Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
By: John Waters
3.88
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
No one knows more about everything - especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Librarians are always smart, a little nuts, and know how to party."-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
"As soon as you stop listening to new music, your life is over. You are a fart."-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
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1. Miami
By: Joan Didion
3.68
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Miami is not just a portrait of a city, but a masterly study of immigration and exile, passion, hyp… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
"Havana vanities come to dust in Miami."-Joan Didion, Miami
2. When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions
By: Sue Monk Kidd
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Paperback
I stood at the window watching the cocoon, which hung in the winter air like an upside-down questio… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
3. Last Days
By: Brian Evenson , Peter Straub
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Intense and profoundly unsettling, Brian Evenson's Last Daysis a down-the-rabbit-hole detective nov… read more
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4. The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic
By: Jessica Hopper
4.08
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Jessica Hopper's music criticism has earned her a reputation as a firebrand, a keen observer and fe… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
5. POPism: The Warhol Sixties
By: Andy Warhol , Pat Hackett
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Anecdotal, funny, frank, POPismis Warhol's personal view of the Pop phenomenon in New York in the 1… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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6. In Youth Is Pleasure
By: Denton Welch
4.23
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Against the backdrop of an English country hotel in a languid pre-war summer, Denton Welch's alter … read more
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7. Consumed
By: David Cronenberg
4.23
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The exhilarating debut novel by iconic filmmaker David Cronenberg: the story of two journalists who… read more
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8. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
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- audiobook
"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
9. Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black
By: Cookie Mueller
4.49
Format: 151 pages, Paperback
Cookie trips through her forty-year odyssey on this planet—from LSD to shopping at the A&P, from bi… read more
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- biography
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- essays
- queer
10. Napalm & Silly Putty
By: George Carlin
4.04
Format: 538 pages, Paperback
I THINK I AM, THEREFORE I AM. I THINK. In Napalm & Silly Putty, George Carlin, the thinking person'… read more
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11. Father of Lies
By: Brian Evenson
3.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
At the urging of his wife, Provost Fochs reluctantly agrees to see a therapist, Dr. Feshtig. Throug… read more
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13. The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
By: Olivia Laing
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore a walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual pla… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- essays
- audiobook
"One of the operations by which capitalism perpetuates itself is displacement, the determined and absolute separation of the product from the site of production, so that when we buy petrol or peat fro…"-Olivia Laing, The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
14. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
15. Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
By: Cassandra Peterson
4.36
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween,… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"My favorite band's lyrics spoke to me more powerfully than any parent or teacher ever could. They helped me figure out who I was, what I was feeling, and possibly, where I was headed."-Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
"Suddenly one day I sprouted boobs. Not *just* boobs. Enormous boobs. When puberty finally struck, I developed faster than a Polaroid. In my mind at least, I remember going to bed flat as a board one …"-Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
"I was someone who had spent most of her life hanging around with gay men, and now here I was, ashamed of my feelings for a woman. I felt like such a hypocrite. I eventually gave up my ridiculous prec…"-Cassandra Peterson, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark
16. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more
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- biography
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- film
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- audiobook
17. Face It
By: Debbie Harry
3.61
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
‘I was saying things in songs that female singers didn’t really say back then. I wasn’t submissive … read more
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- memoir
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"To this day, when the band separates at the airport and we all go our different ways, I still get that gut reaction. Separation. I hate parting with people and i hate goodbyes."-Debbie Harry, Face It
"I would just walk around, not looking for anything particular, looking for everything really, and ingesting and digesting it all. Art, music, theater, poetry, and the sense that everything was up for…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
"Coincidence: it's supposed to mean just these random, disconnected events that concur or collide. But coincidence is not that at all. It's the stuff that's meant to be. Things that are supposed to be…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
"I wanted to be platinum blond. On our black-and-white television and at the theater where they screened technicolor movies, there was something about platinum hair that was so luminescent and excitin…"-Debbie Harry, Face It
18. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- film
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. Don't Call Me Home: A Memoir
By: Alexandra Auder
3.88
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“Don’t Call Me Home is about madness and love. Alexandra tells the best stories about her extraordi… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
By: Joe Vallese
4.18
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Through the lens of horror—from "Halloween" to "Hereditary"—queer and trans writers consider the fi… read more
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- audiobook
- film
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- essays
- queer
"Androgyny doesn't look a certain way, though gender is ingrained in society such that liberal readings are applied to everyone, sprinkling gender on everything from haircuts to careers to alcoholic b…"-Joe Vallese, It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror
21. Madonna: A Rebel Life
By: Mary Gabriel
4.03
Format: 1782 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Editors’ Choice, One of NPR’s Best Books of the YearIn this “infinitely readable” bi… read more
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22. Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
By: John Waters
3.88
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
No one knows more about everything - especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- film
- lgbt
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- queer
"Librarians are always smart, a little nuts, and know how to party."-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
"As soon as you stop listening to new music, your life is over. You are a fart."-John Waters, Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder
23. The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag
By: Sasha Velour
4.41
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
“Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us—the infinite ways in which gende… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
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- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
24. Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir
By: Kid Congo Powers
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experience… read more
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- audiobook
25. How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
By: Lane Moore
3.70
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show T… read more
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- memoir
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- essays
- audiobook
"People who reject you for being broken after they're the ones who broke you, or who act like they're not the problem and the problem is the issues you had before them, are evil. They just are."-Lane Moore, How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
"We section off physical comfort and intimacy so heavily. We reserve it for partners only, and platonic friends can only chitchat and that's it. How can you tell people to be okay with being single wh…"-Lane Moore, How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
"At times I've struggled to feel seen, to have my history feel seen, to have where I come from feel seen because I 'turned out great.' But that doesn't meant that I Am Fine. I am working every day, ti…"-Lane Moore, How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
"How many times I've sat with people, even as an adult, wishing I could hold their hand, or lie in their lap, or cry in front of them, or tell them how I really felt about them, or ask them how they r…"-Lane Moore, How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
26. Providence
By: Craig Willse
3.27
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An introverted English professor falls for an enigmatic sophomore and is lured into a web of chaos … read more
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- lgbt
- queer
"He reminded me of a scene from a movie, any movie: men standing in doorways, filling the space with their silence."-Craig Willse, Providence
27. Age of Cage
By: Keith Phipps
3.78
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
Icon. Celebrity. Artist. Madman. Genius. Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at … read more
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28. The Grip of Film
By: Richard Ayoade
3.37
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
"A work of shimmering, glimmering genius" - Stephen Fry Gordy LaSure’s passionate about film. He ea… read more
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- biography
- film
- humor
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- audiobook
"Is there any moment in time when you‘re doing something better than watching Predator ?"-Richard Ayoade, The Grip of Film
"Is there any moment in time when you‘re doing something better than watching Predator/i>? "-Richard Ayoade, The Grip of Film
"Have you ever had a penile fraction? It hurts. It is caused by sudden trauma to an erect penis."-Richard Ayoade, The Grip of Film
"There's a line in David Lean's punishingly long 1962 desert flick, Lawrence of Arabia : 'Truly for some men nothing is written unless they write it.' Duh."-Richard Ayoade, The Grip of Film
29. Words To Read
By: Crystal Hariu-Damore
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
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30. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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- audiobook
31. Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Alonso Duralde
4.58
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be “discreet” about their l… read more
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- film
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- audiobook
