Joanna Gaines‘ latest project is deeply personal to the Magnolia Network star. The 44-year-old designer took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce the release of her first solo memoir. “Earlier this year I started jotting down memories and stories from my past, journaling about things I was still, years later, trying to work through…at some point, I realized I was writing a story — my story. The bits and pieces that shape who I am,” the “Fixer Upper” star continued. “It was messy and winding and beautiful, and graciously revealed about a million wonders. Some of it broke my heart — and some of it pieced it back together.”  “The Stories We Tell” hits bookstore shelves Nov. 8.