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Matched genres: Memoir, Essays

Title Year Ratings Rating
Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
Nonfiction , Memoir , Biography , Audiobook , Autobiography , Humor , Essays
Mara Wilson
2016 13.5K 3.84
The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture
Nonfiction , LGBT , Essays , Queer , Memoir , Audiobook , Pop Culture
Grace Perry
2021 4.3K 3.83
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
Essays , Nonfiction , Writing , Memoir , Literary Criticism , Contemporary , Short Stories
Zadie Smith
2009 6.1K 3.83
On Cats
Nonfiction , Cats , Animals , Memoir , Short Stories , Biography , Essays
Doris Lessing
2008 1.7K 3.83
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Humor , Nonfiction , Memoir , Comedy , Biography , Essays , Autobiography
Chelsea Handler
2010 70.6K 3.83
Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World
Knitting , Nonfiction , Travel , Memoir , Essays , Crafts , Audiobook
Clara Parkes
2016 2.9K 3.83
Men Explain Things to Me
Nonfiction , Feminism , Essays , Politics , Womens , Gender , Memoir
Rebecca Solnit
2014 83.6K 3.83
After Henry
Essays , Nonfiction , Politics , Journalism , Memoir , 20th Century , History
Joan Didion
1992 2.1K 3.82
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History
Books About Books , Nonfiction , Memoir , History , Biography , Biography Memoir , Essays
Lewis Buzbee
2006 2.8K 3.82
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
Nonfiction , Audiobook , Self Help , Memoir , Essays , Humor , Biography
Lauren Graham
2018 16.7K 3.82
Feel Free: Essays
Essays , Nonfiction , Short Stories , Audiobook , Feminism , Memoir , Contemporary
Zadie Smith
2018 8.1K 3.82
Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me
Nonfiction , Essays , Audiobook , Memoir , Pop Culture , Music , Short Stories
Aisha Harris
2023 1.5K 3.82
An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List
Humor , Nonfiction , Christmas , Memoir , Essays , Holiday , Comedy
Laurie Notaro
2005 4.7K 3.82
Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits
Humor , Nonfiction , Southern , Chick Lit , Memoir , Essays , Audiobook
Celia Rivenbark
2008 2.7K 3.82
It's All Relative: Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays, and 50 Boxes of Wine
Memoir , Nonfiction , Humor , LGBT , Comedy , Biography Memoir , Essays
Wade Rouse
2011 1.5K 3.82
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Music , Nonfiction , Memoir , Essays , Humor , Pop Culture , Biography
Chuck Klosterman
2003 13.9K 3.82
Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
Nonfiction , Essays , Humor , Memoir , Audiobook , LGBT , Queer
Samantha Irby
2020 46.5K 3.82
Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire
Travel , Nonfiction , History , British Literature , Essays , Audiobook , Memoir
Simon Winchester
2004 1.6K 3.81
Moranthology
Nonfiction , Feminism , Essays , Humor , Memoir , Biography , Comedy
Caitlin Moran
2012 10.1K 3.81
I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff
Nonfiction , Memoir , Essays , Audiobook , Humor , LGBT , Biography
Abbi Jacobson
2018 20.4K 3.81
Nothing to Be Frightened Of
Nonfiction , Memoir , Philosophy , Biography , Death , Essays , Religion
Julian Barnes
2008 4.8K 3.81
Lost Japan
Japan , Nonfiction , Travel , History , Japanese Literature , Memoir , Essays
Alex Kerr
2002 3.7K 3.80
I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections
Nonfiction , Memoir , Humor , Essays , Audiobook , Biography , Biography Memoir
Nora Ephron
2010 34.7K 3.80
Social Studies
Humor , Essays , Nonfiction , New York , Classics , Memoir , Comedy
Fran Lebowitz
1981 1.1K 3.80
I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses (The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman, #9)
Humor , Nonfiction , Essays , Audiobook , Chick Lit , Memoir , Biography
Lisa Scottoline
2018 1.8K 3.80
You'll Grow Out of It
Memoir , Nonfiction , Humor , Audiobook , Essays , Biography , Comedy
Jessi Klein
2016 26.6K 3.80
I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections
Nonfiction , Memoir , Humor , Essays , Audiobook , Biography , Biography Memoir
Nora Ephron
2010 34.7K 3.80
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
Memoir , Humor , Nonfiction , Comedy , Biography , Essays , Biography Memoir
Paul Feig
2002 4.2K 3.80
Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing
Memoir , Nonfiction , Audiobook , Essays , Biography , Humor , Biography Memoir
Jennifer Weiner
2016 8.6K 3.79
Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump
Nonfiction , Memoir , Essays , Race , Humor , Audiobook , Biography
Ben Philippe
2021 1.6K 3.79
My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman
Humor , Nonfiction , Memoir , Audiobook , Essays , Biography , Short Stories
Lisa Scottoline
2009 2.8K 3.79
Silent Bob Speaks: The Selected Writings
Nonfiction , Humor , Biography , Memoir , Comedy , Essays , Autobiography
Kevin Smith
2005 2.1K 3.79
Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist
Nonfiction , Memoir , Feminism , Audiobook , Humor , Essays , Social Justice
Franchesca Ramsey
2018 2.6K 3.79
Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living
Writing , Nonfiction , Essays , Books About Books , Memoir , Business , Self Help
Manjula Martin
2017 1.2K 3.79
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
Humor , Nonfiction , Essays , Short Stories , Memoir , Comedy , Audiobook
David Sedaris
1994 55.6K 3.79
Here and Now: Letters (2008-2011)
Nonfiction , Biography , Essays , Memoir , Writing , Literature , American
Paul Auster
2013 1.8K 3.79
Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings
Travel , Nonfiction , Essays , Memoir , Adventure , Travelogue , Audiobook
Paul Theroux
2001 1.5K 3.78
About a Mountain
Nonfiction , Essays , Memoir , History , Science , Environment , Politics
John D'Agata
2010 1.4K 3.78
Dear Mr. You
Memoir , Nonfiction , Audiobook , Essays , Biography , Biography Memoir , Short Stories
Mary-Louise Parker
2015 7.2K 3.78
Walden
Philosophy , Nonfiction , Nature , Memoir , Literature , Biography , Essays
Henry David Thoreau
2004 197.7K 3.78
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
Food , Nonfiction , Essays , Memoir , Cookbooks , Cooking , Foodie
Jenni Ferrari-Adler
2007 3.8K 3.77
You're Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations
Nonfiction , Humor , Memoir , Comedy , Biography , Essays , Audiobook
Michael Ian Black
2012 7.6K 3.77
I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People
Nonfiction , Memoir , Humor , Biography , Audiobook , Comedy , Essays
Jenny Mollen
2014 5.6K 3.77
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Nonfiction , Memoir , Humor , Audiobook , Essays , Biography , Biography Memoir
Issa Rae
2015 26.3K 3.77
I Can't Complain: (All Too) Personal Essays
Essays , Nonfiction , Memoir , Humor , Audiobook , Short Stories , Biography
Elinor Lipman
2013 1.1K 3.77
Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life As a Mother and Daughter
Nonfiction , Humor , Audiobook , Essays , Memoir , Family , Biography
Lisa Scottoline
2011 2.0K 3.77
I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
Nonfiction , Memoir , Essays , LGBT , Queer , Audiobook , Humor
Michael Arceneaux
2018 4.3K 3.77
Look Alive Out There
Essays , Nonfiction , Humor , Memoir , Short Stories , Audiobook , Comedy
Sloane Crosley
2018 7.7K 3.77
It Looked Different on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy
Humor , Nonfiction , Memoir , Essays , Comedy , Chick Lit , Audiobook
Laurie Notaro
2011 8.0K 3.77
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books
Nonfiction , Books About Books , Memoir , Literary Criticism , Iran , Essays , Literature
Azar Nafisi
2014 1.6K 3.77