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What it's about: This coming-of-age memoir is funny, honest, and extremely down to earth. Obviously: Stories From My Timeline by Akilah Hughes details Hughes's early life and her journey toward becoming a force in the media landscape. From delving into her complex family dynamic to detailing the very long, very arduous road to hitting her stride in New York, the Cincinnati native divulges a lot in a collection of chapters that peel back the layers of her identity.

Obviously: Stories From My Timeline by Akilah Hughes ($18)