Liza Minnelli's Memoir Tops Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2026 List

Key facts

• Liza Minnelli's memoir Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! was published by Grand Central in March 2026 and debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
• The book was written with journalists Josh Getlin and Heidi Evans and is based on conversations between Minnelli and musician Michael Feinstein.
• Christina Applegate's You With the Sad Eyes, published by Little, Brown in March, is ranked No. 2 and also debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
• Lena Dunham's Famesick, published by Random House in April, debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and is ranked No. 3.
• Hannah Murray's The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness, published in the U.K. in May, became an instant Sunday Times bestseller and was named a book of the summer by Vogue and the Telegraph.
• Laverne Cox's Transcendent, published by Gallery Books in June, is ranked No. 5; Cox was the first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2014.
• Patricia Cornwell's True Crime: A Memoir, published by Grand Central in May, became an instant New York Times bestseller and is ranked No. 6.
• Arsenio Hall's Arsenio: A Memoir, written with Alan Eisenstock and published in March by Atria's Black Privilege Publishing imprint, became an instant New York Times bestseller and is ranked No. 7.
• David Archuleta's Devout: Losing My Faith to Find Myself, published by Gallery Books in February, is ranked No. 8.
• The list covers memoirs published between January and September 2026 and excludes Cher's second volume and Dustin Hoffman's memoir, both scheduled for November.