5 best-selling feminism books like Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays by Phoebe Robinson

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Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

By: Phoebe Robinson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a n…

If you liked the feminism plot in Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays by Phoebe Robinson , here is a list of 5 books like this:

1. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

By: Issa Rae

3.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Sloan Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cakeand Mindy Kaling's Is Eve… read more

Similar categories in Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

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2. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

By: Amber Ruffin

4.42

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin writes with her sister Lacey Lamar… read more

Similar categories in Amber Ruffin's You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"There are worse stories than this and better ones. The reaction always varies because you can only put up with what you can put up with when you can put up with it."

-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

"I have never been able to understand why white people have such a low tolerance for hearing about racism. I mean, we have to live it! The least you could do is nod your head."

-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

"We are not into trying to educate white America, but may we accidentally did. Maybe white readers learned that just because your Black friends aren't sitting you down, going over all their trauma wit…"

-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

"There is no motivation for this action. It seems like this story is missing a part because people just aren’t this nonsensically cruel. But where you see no motivation, you understand racism a little…"

-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

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3. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

By: Maria Bamford

3.77

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more

Similar categories in Maria Bamford's Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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4. 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

Similar categories in Leslie Jones's Leslie F*cking Jones book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • 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

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5. Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

By: Molly Shannon

4.13

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption b… read more

Similar categories in Molly Shannon's Hello, Molly!: A Memoir book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"But I thought, I can do whatever I want. I can be friends with whoever I want. I'm going to be friends with the freaks and the geeks and I don't have to fit into any clique. And I'm Free! And I like …"

-Molly Shannon, Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

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6. 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

Similar categories in Jessi Klein's I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • 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

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7. 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

Similar categories in Aparna Nancherla's Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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8. Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

By: Sesali Bowen

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-bre… read more

Similar categories in Sesali Bowen's Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

By: Gabrielle Union

4.12

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We’re Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time … read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Union's You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When you acknowledge that your vulnerability does not absolve anyone of personal accountability, you will heal from those traumas faster and more fully."

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

"I am continually awed by the honor and responsibility of raising free Black girls. May you each embrace your vulnerability as your superpower, and may I not falter as I attempt to lead by example."

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

"The Avengers you assemble don't have to be golden by the standards of the industry you are breaking into. They just need to have the same work ethic as you, and believe in effective communication and…"

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

"When I was a little girl, my mother always told me that if I ever got lost in a big city, "Look for the rainbow flag." She believed in the goodness of the LGBTQ+ community, and knew there would be pr…"

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

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10. Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business

By: Roxane Gay

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Po… read more

Similar categories in Roxane Gay's Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • memoir
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. She Memes Well

By: Quinta Brunson

4.07

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy Award-winning writer Quinta Brunson (creator and star of Abbott Elementary ) comes a deep… read more

Similar categories in Quinta Brunson's She Memes Well book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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12. Walking in My Joy: In These Streets

By: Jenifer Lewis

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A new offering from the author of the hugely successful Mother of Black Hollywood. Walking in My Jo… read more

Similar categories in Jenifer Lewis's Walking in My Joy: In These Streets book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • audiobook
"Ain't no shame in my game. This is what too much stress looks like. Y'all come on and take this ride with me."

-Jenifer Lewis, Walking in My Joy: In These Streets

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13. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

By: Whoopi Goldberg

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more

Similar categories in Whoopi Goldberg's Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."

-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

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14. The World Record Book of Racist Stories

By: Amber Ruffin

4.40

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling authors of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey, comedia… read more

Similar categories in Amber Ruffin's The World Record Book of Racist Stories book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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15. 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

Similar categories in Samantha Irby's Quietly Hostile: Essays book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • memoir
  • humor
  • 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

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16. 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

Similar categories in Kenan Thompson's When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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17. Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist

By: Franchesca Ramsey

3.79

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sharp, funny, and incredibly timely collection of personal essays, veteran video blogger an… read more

Similar categories in Franchesca Ramsey's Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • audiobook
"Dealing with white people faux pas as a black woman is tricky: if you get upset, you can be quickly be labeled as the "angry black girl"; if you're too passive, it seems like you're give permission, …"

-Franchesca Ramsey, Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist

"As with any job, you don't just sit around achieving all day- you have to put in hours. Until that point, whenever I saw someone doing something I wanted to do, I'd devote many of those hours to nega…"

-Franchesca Ramsey, Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist

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18. Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

By: Phoebe Robinson

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a n… read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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19. Survival of the Thickest: Essays

By: Michelle Buteau

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and una… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Buteau's Survival of the Thickest: Essays book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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20. I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff

By: Abbi Jacobson

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the co-creator and co-star of the hit series Broad City, a "poignant, funny, and beautifully u… read more

Similar categories in Abbi Jacobson's I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • audiobook
"Love revealed how covered up I was, but heartache broke me open."

-Abbi Jacobson, I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff

"Real life is like a constant Yelp review, everyone has notes on how the experience could be improved."

-Abbi Jacobson, I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff

"I thought about how pain is also a symptom of transformation. I thought about bouncing back. How we can start again. And again."

-Abbi Jacobson, I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff

"From that poorly lit room on the top floor of a tiny mini mall in Sedona, a stranger told me exactly what I knew already. I guess that's what I was looking for, someone to see me and my fears and my …"

-Abbi Jacobson, I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff

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21. Obviously: Stories from My Timeline

By: Akilah Hughes

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"A refreshingly funny and blisteringly unsentimental coming-of-age memoir." - John Green, #1 New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Akilah Hughes's Obviously: Stories from My Timeline book and Phoebe Robinson's Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook

17 Top biography books like Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays by Phoebe Robinson

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You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

Amber Ruffin

4.42

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Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

Maria Bamford

3.77

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Leslie F*cking Jones

Leslie Jones

4.11

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Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

Molly Shannon

4.13

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Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll

4.02

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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

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Meg Kissinger

4.28

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Sloane Crosley

3.91

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