Here’s what Sanjaya Malakar posted on his MySpace while he was in the process of writing his book:
“I’m REALLY excited about my new book. It will be published by Simon and Schuster and will be available by the end of the year. It’s a difficult story only because I am reliving my life and the experiences I had on American Idol, and I’m trying to get as much info in there for everyone as possible, without making it sound like a text book. I’m having fun with it though. I’m working with a very talented writer name Alan Goldsher. He’s bringing the writer out in me. How about that, former english teachers of mine.”
Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memoirs of the People’s Idol by Sanjaya Malakar and Alan Golsher (Pocket, 2009) wasn’t released until early 2009. Writing a 256 page book is not that easy of an undertaking, even with the help of a seasoned writer like Goldsher. One of the most popular contestants ever to appear on American Idol, former sixth-season top ten finalist Sanjaya wanted to give his fans an all-access pass to the popular television show and open up about how becoming an Idol star changed his life forever.
Sanjaya’s “Fanjayas” have to remember that he was just seventeen, a high school student from Federal Way, Washington, when he went to Hollywood with his beloved sister Shyamali, became the most highly anticipated performer of season six, then found himself on the chopping block. Sanjaya didn’t win, but he didn’t need to as he had already taken America by storm. His book recounts the sixth-season audition process he went through; a week-by-week analysis of his time on American Idol; a recollection of pointers and inspiration he received from musical mentors Diana Ross and Jennifer Lopez; a sweetly wondered take on why the “Crying Girl” Ashley Ferl went into emotional hyper-drive whenever he was onstage singing; and why an “anti-fan” embarked on a sixteen day hunger strike to convince people to vote him off the show. Sanjaya now lives in New York City.
One Step at a Time by Jordin Sparks (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2009) is a 96 page book that will be released on October 1, 2009. Written for a teenaged to young adult female audience, it will be the perfect gift book for young ladies about to take that giant step from the security of home to the excitement of the college campus. Jordan’s inspirational message combines a foreword, a short but powerful recollection of Jordin’s time on American Idol and other reflections on life, her song lyrics, and a collection of full-color snapshots that blend in with the text to create a vibrant and lively book that all American Idol fans will enjoy again and again.
Jordin Sparks (Robbie Readers) by Tamra Orr (Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2008) is a 32 page book written for younger readers, the 9-12 year-old range group. Tamra Orr has authored almost 150 non-fiction books for kids and young adults. She tells the story of how Jordin was already singing at the age of eighteen months. As a teenager, Jordin was doing live theater, singing mostly show tunes, while winning almost every singing contest she entered. By the time Jordin tried out for American Idol she was much more experienced singing in front of live audiences than most of the other hopefuls. The book takes readers from her first tryout and leads them to her eventual showdown with Blake Lewis for the title of American Idol 2007. Readers get to find out exactly what Jordin was thinking as she and Blake waited to see who would walk away with the crown. A determined young lady with dreams of stardom and an unending supply of talent and determination is what young readers will find in this book.
Scott MacIntyre, interviewed while on the American Idols Live! Tour 2009, said he has been approached about writing a book. He said it would be an inspirational book about dealing with his visual impairment and other challenges in his life, challenges he gets little time to talk about in interviews. The season eight contestant feels that a book would really let him say what he wants to get across to his fans in an un-cut way. He said he’s received thousands of e-mails from fans telling him how the little bit of his story they heard of from the show has made an impact on their lives. A book would only enhance that bond, but he also wants it to be a fun account of his journal through Idol, the type of story that a true autobiography could relate.
But the real question on the minds of many American Idol fans these days is when they’re going to hear more from Adam Lambert. Adam, who wowed American Idol fans with the eclectic array of songs her performed came out of the closet in June of 2009 and told the world he was dating a man named Drake LaBry. It was a class act from the Glamster, and fans want to hear more. The American Idol runner up for season eight currently has no plans for a book, but he does have the “Adam Lambert Virtual Book Club” at: http://hubpages.com/tag/lambert+virtual+book+club/hot.
Log on and tell him how much Idol fans want to know more about the hottest runner-up ever on American Idol. It’s a natural progression of the fame and fortune that await him, he might as well get on with it.
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