James Franco Has Written a Book About Lana Del Rey

Earlier this year, James Franco wrote "Shades of Cool", a poetic tribute to Lana Del Rey, for V Magazine.  Now, he's followed it up with a 100-page book, Flip-Side: Real And Imaginary Conversations With Lana Del Rey, Stereogum reports.  Check out the cover below, featuring photos of Franco, Del Rey, her sister Chuck Grant, and MoMA director Klaus Biesenbach at New York’s Fort Tilden beach in July 2014.  The book, which is co-authored by David Shields, is due on March 15 next year.  Update (8/11 9:00 a.m.): In an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 last night (via NME), Del Rey said she doesn't expect the book to come out: "I guess I was surprised there was a book.  I haven’t seen it.  And I don’t think it’s gonna come out.  It’s a cool idea – I think we definitely wanna be in on it and have time."