Britney Spears as... a novelist?
She鈥檚 been a pop superstar, an actress, a reality show star, and an "X-Factor" judge.
Britney Spears鈥檚 next title? Author.
That鈥檚 right, the 鈥淥ops鈥� singer is close to signing a book deal with It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, according to .
According to early reports, the book would be a roman a clef, or a novel that would 鈥渋ncorporate fictionalized versions of her own experiences.鈥�
It鈥檚 actually not Spears鈥檚 first book. The singer wrote 鈥淏ritney Spears鈥� Heart to Heart鈥� with her mom, Lynne Spears, in 2000, and 鈥淎 Mother鈥檚 Gift鈥� in 2001. This would be the first work of fiction for Spears, however.
With this new pending book deal, Spears will join a growing band of reality TV celebrities penning books, including the and of Jersey Shore. Spears鈥檚 plans are already being compared to TV personality and The Hills star 鈥檚 2009 New York Times bestseller 鈥淟.A. Candy,鈥� about a girl who moves to Los Angeles and becomes the star of a reality show. Conrad has written two novels in the series since then, a surprise success for the reality show star.
Perhaps we shouldn鈥檛 be too surprised by the news. Spears has previously mentioned how important reading is in her daily routine. 鈥淓very night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about,鈥� she once said, according to .
No word on when the new book will be released, but folks are already hypothesizing the storyline.
Writes the Washington Post鈥檚 blogger, 鈥淚 for one am dying to read the story of a pop star who becomes wildly famous for her ability to sing with a python draped around her neck, stars on a B-grade UPN reality show with her dancer husband, suffers a severe breakdown that involves shaving her head, but then triumphantly bounces back and lands not just one, but two, 'Glee' tribute episodes devoted to her work.鈥�
Right.
Husna Haq is a Monitor correspondent.
