“’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. Gabby is that star, and you’ll root for her on every page-we are blessed by her honesty, passion and wit.”- Lena Dunham Gabourey Sidibe Shares the Cover of Her Memoir: This is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare. Frank, funny, and insanely charming, these stories reveal the girl behind the gown and show Hollywood for what it really is: a wet T-shirt contest of an industry that sometimes redeems itself by picking the right star. “Here, Gabourey Sidibe cements her status as gives-zero-effs queen of Hollywood AND perceptive best friend in your head. What she offers of herself in these pages is a gift.”- Roxane Gay In This Is Just My Face, she shares a one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters shes played onscreen. 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. Gabourey Sidibe, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare.

I wouldn't be that fat girl, I wouldn't be that dark skinned girl. “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. But at the time, I thought that if I could just get the world to see me the way I saw myself, that my body wouldn't be the thing you walked away thinking about. 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.

This Is Just My Face by Gabourey Sidibe