16 Top poetry books like I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas by Alessandra Olanow

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I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

By: Alessandra Olanow

3.96

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Balm for the soul—Alessandra Olanow offers advice, inspiration, and encouragement for anyone who ne…

If you liked the poetry plot in I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas by Alessandra Olanow , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. All My Friends Are Dead

By: Avery Monsen , Jory John

4.14

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

All My Friends Are Dead  is both the saddest funny book and the funniest sad book you'll ever read.… read more

Similar categories in Avery Monsen's All My Friends Are Dead book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • graphic novels
  • adult
"Please stop buying my friends if you are just going to slowly kill them."

-Avery Monsen, All My Friends Are Dead

"Sometimes I feel alone. Some days are long and hard. But when I look out into this world, I am struck by the impossible beauty of it all. Those billions of magnificent accidents that led us to where …"

-Avery Monsen, All My Friends Are Dead

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2. Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life

By: Aaron Caycedo-Kimura , INFJoe

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

An illustrated guide to the challenges and pleasures of the introverted life Introversion is "in." … read more

Similar categories in Aaron Caycedo-Kimura's Text, Don't Call: An Illustrated Guide to the Introverted Life book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • self help

3. All My Friends Are Still Dead

By: Avery Monsen , Jory John

4.00

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of the breakout best seller All my friends are dead(more than 100,000 copies sold)… read more

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4. Bright Minds Empty Souls

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Bright Minds Empty Souls is for the hopeless romantics and those who need a friend to comfort their… read more

Similar categories in Jennae Cecelia's Bright Minds Empty Souls book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

5. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story

By: Debbie Tung

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sweet, funny, and quietlypoignant, Debbie Tung's comics reveal the ups and downs of coming of age a… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Tung's Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

6. Lady Stuff: Secrets to Being a Woman

By: Loryn Brantz

3.77

Format: None pages, Paperback

(Librarian's note: There is an ebook edition with the same ISBN - ISBN: ) A collection of Loryn Br… read more

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7. She Was The Storm

By: Cherie Avritt

3.48

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

this book of poetry is for you. the broken hearted soul in need of encouragement. let me remind you… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Avritt's She Was The Storm book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • self help
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8. Dear Self,

By: Patience Tamarra

4.00

Format: 158 pages, Kindle Edition

dear self, is a free-flowing collection of gentle reminders and loving affirmations centered around… read more

Similar categories in Patience Tamarra's Dear Self, book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"choose you even when no one else does."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

"it is safe for you to be your authentic self."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

"you will fall short at times and that's okay."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

"you belong in every room you walk into period."

-Patience Tamarra, Dear Self,

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9. Every Word You Cannot Say

By: Iain S. Thomas

4.00

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

*May this book find the person it needs to. May they find every word they were looking for.* **I k… read more

Similar categories in Iain S. Thomas's Every Word You Cannot Say book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • personal development
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"Somewhere, you can stretch every moment into a kind of forever."

-Iain S. Thomas, Every Word You Cannot Say

"Even if you do it quietly you have to give yourself the life you want."

-Iain S. Thomas, Every Word You Cannot Say

"You can be someone who matters to others. You can be someone who matters to you."

-Iain S. Thomas, Every Word You Cannot Say

"You cannot fix me because I am not broken. And even though everything has changed, I am still more me than I’ve ever been."

-Iain S. Thomas, Every Word You Cannot Say

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10. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

By: Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more

Similar categories in Hwang Bo-Reum's Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • adult
  • contemporary
"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

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11. I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

By: Baek Se-hee

3.28

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

The South Korean runaway bestseller, debut author Baek Sehee's intimate therapy memoir, as recommen… read more

Similar categories in Baek Se-hee's I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • memoir
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • self help
"Togetherness means altruism, and altruism is what saves us from selfishness."

-Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

"For example, when you’re co-dependent on your partner you resent them, but when you leave your partner, you feel anxious and bereft."

-Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

"Fear increases when it's something that you keep to yourself. Instead of suffering alone, it can often be good to share it with someone else."

-Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

"What matters isn't what people say but what you like and find joy in. I hope you focus less on how you look to other people and more on fulfilling your true desires."

-Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

Cover of It's OK to Feel Things Deeply by Carissa Potter

12. It's OK to Feel Things Deeply

By: Carissa Potter

3.77

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

From Carissa Potter, whose stationery and gift line, People I've Loved , has been featured on Desig… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Potter's It's OK to Feel Things Deeply book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • art
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of I Am More Than My Nightmares by Jennae Cecelia

13. I Am More Than My Nightmares

By: Jennae Cecelia

3.81

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

I Am More Than My Nightmares is my journey from being engulfed in fear to learning how to let my mi… read more

Similar categories in Jennae Cecelia's I Am More Than My Nightmares book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • self help
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14. I Decided to Live as Myself

By: Kim Suhyun

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Kim Suhyun's I Decided to Live as Myself book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • contemporary
  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
"The biggest tragedy of capitalism is that it regards talents that can’t be converted into money worthless."

-Kim Suhyun, I Decided to Live as Myself

"Relax and return, not to the world inside your mind, but to you real world. The life you actually lived is more peaceful than what you imagined."

-Kim Suhyun, I Decided to Live as Myself

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15. I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

By: Alessandra Olanow

3.96

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Balm for the soul—Alessandra Olanow offers advice, inspiration, and encouragement for anyone who ne… read more

Similar categories in Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • art
  • personal development
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • self help
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16. A Sloth's Guide to Mindfulness

By: Ton Mak

4.18

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated book of mindfulness that will help readers discover the path to a peacefu… read more

Similar categories in Ton Mak's A Sloth's Guide to Mindfulness book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • self help
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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17. What Color Is Night?

By: Grant Snider

3.96

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Look closer. Grant Snider's beautiful debut picture book explores the wonders—and colors—of nightti… read more

Similar categories in Grant Snider's What Color Is Night? book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • graphic novels
  • art
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18. Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

By: Mae Coyiuto

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat, Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese-Filipina … read more

Similar categories in Mae Coyiuto's Chloe and the Kaishao Boys book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • contemporary
Cover of Losing Myself Brought Me Here by Jennae Cecelia

19. Losing Myself Brought Me Here

By: Jennae Cecelia

4.04

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Losing Myself Brought Me Here is my journey from being so completely lost in life, to finding the r… read more

Similar categories in Jennae Cecelia's Losing Myself Brought Me Here book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • self help
  • mental health
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20. Love Looks Pretty on You

By: Lang Leav

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The much anticipated new book by international bestselling author Lang Leav. A breathtakingly beaut… read more

Similar categories in Lang Leav's Love Looks Pretty on You book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
"Don't stay where you are needed. Go where you are loved."

-Lang Leav, Love Looks Pretty on You

"Loyalty The only ones they can turn against you are those who were never with you."

-Lang Leav, Love Looks Pretty on You

"I have been quiet lately, I know. Not because I don’t have anything to say, but because I have too much."

-Lang Leav, Love Looks Pretty on You

"How many people have we known all our lives, and never once loved. How many people have we loved, and never known."

-Lang Leav, Love Looks Pretty on You

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21. The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined Life

By: Grant Snider

4.08

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In The Art of Living , beloved cartoonist Grant Snider—author of The Shape of Ideas and I Will Judg… read more

Similar categories in Grant Snider's The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined Life book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • art
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
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22. Girl Made of Glass

By: Shelby Leigh

3.98

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

If you think often about the past or battle with overthinking and self-esteem, girl made of glass i… read more

Similar categories in Shelby Leigh's Girl Made of Glass book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
Cover of When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times by Haemin Sunim

23. When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times

By: Haemin Sunim

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From renowned Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim, a guide to turning life's challenges into opportun… read more

Similar categories in Haemin Sunim's When Things Don't Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom for Difficult Times book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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24. When the World Didn't End

By: Caroline Kaufman

3.91

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Teen Instagram sensation and author of Light Filters In @poeticpoison returns with a second collect… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kaufman's When the World Didn't End book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • contemporary
  • poetry
  • adult
  • mental health
"I am a book with the pages all worn. the cover is tearing, the ink is fading, but I swear I'm worth the read."

-Caroline Kaufman, When the World Didn't End

"well, you made it. you survived. the unbearable weight suddenly lifted. the endless night broke into dawn. the uphill battle led you to a peak, and now you stand tall at the summit. so what now? what…"

-Caroline Kaufman, When the World Didn't End

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25. Beyond Worthy

By: Jacqueline Whitney

4.06

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

These words are for the one looking for hope, for the one questioning whether they’ll ever truly be… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Whitney's Beyond Worthy book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • personal development
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Vulnerability might be the most gentle, intense strength you can obtain. Don’t let it contain you. If speaking your truth feels terrifying, dance through fear. Someone needs to hear what you have to …"

-Jacqueline Whitney, Beyond Worthy

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26. What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter

By: Suzy Hopkins

4.24

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A mother’s advice to her daughter—a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime—with full-col… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Hopkins's What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"You are numb. It's time to put your home in order. Give everything a place. Make it make sense. Make your room the exact opposite of the randomness of existence, the mercilessness of mortality. Life'…"

-Suzy Hopkins, What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter

"The earth would continue to spin, and I'd be left in a world without her. My map would be gone. The ground beneath my feet would be gone. Who could I call to ask how to cook a potato? Who would liste…"

-Suzy Hopkins, What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter

"Day 8: Go Rollerblading Your job today is not to think. Just be. When you're Rollerblading, you can't think in the conventional way, unless you're a really good Rollerblader. If you're the kind of Ro…"

-Suzy Hopkins, What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter

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27. All of This Is for You: A Little Book of Kindness

By: Ruby Jones

4.32

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and uplifting collection of heartfelt, hand-lettered full-color artwork and soothing me… read more

Similar categories in Ruby Jones's All of This Is for You: A Little Book of Kindness book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • art
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of Diary of a Pulubi: 22 Money Lessons on How To Avoid Becoming Broke by Chinkee Tan

28. Diary of a Pulubi: 22 Money Lessons on How To Avoid Becoming Broke

By: Chinkee Tan

3.87

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Learn how to spend without being broke through 22 money lessons which will help you become aware ku… read more

Similar categories in Chinkee Tan's Diary of a Pulubi: 22 Money Lessons on How To Avoid Becoming Broke book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • nonfiction
  • self help
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29. Iron & Velvet: poetry for hearts breaking and blooming

By: Stefanie Briar

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

"These days,I am less heart,more break...but soonI'll be more bloomthan wounds."From poet Stefanie … read more

Similar categories in Stefanie Briar's Iron & Velvet: poetry for hearts breaking and blooming book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
Cover of To the Man I Loved Too Much by Gabrielle G.

30. To the Man I Loved Too Much

By: Gabrielle G.

3.38

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In her first collection of poems, Gabrielle G. depicts different love stories from the initial spar… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle G.'s To the Man I Loved Too Much book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of I'm So Happy You're Here: A Little Book About Why You're Great by Liz Climo

31. I'm So Happy You're Here: A Little Book About Why You're Great

By: Liz Climo

4.62

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

"With a tone similar to that of your favorite kids’ book and candy-colored animal illustrations gua… read more

Similar categories in Liz Climo's I'm So Happy You're Here: A Little Book About Why You're Great book and Alessandra Olanow's I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas

  • poetry
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • mental health

9 best-selling contemporary books like I Used to Have a Plan: But Life Had Other Ideas by Alessandra Olanow

Transform Your Habits

She Was The Storm

Cherie Avritt

3.48

Transform Your Habits

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Transform Your Habits

I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

Baek Se-hee

3.28

Transform Your Habits

I Am More Than My Nightmares

Jennae Cecelia

3.81

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14 Best nonfiction books like Losing Myself Brought Me Here by Jennae Cecelia

Transform Your Habits

She Was The Storm

Cherie Avritt

3.48

Transform Your Habits

Dear Self,

Patience Tamarra

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers

Melody Godfred

4.14

Transform Your Habits

To Be Honest

Nelle Starling

4.16

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