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Ortega—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Apr 17, 2015 4:47 PM UTC Anna Kendrick will join Amy Poehler, Lena Dunham and Mindy Kaling on the list of funny celebs to write a memoir. The _Pitch Perfect_ star’s book, a series of humorous biographical essays, is set to be published in the fall of 2016 by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The Academy Award-nominated actor has earned a reputation for her [wit and sarcasm on Twitter](http://www.buzzfeed.com/kristinharris/anna-kendrick-is-the-greatest-person-on-twitter#.rpQO9Zr3x) and, according to a statement she released, is eager to see if she can extend a series of 140-character tweets into whole chapters. “I’m excited to publish my first book, and because I get uncomfortable when people have high expectations, I’d like to use this opportunity to showcase my ineptitude, pettiness, and the frequency with which I embarrass myself,” Kendrick said. “And while many of my female inspirations who have become authors are incredibly well-educated and accomplished comedy writers, I’m very, very funny on Twitter, according to _BuzzFeed_ and my mom, so I feel like this is a great idea. Quick question: are run-on sentences still frowned upon? Wait, is ending a sentence with a preposition still frowned upon? I mean, upon frowned? Dammit!” _Read next:_ [_Aziz Ansari on His New Book and How Texting Is Ruining Our Relationships_](http://time.com/3728648/aziz-ansari-new-book-modern-romance-netflix/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3826789/anna-kendrick-book-deal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3826789/anna-kendrick-book-deal/"},"headline":"Anna Kendrick Is Writing a Book of Essays","datePublished":"2015-04-17T16:47:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:29:14.865Z","description":"Twitter's 140-character limit be damned","url":"https://time.com/3826789/anna-kendrick-book-deal/","keywords":["Books","movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2100fc79bb94e1db/6987ebabcd68489e8a09d94b/465928178.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2100fc79bb94e1db/6987ebabcd68489e8a09d94b/465928178.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"87th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room","caption":"87th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room","creditText":"Albert L. 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