Hanover Square Press announced today that on March 31, 2026, they will publish the memoir, PHASES, from the iconic, multiplatinum, GRAMMY Award®–winning performer, Brandy Norwood, offering an intimate look into her life and career. World rights were acquired by Hanover Square Press Executive Editor John Glynn from Creative Artists Agency.
The memoir will chart Brandy’s ascent from singing in McComb, Mississippi churches to becoming a celebrated R&B and pop culture icon and actress. From her first record deal at just fourteen, to her album going platinum at fifteen, and starring in the hit sitcom Moesha, Brandy’s trajectory was meteoric. She broke barriers as the first Black actress to portray a Disney princess (Cinderella) on screen, alongside Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother. While she crafted the blueprint for the teenage “it” girl, pressures mounted behind the scenes to maintain a flawless image.
For the first time, Brandy reveals the real story behind her life in the spotlight—the stratospheric highs, the unimaginable lows and the will it took to find her authentic self as a woman, mother, and artist. Brandy offers the unvarnished, raw truth about a range of experiences, including bullying, body dysmorphia, heartbreak, love, mental health, spirituality, self-doubt, competition and image.
Brandy’s raw and inspiring memoir is a testament to hope, resilience, and the strength needed to make peace with the past.
“I am so excited to finally share my full story in book form,” offered Brandy. “This memoir is the result of countless hours of reflection, work and healing. I hope readers will find comfort and inspiration in these pages.”
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Brandy is a GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, the ultimate triple threat. She rose to fame as the star of the long-running sitcom Moesha and broke new ground as the first Black actress to portray a Disney princess (Cinderella) on screen. She starred as a Cover Girl, and captivated audiences on Broadway. Brandy is adoringly known as “the Vocal Bible,” and her decades-long career has more than proven that she deserves the title. With a singular voice that swells from subdued and reserved to powerful and emotive, she has enraptured audiences since her 1994 self-titled debut. The quadruple Platinum album was steeped in relatable R&B and served as an introduction to her signature sound. The projects that followed—from 1998’s Never Say Never, which spawned the Grammy-winning hit “The Boy Is Mine,” to 2020’s B7—further cemented her status as a genre-defining icon. Brandy’s ability to bring love and loss to light can be traced to a voice that she controls like an instrumentalist. A generational talent who is revered by her peers and fans alike, Brandy brought her wisdom and experience to her most recent Holiday album, Christmas with Brandy. The album which was released in 2023 is sure to become a Holiday staple for generations to come. When she’s not dazzling listeners by diving deep into the R&B bag that made us fall in love with her from the very beginning, she is working on projects like ‘Descendants: The Rise of Red,’ now streaming on Disney+ and her upcoming yet to be titled memoir to be released in 2025.
About Hanover Square Press
Hanover Square Press publishes compelling fiction and nonfiction across a broad range of genres, including the New York Times bestsellers Hurricanes and The Perfect Day to Boss Up by Rick Ross and Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams and David Fisher, as well as the international bestseller Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.For more information, please visit HanoverSqPress.com or on Instagram @hanoversquarepress.
About Harlequin Trade Publishing
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