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12 books with a reading profile close to Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle by Rachel Dratch. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Why Not Me?

by Mindy Kaling

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this collection of essays, Mindy Kaling outlines her experiences navigating the heights of Hollywood while maintaining her personal identity.
2

Bad Mormon: A Memoir

by Heather Gay

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Heather Gay recounts her experiences as a high-profile member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and her eventual departure from its rigid cultural structures.
3

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

by Amy Schumer

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Amy Schumer uses a series of personal essays to outline her evolution from a suburban childhood in Long Island to her career in stand-up comedy and television.
4

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

by Issa Rae

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Issa Rae uses this collection of personal essays to chronicle her experiences navigating social navigation, identity, and digital culture.
5

If You Would Have Told Me

by John Stamos

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

John Stamos charts his trajectory from a teenager working at his family’s Orange County burger flip to a ubiquitous television star and occasional Beach Boys percussionist.
6

Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this memoir, Priscilla Presley details her life with Elvis Presley, beginning with their meeting at a United States Air Force base in Germany when she was fourteen years old.
7

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

by Henry Winkler

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this memoir, Henry Winkler recounts his transition from a childhood shaped by undiagnosed dyslexia to his unexpected stardom as Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days.
8

Scrappy Little Nobody

by Anna Kendrick

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Anna Kendrick recounts her transition from a theater-obsessed child in Maine to a working actress in Hollywood.
9

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Rob Lowe recounts his transition from a standard Midwestern upbringing to the epicenter of 1980s Hollywood stardom.
10

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

by Rhoda Janzen

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Rhoda Janzen’s life collapses when her husband of fifteen years leaves her for a man he met online, shortly before she suffers serious injuries in a car accident.
11 $Sh\*t My Dad Says$

Sh\*t My Dad Says

by Justin Halpern

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Justin Halpern was twenty-eight years old when he moved back into his childhood home following a breakup.
12

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

by Chelsea Handler

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Chelsea Handler chronicles her history of brief sexual encounters and dating mishaps throughout her twenties.

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