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JENERATION X, by Jen Lancaster

June 25, 2012

FUNNY, SNARKY BLOGGER, columnist Jen Lancaster’s latest memoir is about trying to be a grownup in the suburbs.

Grade: SOLID B

JENERATION X
New American Library
2012

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LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, by Jenny Lawson

June 19, 2012

QUIRKY, FUNNY, OFFBEAT memoir from Internet celebrity “The Bloggess” delivers laughs (and raised eyebrows!)

Grade: B PLUS

LET'S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED (A MOSTLY TRUE MEMOIR)
Berkley
2012

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POCKET KINGS, by Ted Heller

June 12, 2012

GRIMLY FUNNY SAGA of a failed novelist’s obsession with online poker includes a truly epic Las Vegas roadtrip.

Grade: B PLUS

POCKET KINGS
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2012

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AGORAFABULOUS! by Sara Benincasa

May 18, 2012

THE FUNNIEST AGORAPHOBIA MEMOIR ever written?  Almost certainly, but there’s insight aplenty as well.

Grade: B PLUS

AGORAFABULOUS! DISPATCHES FROM MY BEDROOM
William Morrow
2012

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TRAIL OF THE SPELLMANS, by Lisa Lutz

April 19, 2012

AMERICA’S MOST NEUROTIC private investigator, Izzy Spellman, returns in this wacky, delightful tale of intrigue.

Grade: B PLUS

TRAIL OF THE SPELLMANS (SPELLMAN FILES #5)
Simon & Schuster
2012

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THAT IS ALL, by John Hodgman

April 5, 2012

JOHN HODGMAN’S UNIQUE blend of quasi-factoids and surrealist spoof trivia goes apocalyptic in his latest tome.

Grade: SOLID B

THAT IS ALL
Dutton
2011

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LUNATICS, by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel

March 15, 2012

LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY at this ridiculous comic thriller by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel. R-rated, wacky, fun!

Grade: A MINUS

LUNATICS
Putnam
2012

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THE EXTERMINATORS, by Bill Fitzhugh

March 6, 2012

FUNNY, CLEVERLY WROUGHT, occasionally gory tale of pest control professionals on the run from assassins.

Grade: B PLUS

THE EXTERMINATORS: AN ASSASSIN BUG THRILLER
Poisoned Pen Press
2012

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EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, by Shelly Mazzanoble

February 19, 2012

HUMOROUS LITTLE BOOK bridges the worlds of self-help and gaming; amid the jokes are some surprising insights.

Grade: SOLID B

EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
Wizards of the Coast
2011

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$10,000 IN SMALL, UNMARKED PUZZLES, by Parnell Hall

February 17, 2012

PUZZLE LADY CORA Felton sleuths again, in a mystery that involves blackmail, puzzles, and one of her many exes.

Grade: B PLUS

$10,000 IN SMALL, UNMARKED PUZZLES
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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