🤠 American Humorists

The writers and wits who held a mirror to American absurdity, from Mark Twain's deadpan satire to modern comedic voices skewering national pretensions.

Cobb's Anatomy

by Irvin S. Cobb • 1912

A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.

3.78

✍️ Humorous Essays 🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor 🫃 Body Humor

Cobb's Anatomy 92%

A 1912 comic anatomy of everything that aches, sheds, swells, or embarrasses you in public.

by Irvin S. Cobb 1912

3.78

60 ratings

✍️ Humorous Essays 🤡 Self-Deprecating Humor 🫃 Body Humor

Autobiography of Mark Twain

by Mark Twain • 2010

Sealed for a century: Twain's unfiltered life, with the portrait his daughter wrote tucked inside.

3.80

9k+

🖋️ Literary Lives 🇺🇸 American Authors ✍️ Author Memoirs

Autobiography of Mark Twain 91%

Sealed for a century: Twain's unfiltered life, with the portrait his daughter wrote tucked inside.

by Mark Twain 2010

3.80

9k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Lives 🇺🇸 American Authors ✍️ Author Memoirs

A Man Without a Country

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 2005

America as failed empire, Earth as casualty, laughter as survival: Vonnegut's final dispatch.

4.10

50k+

📝 Literary Essays 🖤 Dark Humor 🎭 Political Satire

A Man Without a Country 90%

America as failed empire, Earth as casualty, laughter as survival: Vonnegut's final dispatch.

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2005

4.10

50k+ ratings

📝 Literary Essays 🖤 Dark Humor 🎭 Political Satire

And Here's the Kicker

by Mike Sacks • 2009

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

4.05

2k+

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory

And Here's the Kicker 89%

21 humorists on finding a comedic voice, editing brutally, and making a living being funny.

by Mike Sacks 2009

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎭 Humor Writing 📖 Interview Anthology 🧠 Comedy Theory

Leaves of Grass

by Walt Whitman • 1855

A lisp, a Paris classroom, a profane brother: Sedaris on how language betrays and bonds us.

4.11

117k+

📄 Essay Collections 💔 Family Dysfunction 👀 Observational Humor

Leaves of Grass 89%

A lisp, a Paris classroom, a profane brother: Sedaris on how language betrays and bonds us.

by Walt Whitman 1855

4.11

117k+ ratings

📄 Essay Collections 💔 Family Dysfunction 👀 Observational Humor

The Rant Zone

by Dennis Miller • 2001

Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.

3.57

375

🎭 Political Satire 😤 Rant Comedy 📺 Pop Culture Criticism

The Rant Zone 89%

Twelve rants, zero apologies: Dennis Miller on child stars, alternative medicine, and the Clintons.

by Dennis Miller 2001

3.57

375 ratings

🎭 Political Satire 😤 Rant Comedy 📺 Pop Culture Criticism

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

by Bill Bryson • 1998

After twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson came home to an America he no longer understood.

3.90

70k+

🌀 Reverse Culture Shock 👀 Observational Humor 🛒 Consumer Culture

I'm a Stranger Here Myself 89%

After twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson came home to an America he no longer understood.

by Bill Bryson 1998

3.90

70k+ ratings

🌀 Reverse Culture Shock 👀 Observational Humor 🛒 Consumer Culture

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

by David Sedaris • 2004

His mother banned the word 'weenie.' She was only the first of many baffling rule-givers.

4.12

290k+

📝 Essay Collections 😂 Humor Memoirs 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Stories

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Summary

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 89%

His mother banned the word 'weenie.' She was only the first of many baffling rule-givers.

by David Sedaris 2004

4.12

290k+ ratings

📝 Essay Collections 😂 Humor Memoirs 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Stories

My Planet

by Mary Roach • 2013

A science writer scrutinizes domestic life and finds marriage more baffling than any cadaver.

3.66

4k+

🏠 Domestic Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 👀 Observational Humor

My Planet 89%

A science writer scrutinizes domestic life and finds marriage more baffling than any cadaver.

by Mary Roach 2013

3.66

4k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Humor ✍️ Personal Essays 👀 Observational Humor

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

by David Foster Wallace • 1997

Why TV breeds irony, cruises feel empty, and what writers can do about it.

4.13

55k+

📺 Television Criticism 🌐 Postmodern Culture 💰 American Consumerism

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again Summary

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again 89%

Why TV breeds irony, cruises feel empty, and what writers can do about it.

by David Foster Wallace 1997

4.13

55k+ ratings

📺 Television Criticism 🌐 Postmodern Culture 💰 American Consumerism

The Lost Continent

by Bill Bryson • 1989

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

3.81

65k+

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia

The Lost Continent 89%

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

by Bill Bryson 1989

3.81

65k+ ratings

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia

Last Words

by George Carlin • 2009

Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.

3.97

15k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🗣️ Free Speech 🚫 Taboo Language

Last Words 88%

Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.

by George Carlin 2009

3.97

15k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🗣️ Free Speech 🚫 Taboo Language

I'd Rather We Got Casinos

by Larry Wilmore • 2009

A comedian petitions the NAACP to rename Black people 'chocolate.' He's only half kidding.

3.32

2k+

🎭 Racial Satire 🖤 Black Identity 🗣️ Language And Race

I'd Rather We Got Casinos 88%

A comedian petitions the NAACP to rename Black people 'chocolate.' He's only half kidding.

by Larry Wilmore 2009

3.32

2k+ ratings

🎭 Racial Satire 🖤 Black Identity 🗣️ Language And Race

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

by David Sedaris • 2013

Roadside trash, a stolen laptop, a 400-year-old head: essays from a life endlessly recorded.

3.85

153k+

📝 Personal Essays 😂 Humor Essays 💔 Family Dysfunction

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls Summary

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls 88%

Roadside trash, a stolen laptop, a 400-year-old head: essays from a life endlessly recorded.

by David Sedaris 2013

3.85

153k+ ratings

📝 Personal Essays 😂 Humor Essays 💔 Family Dysfunction

Palm Sunday

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1981

Dresden, a mother's suicide, a son's madness: the pieces Vonnegut assembled into a self-portrait.

3.78

7k+

🖋️ Literary Memoir 📚 Essay Collections ✍️ Writers On Writing

Palm Sunday 88%

Dresden, a mother's suicide, a son's madness: the pieces Vonnegut assembled into a self-portrait.

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981

3.78

7k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Memoir 📚 Essay Collections ✍️ Writers On Writing

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves

by Jack Douglas • 1972

The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.

3.27

205

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary

The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 88%

The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.

by Jack Douglas 1972

3.27

205 ratings

🎤 Comic Memoir 🐺 Exotic Pets 💍 Marital Comedy

Harpo Speaks!

by Harpo Marx • 1961

He went silent onstage after one review, then charmed the Algonquin wits and the Soviet Union.

4.23

4k+

🎭 Vaudeville Roots 🎬 Hollywood Golden Age 🤹 Physical Comedy

Harpo Speaks! 88%

He went silent onstage after one review, then charmed the Algonquin wits and the Soviet Union.

by Harpo Marx 1961

4.23

4k+ ratings

🎭 Vaudeville Roots 🎬 Hollywood Golden Age 🤹 Physical Comedy

The Greatest Nobodies of History

by Adrian Bliss • 2024

A lovesick plague, a vain ferret, and a royal oak: history's walk-on parts demand the spotlight.

3.52

3k+

The Greatest Nobodies of History Summary

The Greatest Nobodies of History 88%

A lovesick plague, a vain ferret, and a royal oak: history's walk-on parts demand the spotlight.

by Adrian Bliss 2024

3.52

3k+ ratings

I Like You

by Amy Sedaris • 2006

The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.

3.88

40k+

🏠 Domestic Satire 📝 Humorous Essays 😐 Deadpan Humor

I Like You 88%

The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.

by Amy Sedaris 2006

3.88

40k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Satire 📝 Humorous Essays 😐 Deadpan Humor

Letters

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 2012

The letters of a man who survived Dresden and spent twenty years failing to write about it.

4.09

2k+

📜 Literary Correspondence 🇺🇸 Postwar American Writers 🪖 World War Ii Memoir

Letters 88%

The letters of a man who survived Dresden and spent twenty years failing to write about it.

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 2012

4.09

2k+ ratings

📜 Literary Correspondence 🇺🇸 Postwar American Writers 🪖 World War Ii Memoir

Humour

by Terry Eagleton • 2019

From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.

3.19

603

🎭 Philosophy Of Humor 📜 History Of Laughter 📖 Literary Theory

Humour 88%

From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.

by Terry Eagleton 2019

3.19

603 ratings

🎭 Philosophy Of Humor 📜 History Of Laughter 📖 Literary Theory

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans

by Ginny Hogan • 2022

Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.

3.38

419

📱 Modern Dating 🧍‍♀️ Singlehood 📝 Satirical Essays

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans Summary

I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans 88%

Five Tinder accounts, one photo, all racing a plate of cold refried beans. Guess who won.

by Ginny Hogan 2022

3.38

419 ratings

📱 Modern Dating 🧍‍♀️ Singlehood 📝 Satirical Essays

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy

by David Mitchell • 2019

The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.

3.67

5k+

🎭 Political Satire 🗣️ Social Commentary 🇬🇧 British Humor

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy Summary

Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy 88%

The internet, Brexit, and everything else a British comedian finds disastrous and hilarious.

by David Mitchell 2019

3.67

5k+ ratings

🎭 Political Satire 🗣️ Social Commentary 🇬🇧 British Humor

Sick in the Head

by Judd Apatow • 2015

A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.

3.67

13k+

🎭 Comedian Memoir ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Interview Collection

Sick in the Head 88%

A teenager's taped interviews with comedy heroes mapped the life he would build in film.

by Judd Apatow 2015

3.67

13k+ ratings

🎭 Comedian Memoir ✍️ Comedy Writing 🎤 Interview Collection

How to Take Charge of Your Life

by Richard Bandler • 2014

From high school wallflower to TV comedy writer: a memoir of terrible jobs and self-invention.

3.92

604

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Humorous Essays 🎤 Female Comedians

How to Take Charge of Your Life 88%

From high school wallflower to TV comedy writer: a memoir of terrible jobs and self-invention.

by Richard Bandler 2014

3.92

604 ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📝 Humorous Essays 🎤 Female Comedians

How To Write Funny

by Scott Dikkers • 2014

Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

4.13

960

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics

How To Write Funny 88%

Comedy demystified: a set of learnable devices that turn humor from mystery into repeatable craft.

by Scott Dikkers 2014

4.13

960 ratings

🎭 Comedy Writing 🎯 Satire And Parody ⚙️ Joke Mechanics

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please

by Tom Segura • 2022

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

4.00

18k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections

I'd Like to Play Alone, Please 88%

A comedian's memoir where the most normal person is the one who names his bowel movements.

by Tom Segura 2022

4.00

18k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedian Memoirs ✍️ Essay Collections

A World Without "Whom"

by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

3.72

491

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution

A World Without "Whom" 88%

The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.

by Emmy J. Favilla 2017

3.72

491 ratings

📖 Style Guides 🌐 Internet Linguistics 🔄 Language Evolution

Seriously Funny

by Terry Pratchett • 2016

Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.

4.28

483

🎭 British Humor 💬 Wit And Wisdom 🧠 Human Nature

Seriously Funny 88%

Discworld is fantasy. Its real subject: the foolish, tender business of being human.

by Terry Pratchett 2016

4.28

483 ratings

🎭 British Humor 💬 Wit And Wisdom 🧠 Human Nature

Based on a True Story

by Norm Macdonald • 2016

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

4.03

20k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni

Based on a True Story 88%

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

by Norm Macdonald 2016

4.03

20k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni

Comedy Writing Secrets

by Melvin Helitzer • 1987

The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.

3.66

1k+

🎭 Comedy Writing 🧱 Joke Construction 🧩 Wordplay Techniques

Comedy Writing Secrets 88%

The six-part engine under every punchline, and the editing rules that turn groans into laughs.

by Melvin Helitzer 1987

3.66

1k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Writing 🧱 Joke Construction 🧩 Wordplay Techniques

Mark Twain

by Ron Chernow • 2025

America's greatest humorist was a grief-haunted gambler who saved his darkest truths for the grave.

4.18

8k+

📖 Literary Biography 🏛️ Gilded Age America 💔 Grief And Loss

Mark Twain 87%

America's greatest humorist was a grief-haunted gambler who saved his darkest truths for the grave.

by Ron Chernow 2025

4.18

8k+ ratings

📖 Literary Biography 🏛️ Gilded Age America 💔 Grief And Loss

Thug Notes

by Sparky Sweets • 2015

What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?

3.96

570

🤣 Comic Literary Criticism 📝 Study Guides 🔑 Accessible Classics

Thug Notes 87%

What if CliffsNotes were written by a hip-hop scholar who treats classics like street parables?

by Sparky Sweets 2015

3.96

570 ratings

🤣 Comic Literary Criticism 📝 Study Guides 🔑 Accessible Classics

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me

by Matt Rife • 2024

Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.

3.83

10k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality

Your Mom's Gonna Love Me 87%

Bad teeth, small town, zero connections: the raw rules for outworking your flaws to sell out arenas.

by Matt Rife 2024

3.83

10k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📚 Comedy Memoirs 🥊 Underdog Mentality

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

by David Foster Wallace • 2005

Mainstream acceptance forced adult film into a paradox: to keep its edge, it grew more extreme.

4.18

55k+

🎬 Adult Film Industry 📺 Media Criticism 🛒 Consumer Ethics

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Summary

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays 87%

Mainstream acceptance forced adult film into a paradox: to keep its edge, it grew more extreme.

by David Foster Wallace 2005

4.18

55k+ ratings

🎬 Adult Film Industry 📺 Media Criticism 🛒 Consumer Ethics

The Humor Code

by Peter McGraw • 2014

Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.

3.44

1k+

🧠 Psychology Of Humor 📚 Humor Studies 🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy

The Humor Code 87%

Why puns, tickling, and dark jokes all work: violation that also feels safe, road-tested globally.

by Peter McGraw 2014

3.44

1k+ ratings

🧠 Psychology Of Humor 📚 Humor Studies 🌍 Cross-Cultural Comedy

How Not to Write a Novel

by Howard Mittelmark • 2008

The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.

3.99

4k+

📝 Fiction Writing 📚 Writing Reference ⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes

How Not to Write a Novel 87%

The craft guide in reverse: two hundred fatal errors and their fixes.

by Howard Mittelmark 2008

3.99

4k+ ratings

📝 Fiction Writing 📚 Writing Reference ⚠️ Common Writing Mistakes

Growing Up Laughing

by Marlo Thomas • 2010

Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.

3.85

2k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Comedy History 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

Growing Up Laughing 87%

Comedy giants sat at her father's table. Their lessons helped break television's rules for women.

by Marlo Thomas 2010

3.85

2k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Comedy History 🎬 Hollywood Memoir

What in the World?!

by Leanne Morgan • 2024

Canceled sitcom. Shrimp-grilling husband. Makeup counter. Her hilarious detour to sold-out theaters.

4.34

16k+

🏡 Southern Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🌟 Second Acts

What in the World?! 87%

Canceled sitcom. Shrimp-grilling husband. Makeup counter. Her hilarious detour to sold-out theaters.

by Leanne Morgan 2024

4.34

16k+ ratings

🏡 Southern Memoir 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🌟 Second Acts

The Pocket Guide to Mischief

by Bart King • 2008

From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.

3.92

106

🃏 Practical Jokes 🎬 Pop Culture Trivia 💬 Wordplay And Puns

The Pocket Guide to Mischief 87%

From classroom pranks to culinary capers: the handbook for causing precise, harmless chaos.

by Bart King 2008

3.92

106 ratings

🃏 Practical Jokes 🎬 Pop Culture Trivia 💬 Wordplay And Puns

The World According to Cunk

by Philomena Cunk • 2024

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

3.90

2k+

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise

The World According to Cunk 87%

A documentary presenter who missed every history lesson explains all world events, with pictures.

by Philomena Cunk 2024

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Parody History 🤪 Absurdist Humor 🎓 Fake Expertise

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money

by Dan S. Kennedy • 2010

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

3.97

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money Summary

Make 'Em Laugh & Take Their Money 87%

Not funny? A marketing pro's playbook for using humor to persuade, sell, and win audiences anyway.

by Dan S. Kennedy 2010

3.97

64 ratings

😂 Humor In Business 🖊️ Copywriting 🎤 Public Speaking

The Simpsons and Philosophy

by William Irwin • 2001

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

3.45

4k+

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism

The Simpsons and Philosophy 87%

Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.

by William Irwin 2001

3.45

4k+ ratings

📺 Tv Criticism 🧩 Applied Philosophy 🎬 Pop Culture Criticism

Wit's End

by James Geary • 2018

Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.

3.35

479

🧠 Philosophy Of Humor 🎲 Verbal Play 🔗 Metaphor And Analogy

Wit's End 87%

Wit is the mind's way of connecting opposites, seeing past habit, and holding life lightly.

by James Geary 2018

3.35

479 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Humor 🎲 Verbal Play 🔗 Metaphor And Analogy

Born Standing Up

by Steve Martin • 2007

Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.

3.88

108k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🏋️ Creative Discipline

Born Standing Up 87%

Arrow through the head, 20,000-seat arenas, and a deliberate exit from stand-up at his peak.

by Steve Martin 2007

3.88

108k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ✍️ Comedy Writing 🏋️ Creative Discipline

Mentor

by Tom Pace • 2007

A comedy writer's journey from wallflower to Hollywood, filled with humor and hard-won advice.

4.04

504

😂 Humorous Memoir 👯 Female Friendship 💪 Body Image

Mentor 87%

A comedy writer's journey from wallflower to Hollywood, filled with humor and hard-won advice.

by Tom Pace 2007

4.04

504 ratings

😂 Humorous Memoir 👯 Female Friendship 💪 Body Image

The Eight Characters of Comedy

by Scott Sedita • 2005

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

4.03

357

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

The Eight Characters of Comedy 87%

Eight character types underpin every sitcom; here is the craft to write and play them.

by Scott Sedita 2005

4.03

357 ratings

📺 Television Writing 🏛️ Character Archetypes 🎭 Comedy Craft

It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It

by Robert Fulghum • 1989

Life is a burning bed, a child's paper sack, and a mirror fragment reflecting light.

4.10

6k+

✍️ Personal Essays 😂 Observational Humor 🌟 Everyday Wonder

It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It Summary

It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It 87%

Life is a burning bed, a child's paper sack, and a mirror fragment reflecting light.

by Robert Fulghum 1989

4.10

6k+ ratings

✍️ Personal Essays 😂 Observational Humor 🌟 Everyday Wonder

A Boy Named Shel

by Lisa Rogak • 2007

He drew for Playboy, wrote for Johnny Cash, and authored The Giving Tree. Then he vanished.

3.42

572

📚 Children'S Authors 🎵 Songwriters ✏️ Creative Process

A Boy Named Shel 87%

He drew for Playboy, wrote for Johnny Cash, and authored The Giving Tree. Then he vanished.

by Lisa Rogak 2007

3.42

572 ratings

📚 Children'S Authors 🎵 Songwriters ✏️ Creative Process

Skipping Towards Gomorrah

by Dan Savage • 2002

Sampling all seven sins to find happiness, and the moral hypocrites who want them banned.

3.81

3k+

🏃‍♂️ Pursuit Of Happiness 🙈 Moral Hypocrisy 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Pride

Skipping Towards Gomorrah 87%

Sampling all seven sins to find happiness, and the moral hypocrites who want them banned.

by Dan Savage 2002

3.81

3k+ ratings

🏃‍♂️ Pursuit Of Happiness 🙈 Moral Hypocrisy 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Pride

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