of sanity, said Vanity Fair about the author of this classic novel of men, drugs and alcohol, heartbreak and recovery...Hollywood-style. As timely today as when it was first published, Postcards...
Montaro Caine: A Novel
Sidney Poitier
Paper Book
* When a coin is found in a baby's hand, the doctor who finds it sends it up to a lab at MIT, where Montaro Caine, a student, does a work-up on it and discovers it to be made of materials not known on Earth. Caine never learns the owner's identity, but two decades later, as Caine, now CEO of Fitzer...
Mycroft Holmes
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Paper Book
Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name​ ​for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend,...
An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin
Paper Book
Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveliness....
Uncommon Type: Some Stories
Tom Hanks
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, USA Today * A collection of "first-rate" short stories (The New York Times) that explore--with great affection, humor, and insight--the human condition in all its foibles. A small-town newspaper...
The Dream Factory: A Novel
Janet Leigh
Paper Book
The Dream Factory by Janet Leigh released on Jan 25, 2002 is available now for purchase.
The Hippopotamus
Stephen Fry
Paper Book
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