Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| My Horizontal Life | 2004 | Buy |
| Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea | 2007 | Buy |
| Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang | 2010 | Buy |
| Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me | 2011 | Buy |
| Uganda Be Kidding Me | 2014 | Buy |
| Life Will Be The Death of…. and You Too! | 2019 | Buy |
| I’ll Have What She’s Having | 2025 | Buy |
Chelsea Handler built her reputation as a stand-up comedian and late-night talk show host before becoming a consistent bestseller with her books. Her writing style matches her on-screen persona – direct, irreverent, and willing to say things most people only think.
Her debut, My Horizontal Life, came out in 2004 and drew on her experiences with one-night stands and dating. The books that followed – including Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea and Uganda Be Kidding Me – expanded her range to cover travel, friendships, family, and her broader worldview. Her 2025 book, I’ll Have What She’s Having, shows she has continued writing well into her career as a public figure.
The books work best for readers who enjoy celebrity memoir with a strong comedic voice. Handler does not aim for the reflective tone of more literary memoir writers; instead she goes for the joke first, letting her actual feelings surface through the humor rather than in spite of it.