Books like Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously
12 books with a reading profile close to Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously by Jessica Pan. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
-
1
We're Going to Need More Wine
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
In this series of personal essays, Gabrielle Union discusses her experiences navigating Hollywood as a Black woman while managing the complexities of family and identity.
-
2
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Lauren Graham reflects on her decades in the entertainment industry through a series of personal essays covering her early career struggles and current life in Los Angeles.
-
3
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life
by Ali Wong
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir
Ali Wong structures this memoir as a series of letters addressed to her two young daughters, intended for them to read as adults.
-
4
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, memoir
Jonathan Van Ness recounts his path from a small Midwestern town to becoming a public figure in hair styling and television.
-
5
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Sarah Silverman recounts her development from a precocious child in New Hampshire to a stand-up comedian in New York City.
-
6
You'll Grow Out of It
by Jessi Klein
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Jessi Klein documents her refusal to adhere to the cultural scripts of conventional femininity through a series of chronological essays.
-
7
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Steve Martin recounts his beginnings as a magician at Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm, tracing the fifteen-year evolution of his stand-up career.
-
8
Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
by Tom Felton
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Tom Felton chronicles his decade spent playing Draco Malfoy, charting his transition from a suburban childhood into the global spotlight of the Harry Potter film franchise.
-
9
Hello, Molly!: A Memoir
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Molly Shannon details the childhood tragedy and domestic environment that shaped her comedic career.
-
10
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
by Lindy West
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Lindy West chronicles her life as a fat woman navigating a culture that demands female silence and aesthetic conformity.
-
11
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home
by Rhoda Janzen
Also 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.
-
12
Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Holly Madison details her years living inside the Playboy Mansion as Hugh Hefner’s primary girlfriend.
Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.
Get papr
