After a wave of celebrity memoirs last year made finding a gift for the bookish fans in your life easy, we’re left with a relative dearth of dishy autobiographical tomes in 2024 (with the exception of one by Cher , who always keeps the stans fed). In their absence, however, we’ve still found plenty of gossip and behind-the-scenes tidbits in new books about everything from Dorothy Parker’s Hollywood years to Ted Lasso ’s bumpy landing. Several new anniversary editions and boxed sets of beloved books were released this year.
And when in doubt, you can always consult Vulture’s list of our favorite books of 2024 (though some are safer gifts than others; we’ve included a few best bets below). Come for the old photos of Spike Lee looking cool on set; stay for the thoughtful essays on the way fashion and film interact. A24’s new book features a foreword from The Souvenir director Joanna Hogg and writing from style journalists (including Hagop Kourounian — a.
k.a. @ directorfits ) about the stories directors tell with their clothes.
— Emily Palmer Heller Vulture contributor Ilana Kaplan wrote this gorgeously put together book on the queen of rom-coms, Nora Ephron. Much like an Ephron script, Kaplan’s book looks great and reads breezily but with a depth and clear sense of care you won’t find in just any old coffee-table book. — EPH If you’ve been seeing all the headlines about Jason Sudeikis comparing Ted Lasso to “live theater” and accusing detractors of .