Some of Your Favorite ‘GMA’ Hosts Are Also Authors — See 18 of Their Must-Read Books!

Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts has conquered it all. She can tick everything from beating criticism to beating cancer off her list — and her experiences have no doubt resulted in a mix of heartwarming and heart-wrenching stories. She is one Good Morning America co-anchor whose books you won’t be able to put down. From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By and the second edition, From the Heart: Eight Rules to Live By, offer perspective on how to achieve your goals and the honest truth about the work it takes to get there. Robin's most recent book, Everybody’s Got Something, is a gratitude-filled reflection on the hardships she faced and experiences she’s had.

Everybody’s Got Something

Where to buy: $13.29, Amazon

From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By

Where to buy: $6.34, Amazon

From the Heart: Eight Rules to Live By

Where to buy: $9.69, Amazon

Ginger Zee

Ginger Zee, the Chief Meteorologist for GMA, is certainly a force to be reckoned with. But despite her confidence on-screen, she's faced challenging times, including a bout with depression. Her book, Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I am One., is honest, relatable, and exposes the life of a person who’s far from the bubbly persona she portrays on TV. She writes, “Ten days before I started my job at ABC News, I checked myself into a mental health hospital. This is a compilation of stories leading up to and after that fateful decision that I hope will help demystify depression. This is the anti-Instagram, the raw, sometimes scary, and hopefully humorous life I have led so far.” Ginger proves a major point about how social media is usually just a highlight reel.

Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I am One.

Where to buy: $17.70, Amazon

George Stephanopoulos

Co-anchor and political journalist George Stephanopoulos worked in the White House and as a political correspondent for decades, so a book detailing several presidential campaigns, political members, and systematic flaws can’t be anything less than juicy and fascinating. All Too Human shows that the people running our country are just like the rest of us, and that can be just as good as it is bad. He served as Bill Clinton’s first director of communications, and the things he witnessed and learned are all laid out in his book.

All Too Human

Where to buy: $21.37, Amazon

Lara Spencer

As the host of both Flea Market Flip and GMA, it’s no surprise Lara Spencer has written two books on interior decorating and bargain-hunting. Those rooms we’re obsessing over on Pinterest can seem pretty unrealistic (we are not paying $200 for a knit throw), but Lara makes every pinnable dream attainable. I Brake for Yard Sales spills the beans on finding the best deals and then becoming a DIY maven and fixing up the pieces yourself. Flea Market Fabulous: Designing Gorgeous Rooms with Vintage Treasures takes those pieces and transforms your rooms into places fit for the pages of a magazine.

I Brake for Yard Sales

Where to buy: $14.47, Amazon

Flea Market Fabulous: Designing Gorgeous Rooms with Vintage Treasures

Where to buy: $19.89, Amazon

Michael Strahan

There’s not much Michael Strahan can’t do. Football player turned TV personality, Michael has the words and charisma from the media industry to write and stories to tell from his football experience. Inside the Helmet is an honest look at life in the NFL and the pressures that come with it. He also dishes on the guys with bad attitudes and personalities (and we’re here for it!). Wake Up Happy hits a lighter note and discusses the power of positive thinking. It’s like having Michael as a portable life coach.

Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big Win Big Guide to Transforming your Life

Where to buy: $11.42, Amazon

Inside the Helmet: Life as a Sunday Afternoon Warrior

Where to buy: $4.99, Amazon

Amy Robach

Co-host Amy Robach’s fight against breast cancer is written about with raw and honest detail in her memoir, Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held on to Hope, and Found Joy in my Darkest Hour. Her co-host Robin convinced her that a mammogram was not something worth putting off and although reluctant, she did it on-air for viewers. Within a couple of weeks, news came back that she had breast cancer. Her book doesn’t sugarcoat anything, which makes her struggle more relatable for anyone else who’s dealt with something similar. It also serves as a wake-up call about the importance of getting medical tests at the right time.

Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held on to Hope, and Found Joy in my Darkest Hour

Where to buy: $9.68, Amazon

Elizabeth Vargas

She's now famous for being a co-host of 20/20, but Elizabeth Vargas did a stint as an anchor on GMA, too! She is open about her struggle with alcoholism and in her memoir, Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction, she goes in-depth about an issue that 15.1 billion people suffer with in the US. She shows that no matter how powerful and ambitious people can be, there will always be hints of doubt and obstacles that they have to overcome. Her confessions about her crippling anxiety are also a fitting topic to cover in a time when breaking mental health stigmas is so important.

Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction

Where to buy: $11.55, Amazon

Joan Lunden

Similar to hosts Robin and Amy, Joan Lunden was also thrown into a fight against breast cancer. Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival is her harrowing account of dealing with the awful disease. After going through this experience, she zeroed in on healthy eating. Her two other books, Joan Lunden’s Healthy Living and Joan Lunden’s Healthy Cooking, will give you some delicious recipes that will keep your healthy and thriving at the same time.

Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival

Where to buy: $12, Amazon

Joan Lunden’s Healthy Cooking

Where to buy: $9, Amazon

Joan Lunden’s Healthy Living

Where to buy: $8.75, Amazon

Katie Couric

Katie Couric’s talent in the newsroom and on-air also translates to her work as an author. Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives is a compilation of advice and tips from stars, celebrities, and other interviewees Katie has met. The combo of her knack for words and the powerful lessons she heard about from these people create a book that should be on everyone’s reading list, especially if you’re in need of some encouragement.

Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives

Where to buy: $13.64, Amazon

Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper can write both powerful articles and powerful books. The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor is a nonfiction story of the deadly, painful battles during the war in Afghanistan. The Hellfire Club is a fiction piece told through the eyes of a congressman that discovers a government conspiracy. Both are unmissable reads and wild rides from beginning to end.

The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor

Where to buy: $27, Amazon

The Hellfire Club

Where to buy: $14.92, Amazon

Kevin Newman

Kevin Newman spent a year as an anchor for Good Morning America and still works as a journalist and reporter for W5, a Canadian news channel. His book, All Out: A Father and Son Confront the Hard Truths That Made Them Better Men that he co-wrote with his son, is perfect for anyone who has dealt with parental conflict (which we all should be familiar with). His constant absence with his job and his son coming out as gay made the two of them tumble down a rocky road. It’s tear-jerking at times, but gets to the heart of having a strong relationship with your parents — go pick up the phone and call your mom and dad now!

All Out: A Father and Son Confront the Hard Truths That Made Them Better Men

Where to buy: $21.20, Amazon

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