A "deeply funny new collection of booger-flecked nonfiction"--Time Out New York

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"His stories are, as the title suggests, inappropriate, and they often engender squeamishness, discomfort, and laughter. But they are fresh and, at times, touching, qualities that make this an enjoyable read."--Library Journal

"One of the year's funniest books."--Largehearted Boy

Whoopee cushion coupon. When you buy a copy of the book and send this coupon, along with the book, to Daniel Nester's home, he will send you an official How to Be Inappropriate whoopee cushion. That's right: inflate one of these puppies and let the faux farts fly! While supplies last. [PDF]




Shelf talker.
You know those pieces of paper that stick out of bookstore shelves that touts a title of note? They're called shelf-talkers, and here at Inappropriate Headquarters, we have made some for your own shelf-talking pleasure. print it out, and place it under copies of How to Be Inappropriate at your local bookstore. Or print one out and place one on your own bookshelf! Alternatively, you can use this as a bookmark or to flag down authorities at a roadside accident. [PDF]

 

Thursday, November 05, 2009
How to Be Inappropriate round-up: West Coast Tour, a bad-ish review, Beast, Wilcox, Pank.


The winter break is going to be busy. New dates to the PUBLIC AWKWARDNESS tour have been added out west; here are the details:

Thursday, January 7
7:30pm
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland, OR 97214
503-228-4651

Saturday, January 9
6:30pm
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
206-366-3316

Monday, January 11
7pm
The Rumpus Reading
Lots of other authors and entertainers!
The Make-Out Room
3225 22nd St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-647-2888
Admission: $10

Coming up soon is my reading with Stephen Elliott on his tour behind his superb book The Adderall Diaries, along with Nick Flynn coming on Saturday, November 14 at 7pm, The Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson, NY.

Also added: Thursday, December 10, at 8pm: Animal Farm Reading Series with Rachel Sherman and Jessica Anthony. Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street, New York, NY.

Now, onto Inappropriate Press.

The Daily Beast picked HTBI as one of the week's hot reads, and quotes one of my student-journalists in the process. She was, deservedly, excited.

Claire Shefchik reviews HTBI at literary blog called Vol 1 Brooklyn. Just when I think she doesn't like it, she kinda does. Either way, it's a smart review, well-written. Safe to say she didn't like the Terry Gross-Gene Simmons piece, excerpted here. For the record: It hurt the most when the reviewer didn't like my journalism-y pieces.

The Pank blog mini-reviews it.

Dan Wilcox reviews the HTBI Albany release party. He's too shy to admit it, but when he sang karaoke, the Danster changed "I Wanna Be Sedated" to "I Wanna Be Fellated." Genius.

Abigail Deutsch shouts out to "Goodbye to All Them" at the Poetry Foundation blog. So does Anthony Robinson.

Someone is "really enjoying" HTBI. Cool.

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