Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
By: Helen Ellis
3.61
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with a viciously funny,…
Want to Read $ 4.99"but there were ceiling fans, which is my idea of nature."-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
"but there were ceiling fans, which is my idea of nature."-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
"first choice had been to rent a cabin in the woods, but that is too much nature. I don't do cabins in the woods because I have seen too many movies about cabins in the woods. If someone wants to murder me, they are going to have to get past reception."-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
"first choice had been to rent a cabin in the woods, but that is too much nature. I don't do cabins in the woods because I have seen too many movies about cabins in the woods. If someone wants to murder me, they are going to have to get past reception."-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
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1. Crescent
By: Diana Abu-Jaber
3.41
Format: 549 pages, Paperback
Written in a lush, lyrical style, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and s… read more
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- adult
2. People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges
By: Jen Mann
3.26
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
A debut collection of witty, biting essays laced with a surprising warmth, from Jen Mann, the write… read more
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3. The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
By: Laurie Notaro
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fear… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- comedy
"Oh, boy. Now you see what you've done, Monica Lewinsky, you stupid, stupid tart, I thought. Because of you, I have to explain to my Nana, while she's in a hospital bed with an enlarged gallbladder, w…"-Laurie Notaro, The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
"It was 1976. It was one of the darkest days of my life when that nurse, Mrs. Shimmer, pulled out a maxi pad that measured the width and depth of a mattress and showed us how to use it. It had a belt …"-Laurie Notaro, The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
"Dr. Bone Specialist came in, made me stand up and hobble across the room, checked my reflexes, and then made me lie down on the table. He bent my right knee this way and that, up and down, all the wa…"-Laurie Notaro, The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
4. I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
By: Jessi Klein
3.90
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed New York … read more
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- biography
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- humor
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- audiobook
"A mother's heroic journey is not about how she leaves, but how she stays."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"But becoming a mother alters every ince of your body, your routine, your soul, your heart."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"Motherhood leaves you inevitably and profoundly changed; you can be similar to who you were - maybe? - but you'll never be the same."-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
"Because now I know that everything bad can happen, and I am responsible for it not. Because sometimes I feel like keeping us from dying will kill me. Because I am on board, and I'm exhausted. Because…"-Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
5. It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
By: Elizabeth Passarella
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth P… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- audiobook
"The whole crux of the Christian faith is that we cannot save ourselves... I know that I can't fix the brokenness inside me or overcome my own sin. For people who don't share my faith, this sounds tot…"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
"Epilogue: "I don't need these. Not any of this." "I want this camel. This is all I'm taking just to remember him by." "Sometimes you hold on to a big thing, an overwhelming thing because you believe …"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
6. I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us
By: Kristin Chenoweth
3.52
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Aristotle. Socrates. Descartes. And now, Chenoweth. (How about some women, am I right?) From tel… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"I actually find questions a lot more interesting than answers. Questions are usually honest while answers are frequently BS. A question is a starting point, a door that swings open and invites a host…"-Kristin Chenoweth, I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us
"There’s a difference between humiliation and humility. Humiliation lies. Humility speaks truth. Humiliation silences you. Humility empowers you. Humiliation is a byproduct of conflict with someone el…"-Kristin Chenoweth, I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us
7. Quietly Hostile: Essays
By: Samantha Irby
3.70
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"[...] and my face is sore from smiling so hard in an effort to appear friendly and nonthreatening."-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
"I'm so embarrassed by everything all the time, humiliated even by the need to breathe air where other people can see me"-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
"I want to push back against this idea that it's not real love if you're not passionately chattering at each other all the time, that it's just as valid (and romantic!) to know instinctively when to s…"-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
"I lived in blissful solitude for a long time...and you learn a lot about yourself and what you require for life when it's just you that you have to think about...You can buy frozen fish sticks and ea…"-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
8. I've Tried Being Nice: Essays
By: Ann Leary
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a literary feast of humor and wisdom told from t… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
9. How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
By: Leslie Jordan
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Viral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about th… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
"True happiness can only come from being of loving service to others, especially those in the last throes of life's journey."-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
"I suppose someone had tossed the puppy out of the car, since we were in the middle of nowhere, too far out for a puppy to get to on her own. Who on Earth would do such a thing?! People like that need…"-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
"When our country was erupting in protests and marches, asking for the end of injustice against African American men and women, I was somewhat chastised by many of my followers for not speaking out ag…"-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
10. Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
By: Helen Ellis
3.61
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with a viciously funny,… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"but there were ceiling fans, which is my idea of nature."-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
"first choice had been to rent a cabin in the woods, but that is too much nature. I don't do cabins in the woods because I have seen too many movies about cabins in the woods. If someone wants to murd…"-Helen Ellis, Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light
11. Congratulations, the Best is Over!
By: R. Eric Thomas
4.07
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"If I'm not heading toward a place where I can feel joy, then hope in the present has nothing to hold on to."-R. Eric Thomas, Congratulations, the Best is Over!
12. Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
By: R. Eric Thomas
4.03
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a poignant and hilarious memoir-in-essays about g… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"Who am I doing this for and do they want what I want?"-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"No, but has the tyranny of facts ever stopped me before? Again, no."-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"...the thing about success is that it doesn't seem like a natural result of unsuccessfulness."-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
"What is more romantic than the sudden revelation of the thing you didn't even dare to hope for?"-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays
13. Start Without Me (I'll Be There in a Minute)
By: Gary Janetti
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Gary Janetti comes Start Without Me, a collection of hilario… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- comedy
- audiobook
14. I Curse You With Joy
By: Tiffany Haddish
3.95
Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition
Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"Representation isn’t just checking off boxes, it’s validating experience."-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy
"What I was learning was, in its own fucked up way, no feelings was as bad as too many."-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy
"I wish that men got endometriosis. If it was painful when they ejaculated, you know they would find a cure immediately and every doctor would know what to do to make it less painful, even a foot doct…"-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy
"Going through all that, taught me that you get to choose your response when you are afraid. You might not be able to control everything that happens to you but you do get to control how you respond t…"-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy
15. Dirtbag: Essays
By: Amber A'Lee Frost
3.68
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The victories and failures of millennial socialism, as told by the writer who lived it. Amber A'Le… read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- comedy
- audiobook
16. Did I Say That Out Loud?: Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them
By: Kristin van Ogtrop
3.78
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple , enjoy this hilarious and deeply insightful take on… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- audiobook
17. Nobody Cares
By: Anne T. Donahue
3.43
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
“The internet’s best friend.” — Flare From the author of the popular newsletter That’s What She … read more
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- memoir
- humor
- short stories
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- audiobook
"Lessons are learned by acknowledging the grossest and cruelest parts of ourselves."-Anne T. Donahue, Nobody Cares
"You and your anger are needed. You and your anger are valuable. You and your anger will be the fire that burns it all down."-Anne T. Donahue, Nobody Cares
"I don't know a single person who loves everything about their career all the time because no aspect of life is perfect all the time. No friendship, no relationship, no family dynamic, no outfit, no m…"-Anne T. Donahue, Nobody Cares
"I am always happiest when I love things. And when you begin to stop listening to pretentious blowhards, it's amazing what you make room to care about. So say what you want - I can't hear anyone over …"-Anne T. Donahue, Nobody Cares
18. Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
By: Harrison Scott Key
4.05
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
A Good Housekeeping Book of the Month This funny and wise new memoir from Harrison Scott Key, winn… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"Is a mother excited the baby's going to come out? Yes, yes, of course, so she can take a bath in a vat of gin."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
"My salary increased from $30,000 per year to $50,000, which, after taxes and student loan and car payments, came to forty dollars."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
"I wanted to share the new [written] work with my wife, but decided not to, as she was pregnant and now generally only answered questions about nachos."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
"I tried church [to meet guys],' she said. 'I bet you hate it.' 'I do.' I couldn't argue with that. Churches can be frightening places, full of friendly old people."-Harrison Scott Key, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
19. A Product of Genetics (And Day Drinking)
By: Jess H. Gutierrez
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A frank, raucous, and bawdy collection of essays about coming of age through the oddest jobs, misad… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
20. The Broken King (Bull Mountain #0.5)
By: Brian Panowich
3.88
Format: 73 pages, Kindle Edition
An eshort story introduces readers to Brian Panowich's brutal, mesmerizing North Georgia landscape,… read more
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- short stories
- audiobook
21. The Confidence Games
By: Tess Amy
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Two female con artists must pull off the ultimate heist in this rollicking caper from a dazzling ne… read more
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- adult
