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Vanessa Williams to Write Motivational Book

Vanessa Williams
(© Tristan Fuge)
Vanessa Williams
(© Tristan Fuge)

Stage and screen star Vanessa Williams will write a motivational book for women with her mother, Helen Williams, to be released by Gotham Books in Fall 2012, according to EW.com.


The site reports that the book will cover such topics as “success, failure, family, love, fear, loss, strength, resilience, children and living a meaningful life.”


Williams’ Broadway credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, Into the Woods, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. She currently stars on ABC’s Desperate Housewives and earned three Emmy Award nominations for her work on ABC’s Ugly Betty. She is also a popular recording artist.