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Celebrity Memoirs That Left Me Speechless
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items Beyond the red carpet, the curated interviews, and the dazzling public persona, there are stories that shatter the illusion. This is not a list of predictable puff pieces or ghostwritten fluff. This is a collection of celebrity memoirs that truly lef...
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Look, the title is a lot, but trust me, this is one of the most raw and powerful books I’ve read. Jennette talks about her life as a child star, her incredibly painful relationship with her abusive mom, and her struggles with eating disorders and add...
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jannette McCurdy
Seriously, this book is a must-read. After all these years of hearing bits and pieces of her story from other people, this is her finally getting to tell it herself. It’s a raw, unfiltered look at her life and career, from her meteoric rise to fame t...
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
This is an absolutely beautiful memoir. Michelle Obama shares her journey from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years in the White House. She writes with so much grace, honesty, and warmth about her struggles and triumphs, her relati...
Becoming by Michelle Obama
It’s one of the most powerful and harrowing stories of survival you'll ever come across. She talks about growing up in North Korea under an incredibly oppressive regime, where she didn't even know what love or freedom were. The book details her terri...
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
This book is pure magic. It's a gorgeous, poetic memoir about her iconic friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and their artistic journey in New York City in the late 60s and 70s. It’s a story about two young artists trying to make their w...
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Trevor Noah’s story is both hilarious and incredibly profound. He talks about growing up in South Africa under apartheid, where his very existence as a mixed-race child was a crime. He has a way of telling these unbelievable stories that will have yo...
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
This book is heartbreakingly honest. Matthew Perry shares everything about his decades-long battle with addiction and the deep desire for love that fueled it all. He holds nothing back, giving you a really raw and human look at what he went through. ...
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Memoir
This isn't your typical Hollywood memoir. It’s a wildly entertaining and surprisingly philosophical look at Matthew McConaughey’s life, based on decades of his personal journals. He talks about his journey from Texas to Hollywood and all the crazy ad...
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
It's a memoir about her growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho. The craziest part is that she didn't step foot in a classroom until she was 17. Her father was so distrustful of the government that she and her siblings were kept away from s...
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
If you need a laugh, grab this one. Tina Fey’s memoir is a collection of hilarious and surprisingly insightful essays about her life. She talks about being the first female head writer on Saturday Night Live, her embarrassing high school years, and t...
Bossypants by Tina Fey