Should famous people write books?

I just finished Bossypants by Tina Fey. It was okay, kind of funny. But I am increasingly disillusioned with the literary efforts of funny television and film stars. Over the years I’ve picked up books by Paul Reiser, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jerry Seinfeld. None of them were as funny as I hoped. The alternative was…

Twin books of different authors

I have this weird ability to choose books that when read sequentially, relate to each other. I don’t do this consciously. It just seems that, more often than not, my choices of books (usually from a large stack next to the bed), are linked in some meaningful but not obvious way. Since the year began,…

Dear Professor Gribben,

I read with interest your plans to publish a sanitized version of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. I know that removing the “N” word is controversial, but you really just want to protect sensibilities of those who are offended by the word. I get it. So here are some other books I think you should consider…