You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)

Felicia Day grows up in the American south, homeschooled for what she calls hippie reasons, and spends a lonely childhood far from other kids. This memoir follows her from that isolated start to a career she builds largely on her own terms.

She moves to Hollywood to become an actress and is quickly typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. The misadventures that follow push her to produce her own web series and to found her own production company. From there she becomes one of the best-known creators in new media.

The book is a comic, quirky memoir written in Day's own voice. Alongside the career story, she writes about creativity, video games and a little mild feminist activism. Her résumé is a mixed bag: violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer and hoagie specialist.

The tone is light and self-deprecating, with an upbeat streak. Day treats her oddness as an asset and argues that anyone who feels like a misfit can share what makes them different, since the Internet gives that kind of person room to find an audience. It suits readers curious about geek culture, web video and the path from outsider to working creator.