I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy grew up performing to keep her mother alive, auditioning for commercials as a child and starring on iCarly and Sam & Cat while her mother coached her through calorie restriction, drove her career, and withheld affection as reward. Writing after her mother's death from cancer, McCurdy walks through the eating disorders, alcoholism, and first attempts at therapy that followed, tracing with dry, almost stand-up precision the long process of grieving a parent she is also relieved to be free of. The memoir became a publishing phenomenon because it insists, without apology, that love and harm can live in the same person.
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The actor behind iCarly's Sam writes about her single mother, who pushed her into auditions at six and into eating disorders not long after. The book follows the years before and after her mother's death.
Yes. I'm Glad My Mom Died is Jennette McCurdy's 2022 memoir about her childhood acting career on Nickelodeon, her abusive mother, and her struggles with eating disorders and addiction. It became a major commercial success on its release.
A scripted series adaptation was announced in 2024 with Jennette McCurdy involved as showrunner. As of 2025, the project is in development.
I'm Glad My Mom Died was written by Jennette McCurdy, published in 2022 by Simon & Schuster.
I'm Glad My Mom Died is 320 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, I'm Glad My Mom Died takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
I'm Glad My Mom Died is a standalone novel by Jennette McCurdy, not part of a series.
I'm Glad My Mom Died is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.