Think it’s easy to publish a book? Think again. Intelligent and outspoken, Ronald C. Gordon uses snarky humor to explain why easy is the wrong word in this “how-not-to” book for aspiring authors. Gordon spills the beans on the real... Read More

Readers who love nothing more than laughing and groaning over clever wordplay may find something to like in Animal Pursuits: A Frivolous Frolic Through the Puntastic Province of Animals. With his first novel, retired Australian... Read More

With glossy blond locks piled high and a floral party frock tailored to perfection, Miss Tammy Manners is more than ready to answer questions on society’s most urgent etiquette issues. Do you need to know how to make your thank-you... Read More

Go ahead, say the title out loud, and you’ll get a sense of what this pun-filled romp through the newborn vampire’s world has in store. Corn on Macabre pokes fun at the self-help and vampire fiction genres simultaneously in this... Read More

Parody is everywhere today. From The Onion to The Colbert Report, from Saturday Night Live to The Office, people love to make fun of things. Robert Chambers, a decorated journalist and college literature teacher, gives readers "How to... Read More

Contemplating whether John Wayne ever went to a baby shower is of high rank among idle thoughts enlisted for literary—or at least journalistic—service. And Ben Killingsworth put it to good use in one of the 101 weekly columns he... Read More

We all know Wikipedia, so there must be a Wikidictionary, right? Not exactly, but Derek Abbott has created "Wickedictionary", a volume of humorous definitions in the vein of Ambrose Bierce’s collection, The Devil’s Dictionary,... Read More

The divide between free speech and hate speech is as uncomfortable to define as it is to discuss. When broached in casual conversation, passionate reactions often supplant a civil discourse about the context of the speech in question.... Read More