‘Empire’ actress to pen memoir

NEW YORK—Taraji P. Henson’s immediate plans are to host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, but she also has a memoir in her future.

The 44-year-old, Oscar-nominated actress stars as Cookie Lyon in the hit TV series “Empire.” Henson has a deal with the Simon & Schuster imprint 37 Ink. The publisher told The Associated Press on Thursday that the book is currently untitled and will be released in mid-2016.