\n\tIn her 2011 memoir, \u201cThen Again,\u201d the star wrote that she knew early on that she wanted to stand out, perhaps fortelling her eventual penchant for men\u2019s suits<\/a> and bold<\/a> <\/a>specs<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be a woman,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI wanted to be me \u2014 whoever that was.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe actress would famously go on to win an Oscar for her role in Annie Hall, while earning critical acclaim for her work across film, television and theater. \u201cI respect women who aren\u2019t afraid to push the envelope,\u201d Keaton declared in her 2014 book, \u201cLet\u2019s Just Say It Wasn\u2019t Pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201c[I like] women who are inappropriate [and] women who do what you aren\u2019t supposed to,\u201d she added. \u201cThat\u2019s the point: Why try to appeal to everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThough she was at-times controversial and at-times combative, there\u2019s no denying Keaton\u2019s enduring appeal as one of the great talents of our time. Now, fans can remember the late actress through her bibliography, which spans an autobiography, a book of advice and even coffee table books that showcased her love for architecture and photography (of course the actress also starred in the acclaimed 2018 comedy, Book Club<\/a>).<\/p>\n \n\tWant to catch up on the legendary actress\u2019 life and career? Here are some of the best Diane Keaton books that you can read and buy online now.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOFFICIAL MEMOIR\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tThen Again\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tReleased in 2011, \u201cThen Again\u201d was Keaton\u2019s first book and her official memoir, chronicling her upbringing in Los Angeles to her move to Manhattan to pursue an acting career. But the book is also a story about Keaton\u2019s complicated relationship with her mother, Dorothy, and how it influenced the actress\u2019 personal and professional life.\t<\/p>\n \n\tDorothy reportedly kept dozens of journals and Keaton\u2019s autobiography includes excerpts from the thousands of pages of writing that her mother left behind. As publisher Random House notes in the book description, \u201cTo write about herself, Diane realized she had to write about her mother, too, and how their bond came to define both their lives. Diane has sorted through these pages to paint an unflinching portrait of her mother\u2014a woman restless with intellectual and creative energy, struggling to find an outlet for her talents\u2014as well as her entire family, recounting a story that spans four generations and nearly a hundred years.\u201d You can listen to Keaton\u2019s story in her own words too \u2014 literally \u2014 as the actress narrated the audiobook version of \u201cThen Again\u201d here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tLet\u2019s Just Say It Wasn\u2019t Pretty\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tKeaton\u2019s follow-up book, released in 2014, was billed as a \u201ccandid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself\u2014no matter what anyone else thinks.\u201d\t<\/p>\n \n\tKeaton uses first-person anecdotes to dish about her famous exes \u2014 including Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino \u2014 while recounting stories about her many memorable looks, and her moments in front of the camera as a model and fashion muse. Per the publisher notes, \u201cWryly observant and as fiercely original as Diane Keaton herself,\u00a0\u2018Let\u2019s Just Say It Wasn\u2019t Pretty\u2019\u00a0is a head-turner of a book that holds up a mirror to our beauty obsessions\u2014and encourages us to like what we see.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tBrother & Sister: A Memoir\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tIn 2020, Keaton released a memoir about her relationship with her younger brother, Randy \u2014 her childhood best friend, whose struggles with addiction and mental illness eventually led to their estrangement. Keaton writes eloquently about how Randy\u2019s descent into mental illness paralleled her rise to fame.\t<\/p>\n \n\tReviewers say the family memoir is a must-read for anyone going through similar struggles, or needing a word of encouragement that you will never regret putting family first.<\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tCalifornia Romantica\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tAside from being known as a writer and actress, Keaton has long been heralded as an arbiter of good taste, and this hardcover coffee table book pays tribute to her California roots,\u00a0showcasing the \u201cmost important, yet rarely seen, residential exemplars of the California Mission and Spanish Colonial styles.\u201d \t<\/p>\n \n\tKeaton was always passionate about preservation of historical sites, and she helped to curate the pages of this book, with accompanying text from author D. J. 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