On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family against the Grain
10 best books like On the Outskirts of Normal: Forging a Family against the Grain (Debra Monroe): Fruits Basket, Vol. 1, Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama, A History of the English Language, True West, The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks, Naturally Tan, A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume One, You do You: Proud to Be Fabulous, Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare), Heads Will Roll
| Author | Natsuki Takaya |
| ISBN | 1591826039 |
Fruits Basket is probably my very favorite manga that I have read to date. Now, I wholeheartedly admit that the premise is weird and unlikely, but, hey, it's fantasy. Anyway, if you can get past the initial outlandishness, you discover a story full of heart and darkness. This is my fourth or fifth time...
Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama
| Author | Alison Bechdel |
| ISBN | 0618982507 |
A graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be.
Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader, music lover, passionate amateur actor. Also...
| Author | Albert C. Baugh |
| ISBN | 0415280990 |
Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present. The emphasis is on political, social and cultural forces that affect language.
The fifth...
| Author | Sam Shepard |
| ISBN | 0573617287 |
This American classic explores alternatives that might spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented...
The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
Grab your lace shawl and top hat and get ready to twirl—this is a full-throttle appreciation of the life and voice of Stevie Nicks from one of rock criticism’s most celebrated writers.
Best-selling author and Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield explores the music and artistry of the...
| Author | Tan France |
| ISBN | 1250211077 |
In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix's smash-hit QUEER EYE, tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay in a traditional Muslim family, as one of the few people of color in...
A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume One
This graphic novel adaptation contains more than fifty pages of exclusive content not available in the original comic books, including
• a new Preface by George R. R. Martin
• early renderings of key scenes and favorite characters from the novels
• a walk-through of the entire...
You do You: Proud to Be Fabulous
Jump into Pride with Tan France (Queer Eye), Nikki Levy, and seven fabulous storytellers as they share true tales of exploring, embracing, and celebrating queer identity.
You Do You, produced especially for Pride Month, brings Audible Members a collection of uplifting, raw, and hilarious...
Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare)
You really have to appreciate Shakespeare's wit and comedic instinct. Plus, the film version of this is a riot. Starting off with men stripping and mooning us all? Yes please! .
Heads Will Roll is an Audible Original from Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon and her co-creator/co-star (and real-life sister) Emily Lynne. Produced by Broadway Video, this is not an audiobook-it's a 10-episode, star-studded, audio comedy that features performances from Meryl Streep, Tim...
