Gina Rodriguez Inks Deal With Simon & Schuster

By Maryann Yin 

Gina Rodriguez (GalleyCat)Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez has landed a book deal. Entertainment Weekly reports that Simon & Schuster has set the publication date for 2016.

Rodriguez announced the title of the project, I Can and I Will: Tools My Daddy Gave Me, on her Twitter page. During her acceptance speech at the 2015 Golden Globes Awards ceremony, she mentioned her father’s advice of beginning each day with the mantra “Today is going to be a great day. I can and I will.”

In an interview with TIME, Rodriguez revealed that the mission behind this project is “to give the world what my father gave to me. I definitely will be keeping my ears peeled for his nuggets of knowledge and wisdom, like, ‘Dad, you got any goodness to share with me, please?'”