Chris Rock is writing a follow-up to his 1997 book Rock This! It will a book full of "comedic observations," to be released next year. Rock's observations are the basis for his cutting-edge comedy, so it should be entertaining reading.

Deb Futter, vice president and editor-in-chief of hardcovers at Grand Central Publishing, said: "We are so excited to be publishing Chris Rock, especially because he hasn't published a book in many years so this one will be highly anticipated."

Grand Central's other celebrity authors include Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.