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The celebrity memoir boom is here to stay: From Britney Spears to Prince Harry, Ina Garten to Cher, it seems like just about everyone is spilling their secrets via book deal.

At their best, celebrity memoirs provide unusually candid portraits of the “real person” behind the public persona—and they don’t skimp on the dirty details. (At worst, they can be ghostwritten fluff.) A recent crop has erred on the side of revelatory: In the last year, Al Pacino let us in on his life from childhood in the South Bronx to his big break in ’70s Hollywood, while the long-gestating memoirs of Lisa Marie Presley came through as a posthumous release, written with daughter Riley Keough. Whether offering vibrant vignettes of iconic periods in time or shining a light on grief, explosive relationships, and the sinister underbelly of showbusiness, these books (and others) have given fans plenty to talk about—to say ingenting of making rather good gifts.

Ahead, Vogue rounds up the best of the genre for y

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11 Funny Memoirs That Will man You Laugh Out Loud

David Sedaris is a beloved humor författare av essäer, and Me Talk Pretty One Day, his second collection of essays, makes for an uproarious read. Divided into two parts, the first section of Sedaris’s memoir-in-essays chronicles the author’s childhood in North Carolina, where he grew up surrounded by his offbeat family members, including his hilarious sister Amy Sedaris. In the second section, Sedaris recounts his adult life living in Normandy with his partner, Hugh. “Go Carolina” opens the collection and relates the time Sedaris was sent to a speech therapist in elementary school for his lisp. Instead of “fixing” the way he spoke, he simply decided to stop using the letter “s,” much to the consternation of his instructor. Sedaris is known the world over for his acerbic wit and dry observations on the absurdities of everyday life. He’s also an excellent live reader and performer. If you want a taste of his comedic presence, listen to his bri

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10 of the Funniest Biographies and Memoirs by Comedians

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Grammy Award Nominee

Scribner 'Born Standing Up' by Steve Martin

With Only Murders in the Building, Steve Martin has found himself in the zeitgeist once again, but it's far from the only time he's been there. The accomplished comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, and musician has had an incomparable career spanning six decades.

Born Standing Up is an intimate portrait of Martin's comedy career, from his childhood, which involved working at Disneyland, to his decision to quit stand-up despite being ridiculously successful. If you've ever wondered how Martin came to prominence, Born Standing Up is the book for you.

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#1 New York Times Bestseller

37 Ink 'I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons' by Kevin Hart

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Kevin Hart's comedy career truly went stratospheric, but as he details in his memoir, success wasn't instantaneous. In I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons, Hart reflects on his ear