Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
By: Andrew Rannells
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambi…
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1. Leslie F*cking Jones
By: Leslie Jones
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Som… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Dad"-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
"Some of the stories about my childhood is vague, because a bitch is 55 and I've smoked a lot of weed."-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
"I was built for strong... I was never a victim. And even though really bad shit happened to me, I know it's my job to help other back girls and women get strong like me."-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
"I even attended a Christian singles night lecture kind of thing—I was single, it was free, and it was Church. Honestly, that night should be an episode of American Horror Story. The woman leading it …"-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones
2. The Celebrants
By: Steven Rowley
3.64
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselve… read more
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- audiobook
- humor
- lgbt
- queer
"My purpose, in this life, has been to love and spend it with you."-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants
"You only live once. That was the truth of it. But if you do it right, and he felt that he had, once is more than enough"-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants
3. 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
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- 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
4. Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
By: Aparna Nancherla
3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring impostor syndrome, from the inside and ou… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
5. If You Would Have Told Me
By: John Stamos
3.81
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
By: Matt Baume
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- lgbt
- queer
7. The House of Hidden Meanings
By: RuPaul
3.84
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and persona… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"We all have that magic within us - But it's the faculty to harness it - to turn something seemingly meaningless into something special, to be loose and spontaneous with it - that makes life most wort…"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
"But in that time the RuPaul idea was born, and people outside of my world were inspired to talk about me and androgyny and drag in a way that was unprecedented. Not long after that, the questions cam…"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
"Life is full of dualities: night and day, black and white, yin and yang, good and evil, birth and death, love and fear. You can't have one without the other. It takes two to create the magnetic pull …"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
"There are ideological precepts that people will fight or even kill for. But those things are never really what they seem to be. As much as people will claim a hard moral line, that line becomes very …"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
8. 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
- lgbt
- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
- queer
"[...] 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
9. Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera
By: Jena Friedman
3.71
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
For fans of the perceptive comedy of Hannah Gadsby, Lindy West, and Sarah Silverman, Academy Award–… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
10. Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
By: Greg Marshall
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
11. When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown
By: Kenan Thompson
3.83
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older a… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up
By: Andy Cohen
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! New York Times bestselling author Andy Cohen goes from bott… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2)
By: Steven Rowley
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Patrick O'Hara is called back to his guncle duties . . . This time for a big family wedding in Ita… read more
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- audiobook
- humor
- lgbt
14. 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
- lgbt
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- queer
"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!
15. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
16. Black Friend: Essays
By: Ziwe
4.30
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From a rapidly rising comedy star, a bold, biting, and deeply hilarious takedown—and send-up—of our… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"You can't have my body, but you can have my body of work."-Ziwe, Black Friend: Essays
17. Chita: A Memoir
By: Chita Rivera
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chit… read more
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- memoir
- theatre
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
By: Andrew Rannells
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambi… read more
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- memoir
- lgbt
- humor
- theatre
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- queer
19. Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy
By: Charles Busch
4.42
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's dramatic journey in the worlds of … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
20. The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories
By: Danny Pellegrino
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of How Do I Un-Remember This? and host of the hit podcas… read more
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- essays
- audiobook
21. We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay: Tips, Tales, Travels
By: Gary Janetti
4.20
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this hilarious and often touching collection, the New York Times bestselling author, television … read more
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