15 best-selling nonfiction books like Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life by Ellen Forney

Cover of Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life by Ellen Forney

Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

By: Ellen Forney

4.35

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

In the follow up to her acclaimed Marbles , Forney writes and draws a guide for people with mood di…

"Stability means figuring out how to prioritize what serves you, not feeling like a failure if you don't do everything perfectly, + just balancing everything as best you can."

-Ellen Forney, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

"Stability means figuring out how to prioritize what serves you, not feeling like a failure if you don't do everything perfectly, + just balancing everything as best you can."

-Ellen Forney, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life by Ellen Forney , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Assisted by John Stockton, None, None, Kerry L. Pickett

1. Assisted

By: John Stockton , None , None , Kerry L. Pickett

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

John Stockton's autobiography, Assisted, pulls back the curtain on his very personal life to show f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

2. (Don't) Call Me Crazy

By: Victoria Schwab , Libba Bray , Yumi Sakugawa , Emery Lord , Kelly Jensen , Meredith Russo , Stephanie Kuehn , Adam Silvera , Esmé Weijun Wang , Mike Jung , None , Sarah Hannah Gómez

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Algonquin Young Readers has acquired an anthology from Kelly Jensen titled (Don't) Call Me Crazy, w… read more

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3. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

By: Kay Redfield Jamison

4.06

Format: 663 pages,

The personal memoir of a manic depressive and an authority on the subject describes the onset of th… read more

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4. Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life

By: Melody Moezzi

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

With candor and humor, a manic-depressive Iranian-American Muslim woman chronicles her experiences … read more

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5. Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World

By: Maria Shriver

3.50

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning broadcast journalist and NBC anchor-woman Maria Shriver reveals the lessons she has l… read more

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6. Days of Grace: A Memoir

By: Arthur Ashe

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

"Touching and courageous...All of it--the man, the life, the book--is rare and beautiful." COSMOPOL… read more

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7. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

By: Lucy Knisley

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A vibrant, food-themed memoir from beloved indie cartoonist Lucy Knisley. Lucy Knisley loves food. … read more

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Cover of The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott by Zoe Thorogood

8. 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

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel

9. The Secret to Superhuman Strength

By: Alison Bechdel

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Fun Home, a profound graphic memoir of Bechdel's lifelong love affair with exerc… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"My transformation, thanks in part to Adrienne Rich, was easier than hers had been."

-Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength

"Life many gay people of my generation, I would not behave like a teenager until I was in my twenties."

-Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength

"Why have I spent so many hours of my life--very possibly as many as are actually recommended-- exercising ?!"

-Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength

"Most people don't even try to get what they want because of the painful reckoning with their parents it entails."

-Alison Bechdel, The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Cover of In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee

10. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn

11. Ephemera

By: Briana Loewinsohn

4.00

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A debut graphic novel that poignantly blends memoir, magic realism, and graphic medicine. Ephem… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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12. Thieves

By: Lucie Bryon

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
"I'm not just your friend when everything is going well. I'm your friend through the crappy times too."

-Lucie Bryon, Thieves

Cover of Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith

13. Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy

By: Bill Griffith

4.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Bill Griffith, the acclaimed creator of Zippy the Pinhead, comes a history of comics as told t… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji López-Alt

14. The Wok: Recipes and Techniques

By: J. Kenji López-Alt

4.67

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

J. Kenji López-Alt’s debut cookbook, The Food Lab, revolutionized home cooking, selling more than h… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The 1,000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford

15. The 1,000 Year Old Boy

By: Ross Welford

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-… read more

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"Would you like to live forever? I’m afraid I cannot recommend it. I am used to it now, and I do understand how special it is. Only I want to stop now. I want to grow up like you."

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

Cover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2) by Emil Ferris

16. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

By: Emil Ferris

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The most anticipated graphic novel of 2024, concluding the story of young Karen Reyes, the most ins… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle."

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whate…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

"All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when the…"

-Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #2)

Cover of Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

17. Fine: A Comic About Gender

By: Rhea Ewing

4.28

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Washington Post • 10 Best Graphic Novels of 2022 A vibrant and informative debut with “great doc… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"Gender affects everybody, so whether you're trans or not, gender is fucking you up. -Jac, 2013"

-Rhea Ewing, Fine: A Comic About Gender

Cover of For Such a Time as This: My Faith Journey through the White House and Beyond by Kayleigh McEnany

18. For Such a Time as This: My Faith Journey through the White House and Beyond

By: Kayleigh McEnany

4.45

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller! Kayleigh McEnany describes her path to the White House podium, bringing… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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19. Rx

By: Rachel Lindsay

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir about the treatment of mental illness, treating mental illness as a commodity.   I… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"In a lot of ways, sanity is a performance."

-Rachel Lindsay, Rx

Cover of A Love by Design (The Secret Scientists of London, #3) by Elizabeth  Everett

20. A Love by Design (The Secret Scientists of London, #3)

By: Elizabeth Everett

3.64

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

You couldn't design a better hero than the very eligible and extremely charming Earl Grantham. Unle… read more

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"Good God, the boy better not emigrate to Canada, they'll shoot him for his pelt."

-Elizabeth Everett, A Love by Design (The Secret Scientists of London, #3)

Cover of My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders by Monzusu

21. My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders

By: Monzusu

4.20

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In this manga essay anthology, follow the true stories of nine people (including the illustrator) n… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
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22. Alison

By: Lizzy Stewart

4.35

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel chronicles the fictional life story of Alison Porter, whose talent as a painter … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Everything Is an Emergency: An OCD Story in Words  Pictures by Jason Adam Katzenstein

23. Everything Is an Emergency: An OCD Story in Words Pictures

By: Jason Adam Katzenstein

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A New Yorker cartoonist illustrates his lifelong struggle with OCD in cartoon vignettes frank and f… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley

24. Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos

By: Lucy Knisley

4.38

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

If you work hard enough, if you want it enough, if you’re smart and talented and “good enough,” you… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"There's plenty of drama and comedy and bodily fluids! And what's a good origin story without all three?"

-Lucy Knisley, Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos

"When we write about our lives, it's a form of time travel. We inhabit the body we were back then, and yet we do so from our safe distance in the future."

-Lucy Knisley, Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos

"For a large part of human history, people didn't really know how a woman's body worked. This is mainly because for much of human history, a woman's body was either too sacred or too sexual to study."

-Lucy Knisley, Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos

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25. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

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Cover of Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2) by Hannah Templer

26. Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 (Cosmoknights, #2)

By: Hannah Templer

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Escape was just the beginning. The sensational "gays in space" webcomic/graphic novel returns, with… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
Cover of The Dark Matter of Mona Starr by Laura Lee Gulledge

27. The Dark Matter of Mona Starr

By: Laura Lee Gulledge

3.87

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A bold and original YA graphic novel about battling your inner doubts and fears—and finding your ge… read more

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  • mental illness
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • mental health
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28. But You Have Friends

By: Emilia McKenzie

3.92

Format: 116 pages, Paperback

When a dear friend dies by suicide, Emilia is left with only memories. Full of humor and poignancy,… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life by Ellen Forney

29. Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

By: Ellen Forney

4.35

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

In the follow up to her acclaimed Marbles , Forney writes and draws a guide for people with mood di… read more

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  • memoir
  • health
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Stability means figuring out how to prioritize what serves you, not feeling like a failure if you don't do everything perfectly, + just balancing everything as best you can."

-Ellen Forney, Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life

Cover of Sensory: Life on the Spectrum by Bex Ollerton

30. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

By: Bex Ollerton

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences—from diagno… read more

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  • memoir
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction

13 best-selling memoir books like Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice From My Bipolar Life by Ellen Forney

Transform Your Habits

Assisted

John Stockton , None , None , Kerry L. Pickett

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Alison Bechdel

4.15

Transform Your Habits

In Limbo

Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Ephemera

Briana Loewinsohn

4.00

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6 Best adult books like Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley

Transform Your Habits

Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

Aimee Cabo Nikolov

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Affairytale (Affairytale, #1)

C.J. English

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

Julia Wertz

4.35

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