My Favorite Non-Fiction Books (Part 1)

Memoirs and essays that I've loved over the years.

One thing about me, I’m gonna devour a memoir or essay collection written by a woman. Ever since I can remember, I’ve really loved non-fiction, especially memoirs by celebrities or other people that I admired.

Honestly, one of my favorite books when I was a teenager was Kristin Chenoweth’s autobiography, because I was obsessed with Wicked, and obsessed with the idea of being a Broadway actor (can’t stress enough how much I cannot sing or dance!!!).

Anyways, I’ve titled this Part 1 because I have a TON of non-fiction books on my to-be-read pile that I just know I’ll love but haven’t gotten around to reading yet (cough, Joan Didion, Even Babitz, Patti Smith, the classics…)

Cultish by Amanda Montell

I think about this book on a weekly basis. It examines the concept of cults – both traditional, like the Mansons and the Moonies, and more modern-day “cults” like Crossfit and MLMs – from a linguistic lens. Montell explores all the different ways that cults and cult-like organizations use langua…