The Fixed Stars
By: Molly Wizenberg
3.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of changing identity, complex sexu…
Want to Read $ 8.78"She walked the line between man and woman, smudged it under her foot."-Molly Wizenberg, The Fixed Stars
"Do not marry someone who will not go to therapy, both on their own and with you. Refusing to go to therapy with your partner is like looking the other way when they're drowning."-Molly Wizenberg, The Fixed Stars
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1. Super Sushi Ramen Express: One Family's Journey Through the Belly of Japan
By: Michael Booth
4.23
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Japan is the pre-eminent food nation on earth. The Japanese go to the most extraordinary lengths an… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
2. Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women
By: Candace Walsh , Laura André , L. B. Diamond
3.33
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
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- queer
- nonfiction
- memoir
- lgbt
3. My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story (with Recipes)
By: Luisa Weiss
3.97
Format: 179 pages, Hardcover
Luisa has a way of telling a story that's nothing short of entrancing." --Deb Perelman, author of T… read more
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4. Branded by the Pink Triangle
By: Ken Setterington
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Before the rise of the Nazi party, Germany, especially Berlin, was one of the most tolerant places … read more
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5. Splinters
By: Leslie Jamison
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveti… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
7. Grief Is for People
By: Sloane Crosley
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend, Sloane Crosley explores multiple kinds of loss in this d… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Grief is for people, not things."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Suicide is a tax on human consciousness."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"How will he know you loved him," she asks, "unless you try to destroy yourself?"-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
"Pictures should be of what you see, not of what the world sees when it sees you."-Sloane Crosley, Grief Is for People
8. More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
By: Molly Roden Winter
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An unputdownable memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother'… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"There is something pathetic about crying within the first minute of therapy"-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
"I worry that things are going too well, that they're all going to come toppling down."-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
"Why do I keep doing this? Why can't I stop this stupid pleasing everyone bullshit? I'm so fucking sick of myself."-Molly Roden Winter, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage
9. Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
By: Suzanne Scanlon
4.22
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A raw and masterful memoir about becoming a woman and going mad—and doing both at once. When Su… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Only in retrospect might I say I loved it there. I didn't love it. It became familiar. I got used to it. I became dependent upon it. This is not love."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I became a writer because I believe in that part of me who is not limited by age or gender or time or disability - yet still I am afraid to say it. Yes, I was ill."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"I myself have internalized the self-loathing that at times can make me feel ashamed to be writing this book. But I also believe that, as my heroes have shown me, this is where a writer must go."-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
"What if, instead of being diagnosed—being called mentally ill—what if I had been able to receive care for its own sake. To be in distress, to ask for care, to receive it. What if there were space in …"-Suzanne Scanlon, Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen
10. All Fours
By: Miranda July
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times–bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tende… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- feminism
- adult
- audiobook
"But maybe the road split between: a life spent longing vs. a life that was continually surprising"-Miranda July, All Fours
"Maybe we shouldn't do that," Jordi said. "Flatten ourselves like that. Erratic doesn't have to mean crazy or irresponsible. Shouldn't we be normalizing change?"-Miranda July, All Fours
"I guess any calling, no mater what it is, is a kind of unresolved ache," I said, giving in to knowing more than him. "It's a problem that you can't fix, but there is some relief in knowing you will c…"-Miranda July, All Fours
"For me lying created just the right amount of problems and what you saw was just one of my four or five faces- each real, each with different needs. The only dangerous lie was one that asked me to co…"-Miranda July, All Fours
11. This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
By: Lyz Lenz
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog."-Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
12. Hijab Butch Blues
By: Lamya H.
4.48
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
A queer hijabi Muslim immigrant survives her coming-of-age by drawing strength and hope from storie… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"Sort of?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"Queer indispensability?"-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I feel tired. Or reckless. Or maybe brave."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
"I want to figure her out, this girl, and I want to know everything about her."-Lamya H., Hijab Butch Blues
13. Alice Sadie Celine
By: Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
3.01
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
It’s opening night, but Alice’s performance in the local Bay Area production of The Winter’s Tale i… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- queer
- lgbt
14. The Book of Atlantis Black: The Search for a Sister Gone Missing
By: Betsy Bonner
3.58
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
A young woman is found dead on the floor of a Tijuana hotel room. An ID in a nearby purse reads "At… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
15. You Could Make This Place Beautiful
By: Maggie Smith
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
"At our wedding, our college creative writing professor read a poem—John Ciardi’s “Most Like an Arch This Marriage."-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
"How I picture it: We are all nesting dolls, carrying the earlier iterations of ourselves inside. We carry the past inside us. We take ourselves–all of our selves–wherever we go. Inside forty-somethin…"-Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful
16. Dykette
By: Jenny Fran Davis
2.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An addictive, absurd, and darkly hilarious debut novel about a young woman who embarks on a ten-day… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
- adult
- audiobook
17. You Exist Too Much
By: Zaina Arafat
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men o… read more
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- queer
- lgbt
- feminism
- adult
- audiobook
"When you don’t want to lose someone, it’s so tempting to deceive them."-Zaina Arafat, You Exist Too Much
"Appetite is embarrassing enough; visibly trying to satiate it, utterly mortifying."-Zaina Arafat, You Exist Too Much
18. Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
By: Jen Winston
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Named one of the Best Books of 2021 by Oprah Daily , Glamour, Shondaland , BuzzFeed , and more! … read more
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- audiobook
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"Queerness isn't about individual answers as much as collective questions."-Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
"Gay and lesbian bars, safe havens for some, are rarely safe havens for bi people. But where does that leave us to go? It’s like the gay and straight communities are our parents and each thought the o…"-Jen Winston, Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
19. Save Yourself
By: Cameron Esposito
3.94
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From standup comic Cameron Esposito, a memoir that tackles sexuality, gender and equality--and how … read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- lgbt
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- queer
"I'm mad at the religion I grew up in. I'm mad that Catholic doctrine still swims in my mind, that I think in Bible stories, regard Sundays as sacred, and love when radio stations start playing Christ…"-Cameron Esposito, Save Yourself
20. Idlewild
By: James Frankie Thomas
4.14
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
James Frankie Thomas’s Idlewild is a darkly funny story of two adults looking back on their intense… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- queer
- lgbt
"What we mean to say, but what Ms Spider is not equipped to understand, is that Iago is gay in the way that all the best fictional murderers are gay. Norman Bates, Tom Ripely, The titular Third Man, a…"-James Frankie Thomas, Idlewild
21. Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America
By: Krista Burton
3.86
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A former Rookie contributor and creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes investigates the disappear… read more
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- audiobook
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- nonfiction
- adult
- queer
"While I appreciate the freedom to live anywhere we want, and I love visiting those places, I do feel a sharp sense of loss knowing I can't see the people I consider my queer family on a daily basis. …"-Krista Burton, Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America
22. Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays
By: Jill Gutowitz
3.81
Format: 227 pages, Paperback
Perfect for fans of Samantha Irby and Trick Mirror, a funny, whip-smart collection of personal essa… read more
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- audiobook
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- feminism
- nonfiction
- adult
- queer
"Take a look at the bridge of “Mean"-Jill Gutowitz, Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays
"The point is: if an activity or a show or a thing is only (or mostly) adored by men, that's a red flag."-Jill Gutowitz, Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays
"Some days I wish I could throw my phone and all its dumb little apps into the sea, follow it briskly into the waves, and free myself from the chains of being Severely Online."-Jill Gutowitz, Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays
23. When Katie Met Cassidy
By: Camille Perri
3.10
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of The Assistants comes another gutsy book about the importance of women … read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
- adult
- audiobook
"Do you like girls? Is. That. A. Thing. You. Do?"-Camille Perri, When Katie Met Cassidy
"in such a setting a female body in a tuxedo- a tuxedo without a plunging neckline or cropped bottoms paired with stiletto heels, but a proper men’s tux- confused the hell out of people"-Camille Perri, When Katie Met Cassidy
"this larger than life space was in fact just a room like any other. It struck Katie then how much it was about the people who filled a space with drama and personality, with love and grudges and out-…"-Camille Perri, When Katie Met Cassidy
24. Queer Little Nightmares
By: David Ly
3.59
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares reimagines monsters old and new through a queer l… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- queer
- lgbt
25. Liars
By: Sarah Manguso
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A searing novel about being a wife, a mother, and an artist, and how marriage makes liars out of us… read more
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- feminism
- adult
- audiobook
"I was in charge of everything and in control of nothing."-Sarah Manguso, Liars
"I needed my suffering to be acknowledged. After that, maybe I’d think about getting through it."-Sarah Manguso, Liars
26. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
By: Tia Levings
4.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
27. The Fixed Stars
By: Molly Wizenberg
3.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From a bestselling memoirist, a thoughtful and provocative story of changing identity, complex sexu… read more
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- audiobook
- biography
- memoir
- gay
- lgbt
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- queer
"She walked the line between man and woman, smudged it under her foot."-Molly Wizenberg, The Fixed Stars
"Do not marry someone who will not go to therapy, both on their own and with you. Refusing to go to therapy with your partner is like looking the other way when they're drowning."-Molly Wizenberg, The Fixed Stars
28. Days of Distraction
By: Alexandra Chang
3.58
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A wry, tender portrait of a young woman — finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if she kn… read more
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- adult
- audiobook
"What greater loneliness and longing is there than living with someone you once knew so well, and who is now hardly around?"-Alexandra Chang, Days of Distraction
"It is the nature of relationships that they are impossible to fully understand from the outside. Their inner workings both from memories and habits and histories made out of exterior world and from t…"-Alexandra Chang, Days of Distraction
"❝It is the nature of relationships that they are impossible to fully understand from the outside. Their inner workings both from memories and habits and histories made out of exterior world and from …"-Alexandra Chang, Days of Distraction
"And from those brief moments I was living with a certainty that I was exactly where I should be, where everything is deeply quiet and deeply alive. I thought about the many aspects in this life that …"-Alexandra Chang, Days of Distraction
29. Perfectly Queer: Facing Big Fears, Living Hard Truths, and Loving Myself Fully Out of the Closet
By: Jillian Abby
4.54
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
This humorous, heartwarming memoir follows a wife and mother's journey of self-discovery and accept… read more
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- lgbt
- nonfiction
- memoir
- queer
30. The Only Way Through Is Out
By: Suzette Mullen
4.53
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Suzette Mullen had been raised to play it safe—and she hated causing others pain. With college and … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
31. When I Came Out
By: Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen
3.21
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
A brave coming-out story of 40-something Louise, who, while married, realizes that she prefers wome… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
