Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.
In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.
Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.
In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.
Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.
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Memoir writing that combines dark comedy with unvarnished honesty has reached millions of readers through I'm Glad My Mom Died, a runaway bestseller examining child stardom, trauma, and independence. Author Jennette McCurdy established herself as a prominent literary voice after transitioning from a high-profile acting career in television. Her work offers a candid look into the psychological pressures of youth entertainment, body image struggles, and parental boundary violations.
Born on June 26, 1992, Jennette McCurdy began auditioning at six years old at the encouragement of her mother, Debra McCurdy. She achieved widespread recognition playing Sam Puckett on Nickelodeon's sitcom iCarly from 2007 to 2012, winning four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, before reprising the character in the spin-off series Sam & Cat from 2013 to 2014. Her screen career also included roles in Malcolm in the Middle, Zoey 101, Lincoln Heights, True Jackson, VP, Victorious, and the science-fiction series Between, alongside writing, producing, and starring in her web series What's Next for Sarah?. Following her mother's death from breast cancer in 2013, McCurdy left acting and engaged in therapy, eventually channeling her personal history into writing. She published her bestselling memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died in August 2022. The book spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on The New York Times bestseller list, remained on the list for over eighty weeks, sold more than three million copies across thirty countries, and earned the 2023 American Library Association Alex Award and the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography.
McCurdy's narrative style is defined by straightforward candor, dark humor, and a sharp emotional edge. Across both her memoir and fiction, she examines themes of female agency, eating disorders, addiction, overbearing maternal relationships, and the search for self-discovery after childhood trauma. Her debut novel, Half His Age, expands her literary scope into fiction, tackling female rage and personal transformation with fast-paced storytelling. Beyond prose, McCurdy has taken on roles as writer, creator, executive producer, director, and showrunner for an Apple TV+ series project loosely inspired by her memoir.
2 books in catalog
Memoir writing that combines dark comedy with unvarnished honesty has reached millions of readers through I'm Glad My Mom Died, a runaway bestseller examining child stardom, trauma, and independence. Author Jennette McCurdy established herself as a prominent literary voice after transitioning from a high-profile acting career in television. Her work offers a candid look into the psychological pressures of youth entertainment, body image struggles, and parental boundary violations.
Born on June 26, 1992, Jennette McCurdy began auditioning at six years old at the encouragement of her mother, Debra McCurdy. She achieved widespread recognition playing Sam Puckett on Nickelodeon's sitcom iCarly from 2007 to 2012, winning four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, before reprising the character in the spin-off series Sam & Cat from 2013 to 2014. Her screen career also included roles in Malcolm in the Middle, Zoey 101, Lincoln Heights, True Jackson, VP, Victorious, and the science-fiction series Between, alongside writing, producing, and starring in her web series What's Next for Sarah?. Following her mother's death from breast cancer in 2013, McCurdy left acting and engaged in therapy, eventually channeling her personal history into writing. She published her bestselling memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died in August 2022. The book spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on The New York Times bestseller list, remained on the list for over eighty weeks, sold more than three million copies across thirty countries, and earned the 2023 American Library Association Alex Award and the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography.
McCurdy's narrative style is defined by straightforward candor, dark humor, and a sharp emotional edge. Across both her memoir and fiction, she examines themes of female agency, eating disorders, addiction, overbearing maternal relationships, and the search for self-discovery after childhood trauma. Her debut novel, Half His Age, expands her literary scope into fiction, tackling female rage and personal transformation with fast-paced storytelling. Beyond prose, McCurdy has taken on roles as writer, creator, executive producer, director, and showrunner for an Apple TV+ series project loosely inspired by her memoir.
