37 Books in the HUMOR / Form / Essays Category

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Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face

Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face
That’s How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor

That’s How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor
Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words

Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words
Quietly Hostile: Essays

Quietly Hostile: Essays
Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays

Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
Black Nerd Problems: Essays

Black Nerd Problems: Essays
I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America

I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams

Bamboozled by Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever

Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump

Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes from the Other Side of the Fist Bump
Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace

Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace
I Don’t Want to Die Poor

I Don’t Want to Die Poor
wow, no thank you.: essays

wow, no thank you.: essays
Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay

Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé

I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé
How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People

How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People
Meaty: Essays

Meaty: Essays
The Last Black Unicorn

The Last Black Unicorn
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain

You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual

I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
If Someone Says "You Complete Me," RUN!: Whoopi’s Big Book of Relationships

If Someone Says "You Complete Me," RUN!: Whoopi’s Big Book of Relationships
Dear White People

Dear White People
Bad Feminist: Essays

Bad Feminist: Essays
How To Be Black

How To Be Black
I Didn’t Ask To Be Born: (But I’m Glad I Was)

I Didn’t Ask To Be Born: (But I’m Glad I Was)
Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth (Touchstone Books)

Barack Like Me: The Chocolate-Covered Truth (Touchstone Books)
Making Friends With Black People

Making Friends With Black People
Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor

Hokum: An Anthology of African-American Humor
I Am What I Ate…and I’m frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy

I Am What I Ate…and I’m frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy
Cosbyology: Essays and Observations From the Doctor of Comedy

Cosbyology: Essays and Observations From the Doctor of Comedy
Time Flies

Time Flies
Making of a Stand-Up Guy

Making of a Stand-Up Guy