Recs if you like Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir...

Intersectionality, baby! Disability includes many conditions, including - but not limited to - physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, psychiatric disabilities, sensory disabilities, and neurodivergence.

Book titles that represent reasons you might go to the doctor, what you might say to each other, or what treatments might be offered to cure your ailments. It's up to you to decide what is what😉

(This is not a commentary on these books or authors! The focus of this list is purely on the titles---but if you find a favorite new read here, I'd love to know🤭)

A list of memoirs (or similar style of book e.g. epistolary diaries) by trans and non-binary authors.

This includes gender fluid, agender, two-spirit, and any other gender identities outside of the binary labels.

See my trans Rights readathon suggestions masterlist for more trans reads! 🏳️‍⚧️

(Under construction 🏗 🚧 many more books to be added! Suggestions welcome!)

Books with weird, strange, absurd, or just hilarious titles Please comment your own suggestions

Memoirs where the audiobook is narrated by the author

If you’re not familiar with Mychal, he is the new host of The Reading Rainbow and he has been spreading “library joy” on social media for years. Mychal has a book club on Fable that is for a more mature audience than The RR. He has posted a new book monthly since March 2024. I have enjoyed every book I’ve read from his club! I am not Mychal Threets and I do not know him personally. I am creating this list to help share a bit of Mychal’s Library Joy with Pagebound.

TW: SA

Nonfiction books with personal narratives about survivorhood.

I believe you. You are not alone.

Nominees and winners of every category of the Good Reads Choice Awards for the year of 2025. Some books overlap so they were only entered once.

Books that really should be read via audiobook instead of physical/digital copy. Production, narrator, experience all top tier. Memoirs narrated by the authors.

I beg you please start reading celebrity memoirs! They are: A. Super fun B. A great source of gossip C. Supporting the publication of lesser known authors (explained more in the comments)

Open to suggestions!

Mostly memoirs, mostly celebrities. Books where listening to the author read it can add so much to the stories because they can convey the exact tone that they intended.

They're cute, they're smart, they're surviving this sh!t

These are books that have supported my childhood-trauma healing journey. They voice experiences common to survivors and highlight a way forward

Exactly what the title says! I tried to add in a good mix of genres, let me know if you guys ever want me to expand this!

Memoirs of relatively well-known people that were surprising for one reason or another. Going beyond your traditional tragic or high-profile celebrity subjects.

memoirs of women who have survived abuse and neglect

Memoirs not released in 2026

I love reading non-fiction and I think everyone should at least give it a shot! A list of easy reads to settle you into the genre :) I