Books recommended on Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler and guests brought up 13 books across 6 recent episodes, 5 of them explicit recommendations — each with the episode, the minute, and what was said.
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Books mentioned on this show
- 1 FamesickLena DunhamAmazon 2 episodes · 1 recommended
- 2 Bird by BirdAnne LamottAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 3 BossypantsTina FeyAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 4 Some assembly requiredAnne LamottAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 5 Traveling MerciesAnne LamottAmazon 1 episode · 1 recommended
- 6 After allMary Tyler MooreAmazon 1 episode
- 7 Good WritingAnne Lamott, Neil AllenAmazon 1 episode
- 8 Hard laughterAnne LamottAmazon 1 episode
- 9 Help, Thanks, WowAnne LamottAmazon 1 episode
- 10 Manias, Panics, and CrashesRobert Z. AliberAmazon 1 episode
- 11 Operating instructionsAnne LamottAmazon 1 episode
- 12 The OdysseyΌμηροςAmazon 1 episode
- 13 The Science of BakingMatt AdlardAmazon 1 episode
Episode by episode
Rosie O'Donnell | Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 2026-08-11
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“I loved Lena Dunham's book Fameick because I had a very similar experience with fame”
Lena Waithe | Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 2026-08-04
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“After All is a great memoir where she talks about being an alcoholic and dealing with a lot of dark things in her life.”
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“I love reading Bossypants. I love that section about you when Tina says, 'when Amy got in there, I was like, Oh, things have changed.'”
Anne Lamott | Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 2026-07-28
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“I love the book Bird by Bird. I give that book to people all the time. Anyone interested in writing, any kid, you know, going to college. It's just such a helpful demystifying book about writing.”
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“I've turned to Traveling Mercies many times in my adult life for comfort. It's a tremendous comfort.”
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“Some Assembly Required at different phases in your life is a tremendous comfort.”
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“I discovered you with Hard Laughter. Which was that your first book? It's my first book. That was 45 years ago.”
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“I remember reading Operating Instructions before I had kids. It's still transgressive to say you're not completely in love with your baby, but stressed and not feeling the bliss you're supposed to feel.”
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“Good writing is 36 rules to improve your sentences. Neil had them on our first date and I've been teaching writing since before Milton Berle.”
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“I wrote a book called Help Thanks Wow, the three essential prayers. And I'm usually saying one of them.”
John Cena | Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 2026-07-21
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“Mania's crisis and crashes, eighth edition. It is a history of market mania, crashes and bubbles. It's a tough book to read.”
Matt Damon | Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 2026-07-07
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“How do you compete with the imagination of people who have read and studied the Odyssey? I mean, it's like you're competing with the idea of the Odyssey in a way.”
Lena Dunham | Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 2026-05-26
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“best-selling author of her memoir, Famesick”
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“there's a great book called The Science of Baking, which we can send you”