A "deepy 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

    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]

     

    Friday, November 06, 2009
    Just in: Library Journal reviews, recommends How to Be Inappropriate.

    I heard this was coming out, but I just came across this while checking out the book's listing on Barnes and Noble.  Here it is printed in full.


    Former McSweeney's editor Nester (English, Coll. of Saint Rose), whose writing has appeared in The Best Creative Nonfiction, The Best American Poetry, and Poets & Writers, presents his debut collection of humorous nonfiction, amassing 41 years' worth of experience in nonconformity. 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. Subjects include teaching curse words to Chinese ESL students, reimagining a Terry Gross NPR interview of Gene Simmons by substituting Gene Simmons with an AI computer, a collection of references to flatulence in English poesy, the history of mooning, and out-of-context comments he made as a college professor in order to clarify and expand upon his students' writing. Nester includes photographs, illustrations, and a time line of his inappropriate acts from birth to the present. VERDICT Recommended for readers who enjoy memoirs and essays.--Mark Alan Williams, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

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