The Onion Presents A Book of Jean's Own! All New Wit, Wisdom, and Wackiness from The Onion's Beloved Humor Columnist: You know that column in The Onion written by the cat lady who keeps getting fired from her entry-level retail jobs? This is a whole book of new material "written" by her. I know it seems like it could be way too much, but it's actually a really, really funny book. As in: It's funnier than it has any right to be.
Half a Life by Darin Strauss: Anna Minard says, "At 18, Darin Strauss, driving an Oldsmobile full of friends to play mini-golf, struck and killed a bicyclist...Half a Life is Strauss's account of the incident and its repercussions. Even though memoir is by definition self-involved, Strauss wants us to hear, loudly, that he knows this is not about him...His prose is precise, straightforward, and on occasion startlingly beautiful. Here's the crash itself, distilled: 'Pretty girl on bike, a shy little thud, hysterical windshield.'"
The Fall by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan: The second book in the director's vampire trilogy. "The vampiric virus unleashed in The Strain has taken over New York City. It is spreading and soon will envelop the globe. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Centers for Disease Control's team—leads a band out to stop these bloodthirsty monsters. But it may be too late."
There's much more, including a biography of the Yugo, a biography of an Ultimate Fighter named PacMan, a book about people who love Russian authors too much, a novel about a grave-digging monster hunter's apprentice, and Mark Kurlansky's newest novel. Plus more! See you there.
* I call no callsies! First come, first serve, folks.
