Don't miss out on this special Labor Day surprise. The internationally revered Kennedy shares with us her comedic repertoire. “Her stand-up is startlingly good. She works the audience and makes the most of her cleverness with words, her knack for seeing things freshly. She has a great riff about people scraping moss off each other every morning in Scotland, but the audience seems most to enjoy the material about pubic hair." - The Guardian
She's assertive, well-timed, and she will be at McNally Jackson Books for one night only.
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Duties of an English Foreign Secretary
Written by Dustin
By MacGregor Card (Fence Books, $16.00)
This is already one of my favorite books of the year, poetry or otherwise. Card plays a delicate game here, using written words as objects, as voices, as broom-struck pebbles. He can be funny or startling in turn, but like all the best poets, he insists on breaking as many mirrors as he polishes.
The Eaves of Heaven
Written by David
By Andrew X. Pham (Three Rivers Press, $16.00)
A dramatic and ardent family history. An informative primer on 20th century Vietnamese politics. A wonderfully told tale of a life lived through three wars. A great book.
Cod
Written by David
By Mark Kurlansky (Penguin, $15.00)
Without question, this will be the most informative, intriguing, and entertaining book on any single fish that you'll ever read.
This is already one of my favorite books of the year, poetry or otherwise. Card plays a delicate game here, using written words as objects, as voices, as broom-struck pebbles. He can be funny or startling in turn, but like all the best poets, he insists on breaking as many mirrors as he polishes.
A dramatic and ardent family history. An informative primer on 20th century Vietnamese politics. A wonderfully told tale of a life lived through three wars. A great book.
Without question, this will be the most informative, intriguing, and entertaining book on any single fish that you'll ever read.