3 hand-picked memoir, celebrity memoir, and dark humor books curated by NextBookAfter.
Loved Ina Garten's refusal to pretend success was effortless? Jennette McCurdy delivers that same fierce honesty about building agency from wreckage, swapping Hamptons charm for Hollywood's brutal machinery. Another woman who chose herself when every system told her otherwise—with dark humor that makes you laugh before you realize you're learning something essential about resilience.
If Kelly Bishop's 'The Third Gilmore Girl' hooked you with its no-holds-barred dive into TV stardom's underbelly and family dysfunction, Jennette McCurdy's 'I'm Glad My Mom Died' delivers even more unflinching truths about abuse survival and industry sexism. Relish the dark humor and female resilience that mirror Bishop's empowering tales of overcoming personal traumas. It's the perfect follow-up for fans craving cathartic, gossip-fueled escapes from Hollywood's harsh realities.
If Jennette McCurdy's refusal to soften toxic family dynamics hit you where it hurts, Maria Bamford's memoir delivers that same cathartic honesty—swapping stage moms for the cults of self-help, showbiz, and impossible expectations. Bamford turns breakdowns and career precarity into darkly comedic gold, wielding wit as survival tool through mental health crises that refuse inspirational polish. This is for readers who've outgrown feel-good nonsense and crave the messy, validating truth of surviving your brain and the people who shaped you.