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Books like Sorry not sorry

A candid, cocktail-hour confession session with a fiercely talented friend who isn't afraid to spill the tea on her own messy mistakes. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Sorry not sorry.

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01
Why not me?
Mindy Kaling
A hilarious, cocktail-hour catch-up with your most successful, unapologetically ambitious friend.
Shares:
- energetic
- self-deprecating
- unapologetic
- Hollywood realities
02
Not that kind of girl
Lena Dunham
A hyper-articulate, unapologetically messy dispatch from the trenches of young womanhood.
Shares:
- intimate
- candid
- self-deprecating
03
Yes Please
Amy Poehler
Like sitting down for a boisterous, wine-fueled dinner with your funniest, wisest friend who isn't afraid to tell you the messy truth.
Shares:
- intimate
- energetic
- uplifting
- self-deprecating
04
Scrappy little nobody
Anna Kendrick
A hilarious, self-deprecating romp through the awkward realities of growing up and accidentally becoming famous.
Shares:
- intimate
- candid
- self-deprecating
- warm
05
Year of yes
Shonda Rhimes
A hilarious, kick-in-the-pants conversation with your most successful, fiercely honest friend.
Shares:
- intimate
- energetic
- uplifting
- self-deprecating
06
How to Be a Bawse
Lilly Singh
A humorous, high-energy collection of essays designed to motivate and empower you to conquer life.
Shares:
- energetic
- uplifting
07
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 2008
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud survival guide to Hollywood royalty, addiction, and the absurdity of being a human action figure.
Shares:
- intimate
- bittersweet
- candid
- self-deprecating
08
Unsweetined
Jodie Sweetin · 2009
A brutally honest, nostalgia-shattering memoir that strips away the sitcom gloss to reveal the gritty reality of addiction and recovery.
Shares:
- candid
- self-deprecating
09
The art of asking
Amanda Palmer
A fiercely vulnerable manifesto that feels like a late-night heart-to-heart about the terrifying beauty of letting yourself be seen and supported.
Shares:
- intimate
- uplifting
10
Talking as fast as I can
Lauren Graham
A highly caffeinated, deeply comforting chat with a witty friend who has great stories and doesn't take herself too seriously.
Shares:
- self-deprecating
11
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
A darkly hilarious and devastatingly raw reckoning with a toxic upbringing that finds hard-won freedom in the aftermath of grief.
Feels:
- claustrophobic
- raw
- cathartic
12
The body is not an apology
Sonya Renee Taylor
A fierce, poetic manifesto that dismantles body shame and invites you into a revolution of radical self-love.
Shares:
- uplifting
- unapologetic
- warm

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