Much of what we can’t get enough about celebrities is their creativity. Their wit, their outlandishness, everything about them screams “presence.” It only makes sense that people in the spotlight of life would have the creative drive to bring pen to paper and create their own fiction. We’ve rounded up some of those novels here, for you.

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

What would you do for love? The teenage heart is fierce and ever-wanting, and 17-year-old Waldo wants Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher. She knows she wants him, his approval, his praise, his touch, but she doesn’t know why. A man withering away with any dreams he may have had for his life is not exactly a keeper, but he sees Waldo for who she is in a way no one else ever could. The only problem? She’s half his age. That, and he’s married with a child, but in the face of true love, those are minor details.

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Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

When you truly have a passion for something, no one can take it from you. Maggie McCabe is—well, was—an Army surgeon, and she was one of the best. She found herself on the wrong side of luck and wound up neck-deep in tragedy, discharged, and without a medical license. Her license can be revoked, but her passion for the practice cannot be. When she is offered a chance to practice again under the table, Maggie leaps at it. Now thrown into a life of secrecy and luxury, she has any need she could ever have tended to all up until a patient vanishes under her care. Now, to avoid losing her life, she must vanish as well.

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The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris

Take Neil Patrick Harris’ renowned stage presence along with his love for magic tricks and condense it into a book full of magic and mayhem, and you’ll be joining Carter on his journey as a runaway magician. Once he arrives to a quiet New England town, he finds his home in a small group of other magicians, all with their own stories of not belonging anywhere else but with each other. When danger looms to steal away their good fortune, Carter and his friends must band together and use their skills to save their new home from crooks.

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The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

What would you do if you couldn’t die? For “B,” who has watched history pass him by and civilizations rise and fall, he just wants to rest. When a United States black-ops team offers him the chance to finally die in return for a favor, B jumps at the chance. When the impossible happens and a very dead mortal comes back to life, B finds himself deeper in a cosmic web of mystery than he had realized.

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Modelland by Tyra Banks

Tookie knows she isn’t a super model. She’s lanky, has a large forehead, her hair never seems to listen to her, and the list goes on. The idea of being chosen for Modelland never even occurs to her in her wildest dreams—but she isn’t the one making the decisions. Suddenly, she’s in competition to become a coveted Intoxibella, a title only seven girls can win each year, and the competition is fierce. Thankfully, she won’t have to do it alone, as she forges ahead on her journey with friendship and begins to believe in herself just like her friends believe in her.

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Postcards From the Edge by Carrie Fisher

The best fiction comes from a little bit of life, and Carrie Fisher wonderfully distills her own experiences in Hollywood into the life of Suzanne Vale and then pushing the envelope just a little further. A recovering addict, Suzanne’s story follows how she got into what she calls a “drug hospital,” and where she’s going now that she’s hit rock bottom. As poignant as it is hilarious, Suzanne’s journey is relatable to far more than just Hollywood starlets.

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Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

True crime girlies know there’s almost no better pastime than trying to solve cold cases. So, in a quiet retirement village, four friends meet up every Thursday in the Jigsaw Room to do just that. They even have a name for themselves: The Thursday Murder Club. However, when a real body is found with a mysterious photograph being the only clue towards the killer, the Thursday Murder Club might be the only ones with the tools to catch the killer. They need to hurry, though, because the body count is starting to rise.

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Mandy by Julie Andrews

Mandy is a ten-year-old orphan with nothing to call her own aside from her dreams and imagination. When she ventures past the walls of her orphanage and finds a tiny, abandoned cottage in the woods, she determines to make it her own, even borrowing supplies from the orphanage to continue with her renovations. She’d do anything to protect her secret place. She might have protected its secret a little too well, because when she falls sick at her cottage, no one knows where to find her. No one, except for one unlikely friend.

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Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kiristen Miller

What would you indulge in if you entered a world with no consequences? With the recent developments in virtual reality, anyone can delve into a world where the sensations are clearer, the inhibitions are eradicated, and every desire can be fulfilled. The only problem is actually being able to disconnect.

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Montaro Caine by Sidney Poitier

To be a father is one of the greatest challenges, and being a CEO of a struggling company may be a close second. For Montaro Caine, who is juggling both tasks at the same time, the last thing he needs is another surprise. When a strange coin shows up on his desk, and he knows exactly what value it holds. Now, he must try to leverage the power of the coin to save his company. Those who have been touched by the coin are far more interconnected than they realize, all lured by the draw of the coin.

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