With his tender, funny memoir of four decades in the business, Alan Zweibel traces the history of American comedy in his newest book, Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier.
Abrams Press won’t release the book until April 14, but it’s available for pre-order now.
Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, […]
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Who's Publishing What: The Worrywart’s Prayer Book
Do you obsess about everything from global warming and bridge collapses to wrinkles, failure and the return of polyester? And now are you biting your nails (keep your hands away from your face) because of COVID-19?
The second edition of Allia Zobel Nolan‘s The Worrywart’s Prayer Book can help you cope. Written before the coronavirus pandemic to address the general fears the author had on a daily basis, the book uses anecdotal stories, […]
Who's Publishing What: Practice, Practice, Practice
Daniela V. Gitlin’s memoir, Practice, Practice, Practice: This Psychiatrist’s Life, gives readers a fly-on-the-wall view of therapy sessions along with actual transcripts of what’s going through her mind as she’s working, living and saving the day (or trying to).
Written with unsparing candor and a light touch, these interconnected clinical and personal tales reveal a way of thinking that is essential for learning actively, living fully and doing good work— with a sense of wonder— year after year. […]
Who's Publishing What: What I Like About You
Allia Zobel Nolan’s newest book, What I Like About You: A Book about Acceptance, teaches children to accept and celebrate the worth of others, no matter where they come from or what they look like.
The book is a sequel to the bestseller and Mom’s Choice Award title, What I Like About Me: A Book Celebrating Differences, a popular children’s book about self-esteem.
With fun photos, diversity messages, instructive notes for parents and children, […]
Who's Publishing What: Laughter is the best medicine
January Gordon Ornellas is a comedy writer who writes about everything from colonoscopies to triathlons (equally painful). Her triathlon story, “Rookie’s Triathlon Lessons,” appeared in the Los Angeles Times (June 22, 2019). Two of her other stories, “Gobble, Gobble” and “Almost Taken,” will be published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter is the Best Medicine (April 2020).
She also enjoys writing for her blog (midlifebloomer.com), spending time with her family, […]
