Newbie American Idol judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez, coupled with veteran dawg Randy Jackson, might be entertaining us so much during Season 10 that we’ve forgotten about former Idol judge Kara DioGuardi.

However, DioGuardi isn’t fading into the background any time soon.

The award-winning singer-songwriter, who has worked with such artists as Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Pink, and (raaaaaaaandom) Theory of a Deadman, and who helps out with the substance abuse service organization Phoenix House, has just released what’s being touted as a “daringly honest” memoir, A Helluva High Note: Surviving Life, Love, and American Idol.

According to the book’s description, the memoir is:

[...] an intimate anthem about living, creating, loving, stumbling, picking herself up again, and ultimately succeeding. It is a moving chronicle of the experiences that have inspired her songs and given her the resilience and perspective to become the confidant, accomplished, adventurous warrior she is today.

Within the pages of A Helluva High Note, DioGuardi opens up about:

• Her struggles with stage fright and eating disorders.
• Acting as a caregiver to her mother, who passed away in 1997 after a seven-year battle with ovarian cancer.
• The few highs and numerous lows she experienced during her two years as a judge on American Idol.
• Sexual abuse she experienced as a child and once she entered the music industry.
• Her inability to become pregnant while catering to the pressures of live television and 18-hour work days.

Learn more about A Helluva High Note, including where you can grab a copy, at www.karadioguardi.com.

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