In this, the month of resolutions, the one I most keen to stick to my guns about is reading more. Books are life. There’s so much good content out there and the stories are endless. So, this year, I have decided to focus on ‘women in entertainment’ as a specific section, and reading one book a month within this category. Here’s a quick look through my picks of a-book-a-month for the year 2018, each one shining the light on incredible women and their even more incredible life stories.
January: Bossypants by Tina Fey
Kick-start the year with a little Liz Lemon flavour courtesy the legendary Tina Fey.
February: To The Moon: How I Blogged My Way To Bollywood by Malini Agarwal
Bosslady Malini Agarwal made another dream of hers come true (thanks to Harper Collins) with this book on how she became MissMalini. Such fun insider stories to be uncovered! I can’t wait.
March: Love, Loss And What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi‘s memoir is all about her immigrant identity, how food ties into that and interesting anecdotes from behind the scenes of Top Chef.
April: How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life by Lilly Singh
Lilly Singh‘s success is a product of her confidence, oodles of sass and a whole lot of hustle.
May: Mrs. Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and a Lot Like Me by Twinkle Khanna
Mrs. Funnybones is just more of that, peppered with anecdotes from her life, inside Bollywood and out.
June: Yes Please by Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler is just brilliant. HIlarious, and brilliant. From sex and relationships to friendship and being a parent, she’s covered it all.
July: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
Why Not Me? that you can move on to.
August: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham
Someday, Someday, Maybe was a fictional coming-of-age story of an actress trying to make it in New York City. But her second book is a personal account on life, love and The Gilmore Girls.
September: The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous by Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan‘s hilariously honest title for her book made me want to read it from the get-go. Of course, she’s the daughter of famous late cricketer Tiger Pataudi and movie star Sharmila Tagore and sister to Bollywood hero, Saif Ali Khan as well as sister-in-law to Kareena Kapoor Khan, but this book allows you to get to know Soha herself better.
October: The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
This highly personal book contains as much sarcasm and hilarity as you can expect from Amy Schumer.
November: Not That Kind Of Girl by Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham‘s honest and revealing memoir is beautiful, brave and bare.
December: Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
Witty and interesting, Anna Kendrick‘s book is akin to taking a peek inside her brain. What could be more entertaining than that?