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• Broken (in the Best Possible Way)

  Lawson, Jenny, 1973-

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  With shameless irreverence, Lawson candidly explores her experimental treatments for anxiety, depression, and other health issues and why she can never go back to the post office.

• The Best of Me

  Sedaris, David

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  In a collection of the funniest and most memorable stories from his 25-year career, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy, hitchhikes with a lady quadriplegic, and hand-feeds a carnivorous bird.

• Dear Girls

  Wong, Ali

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  Framed as humorous and heartfelt letters to her daughters, the standup comedian’s tales cover everything they need to know in life with her usual unfiltered wit, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

  Crazy Stories About Racism

  Ruffin, Amber,

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  Late night show writer and host Ruffin shares anecdotes about her and her sister’s absurd everyday experiences with racism. From racist donut shops to being mistaken for Harriet Tubman, Lamar is a lightning rod for entertainingly horrifying stories,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• #I Mom So Hard

  Hensley, Kristin,

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  Has it been months since you've read a book with actual adult words that had nothing to do with farm animals or superheroes or going potty? Well then, it's time to take a break. Pour yourself some wine, put on your comfy pants and join the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hola Papi

  How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

  Brammer, John Paul, 1991-

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  The popular LGBTQ advice columnist and writer presents a memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey growing up as a queer, mixed-race kid in America's heartland to becoming the "Chicano Carrie Bradshaw" of his generation.

• Hold On, But Don't Hold Still

  Kuzmic, Kristina

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  The unpretentious viral video star illuminates her hard-won wisdom from a life always spent one step behind--whether it was as a high school student new to America, a suddenly single mother to two kids, remarried and juggling two teens and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wow, No Thank You

  Irby, Samantha

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  Irby has been friend-zoned by Hollywood, and moved into a Midwest fixer-upper with her wife, where she now hosts book clubs and makes mason jar salads. This is the bourgeois life of a Hallmark Channel dream. And it makes her very uncomfortable.

• The New One

  Painfully True Stories From a Reluctant Dad

  Birbiglia, Mike

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  Birbiglia’s candid thoughts on his reluctance about becoming a dad, sprinkled with poems from poet wife Stein about navigating the same rocky shores of new parenthood, combine for heartfelt hilarity.

• Survival of the Thickest

  Essays

  Buteau, Michelle

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  Stand-up comedian, actress and podcaster Buteau shares unapologetic essays on growing up Caribbean in New Jersey, her first standup gigs opening for male strippers, and marrying into her husband's Dutch family.

• I Want To Be Where the Normal People Are

  Bloom, Rachel, 1987-

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  Bloom has felt abnormal and out of place her whole life. In this collection of personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps to explore her formative missteps, mishaps, and misanthropic moments, and her perceptions of “normal.”

• Medallion Status

  True Stories From Secret Rooms

  Hodgman, John

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  The podcaster and best-selling author reflects on his unlikely career, the surreal dynamics of moderate fame, the cancellation of his television job and his relationship with his young son.

• Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend

  Notes From the Other Side of the Fist Bump

  Philippe, Ben

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  Philippe takes his role as your new black friend seriously, providing wisdom on the whole “swimming thing,” how much Beyoncé is too much Beyoncé, the rise of the Karens, and other conversations you might want to have with your new BBFF.

• A Very Punchable Face

  a Memoir

  Jost, Colin, 1982-

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  The self-deprecating SNL head writer reveals the brilliant mind behind some of the dumbest sketches on television, and lays bare the heart and humor of a hardworking guy with a face you can't help but want to punch.