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Book Review: Bored of the Rings: A Parody by the Harvard Lampoon
The Harvard Lampoon's new edition of Bored of the Rings is as funny now as it was when it debuted in 1969.
Read More »An Interview with Kerry Soper About His Book, We Go Pogo: Walt Kelly, Politics, and American Satire
We have met Kerry Soper and he explains why he wrote a biography on Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo, and what he learned in the process.
Read More »Book Review: Zombie Cat: The Tale of a Decomposing Kitty by Isabel Atherton and Bethnay Straker
Zombie Cat is a delightfully macabre picture book for adults and older children about a zombie cat and his master.
Read More »Book Review: The Very Hungry Zombie: A Parody by Jonathan Apple and Micheal Teitelbaum
A clever, funny take on a childhood classic that will make older children and adults laugh out loud.
Read More »Book Review: Unusual Uses for Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil marks the return of Alexander McCall Smith's hysterical Portuguese Irregular Verbsseries
Read More »Book Review: Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes on Media by Nora Ephron
The wit and wisdom of Nora Ephron's world as a New York journalist remain fresh and funny.
Read More »When a Parenting Expert Collides with Parents’ Experience
Some parents are more "expert" than others.
Read More »Book Review: Totally Mad: 60 Years of Humor, Satire, Stupidity and Stupidity by DC Comics Staff, Mad Magazine Editors
Totally MAD: A great romp through 60 years of MAD magazine.
Read More »Book Review: The Pirates! In an Adventure with the Romantics by Gideon Defoe
A rollicking read, full of laughs and lots of fun for readers who can spot the literary in-jokes.
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