On The Point's monthly book show, the topic is humor. Guests Jill Erickson and Jayne Iafrate bring along some of their picks for books that make us laugh out loud, or at least chuckle. Our listeners add to the must-read book list. Jennette Barnes hosts.
Jill's list:
Almost Completely Baxter, new and selected blurting by Glen Baxter
The Complete Peanuts by Charles Schulz
Kiss & Tell by Alain De Botton
The Short Stories of Saki by H. H. Munro
Poems and Songs by Roz Chast
The Tribune Primer by Eugene Field
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The Funny Bone edited by Cynthia Asquith
Instant Lives & More by Howard Moss, with drawings by Edward Gorey
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome and Geoffrey Harvey
Jayne's list:
The Florence King Reader by Florence King
Naked by David Sedaris
Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby
The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen
All About Me by Mel Brooks
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
Listener pick:
"How to be a successful Contractor" by Malcolm Wells.
