Leslie Jones Books In Order

Publication Order of Leslie Jones Non-Fiction Books

Leslie Jones is an entertainer, comedian, and author.

Born September 7, 1967 as Annette Leslie Jones, Leslie Jones is recognized for being an American stand-up comedian and an actress. She was first recognized by many people for being a cast member and a writer for Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy series that aired on NBC. She appeared on the show from 2014 to 2019.

Leslie is also a host for the ABC game show, Supermarket Sweep. She is a three time Primetime Emmy Award nominee. She has also been nominated for a Writer’s Guild Award and a NAACP Award. Leslie has been honored as one of the 100 Most Influential People as noted by Time Magazine.

Jones also has appeared on streaming as a cast member on the HBO Max series, Our Flag Means Death. She also helped start a new era for the television show The Daily Show, serving as the first guest host for the program. She also starred in the movie Coming 2 America opposite Eddie Murphy in 2021. Jones was given an MTV Movie Award for the role and also was nominated for a People’s Choice Award.

Jones is going to also produce a Christmas comedy for Lionsgate. She is developing the project as a potential future starring role. She is also the co-host of the podcast The FCKRY, which she hosts alongside fellow comedian Lenny Marcus. Every week the two hosts interview guests, take on listener questions and answer them, and just generally reveal ‘the fckry’ of any potential topic.

Leslie F*cking Jones is the debut book to come from Leslie Jones. The book has been received very well and is a memoir. The book has received the 2024 Audie Award for humor, was named one of the best books of the year by Barnes & Noble, was a New York Times bestseller, was a best celebrity memoir of 2023 as named by Town & Country, and was also picked as a best comedy book of 2023 by Vulture.

The book is an interesting deep dive into the memories of Leslie’s life and she states that she’s excited to share her story with others! She has to be honest that some of the details may end up being vague, especially since she is a woman of 55 years old (at the time) and she relates that she has smoked a lot of weed.

While she admits that some bits of the book might be a bit hazy, she is able to promise the reader that the truth that is underneath is real. Whether she is speaking about her childhood that she spent growing up in the South, her early days of stand-up when she would drive to different gigs throughout the country all while hoping she didn’t get murdered, talking about the topic of what Chris Rock said to Lorne Michaels, or the different times that she wanted to shoot Whoopi Goldberg while on SNL, Leslie is sharing it all.

She’s telling readers everything about Ghostbusters, the nudes, The Daily Show, Supermarket Sweep, and more. The comedian and actress is putting it all down in these pages and telling it like it is, the real deal. Whether you’re a long time fan of Leslie or just a lover of memoirs or saw this book and it piqued your interest, you cannot go wrong with this book if you’re looking for entertainment.

All of it is being put down in these pages. Leslie tells readers how it is not always so easy when it comes to being a woman working in comedy, particularly when you are a very tall Black woman with what she describes as having a ‘trumpet voice’. Leslie says that she often has to fight just so that she is not taken for granted and is not taken advantage of. The stories that explain why are inside of this book.

If you’re looking for a great read that will feel like a breeze to finish as you turn the pages, if you love comedy, if you love Leslie Jones, or you’re simply searching for something interesting to keep you occupied for a bit, grab a copy of Leslie F*cking Jones to read all of these wonderful and intriguing stories from the comedian’s real life for yourself!