5 best-selling humor books like Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity by Josh Sundquist

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Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

By: Josh Sundquist

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious journey to the fringes…

If you liked the humor plot in Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity by Josh Sundquist , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Feed

By: M.T. Anderson

3.55

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people co… read more

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  • teen
  • audiobook
"it's like a squid in love with the sky."

-M.T. Anderson, Feed

"Whispering makes a narrow place narrower."

-M.T. Anderson, Feed

"I could see my face, crying, in her blank eye."

-M.T. Anderson, Feed

"I don’t know. D’you think? He’s pretty wide in the chest."

-M.T. Anderson, Feed

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2. Catherine, Called Birdy

By: Karen Cushman

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life."Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry… read more

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3. The Great American Dust Bowl

By: Don Brown

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A speck of dust is a tiny thing. In fact, five of them could fit into the period at the end of this… read more

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4. Rising Tide: Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie's Last Quarter

By: Randy W. Roberts , None

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the… read more

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5. The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7) book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • audiobook
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6. We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • audiobook
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7. 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

Similar categories in Sarah Blakley-Cartwright's Alice Sadie Celine book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • audiobook
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8. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • humor
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

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9. Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American

By: Laura Gao

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, La… read more

Similar categories in Laura Gao's Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • nonfiction
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10. 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 Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more

Similar categories in Nick Brooks's Promise Boys book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • audiobook
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12. Punching Bag

By: Rex Ogle

4.49

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Punching Bag book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • teen
  • audiobook
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13. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

14. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • nonfiction
  • teen
  • audiobook
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15. If I Go Missing

By: Brianna Jonnie

4.49

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

If I Go Missing is derived from excerpts of a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a do… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Jonnie's If I Go Missing book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • nonfiction
  • teen
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16. Tiger Daughter

By: Rebecca Lim

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • audiobook
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."

-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter

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17. Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

By: Rati Mehrotra

3.84

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

To learn what she can become, she must first discover who she is. Katyani’s role in the kingdom … read more

Similar categories in Rati Mehrotra's Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

"You’ve got to learn how to kiss like that,"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"A spiritual warrior accepts his punishment with the same indifference that he accepts his reward."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"She would not cry in front of this man who had torn her world apart. She would wait for an opportunity and kill him."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"You were bringing me all those flowers when I was sick, like you were wooing me. How could my poor, weak heart resist?"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

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18. Kamila Knows Best

By: Farah Heron

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Kamila Hussain’s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it’s close. She lives a life of comfort, fil… read more

Similar categories in Farah Heron's Kamila Knows Best book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • audiobook
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19. We Had a Little Real Estate Problem

By: Kliph Nesteroff

4.07

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

A Best Book of 2021 by NPR and Esquire From Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” … read more

Similar categories in Kliph Nesteroff's We Had a Little Real Estate Problem book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist by Franchesca Ramsey

20. 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 Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • 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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21. Whiteout

By: Dhonielle Clayton

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt … read more

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  • audiobook
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22. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • teen
Cover of Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk

23. Nothing Burns as Bright as You

By: Ashley Woodfolk

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Five starred reviews! From New York Times  bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk,  Nothing Burns as Br… read more

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  • audiobook
"You flew through books, reading more in a week than some people did in a year."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"I get it, she says. And I go from feeling invisible to feeling like I fill the whole room, the whole building, the whole sky."

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"Parents think they control us with their authority. But really the only reason we listen is because we're desperate for them to love us. And we're terrified that if we do too many bad things, they'll…"

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

"A Lie: You’re not my girlfriend The truth: we both know exactly who we are to each other If you want to get technical.. if you counted up the hours i spent thinking of you and the days we spent in yo…"

-Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You

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24. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

By: Katie Ledecky

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more

Similar categories in Katie Ledecky's Just Add Water: My Swimming Life book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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25. Four for the Road

By: K.J. Reilly

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Reilly's Four for the Road book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • teen
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26. Survive the Dome

By: Kosoko Jackson

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his came… read more

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  • teen
  • audiobook
"It's not justice when the courts play in favor of the accused."

-Kosoko Jackson, Survive the Dome

"It takes so little experience to become a cop. But that's the trick, isn't it? Most cops aren't old enough to hold other people's lives in their hands, and yet we trust them with exactly that."

-Kosoko Jackson, Survive the Dome

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27. 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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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. A Life Impossible: Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence

By: Steve Gleason

4.71

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From NFL player Steve Gleason, a powerful, inspiring memoir of love, heartbreak, resilience, family… read more

Similar categories in Steve Gleason's A Life Impossible: Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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29. Nick

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.15

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Critically acclaimed novelist Michael Farris Smith pulls Nick Carraway out of the shadows and into … read more

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  • audiobook
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30. Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

By: Josh Sundquist

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious journey to the fringes… read more

Similar categories in Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • teen
  • audiobook
Cover of The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson

31. The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

By: Wright Thompson

4.51

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A shocking and revelatory account of the murder of Emmett Till that lays bare how forces from aroun… read more

Similar categories in Wright Thompson's The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi book and Josh Sundquist's Semi-Famous: A True Story of Near Celebrity

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

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M.T. Anderson

3.55

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4.58

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.12

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3.01

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3.93

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4.45

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