Books like How Y'all Doing? by Leslie Jordan

A collection of David Sedaris essays that humorously traverse continents, from French dental quirks to Australian kookaburras, highlighting the absurdities of travel and everyday life.

Amy Poehler’s memoir‑essay collection blends humor, candid anecdotes, and poetic reflections on acting, comedy, and womanhood, offering an intimate look at her creative life.

Maggie returns to Deveril House after a decade, drawn by her step‑cousin Marcus's nurse. Haunted by a past love and a new fiancé, she must decide whether to rekindle a dangerous romance or face family trauma.

Tina Fey’s memoir blends sharp wit with personal anecdotes, charting her rise from Pennsylvania to Saturday Night Live fame while offering candid insights into comedy, gender dynamics, and the juggling act of fame and family.

Sienna’s world turns upside‑down when the alluring Greek Alexis Stefanides claims her as his revenge, leaving her wed to a man who whispers memory of a past love and a future that may hold danger.

Lena Dunham’s witty, personal memoir chronicles her rise as a television star and her struggles as a young woman striving for balance, humorously reflecting on adulthood, relationships, and the pursuit of "having it all."

Stand‑up comedian Jim Gaffigan turns his palate on the American diet, mixing humor, personal anecdotes, and sharp observations about bacon, burgers, and everything in between.

A witty, self‑portrait anthology of Issa Rae’s everyday awkwardness, blending humor with sharp observations on Black identity, introversion, relationships, and cultural expectations.

Mindy Kaling candidly chronicles her rise in Hollywood, blending humor and heartfelt moments as she explores adulthood, friendship, and the quest for meaning in American entertainment.

Jenny Lawson turns her own chaotic childhood and quirky family life into a humorous, unflinching memoir that explores how our most embarrassing moments shape who we become.

Adam Carolla's personal anecdotes about his rise to fame, including hilarious rants and personal stories from his childhood and Hollywood career.

The popular character from the "Anchorman" movies shares stories of his childhood and the events that led him to choose a career in the news business; personal anecdotes about the women in his life and his legendary news team; and advice on a variety of topics.

A funny, candid diary from YouTube star Miranda Sings that mixes baby‑book pages, teenage poems, dating secrets, and stories of her climb to fame.

A humorous memoir by Rainn Wilson, best known as Dwight on "The Office," recounting his early misfit years, career struggles, and the renewed influence of his Baha'i faith.

Jane Fonda’s memoir, My Life so Far, chronicles her journey as an actress, feminist, and political activist, organized into three chapters that map pivotal phases of her life.

A compendium of Carl Hiaasen’s most incisive Miami Herald columns, tackling everything from hurricanes and offshore drilling to voting rights, political corruption, and Florida’s political quirks.

"Poet, activist, and essayist June Jordan is a prolific, significant American writer who pushed the limits of political vision and moral witness, traversing a career of over forty years. With poetry, prose, letters, and more, this reader is a key resource for understanding the scope, complexity, and novelty of this pioneering Black American writer. From "Poem about Police Violence": Tell me something what you think would happen if everytime they kill a black boy then we kill a cop everytime they kill a black man then we kill a cop you think the accident rate would lower subsequently?. I lose consciousness of ugly bestial rabid and repetitive affront as when they tell me 18 cops in order to subdue one man 18 strangled him to death in the ensuing scuffle (don't you idolize the diction of the powerful: subdue and scuffle my oh my) and that the murder that the killing of Arthur Miller on a Brooklyn street was just a "justifiable accident" again (again) People been having accidents all over the globe so long like that I reckon that the only suitable insurance is a gun"--