Okay, there are a few things that you need to know right off the bat about the new novel Lunatics from the wacky minds of Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel: When I said “wacky,” I meant it. These two authors must have the oddest creative minds ever, but please know that I mean that in…
Category Archives: Humor
The Book of (Holiday) Awesome
I reviewed Neil Pasricha’s The Book of Awesome when it came out a year and a half ago. It really cracked me up, and most of his musings were just, well — awesome! When I found out that there was a new book: The Book of (Holiday) Awesome: When the Christmas Lights All Work, Successfully…
Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal
Salacious. Bawdy. Hilarious. Yes, Russell Brand is known world-wide as a stand-up comedian and an actor, and I’m finding that folks either love him or hate him. Me? I have been brought to laughter many times when watching him on the screen. In my one brush with celebrity, I also blushed like a schoolgirl when…
If It Was Easy, They’d Call the Whole D*mn Thing a Honeymoon
Marriage ain’t easy, that’s for sure, but there’s something to be said at one’s ability to laugh at the craziness. Jenna McCarthy is the queen of this, and her new book’s title says it all– If It Was Easy, They’d Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living With and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy…
It’s Hard Not to Hate You, Review
Valerie Frankel has had much to hate about life. She was bullied and teased as a chubby Jewish teenager, and was in some terrible relationships. She’s also had her fair share of annoying neighbours who are too stuck on themselves to acknowledge her greeting, or “friends” who say things like “I was at your husband’s…
When Parents Text
I remember my first text. I was living in Mauritania, West Africa, teaching at a university, and one of my students wrote to ask me when he could bring me a draft of his thesis. (I tried to keep my phone number from them, but as soon as one of my hundred-plus students had it,…
The Universal Code of (Formerly) Unwritten Rules
You ever find yourself mumbling about something ridiculous you’ve just witnessed? Maybe it’s a reaction to the person who just pulled out in front of you in the left lane, only to then slow down. Perhaps it’s in response to the fact that you’ve boarded a crowded bus, and even though you’ve got a small…
Where’s My Wand?
In a memoir told from his own childhood perspective, Eric Poole explores his family life, the relationship between his parents and his own “coming of age” with humor and charm. Where’s My Wand?: One Boy’s Magical Triumph Over Alienation and Shag Carpet is the result, and with its recent release in paperback, it’s being compared…
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