Canadian humorist Colleen Landry, author of Miss Nackawic Meets Midlife, has teamed with Chris Helgason on a new cartoon strip, “Table Talk.”
“We hope to post weekly and share insights into the life and delusional mind of a middle-aged woman searching for the big time (Miss World obviously!!),” she says.
Miss Nackawic Meets Midlife has been described as “a mashup of Ellen Degeneres and Erma Bombeck” as it offers “a slow roast of everyday life as seen through a would-be pageant winner who dreams of bigger things.”
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Who's Publishing What: Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law: A Practical Handbook
Linda Tashbook describes her new book, Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law: A Practical Handbook, as “a clear and handy reflection of real issues that families deal with — just as Erma Bombeck’s columns were. It explains common legal issues in plain English and demonstrates how families can help a loved one with mental illness to navigate through legal situations.
Tashbook is a law librarian at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and part-time lawyer. […]
Who's Publishing What: Surviving the Holidays (HELL-i-DAZE)
Olivia Michele “Miss OMG” Giacomini treats readers to hilarious social commentary in her new book, Surviving the Holidays (HELL-i-DAZE). Join her as she uncovers the truth about low expectations for romantic holidays, major backfires on April Fool’s pranks, crappy birthday gifts, the insanity of the winter holidays and so much more.
Mickie has been a published writer for decades for magazines and newspapers worldwide. In more recent years, she has begun sharing her witticisms in her Miss OMG books. […]
Who's Publishing What: Menopause Ain’t No Joke
Angela Verges, who attended her first Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop in 2018, recently published Menopause Ain’t No Joke: Blending Faith and Humor in Perfectly Imperfect Situations. The book features a collection of essays that blends humor and faith in situations that can be stressful during menopause. Readers are invited to offer personal reflections on a page following each essay.
Last year, Angie performed a stand up about menopause at the Ms. Black Fit and Fine Pageant. […]
Who's Publishing What: More Traveler’s Diarrhea
Andy Bombeck is at it again with a sequel to his humorous travel memoir, Traveler’s Diarrhea.
What’s it called? More Traveler’s Diarrhea, of course. And he’s created a “fancy website” to help promote the companion books, with a third title on the way.
“I’m the only one who can’t get enough of Traveler’s Diarrhea, my first book and a metaphor I’m using for everything that goes wrong traveling,” he quipped. “I can’t be the only person who finds travel screw-ups far more entertaining than hearing about a boring museum, […]
