Funny Business
Conversations with Writers of Comedy
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2009
Summary
What makes funny FUNNY? An esteemed anthologist interviews thirteen favorite children’s authors — and asks them to share their trade secrets.
“A joke isn’t a joke if you need to explain it,” notes Leonard S. Marcus. “Even so, the hidden clockwork of comedy … has long been considered one of the great riddles of life.” There are many kinds of humor, but capturing their essence on paper is a remarkably difficult (and often undervalued) skill. So how do authors create boo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763632540 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0763632546 |
| Author: | Leonard S. Marcus, Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Sharon Creech, Christopher Paul Curtis, Anne Fine, Daniel Handler, Carl Hiaasen, Norton Juster, Dick King-Smith |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 686g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 173mm x 243mm |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
Critics Review
Warm, revealing, and, yes, often-funny profiles that make essential reading for aspiring writers and children’s literature enthusiasts of all ages. –Booklist (starred review)
Warm, revealing, and, yes, often-funny profiles that make essential reading for aspiring writers and children’s literature enthusiasts of all ages.
—Booklist (starred review)
Leonard S. Marcus
Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world’s most respected writers about children’s literature. His essays, interviews, and reviews appear in the New York Times Book Review and many other publications, and he has a regular column for Parenting magazine. Among his numerous books are The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy and Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature. He lives in Brooklyn.
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