Hunter's autobiography, "Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star" (2005, co-written with Eddie Muller), became a "New York Times" bestseller, as did the paperback edition in 2007. In his memoir, Hunter officially came out as gay, confirming rumors that had circulated since the height of his fame. The book was nominated for several awards. It entered "The New York Times" bestseller list for a third time on June 28, 2015 upon the release of "Tab Hunter Confidential", an award-winning documentary based upon the memoir. The documentary was directed by Jeffrey Schwarz and produced by Allan Glaser. As of June 2018, a feature film about Hunter to be produced by Glaser, J. J. Abrams and Zachary Quinto was in development at Paramount Pictures. Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning writer Doug Wright is attached to create the screenplay.