15 best-selling memoir books like The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had] by Sophie Santos

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The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

By: Sophie Santos

3.76

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

A hilarious and heartfelt memoir about finding your true voice by Sophie Santos, the fearless comic…

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1. City People

By: Elizabeth Topp

3.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

From Perfectly Impossible author Elizabeth Topp comes an unforgettably searing novel about a band o… read more

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2. Like Me

By: Hayley Phelan

3.31

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A propulsive psychological thriller that follows an aspiring model down a social media-fuelled rabb… read more

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  • adult
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3. Penelope in Retrograde

By: Brooke Abrams

4.09

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

In this witty and heartfelt debut from author Brooke Abrams, a romance writer with a passion for as… read more

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  • humor
  • adult
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4. Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem

By: Laurie Notaro

3.97

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

A laugh-out-loud spin on the realities, perks, opportunities, and inevitable courses of midlife. L… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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5. There's No Coming Back from This

By: Ann Garvin

3.95

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“The show must go on” takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional nove… read more

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  • humor
  • adult
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6. Confessions of a Curious Bookseller

By: Elizabeth Green

2.82

Format: 483 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartening and uproariously funny novel of high hopes, bad choices, book love, and one woman’s be… read more

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  • humor
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7. The Next Patient: The Incredible World of Emergency Medicine

By: J. Thomas Grant

4.54

Format: 363 pages, Paperback

Extraordinary encounters. Life-threatening diseases. Heroic actions. Instantaneous decisions. Unima… read more

Similar categories in J. Thomas Grant's The Next Patient: The Incredible World of Emergency Medicine book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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8. The Grammarians

By: Cathleen Schine

3.58

Format: 8 pages, Audio CD

"The Grammarians" are Laurel and Daphne Wolfe, identical, inseparable redheaded twins who share an … read more

Similar categories in Cathleen Schine's The Grammarians book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • humor
  • adult
"The word is "love," the story tells her, but she says No, that is nonsense. "Love" is a four-letter word, the story says, but Sally says, No, you are missing the point. There is no word, just words, …"

-Cathleen Schine, The Grammarians

"His point is, informal English is not wrong, and some of it stems from models older than 'standard' English, and he always puts 'standard' in quotes because there is no standard English, language kee…"

-Cathleen Schine, The Grammarians

"There were not words for what she felt, the depth of the emptiness, the breadth of the emptiness, the emptiness of the emptiness. Words could only cloak what she felt. Words were supposed to illumina…"

-Cathleen Schine, The Grammarians

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9. Token Black Girl

By: Danielle Prescod

3.92

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

Racial identity, pop culture, and delusions of perfection collide in an eye-opening and refreshingl… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Prescod's Token Black Girl book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"It’s the media’s job to accurately reflect the world we live in, not distort it."

-Danielle Prescod, Token Black Girl

"How much pain you can withstand should not be the barometer of how successful you can become."

-Danielle Prescod, Token Black Girl

"Women are taught that our bodies must be fixed and that, if given the power to do so, we should use it."

-Danielle Prescod, Token Black Girl

"I was convinced I had to work for and earn affection… I would have to put in the time and effort to be loved."

-Danielle Prescod, Token Black Girl

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10. A Place for Us: A Memoir

By: Brandon J. Wolf

4.32

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

From one of the most vital and passionate LGBTQ+ activists comes a powerful memoir about self-disco… read more

Similar categories in Brandon J. Wolf's A Place for Us: A Memoir book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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11. Olivia Strauss Is Running Out of Time

By: Angela Brown

3.66

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman has no choice left but to enjoy the adventure of life—and its surprises—in a funny and emot… read more

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  • adult
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12. The Village Healer’s Book of Cures

By: Jennifer Sherman Roberts

3.78

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

In seventeenth-century England, a female healer enflames the fury of a witchfinder in this propulsi… read more

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13. Local

By: Jessica Machado

3.66

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful, lush memoir about a Hawaiian woman who ran away from paradise to discover who she is an… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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14. This Way Out

By: Tufayel Ahmed

4.03

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s time everyone knew the truth, and what better way to announce you’re getting married (and gay)… read more

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  • adult
  • lgbt
"Love is a gift. Mariam's words stick with me. People are more concerned by what two men or two women do in bed than about love. Love is companionship, feeling content and safe in the arms of another …"

-Tufayel Ahmed, This Way Out

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15. Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic

By: Jen Lancaster

3.36

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster is here to help you chill the hell out. When did… read more

Similar categories in Jen Lancaster's Welcome to the United States of Anxiety: Observations from a Reforming Neurotic book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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16. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

By: Amanda Jones

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jones's That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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17. I Thought You Said This Would Work

By: Ann Garvin

4.15

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

A road trip can drive anyone over the edge—especially two former best friends—in bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in Ann Garvin's I Thought You Said This Would Work book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • humor
  • adult
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18. 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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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • lgbt
"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

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19. Never Meant to Meet You

By: Alli Frank

4.14

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

From the authors of Tiny Imperfections comes a riotously funny, emotionally real look at race and r… read more

Similar categories in Alli Frank's Never Meant to Meet You book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • humor
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20. The Community

By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm

3.63

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

An arresting and emotional memoir about a family’s indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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21. American Seoul

By: Helena Rho

3.71

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

She was everything everyone else wanted her to be. Until she followed her own path. Helena Rho w… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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22. Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity

By: Cristina Morató

3.81

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first sel… read more

Similar categories in Cristina Morató's Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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23. Not One of Us

By: Debbie Herbert

3.94

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Cold Waters comes a brooding thriller about a woman who must decide … read more

Similar categories in Debbie Herbert's Not One of Us book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • adult
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24. This Time for Me

By: Alexandra Billings

4.11

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional, funny, and fabulous memoir by trailblazing and award-winning Trans actor and activist… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Billings's This Time for Me book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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25. A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings

By: Helen Jukes

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

'This book has found a special place in my heart. It’s as strange, beautiful and unexpected, as pre… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Here I am pondering impermanence, having just tasked myself with the responsibility of keeping something – with sustaining it. A colony is not a book or an archivable object and you can’t hold it in …"

-Helen Jukes, A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings

"I sometimes think that life must be a bit like tessellation for some people. You take one shape and fit it to the next and they sit comfortably together – you don’t mind a bit of repetition because i…"

-Helen Jukes, A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings

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26. Flying on the Inside: A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery

By: Rachel Gotto

3.89

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of one woman’s journey back from the brink. Newly widowed and faced with … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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27. Black Boy Out of Time

By: Hari Ziyad

3.74

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

An eloquent, restless, and enlightening memoir by one of the most thought-provoking journalists tod… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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28. All Are Welcome

By: Liz Parker

3.39

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A darkly funny novel from a fresh new voice in fiction about brides, lovers, friends, and family, a… read more

Similar categories in Liz Parker's All Are Welcome book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • adult
  • lgbt
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29. The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

By: Sophie Santos

3.76

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

A hilarious and heartfelt memoir about finding your true voice by Sophie Santos, the fearless comic… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had] book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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30. Bummer Camp

By: Ann Garvin

3.58

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Two sisters scramble to save their family’s legacy in a funny, huge-hearted novel about grandiose p… read more

Similar categories in Ann Garvin's Bummer Camp book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • adult
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31. The Anti-Heroes

By: Jen Lancaster

3.91

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny nove… read more

Similar categories in Jen Lancaster's The Anti-Heroes book and Sophie Santos's The One You Want to Marry [And Other Identities I've Had]

  • humor

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Hayley Phelan

3.31

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Penelope in Retrograde

Brooke Abrams

4.09

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There's No Coming Back from This

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3.95

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3.71

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Boo Walker

4.14

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Julianne MacLean

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