Latest is save room for pie, from farrar, straus and giroux. Blount takes debbie elliott for a stroll through the french. The energies, gists, and spirits of letters, words, and combinations thereof. On the evidence of his twentyplus bookscovering topics including sports, dogs, and languageand his regular appearances on nprs wait. We think readers, scholars and collectors will like this site almost as much as they like our stores.
Dont tell me joins us to discuss his new book, alphabetter juice. Dont tell me, i knew that bon mots should fairly trip off. He also clears up the mystery of whether the cancan dancers at george plimptons memorial honored the late writers request and performed without panties. Blount chose short southern writings from over one hundred artistsflannery oconnor, edgar allan poe, alice walker, lyle lovett, davy crocket, and louis armstrong among themand the resulting volume received warm praise from critics. Author, actor and npr radio personality, roy blount jr.
His book, alphabetter juice, the joy of text also makes him an etymologist. After forty years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, except greeting cards, roy blount jr. Lee, to what cats are thinking, to how to savor new. Looking for books by roy blount jr see all books authored by roy blount jr. The first, about three bricks shy of a load, was expanded into about three bricks shy. Blount, it is only slightly better than his first book about words, alphabet juice. Best known as a humorist, blount is also a reporter, actor, and musician with the rock bottom remainders, a rock band composed entirely of writers. It is often called one of the best sports books of all time. Shop the latest titles by roy blount, jr at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Hes won over countless fans with his writing and appearances on npr s wait, waitdont tell me. Lee, to what cats are thinking, to how to savor new orleans, to what its like.
In alphabet juice, he celebrates the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations. Mar 21, 2016 when i was growing up in georgia, roy blount jr. A familiar voice on national public radios wait wait. Any number of writers could spend an entire season with an nfl team, from the first day of training camp until the last pick of the draft, and come up with an interesting book. Be sure to sign up for our email list if youd like to receive word when we purchase books in your area of interestor if youd like to know when were having sales and hosting events. Emory religion professor sara mcclintock discusses the role of the private shrine in tibetan buddhism as part of emorys tibet week festivities.
A member of the republican party, he previously served as a member of the united states house of representatives and as missouri secretary of state. With one of the largest book inventories in the world, find the book you are looking for. After 40 years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, npr panelist blount still cant get over his abcs. I wont rate it because that wouldnt be fairtruthfully, i smile when i hear roy blount jr is a guest on npr s wait wait dont tell me. However, as roy even says himself, this is not a book to be read cover to cover. And then, after a while, yet it seems to fit together some way. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available.
The author, humorist and regular on npr s wait wait dont tell me and a prairie home companion, draws on a lifetime of eating for his book save room for pie. Mar 24, 2016 on the evidence of his twentyplus bookscovering topics including sports, dogs, and languageand his regular appearances on npr s wait, wait. Buy a cheap copy of pretty good joke book by roy blount jr a treasury of hilarity from one of americas favorite radio shows. A master storyteller and prolific writer, he has written two dozen books, including save room for pie. Blount wanders amiably into discussing musicians who perform songs about food, and more. He served as an anthologizer and contributor for roy blounts book of southern humor. Blounts book is equally instructive and scholarly, but is also injected with a full dose of word play on steroids. A way with words a conversation with roy blount jr.
In this acerbic, eminently quotable book, humorist roy blount jr. Here he meditates on how oink was chosen to describe the noise a pig makes. The collection of essays, poems and songs covers everything. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Their roots, bones, innards, piths, pips, and secret parts. Food songs and chewy ruminations, to be released in march 2016. A funny and incisive collection of essays on oddities of life in the 1980s, from one of americas most cherished humorists first published in 1985, not exactly what i had in mind is roy blount jr. Roy dean blunt born january 10, 1950 is an american politician who is the senior united states senator for missouri, serving since 2011. Npr coverage of roy blount jr news, author interviews. The versatile humorist and public radio panelist roy blount jr. A conditional love story, the novel first hubby, the screenplay for larger than life, the edited anthology roy blounts book of southern humor, and such collections as now, where were we. As of 2011, he is featured regularly as a panelist on the npr newscomedy quiz show, wait.
Jan 01, 2009 in this acerbic, eminently quotable book, humorist roy blount jr. Bass are edible, and this book is not a scholarly monograph. Selfpromotional bio, in third person roy blount jr. With examples of their usage foul and savo, and more on. Humorist, sportswriter, poet, performer, lecturer, dramatist, and author of seventeen books, roy blount jr. His latest book is a collection of witty and sly observations as a southern white guy living pigeonholed up north. Scholarly, raunchy, biting, and affable, blount takes on topics ranging from chicken fingers and yellow dog democrats to elviss toes while sharing some experiences of his own. Hes also a frequent panelist on national public radios wait wait. Feb 08, 2010 the versatile humorist and public radio panelist roy blount jr. Dont tell me and author of books on everything from cats to robert e. He is a frequent guest on garrison keillors a prairie home companion and a columnist for the. Roy alton blount jr is an american writer, speaker, reporter, and humorist.
His work has also been anthologized in such collections as the best of modern humor and the ultimate baseball book. The oddly informative news quiz npr, author, roy blount, jr. An ardent philologist, blount celebrates the english language with his characteristic blend of wit, wisdom and wordplay. I came to mill river in 1976, says blount, who splits his time between the new marlborough village and.
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