Andre Agassi's Autobiography 'Lively but Narrow'

In Open , due Nov. 9, tennis star says he lied to avoid punishment

(NEWSER) - In a forthcoming memoir, tennis star Andre Agassi admits that he used crystal meth during his career, and even lied about it to avoid penalty for a positive drug test. “I can’t speak to addiction, but a lot of people would say that if you’re using anything as an escape, you have a problem,” he tells People, which carries an excerpt in its new edition of Open, due out Nov. 9. More»

Note to Demi Moore: Here's what you should aim for

(NEWSER) - Demi Moore is writing a memoir, but until it comes out, we can only imagine what scandalous secrets it will reveal. In the meantime, The Frisky offers up 14 other memoirs that divulged some juicy info:

• Carrie Fisher: In Wishful Drinking, we found out that her mom got her a vibrator for Christmas.
• Kathy Griffin: Thanks to Official Book Club Selection, we now have the mental image of her bedding Jack Black.

Actress recalls romance in upcoming memoir

(NEWSER) - Diane Keaton fondly recalls her romance with Woody Allen in upcoming memoir Then Again, out next month, writing that she “was in love with him before I knew him.” Her family often watched him on TV before she first worked with him in 1968, and she loved “his manner, his way of gesturing, his hands, his coughing and looking down in a self-deprecating way while he told jokes.” More»

Don't worry, it will have a co-author

(NEWSER) - Oh, goody: Someone decided to give Courtney Love a book deal. The rocker and controversy magnet will write not just a memoir, but a “tell-all” memoir, thanks to the deal with HarperCollins’ William Morrow imprint, MediaBistro reports. Love will collaborate with Anthony Bozza, who has co-authored books with other rockers including Tommy Lee, so theoretically he should have a firmer grasp of spelling and grammar than Love does . Gawker , which is hosting a naming contest on its site that looks like quite a bit of fun, notes that the memoir promises to “set the record straight” and is due out next fall. More»

Former Idol judge's memoir also reveals child molestation

(NEWSER) - Another celebrity is revealing details of sexual abuse in a new memoir. This time it's former American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, who discusses several disturbing incidents in her A Helluva High Note, out next week, E! reports. In 2000, she writes, a "fairly known producer" date-raped her after dinner, and she never told anyone for fear her career would be ruined. But her troubles began long before that, when she was molested as a child. More»