Books like We're going to need more wine
We're going to need more wine by Gabrielle Union reads as candid, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What We're going to need more wine is like to read
Reads like sitting with a candid, funny friend who moves easily between laugh-out-loud stories and pointed reflections on race, gender, and fame. Best for: readers who enjoy witty, personal essay collections from women in entertainment discussing real life and identity.
Yes Please
Amy Poehler · 2014
A comedian's memoir presented as candid reflection on her career in television comedy, warm and conversational in framing.
Becoming
Michelle Obama · 2018
An accessible, encouraging retelling of a public life pitched to younger readers, framing self-worth as an ongoing process rather than a fixed achievement.
You Got Anything Stronger?
Gabrielle Union · 2021
A candid, wit-laced follow-up memoir where Union unpacks fertility struggles, fame, and self-reinvention with the same warm, confessional voice as her debut.
Bossypants
Tina Fey · 2011
A short, breezy, laugh-out-loud tour through Fey's path from Pennsylvania kid to SNL/30 Rock, delivered in punchy vignettes with candid self-deprecation.
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah · 2016
A set of interlocking essays that swing from laugh-out-loud comedy to sudden gut-punch, all narrated in Noah's warm, confiding voice.
Dear Girls
Ali Wong · 2019
Both explore feminism
You're on an Airplane
Parker Posey · 2015
Both explore hollywood
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson · 2015
Reading this feels like being told outrageous, funny anecdotes by a friend who then, without warning, cracks open raw honesty about depression and anxiety before swinging back to absurdist humor.
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 2008
A rapid-fire, self-deprecating tour through Fisher's chaotic life, delivered like a one-woman stage show in prose — funny on the surface, raw underneath.
How to be a woman
Caitlin Moran · 2011
A funny, frank memoir-manifesto that uses Moran's own life story to skewer modern womanhood's absurdities while championing self-acceptance and feminist rethinking.
Born standing up
Steve Martin · 2007
A reflective, wry memoir tracing the discipline and reinvention behind a stand-up career, told with candor about the sacrifice originality demanded.
THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE
David Sedaris · 2025
Sedaris does his signature thing: short, wry autobiographical essays that swerve from the absurd (a train passenger vomiting in his face) to the quietly aching (dead friends in his address book).
About We're going to need more wine — what the genome says
Is We're going to need more wine a complete story or a cliffhanger?
It's a complete, standalone-satisfying story.
Who is We're going to need more wine for?
readers who enjoy witty, personal essay collections from women in entertainment discussing real life and identity
Find your next read by its genome
Tell Novelome one book you love — get recommendations tuned to your taste, including the ones other sites never surface.
Start free →More readalikes: Books like THE LET THEM THEORY · Books like EXTREME OWNERSHIP · Books like WINGS OF STARLIGHT · Books like DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK, EXPANDED EDITION · Books like I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH, SECOND EDITION · Books like FAKE SKATING · Books like THE CREATIVE ACT · Books like IF ONLY I HAD TOLD HER