20 Celebrity Books You Need to Add to Your Shelf This Fall

Making her debut book release with Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits, Academy Award-winner and Big Little Lies star Reese Witherspoon shares how she infuses her Southern upbringing into her everyday life through recipes, hairstyling tips, traditions, parties, and more.

Out Sept. 18

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is releasing a riveting memoir, Becoming, in which she opens up about her childhood in Chicago, being an accomplished working mother, and life on Pennsylvania Avenue. She takes readers beyond her sweet dance moves and outgoing personality and details private and public disappointments, defying expectations, and life experiences that have helped shaped her into the woman she is today.

Out Nov. 13

Joanna Gaines — HGTV's Fixer Upper star, mother of five, and queen of shiplap — will help readers channel their inner interior designer and provide guidance for blending various genres into every room in the home in Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave. The book also reveals practical tips to help problem-solve pain points in your home.

Out Nov. 6

The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper shares her journey from growing up in the suburbs in St. Louis trying to commune with squirrels to making it big in Hollywood in her book My Squirrel Days. In a comedic series of personal essays, she covers everything from accidentally insulting celebrities to tips for discretely changing diapers in public.

Out Oct. 9

Gisele Bündchen gets candid in her book, Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, which documents her journey from a child rescuing animals in her hometown to walking the catwalk as one of the most successful supermodels in history. The book takes a deeper dive into the Brazilian beauty's private life and documents the life lessons she's learned over the past 38 years to help her live a more meaningful life.

Out Oct. 2

In his inspirational and motivational book This Is the Day: Reclaim Your Dream. Ignite Your Passion. Live Your Purpose., Heisman Trophy-winner and professional athlete Tim Tebow encourages people to stop postponing dreams and go after them today. He equips readers with strategies to overcome fear and defeat and move from "pause" to "play" to find deeper meaning and success.

Out Sept. 25

In Make Something Good Today: A Memoir, HGTV's Home Town stars give their fans memorable tips on how to infuse each day of their lives with goodness.

Out Oct. 2

Mom, model, and cohost of Lip Sync Battle Chrissy Teigen is back in the kitchen and sharing her beloved recipes. In her second cookbook, Cravings: Hungry For More, she encompasses a variety of recipes tailored to meet various needs. Peppered with personal stories, her cookbook covers how to prepare quick meals, healthy meals, and filling dishes that will leave you hungry for more.

Out Sept. 18

Written by Today host Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim, Princess Penelope is back in Princesses Save the World, the sequel to their No. 1 New York Times bestseller, Princesses Wear Pants. Looking to help a kingdom on the brink of losing its most precious fruit, Princess Penny rounds the troops and displays teamwork, friendship, and creativity to save the day.

Out Sept. 18

Country-crooner, reality TV star, and entrepreneur Jessie James Decker will release a lifestyle book, Just Jessie: My Guide to Love, Life, Family, and Food, that includes everything from dating, fashion, and pregnancy advice to stories about overcoming social anxiety and experiencing postpartum depression. Lined with 125 intimate photographs, Decker proves how dedication, passion, and 10 hearty yet delicious recipes can help you create a fulfilling and exciting life.

Out Oct. 2

America Ferrera, star of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series and Superstore, invites various friends, actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers from all different backgrounds to pen personal essays on living "between cultures" in her book, American Like Me.

Out Sept. 25

Through sharp storytelling and wry humor, Freaks and Geeks actress Busy Philipps gets candid in her memoir, This Will Only Hurt a Little, which discusses her painful — and painfully funny — teenage years and what she's learned about love, life, and motherhood.

Out Oct. 16

Emmy Award-winning actress Sally Field opens up in her memoir, In Pieces, which tracks her challenging childhood, making it big in Hollywood, and her lifelong relationships, including the complicated love for her mother.

Out Sept. 18

Prolific actor Gary Busey shares life lessons learned through surviving the ups and downs of nearly 50 years in Hollywood, a near fatal motorcycle accident, a drug overdose, two divorces, bankruptcy, and cancer in his book, Buseyisms: Gary Busey's Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

Out Sept. 4

Comedian and Broad City cocreator and costar Abbi Jacobson gets raw and vulnerable in I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff, a narrative in which she invites readers to jump in the passenger seat on her solo road trip to figure out exactly what it is she wants out of life. In the candid memoir, Jacobson reflects on choices she's made throughout the years and how they've shaped her through the ages.

Out Oct. 30

The 92-year-old legendary crooner is putting his talents on the page in Tony Bennett: Onstage and in the Studio, which acts as a gorgeous scrapbook of his career highlights. The book also features a foreword by award-winning singer Michael Bublé, a preface by Danny Bennett, and more than 140 photographs.

Out Sept. 14

Martina's Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist For Real Life allows country music icon Martina McBride to share touching stories about her life through beloved recipes. Just as she gives audiences around the world a beautiful singing experience, she aims to give back to fans in the form of Flavia's Deviled Eggs, Grilled Shrimp Tacos With Chipotle Sauce and Slaw, Baked French Toast With Pecan Crumble and Blackberry-Maple Syrup, and more.

Out Oct. 30

If you're looking for a good book for your little one, consider When I Grow Up by Julie Chen. Alongside adorable illustrations is a story about a small child who makes getting ready for bedtime a bit of a challenge for her mother, which children and parents will relate to.

Out Oct. 2