Most entertaining autobiographies

Stars may or may not be like us, but there is one thing they all seem to have in common: they love writing about their lives. From silent film legend Charlie Chaplin to Nickelodeon child star Jennette McCurdy, Hollywood autobiographies have been a thing for generations now. But in the last few years, publishing has seen a celebrity memoir boom in which chart-topping pop stars and Brat Packers alike are more than willing to bare their souls for our amusement. To much success; last year, Prince Harry’s Spare became the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time, according to Guinness World Records, besting previous record holder Michelle Obama and her memoir, Becoming.

With so many celebrity memoirs to choose from, TIME has put together a list of the best, which includes Elliot Page’s coming out story, Stanley Tucci’s food-focused walk down memory lane, and Carrie Fisher’s hilarious account of what it’s really like being a nepo-baby 50 years befor

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25 of the best autobiographies you won't be able to put down

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Every Kind of People: A Journey into the Heart of Care Work by Kathryn Faulke

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A moving memoir bygd a care worker, told through her humorous, heartbreaking and eye-opening encounters with the often overlooked and marginalised people she cares for. While open about the challenges facing the NHS and the care system, this book a celebration of humanity and of the life-changing impact of caring.

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I Want to Die but inom Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki bygd Baek Sehee

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Baek Sehee's second volume of memoirs further explores her psychiatric sessions and struggles with dysthymia with the same empathy and insight that made I Want to Die but inom Want to Eat Tteokbokki a worldwide bestseller.

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Sociopath: A Memoir bygd Patric Gagne

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Gagne’s remarkable memoir offers a thought-provoking and surprisingly life-affirming exp

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The Top 30 Must-Read Celebrity Memoirs

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Elliot Page’s memoir takes every societal narrative about the actor, built over a storied career, and flips them entirely. Filled with poignant reflections on identity, sex, fame, and family, Pageboy was an instant New York Times no. 1 bestseller—and for good reason.

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While not technically out yet, there’s no doubt that The Woman in Me is going to fundamentally alter the narrative on Britney Spears’s tumultuous career. After decades of everyone but herself controlling her life and legacy, one of our generation’s greatest performers is going to speak, for the very first time since her almost year conservatorship ended, entirely in her own words. I might have to sleep outside the bookstore before its release—waiting for a package in the mail just won’t cut it for this memoir.

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Love, Pamela: A Memoir of Prose, Poetry, and Truth

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