She’s reportedly working on a double album (with Ryan Adams, who I am positive won’t let her rap) but now she’s also working on a double-book deal. Variety reports that Random House has acquired two titles from Phair, the first of which is a memoir “of Phair’s experiences with fame, heartbreak, motherhood, and everything in between,” titled Horror Stories. “I have been writing stories and essays for the past decade, creating a world on the page that excites me as much as my songwriting,” Phair told the publication.
Artists like Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon, and Hole-drummer Patty Schemel have all written memoirs in the last few years as well, so Phair joins a recent tradition of women from this era looking back on their fame. And considering the work of so many young, female singer-songwriters in indie rock right now feels indebted to a lot of Phair’s gutsy early work, her memoir can’t come at a better time.
