14 best-selling memoir books like I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein

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I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

By: Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa…

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1. Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway

By: Michael Riedel

3.95

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

2. Patti LuPone: A Memoir

By: Patti LuPone

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

"I have been incredibly fortunate over the course of my career to have been associated with some ex… read more

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3. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

By: Mary Rodgers

4.24

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The memoirs of Mary Rodgers Guettel--writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried eve… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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4. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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5. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)

By: Armistead Maupin

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more

Similar categories in Armistead Maupin's Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) book and Harvey Fierstein's I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • audiobook
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6. 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
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • 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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7. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

By: Matt Baume

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more

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  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

By: Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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9. The House of Hidden Meanings

By: RuPaul

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and persona… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"We all have that magic within us - But it's the faculty to harness it - to turn something seemingly meaningless into something special, to be loose and spontaneous with it - that makes life most wort…"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"But in that time the RuPaul idea was born, and people outside of my world were inspired to talk about me and androgyny and drag in a way that was unprecedented. Not long after that, the questions cam…"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"Life is full of dualities: night and day, black and white, yin and yang, good and evil, birth and death, love and fear. You can't have one without the other. It takes two to create the magnetic pull …"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"There are ideological precepts that people will fight or even kill for. But those things are never really what they seem to be. As much as people will claim a hard moral line, that line becomes very …"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

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10. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

By: Whoopi Goldberg

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more

Similar categories in Whoopi Goldberg's Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me book and Harvey Fierstein's I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."

-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

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11. Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life

By: Alan Cumming

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look at the making of a man, an actor, an advocate--and most importantly--a happy human… read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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12. Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"

By: James Lapine

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

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14. Unprotected: A Memoir

By: Billy Porter

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Billy Porter, the incomparable Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner, Unprotected is a powerful … read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • queer
"Lenora was a Fosse girl. She had learned from the mater, the actual master himself. Fosse was a galvanizing choreographer, who fascinated and spoke directly to me for a range of reasons. The first wa…"

-Billy Porter, Unprotected: A Memoir

"Lenora was a Fosse girl. She had learned from the master, the actual master himself. Fosse was a galvanizing choreographer, who fascinated and spoke directly to me for a range of reasons. The first w…"

-Billy Porter, Unprotected: A Memoir

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15. Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius

By: Carrie Courogen

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"A deeply researched, psychologically astute new biography of May by Carrie Courogen...The book is … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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16. The Inheritance

By: Matthew López

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

You have to wonder why there isn't a word in the English language for the fireworks that go off in … read more

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  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
"Enamorarse es coger cita con el sufrimiento"

-Matthew López, The Inheritance

"Leer no es suficiente, Leo. Tienes que poseer tus propios libros."

-Matthew López, The Inheritance

"If we are to learn what we mean to each other, we must first examine what we mean to ourselves. And we must be fearless and honest in that attempt —"

-Matthew López, The Inheritance

"A muchos de nosotros no nos han dado nunca un ejemplo sano de lo que significa ser homosexual. Lo que significa, por supuesto, que nunca nos han enseñado a serlo. A amar. A aceptar el amor."

-Matthew López, The Inheritance

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17. Playing with Myself

By: Randy Rainbow

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times , USA Today , and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! An intimate and light-hea… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Chita: A Memoir

By: Chita Rivera

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chit… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy

By: Charles Busch

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's dramatic journey in the worlds of … read more

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  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim by D.T. Max

20. Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim

By: D.T. Max

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A New Yorker writer's illuminating and deeply personal collection of interviews with the late Steph… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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21. Gays on Broadway

By: Ethan Mordden

3.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating look at the gay and lesbian influence on the American stage by an internationally-rec… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt

16 Best audiobook books like I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein

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Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway

Michael Riedel

3.95

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My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)

Armistead Maupin

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

Molly Shannon

4.13

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8 best-selling queer books like Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter

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Pageboy

Elliot Page

3.75

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I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

Harvey Fierstein

4.37

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The House of Hidden Meanings

RuPaul

3.84

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Coming Home

Brittney Griner

4.43

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