Signs say there’s more than a huge appetite for the book. Per the synopsis, the book “lays bare her journey to reclaiming her creativity and power, inviting readers to reflect on theirs.” Misfits will contain similar personal anecdotes from Coel’s life and work. It contained dry shampoo, tanning lotion, and a foundation even Kim Kardashian was too dark for. I can recall rummaging through a gift bag for my first big mainstream award. During the lecture, the actor and writer spoke about the racial discrimination she had faced from people within the media industry and also opened up about her sexual assault, an experience that ultimately led to the creation of I May Destroy You.Īs Bustle reported at the time, Coel began her speech by speaking about her experience at a major awards ceremony, telling the audience, “Being a misfit hurts. Misfits draws from a lecture Coel gave at the Edinburgh Television Festival in 2018, where she shared deeply personal anecdotes from her life. The “necessary” book is said to advocate for misfits everywhere and, per the synopsis, is a “rousing and bold case against fitting in.” This Coel’s first book and is due to be published by Ebury Press on September 7, 2021. Misfits is tipped as a powerful manifesto on how “speaking your truth” and “owning your differences” can transform your life. This timely, necessary book is a rousing coming-to-power manifesto dedicated to anyone who has ever worried about fitting in.Fresh from receiving three RTS awards for the widely celebrated BBC series I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel has announced she is publishing a new book. 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 listeners 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 Vogue, Vulture, Time Magazine, Observer and LitHub BEST AUTUMN BOOKįrom the brilliant mind of the creator and star of I May Destroy You and Chewing Gum comes a passionate declaration against fitting in.

Misfits by michaela coel