9 Best biography books like Our Little Secret by Emily Carrington

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Our Little Secret

By: Emily Carrington

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize At 15, Emily is a relatively typical teenage girl…

If you liked the biography plot in Our Little Secret by Emily Carrington , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. The Return of the Honey Buzzard

By: Aimée de Jongh

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Simon, a bookseller, has hit hard times. The financial crisis has struck and sales have slumped; hi… read more

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2. In.

By: Will McPhail

4.38

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and witty graphic novel by a leading New Yorker cartoonist, following a millennial's jou… read more

Similar categories in Will McPhail's In. book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • art
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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3. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

By: Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt … read more

Similar categories in Zoe Thorogood's It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"And maybe that 'something' is a piece of my stupid little soul trapped in a book with very divisive reviews on Goodreads!"

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

"You're going to spend infinitely more time being dead than alive, so it's probably best to make peace with it while you can."

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

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4. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

Similar categories in Darrin Bell's The Talk book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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5. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Clowes's Monica book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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6. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

Similar categories in Kate Beaton's Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott by Zoe Thorogood

7. The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott

By: Zoe Thorogood

4.12

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

Billie Scott is an artist. Her debut gallery exhibition opens in a few months. Within a fortn… read more

Similar categories in Zoe Thorogood's The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • art
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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8. Keeping Two

By: Jordan Crane

3.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

20 years in the making, the long-awaited graphic novel masterpiece from acclaimed cartoonist Jordan… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
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9. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

Similar categories in Nick Drnaso's Acting Class book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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10. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
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11. No One Else

By: R. Kikuo Johnson

3.65

Format: 99 pages, Paperback

In this graphic novel, Charlene is a divorced mom, has a young son named Brandon, and works full-ti… read more

Similar categories in R. Kikuo Johnson's No One Else book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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12. Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame

By: Erin Williams

3.73

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

An intimate, clever, and ultimately gut-wrenching graphic memoir about the daily decision women mus… read more

Similar categories in Erin Williams's Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"Perspective can be hard to come by, when you spend most of your time licking your own wounds."

-Erin Williams, Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame

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13. Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

By: Julia Wertz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronic… read more

Similar categories in Julia Wertz's Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"Go fuck yourself, melted spatula!"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"Do the stepwork and don't give me any of your excuses. We both know they're bullshit."

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"...you're at a place in your life where you're trying to let people in, so you should have called someone to spend the afternoon with you instead of being a weirdo alone in a theater crying at a come…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"It's the fantasy of a life gone wrong. You've been doing the best you can, but it's hard and you're tired. Then something horrible happens and you get to give up and go be sad somewhere. There's some…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

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14. The Third Person

By: Emma Grove

4.14

Format: 920 pages, Paperback

In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby’s office. She wants to share this wonder… read more

Similar categories in Emma Grove's The Third Person book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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15. We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel

By: Josh Tuininga

4.35

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a true story, this graphic novel follows a Jewish immigrant’s efforts to help his Japan… read more

Similar categories in Josh Tuininga's We Are Not Strangers: A Graphic Novel book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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16. The Con Artists

By: Luke Healy

3.31

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

A quintessentially millennial tale about friendship and the quest for self-actualization This is g… read more

Similar categories in Luke Healy's The Con Artists book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
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17. Our Little Secret

By: Emily Carrington

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize At 15, Emily is a relatively typical teenage girl… read more

Similar categories in Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • canada
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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18. Home After Dark

By: David Small

3.66

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Russell Pruitt, abandoned by his mother, follows his father to sun-splashed Calif… read more

Similar categories in David Small's Home After Dark book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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19. The Roles We Play

By: Sabba Khan

4.35

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

'Where is home, Mum?' From the foothills of the Himalayas in the Kashmiri valleys to bustling Green… read more

Similar categories in Sabba Khan's The Roles We Play book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"How convenient for those in power to have a labour force accustomed to disempowerment and willing to settle for less."

-Sabba Khan, The Roles We Play

"We must remember... ... race is a construct... ... class is a construct... ... gender is a construct. Beneath it all we are quivering flesh. Glistening in the sun. Goose-pimpled in the moon."

-Sabba Khan, The Roles We Play

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20. The Joy of Quitting

By: Keiler Roberts

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

From toddler antics to doctor appointments, Keiler Roberts breathes humour and life into the fleeti… read more

Similar categories in Keiler Roberts's The Joy of Quitting book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • biography
  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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21. Square Eyes

By: Anna Mill

3.59

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Look – anyone who invents something really great has a moment where they think it's going to destro… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mill's Square Eyes book and Emily Carrington's Our Little Secret

  • graphic novels comics
  • art
  • graphic novels
  • comics

9 Top nonfiction books like Our Little Secret by Emily Carrington

Transform Your Habits

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

Kate Beaton

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame

Erin Williams

3.73

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10 Top adult books like The Talk by Darrin Bell

Transform Your Habits

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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