Will you accept this typewriter? After appearing on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, plenty of contestants go on to host podcasts or star on additional seasons of the franchise, but arguably the No. 1 pastime for Bachelor Nation members is writing.
Tons of former Bachelor and Bachelorette leads have written books over the years, including Hannah Brown, Matt James and Rachel Lindsay. Brown, who appeared in season 23 of The Bachelor before leading season 15 of The Bachelorette, said that her memoir, God Bless This Mess, was an attempt to tell her own version of events that had previously been documented on TV.
“My life has been shared very openly [and] vulnerably through a lens of a television show. It’s always been for entertainment,” she explained on Us Weekly‘s “Here for the Right Reasons” podcast in November 2021. “And while a lot of that was my real life, there’s a lot of parts that fall through the cracks [and] that are filtered out. Instead of it being told through a funnel of other people, I really wanted to take the time and be able to share my story my way and the most authentic way.”
James, for his part, wrote about things he claims he discussed that never made it to air during his season of The Bachelor, which aired in early 2021. “I shared all those things so that the women who were pursuing me — as well as the viewers — to have context to why I was the way I was,” the former football player told Us in May 2022, referring to stories about his past hardships that he detailed in his book, First Impressions. “And when they didn’t have that context, there are just a lot of things didn’t add up.”
It’s not just leads who’ve joined the book club, however. Tyler Cameron, who appeared on Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, published You Deserve Better: What Life Has Taught Me About Love, Relationships, and Becoming Your Best Self in July 2021.
Cameron told Us that he wanted to correct the record after fans praised him for “the bare minimum” after The Bachelorette. “I’m like, all I did was respect a woman,” he told Us in June 2021. “But then I realized, like, there’s something wrong with our culture right now if this is what is being praised. This should be the norm. That’s kind of what really motivated me to write this book and kind of the core of this book.”
Keep scrolling to see which Bachelor Nation members have written books over the years:
Abigail Heringer
The Bachelor Nation star, who appeared on season 25 of The Bachelor and season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise, will release her first book, The Deaf Girl: A Memoir of Hearing Loss, Hope, and Fighting Against the Odds, in September 2024.
“In 2021, many of you met me for the first time when I stepped out of the limousine in a quest for love,” Heringer wrote as part of her announcement in May 2024. “My introduction included a playful mention of my deafness meant as a light-hearted pickup line, but it sparked a much-needed conversation about hearing loss in mainstream media. Since then, I’ve received numerous messages from people sharing their own experiences with hearing loss.”
Jason Tartick
The Bachelorette season 14 alum released his first book, The Restart Roadmap: Rewire and Reset Your Career, in 2022. His second book, Talk Money to Me: The 8 Essential Financial Questions to Discuss With Your Partner, hit shelves in April 2024.
Clayton Echard
The season 26 leading man wrote a book about mental health titled, 180 Degrees: On Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Unlocking Self-Belief, which was released in January 2023. In the self-help memoir, Echard opens up about his own mental health journey following his time on the reality series.
Matt James
The North Carolina native published First Impressions in May 2022. In the book, he revealed that he didn't know he would be the franchise's first Black Bachelor when he accepted the gig in June 2020. “I wasn’t really asking the right questions or, I guess, I didn’t think that was something that hadn’t been done," he told Us ahead of the book's release. "It’s 2022, I didn’t think that that was something that we hadn’t crossed yet."
Hannah Brown
The Dancing With the Stars winner revealed plenty of juicy stories in her November 2021 memoir, God Bless This Mess: Learning to Live and Love Through Life's Best (and Worst) Moments — including that she hooked up with Peter Weber while his Bachelor season was still airing.
Brown is set to release her first novel, Mistakes We Never Made, in May 2024. 
Tyler Cameron
The model's July 2021 book, You Deserve Better: What Life Has Taught Me About Love, Relationships, and Becoming Your Best Self, detailed his romance with Brown during her season of The Bachelorette. “The fact that we could easily talk all night was what made me think, ‘Holy s—t, this could be it for me,’” he wrote of their time in the fantasy suites. “I was genuinely upset when I saw the sun coming up, because I knew our time together was coming to an end."
Rachel Lindsay
The season 13 Bachelorette published Miss Me with That: Hot Takes, Helpful Tidbits, and a Few Hard Truths in January 2022. "I wanted to write the book because my life has changed so much, and so much of what I was doing was dictated by fear,” Lindsay told the University of Texas at Austin’s The Alcalde magazine ahead of the book's release. “And being treated as the country’s most eligible Bachelorette — there’s a level of perfection that’s attached to you. And we are so far from that. So, I almost wanted to break myself down from that image.”
In March 2023, Lindsay released her first romance novel, Real Love. In the book, the main character receives an invite to participate in a dating reality show but turns it down.
Peter Weber
The season 24 Bachelor wrote a children's book called The Adventures of Pilot Pete, which was published in November 2021.
Andi Dorfman
After appearing on season 18 of The Bachelor and headlining season 10 of The Bachelorette, the Georgia native published It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Never After in 2016. A second book titled Single State of Mind followed in 2018.
Colton Underwood
Before coming out as gay in April 2021, the season 23 Bachelor published The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking for Love on Reality TV in March 2020.
Emily Maynard Johnson
After winning season 15 of The Bachelor and leading season 8 of The Bachelor, Johnson wrote I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love, which hit shelves in March 2016.
Melissa Rycroft
The Bachelor season 13 alum published a memoir called My Reality in June 2012.
Nick Viall
The season 21 Bachelor released Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday: And Other Advice on Love, Sex, and Dating in October 2022.
Courtney Robertson
After winning season 16 of The Bachelor, Robertson published I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain in June 2014.
Sean Lowe
The Bachelor season 17 lead's book, For the Right Reasons: America's Favorite Bachelor on Faith, Love, Marriage, and Why Nice Guys Finish First, hit shelves in January 2015.
Trista Sutter
After headlining the inaugural season of The Bachelorette, Sutter published Happily Ever After: The Life-Changing Power of a Grateful Heart in November 2013.
Travis Stork
Since leading season 8 of The Bachelor in 2002, the physician has written several books about health and weight loss, including The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life and The Lean Belly Prescription: The Fast and Foolproof Diet and Weight-Loss Plan from America's Favorite E.R. Doctor.
Shawntel Newton
After appearing on seasons 15 and 16 of The Bachelor, Newton published a memoir titled Final Rose in November 2012.
Lorenzo Borghese
The season 9 Bachelor lead's novel, The Princess of Nowhere, was published in December 2010. The book is a fictionalized take on the life of Pauline Bonaparte Borghese, who was Napoleon Bonaparte's sister — and one of Borghese's real-life ancestors.
Jen Schefft
The Ohio native published Better Single Than Sorry: A No-Regrets Guide to Loving Yourself and Never Settling in January 2007 after headlining season 3 of The Bachelorette.
Chris Siegfried
Siegfried and his then-fiancée, Desiree Hartsock, cowrote Diamonds + Hearts: A Poetic Memoir in August 2013. The duo, who met on season 9 of The Bachelorette, tied the knot in January 2015.
Desiree Hartsock
The Colorado native also published a memoir titled The Road to Roses: Heartbreak, Hope, and Finding Strength When Life Doesn't Go as Planned in June 2021.
Bob Guiney
After starring in season 1 of The Bachelorette and season 3 of The Bachelor, Guiney published What a Difference a Year Makes: How Life's Unexpected Setbacks Can Lead to Unexpected Joy in 2003.
Meredith Phillips
The season 2 Bachelorette lead published The Date Night Cookbook: 25 Easy-to-Cook Menus for the Busy Couple in January 2008.
David Good
The Bachelor Pad season 1 winner released The Man Code: A Woman's Guide to Cracking the Tough Guy in December 2010.
Holly Durst
After winning season 2 of Bachelor Pad, the Ohio native published a children's book called Chocolate Socks in March 2012.
Ben Higgins
The Bachelor season 20 lead released a memoir titled Alone in Plain Sight: Searching for Connection When You're Seen But Not Known in February 2021.
Helene Eksterowicz and Gwen Gioia
The Bachelor season 2 alums teamed up for the book Nobody's Perfect: What to Do When You've Fallen for a Jerk But You Want to Make It Work, which was released in February 2004.
Amanda Stanton
The Bachelor in Paradise season 3 winner published Now Accepting Roses: Finding Myself While Searching for the One ... and Other Lessons I Learned from The Bachelor in September 2019.
Kendall Long
The former Bachelor in Paradise star released Just Curious: A Notebook of Questions in November 2020.
Mike Johnson
The Bachelorette season 15 alum self-published Making the Love You Want in October 2020.
Madison Prewett
In October 2021, the Bachelor season 24 alum released her memoir, Made for This Moment: Standing Firm with Strength, Grace, and Courage.
