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  The Murdstone Trilogy - A Novel

  Mal Peet

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  How hard can it be to write a fantasy trilogy? From Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet comes an outrageously funny black comedy about an impoverished literary writer who makes a pact with the devil. 
   
  Award-winning YA author Philip Murdstone is in trouble. His star has waned. The world is leaving him behind. His agent, the ruthless Minerva Cinch, convinces him that his only hope is to write a sword-and-sorcery blockbuster. Unfortunately, Philip-allergic to the faintest trace of Tolkien-is utterly unsuited to the task. In a dark hour, a dwarfish stranger comes to his rescue. But the deal he makes with Pocket Wellfair turns out to have Faustian consequences. The Murdstone Trilogy is a richly dark comedy described by one U.K. reviewer as "totally insane in the best way possible."

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  Into the Twilight Endlessly...

  Patrick F. McManus

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  Like Twain -- or more contemporary humorists Dave Barry and Garrison Keillor -- Patrick McManus shares the belief that life's eternal verities exist primarily to be overturned. In McManus's world, all steaks should be chicken-fried, strong coffee is drunk by the light of a campfire, and fishing trips consist of men acting like boys and boys behaving like the small animals we've always assumed they were.In this, the tenth hilarious collection of his adventures, wry observations, and curmudgeonly calls for bigger and bigger fish stories, McManus takes on everything from an Idaho crime wave to his friend Dolph's atomic-powered huckleberry picker to the uncertain joys of standing waist-deep in icy water, watching the fish go by.

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  Best Friends Occasional Enemies...

  Lisa Scottoline, Francesca...

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  From the New York Times best-selling writing team comes a hilarious new collection of essays that observe life from a mother/daughter perspective.New York Times best-selling author Lisa Scottoline and her daughter, Francesca Serritella, are the best of friends - 99.9% of the time. They’re number one on each other’s speed dial and they tell each other everything — well, almost everything. They share shoes and clothes — except one very special green jacket, which almost caused a catfight.In other words, they’re just like every mother and daughter in the world. Best friends, and occasional enemies. Now they’re dishing about it all: their lives, their relationship, and their carb count. Inspired by their weekly column, “Chick Wit” for The Philadelphia Inquirer, this book is one you’ll have to put down — just to stop laughing.Lisa on Being a Mom: "Motherhood has no expiration date. Francesca lives in the city, and I worry about her all the time. My daughter moved out, so why am I still lactating?Francesca on Being a Daughter: "My mother is always right. Just ask her."Lisa on Things Every Daughter Should Know: "Your mother is always thinking about you, but that’s not creepy. Your mother will never forget who did you dirty in the sixth grade, for which you can thank her. And your mother will never stop asking you if you need to go to the bathroom, before you leave the house. Well, do you?"Francesca on Closet Wars: "My mom is a great dresser. Mostly because she’s wearing my clothes."Lisa on Aging Gracefully: "My sex drive is in reverse, I have more whiskers than my cat, and my estrogen replacement is tequila.Francesca on Apartment Living: "When I saw a mouse, the first person I called was Mom. She told me to call my super, but I felt bad bothering him. I hate to bother people. But I love to bother my mother."A Macmillan Audio production.

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  Go Fish - How to Win Contempt...

  Mr. Fish

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  “Go Fish is that rarest of creatures: an essential collection of political cartoons.” —David Rees, author of Get Your War On   This volume of cartoons from the revered Mr. Fish (aka Dwayne Booth) spans politics, popular culture, economic disaster, and much more, and nobody—right, left, or middle—is safe from his razor-edged satire. Included are cartoons never previously published as well as original essays by Mr. Fish, whose work has appeared in such venues as Harper’s Magazine, Truthdig, the Los Angeles Times, TheAtlantic, and Vanity Fair.   “Fish’s work makes you want to do something—even if you’re not entirely sure what that something is—to change things for the better, and the feeling stays with you long after the book is closed.” —Verbicide Magazine   “A vibrant example of political cartooning as it is practiced at its heights. . . . Anyone who thinks political cartooning is stale need only take a closer look at this body of work. . . . Certifiably brilliant.” —Los Angeles Review of Books

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  George Washington Is Cash Money...

  Cory O'Brien

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  PREPARE TO BE BEAKED BY THE MAJESTIC EAGLE OF HISTORY Most of us are familiar with the greatest hits and legendary heroes of US history. In George Washington Is Cash Money, Cory O'Brien, author of Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, does away with the pomp and circumstance and calls America's history what it is: one long, violent soap opera. In his signature clever, crude, and cuss-ridden style, O'Brien reminds us that:  ● Teddy Roosevelt stopped bullets with his manly chest● Harriet Tubman avoided danger by having prophetic seizures.● Joseph Smith invented Mormonism by staring into a hat full of rocks.● Billy the Kid was finally defeated by the smell of fresh bacon. And there's plenty more Star Spangled stupidity where that came from.

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  I Shudder - And Other Reactions...

  Paul Rudnick

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  Comic essays from the author of Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style: “There’s no book wiser or half as funny as I Shudder.” —David Sedaris  I Shudder is a side-splittingly funny collection of essays from Paul Rudnick, one of America’s preeminent humorists—a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and regular contributor to the New Yorker. The reviews say it all:    “A hilarious, often touching hodgepodge of essays about his work and his life with his pleasingly demented family.” —People (4 stars)   “Uproariously self-deprecating essays about being gay and Jewish in suburban New Jersey and downtown Manhattan.” —The New York Times Book Review   “A likable and accomplished raconteur who never loses sight of his own absurdity.” —The Washington Post   “Smart, dishy, and very funny.” —Daily News   “An acerbic and entertaining memoir.” —Entertainment Weekly   “I Shudder is filled with deeply funny musings and adventures that elevate Paul Rudnick to the highest level of American comedy writing. It should be noted that I would be at the highest level of American comedy writing if I had had Paul’s early advantages.” —Steve Martin   

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