British film and TV star Simon Pegg has signed a £1m deal with Hodder and Stoughton to write three non-fiction books.
The 'Shaun of the Dead' star's first book will be a memoir about his career and is due to be released next year.
His subsequent books are due to be published in 2010 and 2011. One is expected to be humorous while the other will be a "highly illustrated, lavishly-produced" work, according to Hodder and Stoughton.
A spokesman for the publishing house said: "Pegg writes for us but somehow the films appeal to America too. He is our biggest export. I don't think there is any British actor of his ilk who has been so successful."
Pegg currently stars alongside Kirsten Dunst in 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'.
Read the review of 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'.
