5 Top contemporary books like Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality by Mae Martin

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Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

By: Mae Martin

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Why do we find sexuality so, well ... scary? Comedian and co-creator of the hit show Feel Good, Mae…

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1. Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists

By: Craig Malkin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narciss… read more

Similar categories in Craig Malkin's Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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2. Radiance of Tomorrow

By: Ishmael Beah

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A haunting, beautiful first novel by the bestselling author of A Long Way Gone When Ishmael Beah's … read more

Similar categories in Ishmael Beah's Radiance of Tomorrow book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • contemporary
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3. The Last Firefox (The Last Firefox #1)

By: Lee Newbery

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire.Between bullies at school… read more

Similar categories in Lee Newbery's The Last Firefox (The Last Firefox #1) book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • contemporary
  • lgbt
  • queer
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4. Rainbow History Class: Your Guide Through Queer and Trans History

By: Hannah McElhinney

4.54

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

As seen on Tiktok,  Rainbow History Class  is your entry into LGBTQ+ history, covering queer and tr… read more

Similar categories in Hannah McElhinney's Rainbow History Class: Your Guide Through Queer and Trans History book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • queer
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5. None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary

By: Travis Alabanza

4.38

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

‘When you are someone that falls outside of categories in so many ways, a lot of things are said to… read more

Similar categories in Travis Alabanza's None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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6. Strong Female Character

By: Fern Brady

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more

Similar categories in Fern Brady's Strong Female Character book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

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7. Pageboy

By: Elliot Page

3.75

Format: 271 pages, None

Pageboy is a groundbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page… read more

Similar categories in Elliot Page's Pageboy book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"Her visibility meant the world to me. I think about this as I walk through the world now."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

"How do people do it? How do they shut off the noise? And I don't mean "happy", they may not be happy, but they seem to be able to exist at least."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

"In a world where queerness all too often alienates us from blood, I am grateful to Julia, and the family I have chosen. Without them, I wouldn't be here."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

"I could block myself out, I was a person I didn't know, I'd gaze into what felt like the universe, my eye a planet of its own. I must be somewhere in there, I'd think."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

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8. What's That Lady Doing?

By: Lou Sanders

3.91

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

'A deftness that catches your breath' - Fern Brady 'An incredible piece of writing' - Brett Goldst… read more

Similar categories in Lou Sanders's What's That Lady Doing? book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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9. James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

By: James Acaster

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This is a self help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is help… read more

Similar categories in James Acaster's James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I knew I had a problem when I found myself saying, to my reflection, in my laptop screen, 'What has two gigantic thumbs and needs to quit social media?' 'This guy'... before bursting into laughter, t…"

-James Acaster, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

"Even without a profile, searching your name on twitter is extremely common, especially if you're a celebrity, as I am and will be until the day I die. I shamefully admit that after quitting twitter, …"

-James Acaster, James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media

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10. Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

By: Mae Martin

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Why do we find sexuality so, well ... scary? Comedian and co-creator of the hit show Feel Good, Mae… read more

Similar categories in Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • comedy
  • queer
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11. Lost in the Garden

By: Adam S. Leslie

3.73

Format: 446 pages, Paperback

"Like an old wives’ tale, like a piece of wisdom passed down through generations which no one quest… read more

Similar categories in Adam S. Leslie's Lost in the Garden book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • contemporary
  • lgbt
  • queer
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12. The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers

By: Mark Gevisser

4.27

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

One of the Financial Times and Guardian Books to Look Forward to in 2020 A groundbreaking look a… read more

Similar categories in Mark Gevisser's The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Sounds Fake But Okay

By: Sarah Costello

3.65

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Somehow, over time, we forgot that the rituals behind dating and sex were constructs made up by hum… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Costello's Sounds Fake But Okay book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • queer
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14. Delicacy

By: Katy Wix

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Twenty-one snapshots of a life - some staccato, raw and shocking, some expansive, meditative, and p… read more

Similar categories in Katy Wix's Delicacy book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"Everyone has the right to own a doll that looks like them."

-Katy Wix, Delicacy

"If I lived in a village now, which I don't, I'd probably be the witch."

-Katy Wix, Delicacy

"My mother's hopes for me were that I would always be happy and thin. My hope for her was that she would never leave me."

-Katy Wix, Delicacy

"I find myself absorbing your traits. I eat the foods you like and I use your favourite words. I say our jokes to myself. And I've come up with some new ones for us too."

-Katy Wix, Delicacy

Cover of Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages by Dan  Jones

15. Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages

By: Dan Jones

3.70

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Featuring 50 profiles and select B&W illustrated portraits, Heroes of Queer Myth & Legend is a cele… read more

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • queer
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16. The T in LGBT: everything you need to know about being trans

By: Jamie Raines

4.59

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Hey, I'm Jamie, a 29-year-old trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning for 12 years now after… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Raines's The T in LGBT: everything you need to know about being trans book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman

17. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
Cover of Dear Cisgender People: A Guide to Trans Allyship and Empathy by Kenny Ethan Jones

18. Dear Cisgender People: A Guide to Trans Allyship and Empathy

By: Kenny Ethan Jones

4.40

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

A powerful call to arms to empower cisgender people to be better allies, blending memoir, detailed … read more

Similar categories in Kenny Ethan Jones's Dear Cisgender People: A Guide to Trans Allyship and Empathy book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • nonfiction
  • lgbt
  • queer
Cover of Will I Ever Have Sex Again? by Sofie Hagen

19. Will I Ever Have Sex Again?

By: Sofie Hagen

4.05

Format: 9 pages, Audible Audio

Comedian Sofie Hagen has not had sex in 3,000 days (and counting). And it turns out, she's not the … read more

Similar categories in Sofie Hagen's Will I Ever Have Sex Again? book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of All the Paths to You (All the Worlds Between Us, #2) by Morgan Lee Miller

20. All the Paths to You (All the Worlds Between Us, #2)

By: Morgan Lee Miller

4.26

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

In the sequel to "All the Worlds Between Us," swimmer Quinn Hughes has given up a lot in order to b… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Lee Miller's All the Paths to You (All the Worlds Between Us, #2) book and Mae Martin's Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality

  • contemporary
  • audiobook
  • lgbt

9 must-read memoir books like Can Everyone Please Calm Down?: A Guide to 21st Century Sexuality by Mae Martin

Transform Your Habits

None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary

Travis Alabanza

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Strong Female Character

Fern Brady

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Pageboy

Elliot Page

3.75

Transform Your Habits

What's That Lady Doing?

Lou Sanders

3.91

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14 Top nonfiction books like Dear Cisgender People: A Guide to Trans Allyship and Empathy by Kenny Ethan Jones

Transform Your Habits

If Women Rose Rooted: The Power of the Celtic Woman

Sharon Blackie

4.29

Transform Your Habits

While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence

Meg Kissinger

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Pageboy

Elliot Page

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Will I Ever Have Sex Again?

Sofie Hagen

4.05

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