Category Archives: Humor

“Fifty Shames of Earl Grey” by Fanny Merkin (a.k.a. Andrew Shaffer)

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

During the very end of my last day at BEA (after a very nice publisher handed me a glass of champagne, which wasn’t quite enough to distract me from how much my feet hurt), I noticed a long line winding … Continue reading →

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“Broetry” by Brian McGackin

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Everybody needs at least one good coffee-table book.  As a grad student whose life has been impacted by the somewhat shitty economy, I found this book of poems to be hilarious. The collection, entitled “Broetry,” is written by a guy … Continue reading →

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“Go the F**k to Sleep” by Adam Mansbach

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

If you are a parent, you can identify with this book.  If not, you are probably lying.  This book is a father’s account of his attempts to get his child to go to sleep, told poetically as a children’s book … Continue reading →

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