Where is your nonfiction section please.
So You're a Little Sad, So What?: Nice Things to Say to Yourself on Bad Days and Other Essays, by Alicia Tobin (Amazon / Book Depository) Alicia Tobin is a comedian and podcaster based in Vancouver. In her first but decidedly polished essay collection, she writes about self-esteem, bad boyfriends, working in retail and as... Continue Reading →
The Last Book on the Left: Stories of Murder and Mayhem from History's Most Notorious Serial Killers (Amazon / Book Depository) Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel of The Last Podcast on the Left, the long-running, make-you-laugh-til-you-cry comedy podcast covering stories of crime, the macabre and supernatural, conspiracy theories, alien abductions, high strangeness and general... Continue Reading →
Book review: Medallion Status, by John Hodgman (Amazon / Book Depository) Comedian, author and podcaster John Hodgman's second memoir-in-essay collection, Medallion Status, is ostensibly built around his obsession with the loyalty program of the airline he calls "Beloved Airlines," and the travels, specifically for acting jobs, he's had in connection with earning those miles. It's... Continue Reading →
Book review: Agorafabulous! by Sara Benincasa (Amazon / Book Depository) This day was different. This day I woke up, stared at the ceiling, and was gripped by the certain knowledge that, if I left the apartment, something terrible would happen. I did not know what the terrible event was, only that it would occur, and with a fury.... Continue Reading →
Book review: Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah Amazon Where most children are proof of their parents’ love, I was the proof of their criminality. Apartheid is one of those subjects that I know embarrassingly little about beyond the basics. If you're in the same position, I highly recommend comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah's 2016... Continue Reading →
Book review: The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, by Amy Schumer I like Amy Schumer's comedy, but I'm not enough in love with it that her book was a priority when it came out nearly a year ago. Until I happened upon a review praising it as something much more meaningful than a reiteration of Schumer's... Continue Reading →
Book review: Believe Me, by Eddie Izzard "I was a bit bonkers. But good bonkers. There is a difference." Eddie Izzard is a beloved British comedian, actor, activist and marathon runner. He's also known, for better or for worse, for being a proud transvestite. I say for better or for worse because as he explains in his... Continue Reading →
Book review: Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins, by Kathy Griffin I love Kathy Griffin's standup. Sometimes if I'm feeling down, clips of her energetic, overexcited, judgmental storytelling work as a quick fix cheerer-upper. I haven't read her other book, Official Book Club Selection, which I think got positive reviews, but I started reading this one when I couldn't focus on... Continue Reading →
Book review: Thanks For the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be, by Joel McHale (Amazon / Book Depository) I'm not a big fan of celebrity memoirs/essay collections/tell-alls. I've read Tina Fey's Bossypants because I think she's the greatest, and Ellen Degeneres' because she's sweet and funny, and... Continue Reading →
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