6 Of Comedian Elyse Myers' Favorite Books

Elyse Myers is no longer just a TikTok creator with a whopping seven million followers. As of October 2025, she's also a published author of her first book, "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You." But believe it or not, Myers wasn't always a fan of reading. In an interview with Page Six, she said, "Because of my dyslexia and ADHD, I never enjoyed reading when I was younger."

It took quite some time, but Myers eventually became obsessed with books. The content creator said she absolutely loves that she gets to "read three completely separate books and live three completely different lives all in one week." Her late love for reading and books led her to write her very own book, which is a compilation of stories that blend her signature humor with the TMI style storytelling her fans have come to love her for.

So, what exactly were the books that made the TikTok star discover the magic of getting lost in a good story? Myers shared her six favorite books she'd recommend to anyone looking for ways to read more in the new year. And let's just say the list is full of surprises and it doesn't include a single classic. From a BookTok favorite with a movie adaptation fans can't wait for to a reality-bending love story, Myers' list proves that the best stories are the ones that make you forget you're even reading.

Helen Hoang's "The Kiss Quotient" is the first book on Elyse Myers' list, and it's for a deeply personal reason. Often named one of the most diverse romance books that will surely broaden anyone's reading horizons, the story is centered around a successful woman with Asperger's who ends up hiring a male escort to help her navigate the complexities of intimacy. For Myers, this book was more than a fun and casual read. Throughout the book, she saw herself in the main character, Stella, and explained to Page Six that it helped her "feel less alone" and be more accepting of herself. 

Myers shared, "I read this book as I was going through the process of getting an Autism diagnosis for myself in my 30s." It's why the comedian found the main female protagonist so relatable, so much so that she "felt like the book was reading my mind at times." Myers wasn't the only one moved by the story. Many readers have echoed her sentiment, with one 5-star Amazon reviewer noting that the book "resonated so deeply" and that they "felt seen in ways [they] never expected" through the honesty in Hoang's writing.

The next book on Elyse Myers' list was described by the influencer as "one of the best romance novels I've ever read" in her Page Six interview. "A Knight in Shining Armor" by Jude Deveraux brought Myers to tears after finishing the book. If "The Kiss Quotient" provided the clearest reflection for Myers, "A Knight in Shining Armor" was an escape to the world of fantasy romance. Up until Deveraux's book, Myers explained that she had avoided anything in the romance genre that wasn't contemporary because she wanted books that were "less embarrassing to read in public."

"A Knight in Shining Armor" completely changed Myers' perspective. The 15th and final book of Deveraux's "Montgomery/Taggert" series tells the story of a modern woman who is left heartbroken and somehow ends up summoning a knight from the 16th century into the present day. The two navigate a world neither truly understands, but they realize some people are just meant to find each other no matter the century.

More than 75% of nearly 40,000 Goodreads reviewers gave the book four stars or higher, and many didn't just stop after reading it once. A 5-star Goodreads reviewer wrote, "Read it three times and decided that I had to have it for myself. So now, it is sitting very nicely in my book cabinet, beckoning me to read it again for I-don't-know-how-many times."

On Elyse Myers' list is a novel that was highly praised by the BookTok community, "Lovelight Farms" by B.K. Borison. This is another story that seems to have resonated deeply with Myers — she told Page Six that she appreciated the author for being "intentional about writing characters that present as neurodivergent." This is one of the key elements that made Myers fall in love with the "Lovelight" series as a whole. She found warmth and comfort getting to know the characters with each book.

If you love a good ol' fake dating trope and stories set during the holidays, you'll probably love this book as much as Myers did. A white lie to win a social media contest and save a Christmas tree farm has two best friends faking a romantic relationship. But as the lines between performance and reality begin to blur, the two friends realize that their hearts are more fragile than the business they need to save.

The book maintains an impressive 4.2-star rating on Amazon, and many simply found it to be an easy-to-follow read with the best Christmas vibes. However, some readers found themselves losing patience with the main female protagonist. A 3-star reviewer noted, "I enjoyed the plot of this book, but Stella got on my nerves. While I understand and sympathize that a lot of her decisions and thought processes are driven by past trauma/abandonment, for 300+ pages, she grew frustrating."

If you're a fan of Elyse Myers and absolutely loved her book, "That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You," you're going to want to add the next book on this list to your TBR. Comedian and creator of the Netflix series "BoJack Horseman" Raphael Bob-Waksberg's "Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory" is the book that inspired the very structure of Myers' own work.

Without this collection of short stories, Myers' first book might have looked very different. The content creator said in her interview with Page Six, "This book taught me to trust the reader of my own book, and inspired me to give my readers not just stories that are written well but stories that are interesting to look at."

Many readers bought the book simply because they're huge "BoJack Horseman" fans, but others didn't even make the connection to Bob-Waksberg's other project. One 5-star Amazon review read, "I was surprised to find this was written by the creator of 'Bojack Horseman' because they seem so wildly different, but this book is so clever and witty at times that it's quite clear the creator is a comic."

"A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, was described to Page Six by Elyse Myers as being "genius in the most absurd way." While it seems it was an inspirational read for Myers, this is actually the title on her list of favorite reads with the most polarizing reviews. 

In the story, Eggers recounts the painful and surreal reality of raising his younger brother after the sudden loss of his parents. You might be thinking it's going to be a gloomy read, but Eggers completely flips the script and takes you by surprise. Many reviewers praised Eggers' refreshing yet absurd approach to such a heavy topic, but some readers thought the book was anything but genius. 

A 2-star Goodreads reviewer summed up the reason behind the polarizing reviews by writing, "The grating self-awareness, the oh-I'm-so-clever stream of consciousness asides ... But the heart of the book .... is genuinely sad and funny all at once, a difficult feat to accomplish." Readers also mentioned that it was easy to put down and took quite some time to finish.

The final book on this list is an excellent psychological thriller on Kindle Unlimited, so if you already have a membership you can dive into this one immediately. "Behind Her Eyes" by Sarah Pinborough was Elyse Myers' first and favorite psychological thriller. She explained to Page Six that she loved the story so much that every other book in the genre "is being compared to Sarah Pinborough's genius writing." Myers is definitely not the only one who feels this way. The book was so popular that it was adapted into and released as a Netflix original series in 2021. 

Oh, and it's no big deal really, but the King of Horror Stephen King called the book "bloody brilliant," and if that isn't the ultimate seal of approval in this genre, there simply isn't one. This is a story in which you'll never be able to guess what's going to happen next. Louise is caught in between her secret lover/boss and his wife, but as things unravel she comes to realize a love triangle is the least of her problems. 

A 5-star Amazon reviewer described the book as "one of the most unforgettable psychological thrillers," and added, "The characters are complex, the tension is subtle but constant, and the ending ... absolutely shocking. This is the kind of book that makes you immediately want to talk about it but only after you sit in silence trying to process what just happened."