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The celebrity memoir boom is here to stay: From Britney Spears to Prince Harry, Ina Garten to Cher, it seems like just about everyone is spilling their secrets via book deal.<\/p>\n

At their best, celebrity memoirs provide unusually candid portraits of the \u201creal person\u201d behind the public persona\u2014and they don\u2019t skimp on the dirty details. (At worst, they can be ghostwritten fluff.) A recent crop has erred on the side of revelatory: In the last year, Al Pacino let us in on his life from childhood in the South Bronx to his big break in \u201970s Hollywood, while the long-gestating memoirs of Lisa Marie Presley came through as a posthumous release, written with daughter Riley Keough. Whether offering vibrant vignettes of iconic periods in time or shining a light on grief, explosive relationships, and the sinister underbelly of showbusiness, these books (and others) have given fans plenty to talk about\u2014to say nothing of making rather good gifts.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ahead, Vogue rounds up the best of the genre for your reading pleasure.<\/p>\n

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Kelly Bishop\u2014a.k.a. Emily Gilmore\u2014narrates 60 decades, reaching back long before Amy Sherman Palladino\u2019s generationally beloved Gilmore Girls. We meet Bishop as a young ballet dancer and a Broadway mainstay, following her through career highlights like A Chorus Line, Dirty Dancing, All My Children, and, of course, her time in Stars Hollow, which she writes about in rich detail with juicy little titbits from set. Just so you know, she\u2019s Team Logan. \u2014Anna Cafolla<\/p>\n

Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is a memoir magnum opus. Several chapters in, the singer, actor, gay icon, and soundbite machine Cher has only just reached adolescence. Four hundred and twenty pages in, and Part One wraps in the \u201980s. But what a gift it is to meet a young Cheryl Sarkisian and learn of her formation in such vibrant, full-bodied detail. It\u2019s thrilling, stuffed with high-octane stories of hanging out with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, snogging Warren Beatty as a teenager, and how \u2018I Got You Babe\u2019 came to be. The flower-power era is also gently unfurled in darker stories, covering the tumult of her marriage and her \u201cfaulty emotional thermostat.\u201d Roll on, Part Two. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen by Jon M. Chu and Jeremy McCarter (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen by Jon M. Chu and Jeremy McCarter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Wicked and Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu\u2019s book is as much a memoir as it is a textbook for dreaming artists. The road to Oz begins in his parents\u2019 Chinese restaurant in Silicon Valley, and it was paved with humor, humility, and heartening advice from someone who observes life through a crisp lens. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Be Ready When the Luck Happens<\/strong> by Ina Garten (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Ina Garten\u2014the Barefoot Contessa, bestselling author of 13 cookbooks, Food Network face, and one of my favorite Instagram follows<\/a>\u2014is a cultural icon. Be Ready When the Luck Happens traverses an expansive terrain: from her difficult childhood to her love story with her husband, Jeffrey; selling Dunkin\u2019 Donuts to students in college and a stint in nuclear energy policy at the White House. And that was all before she started her first business, the hallowed Barefoot Contessa\u2014and with no experience in the food industry. From there, she made magic happen. It is an abundant and absorbing read, full of warming advice, romance, camp, and dishy gossip. I laughed out loud at the anecdote in which she was offered cocaine as a tip for her catering order\u2014she\u2018d never sliced salmon so fast. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This is the story of the voice behind feminist anthems \u201cRebel Girl\u201d and \u201cDouble Dare Ya,\u201d who buoyed generations of disenfranchised youth with her art and politics. Riot Grrrl icon Kathleen Hanna takes us from her childhood in Olympia, Washington, to her frothy college years and chaotic first shows in a punk \u201cgirl band\u201d fighting misogyny from every angle. She relays exhilarating, formative friendships and encounters with people like Kim Gordon and Kurt Cobain, her love story with Beastie Boys\u2019 Ad-Rock, and her battle with Lyme disease. But it\u2019s in her candid, honest origin story of the Riot Grrrl movement where things really jump off the page. A scripture for your own creative and political revolution. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!) by Bethany Joy Lenz (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!) by Bethany Joy Lenz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

An unnerving and fascinating read for fans of One Tree Hill or otherwise. In the early \u201900s, Bethany Joy Lenz was a burgeoning young star on one of the world\u2019s hottest shows. But her upward career trajectory intertwined with her other life\u2014one where she was being groomed and recruited into a cult. This is the story of the web of manipulation and abuse that kept Lenz trapped in the Big House Family cult for years. The tactics and techniques to keep her (and her finances) under their control are deeply disturbing, but the story of Lenz\u2019s escape and the resumption of her identity and autonomy is told with triumph. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Al Pacino\u2019s voice is gruff and charming, chatty and delectably eccentric in a book that preserves all those Al Pacino-isms. He breezes through his key roles and collaborations, chronicling his childhood in the South Bronx and odd jobs to support his dreams with crisp detail. I could read his candid and expansive thoughts on his turns in The Godfather movies again and again. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (2024)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lisa Marie Presley picked up and put down the task of writing her memoir for years. Then, in 2022, she asked her daughter, actor Riley Keough, to partner with her to finally finish the book. A month later, Presley had passed away, and Keough was left with just her mother\u2019s tapes discussing her life in short episodes. From Here to the Great Unknown is a delicate intertwining of both Presley and Keough\u2019s voices, with story after story touching upon addiction, grief, healing, motherhood, Elvis, and Graceland. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Love, Pamela: A Memoir of Prose, Poetry, and Truth<\/strong> by Pamela Anderson (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Love, Pamela: A Memoir of Prose, Poetry, and Truth by Pamela Anderson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With Pamela Anderson\u2019s memoir, readers meet the woman behind the va-va-voom persona\u2014she is, in fact, just a shy girl from Vancouver Island\u2014through childhood memories and reflections on pursuing her dreams. Blending prose and poetry, it\u2019s a refreshing and empowering read. \u2014Gia Yetikyel<\/p>\n

Down the Drain by Julia Fox (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Down the Drain by Julia Fox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In her book, Julia Fox\u2014a woman who\u2019s lived multiple lives\u2014documents her messy, tumultuous ascension to cult-phenomenon status. She navigates tragedy, the loss of many friends to addiction and crime, and twisted, controlling partners, all with the affronting, matter-of-fact prose she\u2019s known for. We find her at one of her lowest points when filming Uncut Gems\u2014but Fox also hopscotches the glittery, sticky corners of the New York she adores, the realities of motherhood, and the raw friendships with women and queer people she prizes over everything. \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Paris: The Memoir<\/strong> by Paris Hilton (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Paris Hilton\u2019s<\/a> 336-page book takes an in-depth look at the many labels she\u2019s adorned and shed over the decades. Unpacking her childhood, episodes of teenage rebellion, and experience with verbal and physical abuse, she creates a place for readers to understand the origins of her pink paradise\u2014and the strength it took to withstand years of extraordinary public pressure. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

The Woman in Me<\/strong> by Britney Spears (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Emerging from the shadows of a past marked by paparazzi harassment and betrayal by the people she trusted, Britney Spears finally speaks her truth in this highly anticipated\u2014and then much celebrated\u2014memoir. With a blend of deep sincerity and good humor, Spears fearlessly asserts her autonomy, leaving no doubt about who is truly in control of her life. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

My Name Is Barbra<\/strong> by Barbra Streisand (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Ruminative and dishy, funny and smart, Barbra Streisand\u2019s nearly 1,000-page memoir deftly captures the voice that first bewitched American audiences in the early 1960s\u2014plus her weird dynamic with Marlon Brando, the nightmare of making Yentl with Mandy Patinkin, her lifelong fondness for baked potatoes, and other delicious bits. \u2014Marley Marius<\/p>\n

Spare<\/strong> by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (2023)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Even for those who don\u2019t keep up with the Royal Family, the central themes of grief, love, and creating a home apart from everything you\u2019ve known in Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s shockingly intimate Spare make it a story very much worth reading. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

Finding Me<\/strong> by Viola Davis (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Finding Me by Viola Davis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Davis relays the topsy-turviness of her life\u2019s circumstances with a compelling mix of emotional honesty and grace, tracing how a Rhode Island childhood marked by trauma and abuse gave way to an adulthood in the spotlight as one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood. \u2014Emma Specter<\/p>\n

The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There<\/strong> by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Office BFFs: Tales of \u2018The Office\u2019 from Two Best Friends Who Were There by Jenna Fischer and and Angela Kinsey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Office stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey may have been rivals on the show, but in real life, their sweet and silly bestie-dom is contagious, making this recollection of working on one of history\u2019s most popular sitcoms a genuine pleasure to read. \u2014E.S.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/strong> by Jennette McCurdy (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This bestselling memoir is hardly lighthearted fare, revolving as it does around child star McCurdy\u2019s years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her fame-obsessed mother, but the rush to purchase it<\/a> was no empty fanfare; it really is that good. \u2014E.S.<\/p>\n

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir<\/strong> by Matthew Perry (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In his book, the late actor<\/a> delves into his early life and rise to fame amidst an intense struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is written in such a way that you can imagine Perry<\/a> speaking it to you\u2014his voice is comforting, heartbreaking, and oh-so-familiar to the many of us who grew up watching him in the 1990s and early 2000s. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

Making a Scene<\/strong> by Constance Wu (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Making a Scene by Constance Wu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Often told that \u201cgood girls don\u2019t make scenes,\u201d the TV and film star<\/a> writes about finding an outlet for her feelings through community theater and how it eventually led to her pursuing an acting career. Authentic and very moving. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music<\/strong> by Dave Grohl (2021)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Not to stereotype straight white men over 30, but all the ones I know happen to love Dave Grohl, making this memoir\u2014which focuses on the Nirvana and Foo Fighter musician\u2019s years on the road\u2014an absolutely smashing birthday or holiday gift when another coffee mug just won\u2019t do. \u2014E.S.<\/p>\n

Rememberings by Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor (2021)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rememberings by Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIn many ways, Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s memoir is as you\u2019d expect: all sex, drugs, and rock \u2019n\u2019 roll. There\u2019s the global outrage that followed when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live. The wild story behind her recording of \u201cNothing Compares 2 U.\u201d Episodic and matter-of-fact descriptions of time spent with the era\u2019s biggest icons. Yet in the tales of her childhood (including memories of her time in Ireland\u2019s disgraceful, nun-run Magdalene Laundries), her ever-evolving spiritual journey, and the tumult of being a mother in the music industry, we find her at her most intimate, humored, and clear-eyed. As much as I loved reading this, I\u2019d also recommend the audiobook, which Sin\u00e9ad herself narrates. Anything to keep her around as long as possible.\u201d \u2014A.C.<\/p>\n

Greenlights<\/strong> by Matthew McConaughey (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Based on decades\u2019 worth of his own diary entries (which also included poems, photographs, prescriptions, and many, many bumper stickers), Matthew McConaughey\u2019s<\/a> memoir discusses his personal philosophy for handling life\u2019s challenges, and what it means to keep catching the green lights through hardships. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

One Life<\/strong> by Megan Rapinoe (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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One Life by Megan Rapinoe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Olympic medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe shows a whole new side of herself in this memoir, in which she recounts coming out as gay in 2011\u2014well before \u2018inclusivity in sports\u2019 was widely discussed, let alone prioritized\u2014as well as her experience of taking a knee alongside former NFL player Colin Kaepernick to protest racial injustice and police brutality. For those who prefer their celebrity memoirs with a side of romance, Rapinoe also dishes on her courtship with her now-wife, WNBA champion Sue Bird. \u2014E.S.<\/p>\n

Open Book<\/strong> by Jessica Simpson (2020)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Open Book by Jessica Simpson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I went into Open Book expecting a light, fun read from one of my favorite reality stars (remember Newlyweds?) of all time\u2014instead, I was blown away by an honest, funny, and touching memoir, which is so rarely the case with celebrity \u201ctell-alls.\u201d Simpson candidly discusses her recovery journey after years of struggling with drugs and alcohol abuse; she also examines the darker side of her early-fame days as a singer, when she was constantly\u2014and at times, brutally\u2014compared to her counterparts like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera. It was my favorite book of 2020, and I recommend it to any pop culture fan, Simpson fans or not. \u2014Christian Allaire<\/p>\n

Me<\/strong> by Elton John (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Honest, charming, and all too real, Me follows the extraordinary life of Elton John<\/a> from his origins in a London suburb to his rise to fame, legendary friendships, struggles with drug addiction, and philanthropy work. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

I.M.<\/strong> by Isaac Mizrahi (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mizrahi is well-known as a man of many talents, so adding \u2018writer\u2019 to the list isn\u2019t a stretch. Still, the quality of his memoir, I.M., is notable. He talks schmattas and sex with typical sass, but what makes this book memorable is that Mizrahi\u2019s coming-of-age and coming-to-terms tale is bigger than fashion. \u2014Laird Borelli-Persson, Vogue archive editor<\/p>\n

Horror Stories<\/strong> by Liz Phair (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Horror Stories by Liz Phair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The first of a planned two-part set (the second of which will be titled Fairy Tales), Horror Stories is less of a traditional memoir and more of a series of vignettes that tackle some of the \u201csmall indignities that we all suffer daily, the silent insults to our system, the callous gestures that we make toward one another.\u201d Most of us won\u2019t suffer the indignities of an anesthesiologist asking for our autograph during labor (we\u2019re not all Gen X rock stars, after all), but we can wince at the, yes, horror, and relate to the rest of Phair\u2019s not-so-tall tales<\/a>. \u2014Danny Feekes, former managing editor at Goodreads<\/p>\n

Save Me the Plums<\/strong> by Ruth Reichl (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Whether you\u2019re a fan of food, legacy media gossip, or writer Ruth Reichl herself, you’ll find plenty to dine out on in this account of Reichl\u2019s time serving as the editor-in-chief of the now-defunct Gourmet magazine. Reichl freely admits that the glamorous world of New York publishing was a new one to her at the start of her Gourmet tenure, but I think it\u2019s safe to say we could use a little more of her independence, irreverence and commitment to genuine creativity in the industry. (Bonus: her descriptions of meals are effortlessly mouth-watering, so make sure to eat with a delicious snack at the ready.) \u2014E.S.<\/p>\n

Touched by the Sun: My Friendship With Jackie<\/strong> by Carly Simon (2019)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Touched by the Sun: My Friendship With Jackie by Carly Simon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Simon\u2019s first book, Boys in the Trees, is what all celebrity memoirs should aspire to be, toggling between childhood struggles, musical stardom, and a highly publicized marriage to James Taylor with plenty of wit and revelations sprinkled throughout. Touched by the Sun is more scaled back, focusing on the iconic singer-songwriter\u2019s unlikely but enduring friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Detailing the lunches, movie dates, and nights out on the town that the two women shared before Onassis\u2019s death in 1994, Simon highlights the woman beneath the public persona. \u2014K.B.<\/p>\n

In Pieces<\/strong> by Sally Field (2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sally Field took her sweet time with In Pieces, her first memoir, written over seven years without the assistance of a ghostwriter. To call Field\u2019s writing vulnerable doesn\u2019t give enough credit to the way she recounts with crippling honesty the highs and lows of her personal and professional lives. She\u2019s always been beloved as a performer, but In Pieces shows there\u2019s so much more to admire about Field than the trophies on her mantle. \u2014Keaton Bell<\/p>\n

Becoming<\/strong> by Michelle Obama (2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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For months after reading this, I had to stop myself from thinking of Michelle as my friend. After spending a week (or, let\u2019s be honest, an entire weekend under a blanket) reading a celebrity\u2019s memoir, you feel as though you\u2019ve spent time with them. It makes them more accessible and reminds you that at the end of the day, everyone is still human. I\u2019m coming to grips with the fact that Michelle Obama is not actually my friend Michelle, but Becoming is still one of the best books I\u2019ve read. \u2014Grace Atwood, founder of TheStripe.com<\/a><\/p>\n

This Will Only Hurt a Little<\/strong> by Busy Philipps (2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A pitch-perfect example of the genre, Philipps serves up a funny and unflinching look at being a woman in Hollywood. She dives into her days as a Barbie spokes-kid and, bravely, her abortion as a teen, before moving on to her best friendship with Michelle Williams, details of James Franco\u2019s douchey-ness on Freaks and Geeks, and struggles in her marriage. The best celebrity memoirs are as unsparingly honest as Philipps\u2019 is. \u2014Michelle Ruiz, Vogue.com contributor<\/p>\n

Just the Funny Parts<\/strong> by Nell Scovell (2018)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Just the Funny Parts by Nell Scovell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The second female Letterman writer and creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Scovell brings all the humor of Bossypants but with the added bite of coming up in the mighty sexist man\u2019s world of TV. Scovell names names and calls it like she sees it. \u2014M.R.<\/p>\n

The Vanity Fair Diaries<\/strong> by Tina Brown (2017)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Perhaps more of a memoir of brushes with celebrity than actual celebrity memoir, Tina Brown\u2019s Vanity Fair Diaries is nonetheless a phenomenal read, for the journalism nerd or anyone else who is interested in the inner workings of glossy magazine-making in its heyday. The book recounts the British editor’s years as the editor in chief of the storied magazine, the feathers she unapologetically ruffled in pursuit of a more lively publication (the rates she paid Martin Amis for a single story would make a 2020s editor swoon!), the glamor of the gig, the grind of being a working mother. Brown kept meticulous notes when she occupied this role, and it shows; this is a book in which the delicious dirt is in the details. \u2014Chloe Schama<\/p>\n

The Princess Diarist<\/strong> by Carrie Fisher (2016)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

All three of Fisher\u2019s memoirs reflect her trademark cool demeanor and self-deprecating nature, but her final release<\/a> is my favorite. The beating heart of the book is the story of teenage Fisher\u2019s secret three-month-long affair with Harrison Ford, then 33 and married with two kids. Fisher was hopelessly, naively in love with him, and Ford took advantage of the situation. You won\u2019t find much behind-the-scenes Star Wars intel, but you will find an honest, painful account of Fisher\u2019s experience as a young woman in love and at the mercy of so many patriarchal forces. \u2014Cristina Arreola, associate director, publicity and marketing, Sourcebooks<\/p>\n

Born a Crime<\/strong> by Trevor Noah (2016)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When Noah was born under apartheid in South Africa, his parents\u2019 interracial union was, literally, a crime, punishable by five years in prison. That\u2019s just the beginning of The Daily Show host\u2019s remarkable story. At turns harrowing and hilarious, it\u2019s perhaps best consumed via audiobook<\/a>, read by the author. \u2014M.R.<\/p>\n

Wildflower<\/strong> by Drew Barrymore (2015)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Wildflower by Drew Barrymore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you\u2019re a completist, start with Drew\u2019s first memoir, the propulsive Little Girl Lost (out of print but easy to find secondhand), which she wrote when she was 14. It recounts a young Barrymore\u2019s stratospheric rise and quick drug-fueled descent, while Wildflower<\/a> finds an older, more assured Barrymore looking back at a larger-than-life existence, one in which she emancipated from her parents, forged out on her own, and paved her distinctive path. As Drew writes, \u201cI wanted to rescue myself. And I did.\u201d \u2014D.F.<\/p>\n

Dear Mr. You<\/strong> by Mary Louise Parker (2015)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Parker\u2019s 2015 memoir has really stayed with me. Written as a series of letters to men she\u2019s encountered, imagined, or loved, it\u2019s a formal experiment, a wonderful portrait of an established artist claiming new territory. She\u2019s not really in the tell-all business, but what she\u2019s written reveals plenty. \u2014Julia Felsenthal, Vogue contributor<\/p>\n

Fresh Off the Boat<\/strong> by Eddie Huang (2013)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This memoir by the celebrity chef behind New York\u2019s Baohaus inspired the ABC show of the same name\u2014but the book version is far less fuzzy. Huang gives an unapologetically real look at his upbringing in a hardworking and often strict Chinese-American family. And his sumptuous descriptions of food make you really, really hungry. \u2014M.R.<\/p>\n

Bossypants<\/strong> by Tina Fey (2011)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you haven\u2019t read Fey\u2019s 2011 memoir yet, you\u2019re sleeping at the wheel. It follows her journey to stardom and is filled with amazing behind-the-scenes stories from her time on Saturday Night Live. Candid, self-deprecating, funny (duh): the perfect before-bed read. \u2014C.A.<\/p>\n

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?<\/strong> by Mindy Kaling (2011)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mindy Kaling holds a rarefied position in Hollywood these days, but the writer, actress and director’s bestselling 2011 memoir proves that her ascent to the top wasn\u2019t always an easy one. In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Kaling recounts her growth from the shy, bookish child of immigrants to off-Broadway sensation to the youngest writer on the staff of the hit NBC sitcom The Office; what\u2019s most notable about the memoir, though, is the way Kaling’s singular voice shines through, lending even the wildest of L.A. tales a crucial degree of relatability. \u2014E.S.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut<\/strong> by Jill Kargman (2011)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Nut by Jill Kargman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As a fellow native New Yorker and NYC mom, Kargman\u2019s dishing on \u201cthe city\u201d has always been hilarious and spot-on, even before her show Odd Mom Out came out. The essays in this book<\/a> are so Jill: Honest, irreverent, slightly dark. full of curse words\u2014yet imminently likable and, in fact, addictive. \u2014Zibby Owens, host of the Moms Don\u2019t Have Time to Read Books podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

Stories I Only Tell My Friends<\/strong> by Rob Lowe (2011)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Nearly 20 years later, I\u2019m still crushed by Sam Seaborne\u2019s departure from The West Wing, so I couldn\u2019t resist Lowe\u2019s memoir. It\u2019s packed with plenty of sordid stories from his wild days as part of the Brat Pack, but also has so many great behind-the-scenes memories from some of my favorite TV shows and movies. While it wasn\u2019t going to win a Pulitzer, any fan of \u201980s rom-coms<\/a> will still find this delightful! \u2014Becca Freeman, co-host of the Bad on Paper podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

Life<\/strong> by Keith Richards (2010)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You might not think of Keith Richards as an elegant truth-teller, but his Life is a bracing tonic\u2014straightforward but exciting, glamorous but heartfelt. I\u2019m not a regular rock memoir reader, but this is a book that transcends whatever you might think the genre entails. Just go along with the music and don\u2019t think too hard about it. \u2014Chloe Schama<\/p>\n

Just Kids<\/strong> by Patti Smith (2010)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Smith\u2019s National Book Award\u2013winning memoir is a portrait of a place and time\u2014New York, Summer of Love\u2014and a love letter to a bygone era that produced two iconoclasts: poet and musician Smith, and late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. The story follows the duo\u2019s trials and tribulations as they traverse Brooklyn, Coney Island, and Times Square, before settling at the infamous Chelsea Hotel. Smith has said that she didn\u2019t write the book to be cathartic, but to fulfill a vow she made to Mapplethorpe on his deathbed. Ultimately, it\u2019s the reader who reaps the rewards of that request. \u2014D.F.<\/p>\n

Open<\/strong> by Andre Agassi (2009)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

We\u2019ve all read (or carefully avoided) the triumphal sports-star memoir: The thousands of solitary hours spent in pursuit of excellence while stoically avoiding everything else, leading up to that magical breakthrough when everything was deemed to be Worth It. This isn\u2019t that memoir: Agassi, arguably the best player of his generation and certainly the flashiest and most-visible, is remarkably frank here about how much he seemed to loathe the entire experience, which was foisted on him by a kind of ur-Tennis Dad. Thankfully, we also get the other side of that: A late- career resurgence, followed by a blissful second marriage and a philanthropic turn that\u2019s both heartfelt and, for the underprivileged children it focuses on, life-changing. For the king of neon and acid-washed jeans who became even more famous for saying \u201cimage is everything,\u201d this book is a tragic opera with a happy ending. \u2014Corey Seymour<\/p>\n

My Life So Far<\/strong> by Jane Fonda (2005)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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My Life So Far by Jane Fonda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I\u2019ve been reading this in fits and starts for about a decade, and I\u2019ve still yet to encounter another life story so dutifully (and beautifully) re-examined. It\u2019s easy to take Fonda\u2019s cool self-assuredness\u2014even in handcuffs!\u2014for granted these days, but before Firebrand Jane there was \u201cplain Jane,\u201d woefully uncomfortable in her skin and desperate for outside validation. To chart her path from then until now (and to think of all that\u2019s still to come) is something I wouldn\u2019t mind doing for another 10 years. \u2014M.M.<\/p>\n

The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band<\/strong> by Motley Crue (2001)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I never thought that one of my favorite books of all time would have a cover featuring a lady in a G-string whose disembodied form we see dancing inside a whiskey bottle. But at least you\u2019ve been warned: What you see is what you get in this group memoir from the glam metal band. The sheer magnitude of debauchery at their peak in the 1980s is too compelling to look away. \u2014Maris Kreizman, author of The Maris Review<\/a> newsletter<\/p>\n

Dreams From My Father<\/strong> by Barack Obama (1995)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The world rightfully knows Obama as a brilliant orator. But even before he was president (or even state senator), he wrote the hell out of this 1995 memoir (later re-released to great fanfare) about his upbringing in Hawaii and Kansas; his solitary, scholarly Columbia years; and his distant relationship with his dad. \u2014M.R.<\/p>\n

Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business<\/strong> by Dolly Parton (1994)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Before picking up Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics<\/a>, take a peek at Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business from the 1990s. Get to know the rhinestone-studded, smooth-talking country singer<\/a> as she discusses her personal philosophies, marriage, and her transformation from a music-loving teenager into one of the world\u2019s most iconic women. \u2014G.Y.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again<\/strong> by Julia Phillips (1991)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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You\u2019ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again by Julia Phillips<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Not sure she\u2019s a straight-up A-list celeb, but Phillips made the A-list celebs. The Hollywood producer\u2019s story is so full of wild pleasures and OMG moments that it\u2019s easy to overlook the sheer brilliance that\u2019s on offer. \u2014Lauren Mechling, Vogue contributor and author of How Could She<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vogue.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n