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Diane Keaton ’s death this week at 79 has reignited public interest in her writing, sending her memoirs “Then Again” and “Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty” back to the top of bestseller lists.

The renewed attention underscores how deeply audiences connected not just to Keaton’s screen presence, but to the sharp, self-examining voice that defined her work on the page. Both books reveal the same mix of candor and curiosity that made her one of Hollywood’s most singular figures — funny, self-aware and unafraid to question the ideals of beauty, fame and family that shaped her generation.

Published in 2011, “Then Again” is a deeply personal reflection

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