Tag: Humor

• The World Record Book of Racist Stories

  

  A new collection of hilarious, intergenerational anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism from comedian Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey.

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  November 28, 2022

  Humor, New Release, Nonfiction, Reviews, Social Issues

  2022 Release, Author: O-R, Book Review, Gifted, Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction, Rating: 4 stars

• Hello, Molly!

  

  The memoir of actress and comedian Molly Shannon detailing her childhood through her career.

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  November 22, 2022

  Memoir & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Reviews

  2022 Release, Author: S-V, Book Review, Gifted, Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction, Rating: 2 stars

• Vacationland

  

  A nonfiction story collection about adulthood from former The Daily Show With Jon Stewart correspondent John Hodgman.

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  October 14, 2022

  Humor, Memoir & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Reviews

  Author: E-I, Backlist Book, Book Review, Essays, Humor, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Rating: 4.5 stars

• Best Books of 2021: Nonfiction

  

  Presenting my top three nonfiction books of 2021.

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  January 8, 2022

  Book Lists, Features

  Best Book of 2021, Book List, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

• Greedy: Notes from A Bisexual Who Wants Too Much

  

  A collection of essays, offering an intimate look at bisexuality, gender, and, of course, sex.

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  October 10, 2021

  Humor, Memoir & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Reviews

  2021 Release, Author: W-Z, Humor, LGBTQIA+, Memoir

• A Very Punchable Face

  

  From growing up in a family of firefighters on Staten Island to commuting three hours a day to high school, to attending Harvard while Facebook was created, to hosting Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live, Jost shares how he has navigated the world like a slightly smarter Forrest Gump.

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  June 4, 2021

  Humor, Nonfiction, Reviews

  2020 Release, Author: J-N, Humor, Memoir, Rating: 4 stars

• You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

  

  Amber and Lacey recount the many, many crazy racist things that happen to Lacey as a Black women living in Omaha, Nebraska.

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  January 29, 2021

  Humor, Nonfiction, Reviews, Social Issues

  2021 Release, Author: O-R, BIPOC Author, Humor, Memoir, Nonfiction, Rating: 5 stars, Social Issues