"Parks and Recreation" star Amy Poehler
has signed a deal to write her first book. According to publisher It
Books, the book will be "an illustrated, non-linear diary full of humor
and honesty and brimming with true stories, fictional anecdotes and life
lessons."
The 2013 Golden Globe Awards co-host's still untitled book will be
published in 2014 by Harper Collins Publishers' It Books. Poehler's
editor Carrie Thornton said she was "blown away by [Poehler's]
creativity and her passion."
Poehler's Golden Globes hosting partner and longtime friend Tina Fey
started the current demand for books by female comedy writers with
"Bossypants", which has now sold more than two million copies. Other
books written by Chelsea Handler, Sarah Silverman and Mindy Kaling are also doing very well.
A few months ago, "Girls" creator and Golden Globe winner Lena Dunham also scored a book deal. She is set to receive $3.7 million for a collection of humorous essays.
Poehler, a former "Saturday Night Live"
regular cast member from 2001 to 2009, will put "her original twist on
the conventional memoir" which "will have (a) universal appeal." The
book will be "a unique and engaging experience from one of today's most
talented and beloved stars," assures It Books.
Besides the Golden Globes hosting stint, Poehler and Fey have also worked together in the movie "Baby Mama" in 2008 and for minor a role in the film "Mean Girls". Poehler has been consistently nominated at awards shows for both her stints on "SNL" and "Parks and Recreation".

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