(Not That You Asked)
  • Published: 15 October 2008
  • ISBN: 9780812977592
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $39.99
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(Not That You Asked)

Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions

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From the NYT Bestselling author of CandyFreak, a collection of hilarious, irreverent essays- for readers of David Sedaris and Chuck Klosterman.

In (Not that You Asked), Steve Almond documents a life spent brawling with the idiot kings of modern culture. He squares off against Sean Hannity on national TV, takes on Oprah Winfrey, nearly gets kidnapped by a reality TV crew, and winds up in Boston, where he quickly enrages the entire population of Red Sox Nation. Amid the carnage, he finds time to celebrate his literary hero, the late Kurt Vonnegut. These are essays the Los Angeles Times has called “rich, fearless [and] cutting.”

Praise for (Not that You Asked)

“Refreshingly irreverent . . . absurdly funny.”
–The Boston Globe

“[Almond] scores big in every chapter of this must-have collection. Biting humor, honesty, smarts and heart: Vonnegut himself would have been proud.”
–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Taunting, revealing, irreverent, and earnest.”
–The New York Times

“Steve Almond has created a distinctive voice and literary persona. Pleasure-obsessed, self-deprecating, horny, hilarious and always dedicated to parsing the messy terrain of the human heart.”
–Forward.com
  • Published: 15 October 2008
  • ISBN: 9780812977592
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 304
  • RRP: $39.99
Categories:

About the author

Steve Almond

Steve Almond is the author of the acclaimed story collection My Life in Heavy Metal.

Also by Steve Almond

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My Life In Heavy Metal
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Praise for (Not That You Asked)

"Steve Almond has a big mouth. A smart mouth. A dirty mouth. A mouth that roars. Spectacularly." - The Hartford Courant

"Almond has created a distinctive voice and literary persona. Pleasure-obsessed, self-deprecating, horny, hilarious and always dedicated to parsing the messy terrain of the human heart.- The Forward

"Gleefully unrepentant, Steve Almond's impassioned essays make him worthy of the title "Grandmaster Rant." - Vanity Fair

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