Pitch Perfect and Up in the Air actress Anna Kendrick has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster imprint Touchstone Books, to publish a collection of humorous, autobiographical essays in autumn 2016.

The yet-to-be-titled book will include stories from her middle class upbringing in New England, to the films she is best known for. Susan Moldow, Publisher of Touchstone and President of the Scribner Publishing Group, commented 'We are delighted to publish Anna Kendrick. She is the rare entertainer whose impressive arsenal of talents is equally matched by her sharp wit and wry observations about life'.