A recent trend has turned several YouTubers into published authors, and is it turns out, you don’t even need to be a real person to get your own book deal. Miranda Sings, the alter ego of content creator Colleen Ballinger, will release a book called Selp Helf on July 21, 2015.
The character of Miranda began as a satire of overzealous content creators on YouTube, but she has since developed a huge following of her own. Her channel has more than 3.4 million subscribers, she has sold out theaters on worldwide tours, and she even appeared on the latest season of Jerry Seinfeld’s web series, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.
Selp Helf, which is published by Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books imprint, will be Miranda’s next attempt to show off her “talents” on a new medium. “In this decidedly unhelpful, candid, hilarious “how-to” guide,” reads the book’s description on Amazon, “YouTube personality Miranda Sings offers life lessons and tutorials with her signature sassy attitude.” Miranda herself offered more details with a video titled “I’M QUITTING YOUTUBE.” She’ll have to forgive us if we don’t take that title at face value.
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While much of Miranda’s information is unhelpful, Ballinger has provided some more context. Miranda’s creator tweeted that she and her team have “been working on [the book] for a year.” She also noted that “the book is so dumb.”
While the book won’t arrive until the summer, Miranda’s fans (who she calls her “Mirfandas”) can pre-order a copy right now. A full list of retailers carrying Selp Helf can be found on Miranda’s website.
