Hollywood Takes Up the Pen: Variety Names the Year's Standout Memoirs

Variety has published its picks for the strongest celebrity memoirs of 2026. Books by Sylvester Stallone, Ari Emmanuel and Lena Dunham are among those named. According to the publication, writing a memoir has become a milestone for Hollywood figures, and for many of them it is the first time they have told their life story themselves. For readers in Beverly Hills, near the studios where much of this work is made, the list is a guide to the industry as its own people describe it.

With reporting from Variety.