- Published: 30 July 2018
- ISBN: 9781784708443
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- RRP: $22.99
This Is Just My Face
Try Not to Stare
- Published: 30 July 2018
- ISBN: 9781784708443
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- RRP: $22.99
Here, Gabourey Sidibe cements her status as gives-zero-effs queen of Hollywood AND perceptive best friend in your head. Frank, funny, and insanely charming…we are blessed by her honesty, passion and wit
Lena Dunham
A read that lives up to the unforgettable attitude of its name...This is Just My Face will make you fall in love with this funny, talented, gorgeous, bad bitch of a woman
Glamour
Gabourey Sidibe's memoir isn't your average celebrity memoir. It's good. Really good. And not just because it's revealing (although that it is), but because it's well-written... Observant and funny, but not indulgent or try-hard
Cosmopolitan
A book you will want to give your daughter
The New York Times
"I just wrote the truth, and it made me feel better." That is the theme of this unique and universal book by a young woman who is both a total surprise and an instant classic. Gabby combines New York and Senegal, the streets and the heights, bravery and self-doubt, laughing and seriousness. Her truth helps us to find ours—and what could be a bigger gift than that?
Gloria Steinem
Sidibe’s hilarious Twitter account is no fluke – the Empire actress’ memoir about growing up in New York City and finding unexpected fame in Hollywood is sharp, witty, and wonderfully substantive
Entertainment Weekly
Gabourey Sidibe’s delightful memoir This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare offers a memorable look into what happens when a black girl’s dreams come true, from the inside out. From her unique childhood as the daughter of a subway singer mother and polygamous father to struggling with depression to getting the role of Precious, Sidibe is fearless, incredibly funny and gorgeously open. What she offers of herself in these pages is a gift
Roxane Gay
A mix of complexity, intelligence and humor, Gabby's book promises to be as big a success as her acting
People
To know Gabby is to love Gabby. To read her book is to love her even more. It is bold, brave, on-your-front-foot writing. Her story inspires you to step up and own your life with a compassion and confidence so potent that it will break down any door
Laura Linney
A funny, smart memoir
Nylon
You’re the BOMB, girl!
President Barack Obama