Books like We're Going to Need More Wine
12 books with a reading profile close to We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
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.
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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.
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3
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.
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4
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.
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5
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.
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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.
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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.
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Possible Side Effects
entertainment, memoir
In this collection of autobiographical essays, Augusten Burroughs details the chaotic friction of daily life and the peculiar outcomes of his own decision-making.
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9
The Best of Me
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
This collection spans three decades of David Sedaris's personal essays, curated by the author to represent his most effective comedic work.
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Calypso
Also inward-looking · entertainment, memoir
In this collection of autobiographical essays, David Sedaris focuses on his middle age and the shifting dynamics of his family after his mother’s death and his sister’s suicide.
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11
I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
by Kevin Hart
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
In this memoir, Kevin Hart recounts his trajectory from a difficult childhood in North Philadelphia to becoming a global comedy icon.
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How to Be a Woman
Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir
Caitlin Moran combines personal history with political commentary to address the everyday realities of modern femininity.
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