Jameela Jamil's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 10 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2020)

Favorite books recommended by Jameela Jamil, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/jameela-jamil-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

When They Call You A Terrorist

Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele · Buy on Amazon

"Telling the stories of the women behind the Black Lives Matter movement this is an examination of how they turned trauma and racism into a rally cry of resistance."

The Girl Who Smiled Beads

Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil · Buy on Amazon

"About how Wamariya and her sister escaped the Rwandan genocide only to face inhumane cruelty, this is a tale of using the worst life can throw at you for good."

Milk and Honey

Rupi Kaur · Buy on Amazon

"For anyone who has ever fallen in love with the wrong person, Kaur’s poetry is the wise and soothing balm to help restore your self-belief and propel you onwards and upwards."

A Half Baked Idea

Olivia Potts · Buy on Amazon

"This tender memoir follows Potts’ life-swap from criminal barrister to patisserie chef in the wake of her mother’s death. It’s filled with the comfort we all seek when dealing with grief."

I Never Said I Loved You

Rhik Samadder · Buy on Amazon

"Exploring the aftermath and effect of child abuse on the body, mind and memory, Samadder’s incredible memoir is written with both unexpected humour and heartbreaking honesty."

She Must Be Mad

Charly Cox · Buy on Amazon

"On a mission to destigmatise anxiety, depression and mental health issues, Cox’s poems are touchingly revealing and act as a rousing call for us all to support one another."

Do Not Feed The Bear

Rachel Elliott · Buy on Amazon

"A comfort read featuring free-running, different narratives (including a dog’s) and letting go of guilt and loss. It’s utterly uplifting and a warm reminder that people are here to help."

Breaking and Mending

Joanna Cannon · Buy on Amazon

"Now a best-selling writer, Cannon’s stories of her time as a junior doctor explore how humans can give each other hope and compassion in even the darkest of moments."

Lucky

Alice Sebold · Buy on Amazon

"The victim of a brutal rape at the age of 18, The Lovely Bones author Alice Sebold has written a memoir about finding the tenacity, inner strength and sheer determination to recover."

Hunger

Roxane Gay (also rec’d by Emma Watson ) · Buy on Amazon

"A life-changing book, Gay’s memoir tells the horrific story of how she was gang-raped aged 12 and the aftermath that led to her using her body as both a shield and an act of defiance."

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