A gifted writer' Sunday Times | 'A remarkable talent' Guardian | 'A perfect truth-teller of our time' ELLE | 'Leaps off the page' Observer | 'Comic and devastating' New York Times | 'A magnificent thinker' gal-dem | 'A must-read' Metro | 'Your self-help bible' Sunday Times ***A BEST AUTUMN READ in Vogue, Vulture, Time Magazine, Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle and LitHub *** _ From the brilliant mind of the creator and star of I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum comes a passionate declaration against fitting in. This timely, necessary book is a rousing coming-to-power manifesto dedicated to anyone who has ever worried about fitting in.THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A SUNDAY TIMES FILM & TV BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Razor-sharp and as funny as I May Destroy You.

Misfits is a triumphant call for honesty, empathy and inclusion. An artist to her core, Coel holds up the path of the creative as an emblem of our need to regard one another with care and respect - and transparency. By embracing our differences, she says, we can transform our lives.

With inspiring insight and wit, she tells of her reckoning with trauma and metamorphosis into a champion for herself, inclusivity and radical honesty, and in telling her journey invites us to reflect on our own. Building on this speech, Misfits immerses readers in her deeply personal vision through powerful allegory and anecdotes - from her East London upbringing to her discovery of theatre and love for storytelling. But in the end, the person most impacted was Coel herself.

Michaela Coel's MacTaggart Lecture touched a lot of people with her striking revelations about race, class and gender. ***A BEST AUTUMN READ in Vogue, Vulture, Time Magazine, Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle and LitHub * **įrom the brilliant mind of the creator and star of I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum comes a passionate declaration against fitting in. A gifted writer' Sunday Times | ' A remarkable talent' Guardian | 'A perfect truth-teller of our time' ELLE | 'Leaps off the page' Observer | 'Comic and devastating' New York Times | ' A magnificent thinker' gal-dem | 'A must-read' Metro | 'Your self-help bible' Sunday Times ' Razor-sharp and as funny as I May Destroy You. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A SUNDAY TIMES FILM & TV BOOK OF THE YEAR

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