14 Best memoir books like You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin

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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…

"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

"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

"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

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1. The Dreamer's Book of the Dead: A Soul Traveler's Guide to Death, Dying, and the Other Side

By: Robert Moss

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A guidebook for communicating with the departed and gaining first-hand knowledge of life beyond dea… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle

By: Rachel Dratch

4.25

Format: None pages,

In this side-splitting memoir, the former Saturday Night Livestar recounts the hilarious adventures… read more

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

3. You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

By: Phoebe Robinson , None

3.52

Format: 257 pages,

A hilarious and affecting essay collection about race, gender, and pop culture from celebrated stan… read more

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4. Sidewalk Oracles: Playing with Signs, Symbols, and Synchronicity in Everyday Life

By: Robert Moss

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Become a KairomancerSynchronicity is when the universe gets personal. Through this book of games an… read more

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5. Saint Richard Parker

By: Merlin Franco

4.34

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

His search for love and enlightenment across India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia...… read more

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  • humor
  • comedy
"See you later, tailgater."

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

"Dark is beautiful, brother."

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

"Tell me, son, what do you seek?"

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

"A saint has control over his anger and itches."

-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker

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6. The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

By: Nancy Omeara

4.33

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Tired of the "them or us" politics that the Democrats and Republicans are pushing down our throats?… read more

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  • humor
"It became increasingly common to resolve international tensions by legal means. The chant “Criminal Trials, Not Missiles"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"Written twenty years after she held office, this abridged biography is being released now, prior to taking place. Maybe we can learn from history before it happens."

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"I wheeled and dealed with leaders from all over the world on behalf of the American people. In fact, my favorite headline from Washington Speaks magazine was “She Walks, She Talks, She Negotiates"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

"Educate not Legislate Refusing to pass unnecessary laws requires a converse – encouraging education and understanding. We started by slashing the salaries of legislators (Dubbed “Bloodbath on the Bel…"

-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

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7. 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 Amber Ruffin's You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism

  • race
  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • 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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8. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

By: Michael Harriot

4.59

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly… read more

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  • race
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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9. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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10. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • 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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11. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • 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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12. Pageboy

By: Elliot Page

3.75

Format: 271 pages, None

Pageboy is a groundbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Her visibility meant the world to me. I think about this as I walk through the world now."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

"How do people do it? How do they shut off the noise? And I don't mean "happy", they may not be happy, but they seem to be able to exist at least."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

"In a world where queerness all too often alienates us from blood, I am grateful to Julia, and the family I have chosen. Without them, I wouldn't be here."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

"I could block myself out, I was a person I didn't know, I'd gaze into what felt like the universe, my eye a planet of its own. I must be somewhere in there, I'd think."

-Elliot Page, Pageboy

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13. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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14. 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

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  • 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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15. Everything's Trash, But It's Okay

By: Phoebe Robinson

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Robinson's latest essay collection is a call to arms. She tackles a wide range of topics, such as g… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"For some women, the mere thought of a dong makes their vajeens let out the driest of coughs."

-Phoebe Robinson, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay

"It was so hot that I get why the devil leaves hell to take an Airbnb vacation to the polar ice caps and melts them because he's mad at living in such a hot-ass home."

-Phoebe Robinson, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay

"Not to get all Game of Thrones on ya, but you can call me Phoebe of the House Robinson, First of Her Name, the Blerd, Drinker of Rose and Also Chardonnay when Rose Is Not An Option, Khaleesi of Ignor…"

-Phoebe Robinson, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay

"...women are conditioned to waste hours, days, weeks, months (although, truth be told, it's most likely years) doubting, undermining, and ultimately hating parts, if not all, of themselves based sole…"

-Phoebe Robinson, Everything's Trash, But It's Okay

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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

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • comedy
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17. I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This [But I'm Going to Anyway]

By: Chelsea Devantez

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her… read more

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  • memoir
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  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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18. Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By: Paul Scheer

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
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  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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19. 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

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  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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20. 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

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  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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21. Imperatrix: The Empress who was once a Slave (Nero and Sporus #2)

By: S.P. Somtow

4.39

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

Captured by pirates and sold to a Roman aristocrat as a sex slave, Sporus attracted the attention o… read more

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