Humor
Is This Anything?
Simon & Schuster, October 2020. Hardcover. The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub "Catch a Rising Star" as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has..... More
King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis
St Martins Pr, September 1997. Hardcover. A portrait of one of America's most influential comedians analyzes the complex, sometimes disturbing world of Jerry Lewis, from his rise to fame and his philanthropic work to the dark side of his career and personal life. More
Little Weirds
Back Bay Books, November 2020. Paper Back. Step into Jenny Slate's wild imagination in this "magical" (Mindy Kaling), "delicious" (Amy Sedaris), and "poignant" (John Mulaney) New York Times bestseller about love, heartbreak, and being alive -- "this book is something new and wonderful" (George Saunders). You may "know" Jenny Slate..... More
The Beaufort Diaries
Melville House, July 2010. Hardcover. Here, a polar bear and Leonardo diCaprio try to go green in Hollywood in an outrageous tale told through edgy text and illustrations. More
Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source
Three Rivers Press, March 1999. Paper Back. "The Onion" has quickly become the world's most popular humor publication, misinforming half a million readers a week with one-of-a-kind social satire both in print (on newsstands nationwide) and online from its remote office in Madison, Wisconsin. Witness the march of history as..... More
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
Nonpareil Books, March 2019. Paper Back. Loosely modelled on a 1937 account of Bill Tilman's Nanda Devi expedition, The Ascent of Rum Doodle riotously parodies the familiar tropes of 1950s mountaineering literature. Bowman's intrepid cast of characters may come from all walks of life, but are similarly at a loss..... More
The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose
Random House Trade Paperbacks, June 2007. Trade Paperback. Comprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really-this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds..... More