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Two celebrities, Justin Timberlake and actress Abbi Jacobson, are releasing books on this day, each with their own angle. Timberlake's \"Hindsight: & All the Things I Can't See in Front of Me\" promises to delve into the singer's career, love of music and upbringing. Jacobson's \"I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff\" focuses on the lessons she learned while on a solo cross-country drive last summer.

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Guys, I have some news! I've been working on this for a while now and I am happy to finally give you a first look at my first book, #Hindsight. I’m looking forward to sharing these pictures and stories with you. It's coming out October 30th! Special thanks to @SandraBark, @MBierut and @HarperCollinsUS for making this happen.

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I wrote a collection of essays, etc, framed by a road trip I took last Summer. I’m feeling completely calm and collected about it. It comes out in October. This is the cover, designed + drawn by the incredible @andrewbrischler

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Wednesday, Oct. 31

Happy Halloween! After trick-or-treating winds down, curl up with \"Tell Me A Story,\" a new series from CBS All Access. The show takes classic fairy tales (think: \"The Three Little Pigs,\" \"Little Red Riding Hood,\" and \"Hansel and Gretel\") and recreates them as psychological thrillers.

Friday, Nov. 2

If you are a music fan, you'll certainly want to check out \"Bohemian Rhapsody,\" which is about the incredible talent and life of Freddie Mercury and his band Queen. The PG-13 flick stars Rami Malek, Mike Myers and Aidan Gillen.

Looking for a film for the kids? Check out \"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,\" starring the ballerina Misty Copeland, Mackenzie Foy and Morgan Freeman. This G-rated Disney film is a live-action take on the famous ballet!

It's unofficial Oscar season, which means it's also the time of year when the studios release their best hopefuls. \"Boy Erased,\" which stars Lucas Hedges as the 19-year-old son of a small-town Baptist minister, played by Russell Crowe, is outed and forced into a gay conversion therapy program. The film stars Nicole Kidman as the boy's mother and Joel Edgerton, who also directs the film, as the chief therapist.

]If you'd rather stay at home, check out the final season of \"House of Cards\" on Netflix. The final season of the award-winning drama drops on this day and fans will finally get to see how it all wraps up without Frank Underwood. Kevin Spacey, who played the ruthless president, left the show amid sexual assault and misconduct allegations, leaving Robin Wright, who played his wife and vice president, to carry on.

In Tyler Perry's latest movie, \"Nobody's Fool,\" Tiffany Haddish stars as an ex-con who teams up with her more conservative sister (Tika Sumpter) to catch a \"catfish.\" Whoopi Goldberg and Omari Hardwick also appear in this R-rated film.

\"Homecoming,\" based on the podcast of the same name, stars Julia Roberts in her TV series debut. The show, created by \"Mr. Robot\"'s Sam Esmail, centers on a social worker who is trying to help soldiers rejoin civilian life.

Saturday, Nov. 3

LeBron James' latest TV offering, \"Shut Up and Dribble,\" premieres on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The three-part documentary series examines the modern history of the NBA and how players have been able to affect cultural and political change.

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