Jennie Garth is best known for playing the iconic role of Kelly Taylor in the hit television series “Beverly Hills, 90210.” Now in her 50s, she invites readers into the real story of growing up on screen, facing Hollywood’s impossible beauty standards, and losing—and finding—herself through heartbreak, loss, and the challenge of motherhood. She shares the raw truths of the moments that broke her open and shows the resilience it takes to walk through grief and begin again.
Jennie writes with warmth and candor about learning to quiet the voice that says “not enough,” rediscovering her strength after loss, and daring to take up space, speak her truth, and want more. She opens up about the unglamorous, deeply human moments and finally letting go of the need for perfection and other people’s approval.
I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose and Embracing Reinvention by Jennie Garth will be published April 14, 2026. Harlequin Trade Publishing provided an early galley for review.
I watched 90210 when it debuted, so I got to see her early career unfold. If fans are looking to her book to be a behind-the-scenes tell-all, you will be a bit let down (her 2014 memoir might be a better source for that). What she is doing here is talking about her life, mostly away from the cameras and lights. She lets readers into the difficult times she endured and the strategies and resources she used to cope with them.
Her writing is very straight-forward, honest and thoughtful. Unlike some celebrity authored books I have read, she is will to put very personal details out there for the readers. She is not focusing on image or spin; she is focusing on explaining things she went through in hopes that perhaps others might benefit if they are experiencing the same things.
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