Amy Schumers New Book Title Will Exceed Your Expectations
Schumer fans, mark your calendars for fall 2016 that's when the Comedy Central star's newly announced memoir will hit shelves. The book, called The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, will be a series of essays on her life and views, ranging "from the raunchy to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing," her publisher Gallery Books tells The Hollywood Reporter. In a statement on the news, Schumer said she was "thrilled" to be working on the book "Believe it or not there's actually more I have to say.", Entertainment Weekly had previously reported that Schumer sold the book for a fee between 8 and 10 million The Hollywood Reporter says a source put it at 9 million. That's bigger than recent advances for her fellow entertainers Tina Fey, Aziz Ansari and Lena Dunham. Schumer has her hands full with ambitious projects these days she's currently writing a screenplay with new friend Jennifer Lawrence and will appear in her first HBO comedy special, Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo, on Oct. 17.