Some very surprising celebrities have moonlighted as novelists.
Isla Fisher, Seduced by Fame (1995)
The debut novel by 19-year-old Isla Fisher, who was at the time, starring on the Australian soap, Home and Away.
Fisher actually wrote a second novel, Bewitched, the following year.
Naomi Campbell, Swan (1996)
Naomi Campbell’s debut novel is a deep and compelling literary masterpiece about the struggles of being the world's most successful supermodel.
Steve Martin, Shopgirl (2000)
Steve Martin’s well received first novel, spent 15 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
The book was adapted into the 2005 movie of same name.
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Hugh Laurie, The Gun Seller (1996)
The debut novel by Hugh Laurie. The story revolves around a former Scots Guards officer and his reluctant involvement in a conspiracy involving international arms dealers, terrorists, the CIA, and the MOD.
It is rumored that Laurie intends to write a sequel to the novel.