1. 'How to be a Woman'- Caitlin Moran
We'll start with my favourite. I love Caitlin Moran, I think she's hilarious and I think she's a genius; I love her column in the Times magazine, where I first discovered her. This book actually blew my mind. It was incredible, I don't even have the words to express how I felt after reading it. This book inspired me, it entertained me and it was the first time I ever considered myself a feminist. This is a book that everyone needs to read, men and women alike, I'm still awestruck by it. (Caitlin Moran has also written a fantastic fictional novel, 'How to Build a Girl'. which I absolutely loved).
2. 'Bedsit Disco Queen'- Tracey Thorn
I didn't know who Tracey Thorn was before I read this book, but that didn't matter. For some context, she's half of the 80's electronic duo, Everything But The Girl. My mum bought me this, and it was just so good. It's an autobiography of Thorn talking about her life and her music career, and I just loved it so, so much. Often music autobiographies can be quite boring and all very similar to each other, but this is one of the best I have read. Go read it. (I've also just discovered that Tracey Thorn has written another book, 'Naked at the Albert Hall', so I'm definitely going to be reading that).
3. 'Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?'- Mindy Kaling
I love Mindy Kaling, I think she's hilarious and she's a great script writer. This is her first book, which I've read twice now, and it gets better each time I read it. I just loved this book, I find Mindy really relatable and I flew through in a couple of days, highly recommend.
4. 'Yes Please'- Amy Poehler
First up, how great is this title? Everyone knows Amy Poehler is fab. She's so funny, her films and shows are all genius, her friendship with Tina Fey is ultimate goals; in short, Amy is the queen. One of the things I loved most about Amy's book was how real it was, she didn't shy away from or gloss over the bad moments in her life, she admits her mistakes and takes full responsibility for them and she's just very down to earth. I though this book was so, so, so good. I loved Amy's writing style, I loved everything about this book and I think it's one of the best autobiographies out there. I can fully see why it got so much press when it first came out.
5. 'Is it Just Me?'- Miranda Hart
I love Miranda Hart, I think she's hilarious, I love her show and I saw her live and she was just great. Her book almost didn't make the list, purely because it's not as profound as things like Caitlin Moran or Amy Poehler, but saying that, Mindy Kaling is not all that profound either, so Miranda stayed on the list. I love this book, purely because it makes me laugh. I'm not sure how much is real and how much is fiction or enhanced for comedic effect, but we're celebrating famous females and their books, and I love this.
6. 'Moranthology'- Caitlin Moran
This is basically just a collection of some of Caitlin Moran's columns over the years, but it's also great and it's the genius that is Caitlin Moran.
7. 'Why Not Me?'- Mindy Kaling
What I like about Mindy's second book is that you can see how much she's changed and grown up since her previous book, but without losing what makes her, her. This book is fab, I love Mindy and I will read anything she writes.
I wanted to do a quick 'honourable mentions' paragraph here at the end for books that didn't quite make it to the final cut. Firstly, 'Bossy Pants' by Tina Fey, I've heard nothing but good things about this but I am yet to read it, though I am planning on it soon. Next, 'A Tiny Bit Marvelous' by Dawn French, this was a great book, I'm absolutely in love with the title, but it's fiction, and so was not allowed on my non-fiction list. Back to the non-fiction, we have 'Neon Angel' by Cherie Currie, this is a fascinating insight into the band The Runaways and the music industry as a young girl in the 70s/80s, but my god it is harrowing, this is not a light-hearted read, I was definitely too young when I read this. And finally, to end on a nice note, 'It' by Alexa Chung'. This is more like looking at a Tumblr dashboard of Alexa Chung's brain in book-form, but it's just a really lovely book, beautiful pictures, beautiful artwork, I really love Alexa Chung.
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