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Actress and comedian Wendi McLendon-Covey’s career began in 2003 when she starred in Comedy Central’s Reno 911! as Deputy Clementine Johnson, but it was McLendon-Covey’s unforgettable role in Bridesmaids (alongside Kristin Wiig and Maya Rudolf) that initiated her rise. McLendon-Covey now stars as Beverly Goldberg in ABC’s The Goldbergs, resulting in two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
Below are Wendi McLendon-Covey's favorite books, available to purchase individually or as a set. See the full list...

10

Just Kids

Patti Smith

There’s not really a road map for becoming an artist other than the following: get up off your ass every day and make an effort; don’t be afraid to try and fail, and don’t wait for permission to get started; if you don’t have money, get creative with materials that you find or make; believe without a doubt that you were meant for something more, and that no one else can say something the way you can. If you’re fascinated (like I am) by the New York artist scene in the 60s and 70s, and how the AIDS epidemic in the 80s swept through and took its toll, “Just Kids” will blow your mind.

9

Walking With the Muses

Pat Cleveland

This is about the incredible life of a creative free spirit who followed her dreams and set in motion a fashion career that’s lasted five decades and counting. This memoir is dishy without being vindictive, and inspirational without being preachy.

8

A Girl Named Zippy

Haven Kimmel

This book is so important to me because of the way Kimmel puts into words how a happy, funny kid can still sense that there’s something wrong with all the adults around her. Haven Kimmel had a happy childhood in a small town, but her house was filled with the kind of tensions that children sense but can’t articulate.
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William Boyd
$181.80
The Heart of the Matter
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William Finnegan
From: $132.93
Surfing Guide to Southern California

David H. Stern and William S. Cleary
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William Wegman
$242.85
The House of the Seven Gables

Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Yara Shahidi
$150.91
Catch-22

Joseph Heller
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Zac Posen
$339.94
The Stories of John Cheever

John Cheever
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Zackary Drucker
$161.20
Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur
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Zoe Lister-Jones
$149.86
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Judy Blume