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. His subsequent works have taken on a range of subjects, from duck soup, to robert e. It is often called one of the best sports books of all time. With examples of their usage foul and savo, and more on. 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. Georgia boy turned new york wit, lover of baseball and interesting women, bumbling adventurer, literary lion, saltylimerick virtuoso and impassioned fatherjourneys into the past and his psyche also all the way to china, sixty feet underwater and to various manhattan hot spots in search of the answers to three riddles that. Buy a cheap copy of pretty good joke book by roy blount jr a treasury of hilarity from one of americas favorite radio shows. Their roots, bones, innards, piths, pips, and secret. Born to southern parents in indianapolis, indiana, in 1941, roy alton blount jr. On the evidence of his twentyplus bookscovering topics including sports, dogs, and languageand his regular appearances on nprs wait. Dont tell me, i knew that bon mots should fairly trip. Author, actor and npr radio personality, roy blount jr. However, as roy even says himself, this is not a book to be read cover to cover.
Hes won over countless fans with his writing and appearances on npr s wait, waitdont tell me. He always sounds like hes thinking about what hes saying while hes saying it, and thats a rare thing in politicians. The energies, gists, and spirits of letters, words, and combinations thereof. Their roots, bones, innards, piths, pips, and secret parts. 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. Dont tell me and, in 2009, he received the thomas wolfe award from the university of north carolina. Roy blount, jr rambles around new orleans in a new book, feet on street.
He is an expresident of the authors guild, a panelist on npr s wait, waitdont tell me, a new. First hubby 1991, roy blounts book of southern humor 1994, which. Roy and his wife joan recently purchased the french quarter home of another writer, curtis wilkie, and will be neighbors of the faulkner society. As of 2011, he is featured regularly as a panelist on the npr newscomedy quiz show, wait. His latest book, alphabet juice is quasi dictionaryglossary of the english language, peppered with literary references, cultural oddities and hilarious musings on why we choose the words we do. Born in indianapolis and raised in decatur, georgia. So lets put temptation before us, with a sample of whats to be found in his latest book, long time leaving. Looking for books by roy blount jr see all books authored by roy blount jr. Npr coverage of roy blount jr news, author interviews, critics picks and more.
The oddly informative news quiz npr, author, roy blount, jr. Nov 18, 2016 born to southern parents in indianapolis, indiana, in 1941, roy alton blount jr. Lee, to what cats are thinking, to how to savor new orleans, to what its like. Dont tell me, a columnist for the oxford american, the president of the authors guild, a member of pen and the. Born in indianapolis and raised in decatur, georgia, blount now lives in western massachusetts with his wife. 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. Food songs and chewy ruminations kindle edition by blount, jr. In 2002, he narrated the main stream, a pbs documentary about the mississippi river. In alphabet juice, he celebrates the electricity, the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies, of letters and their combinations. He seems to be saying what he wants to say, and that is a great relief. Latest is save room for pie, a witty compilation of limericks, poems, and songs about food. Feet on the street npr coverage of feet on the street.
His book, alphabetter juice, the joy of text also makes him an etymologist. Lee, the first woman president of the united states, and, most recently, the alphabet. Blount, it is only slightly better than his first book about words, alphabet juice. Blount is a panelist on npr s wait, waitdont tell me, expresident of the authors guild, a member of pen and the fellowship of southern authors, a new york public library. The temptation in writing about someone as witty as roy blount jr. Blount takes debbie elliott for a stroll through the french quarter.
Mar 24, 2016 on the evidence of his twentyplus books covering topics including sports, dogs, and languageand his regular appearances on npr s wait, wait. His latest book is a collection of witty and sly observations as a southern white guy living pigeonholed up north. Selfpromotional bio, in third person 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. Obamas the most thoughtfulsounding president i can remember. Blount was a staff writer and associate editor with sports illustrated magazine from 1968 to 1975, and has continued to contribute to the magazine thereafter. As a character in crackers puts it, i dont read books about the south, but i read southern books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rambles around new orleans, humorist roy blount, jr. He is an actor and writer, known for the manchurian candidate 2004, michael 1996 and married to the mob 1988. Latest is save room for pie, from farrar, straus and giroux. Gimme roy blount, jr october 22, 2008 author and humorist roy blount, jr. On the evidence of his twentyplus books covering topics including sports, dogs, and languageand his regular appearances on npr s wait, wait. The joy of text, now out in paperback from farrar, straus, and giroux.
The first, about three bricks shy of a load, was expanded into about three bricks shy. His professional writing career began in georgia, where he worked as a reporter and sports columnist for the decaturdekalb news from 1958 to 1959. We think readers, scholars and collectors will like this site almost as much as they like our stores. Dont tell me, a columnist for oxford american, a contributing editor to the atlantic monthly, and president of the authors guild. Time talked to blount about the most literary band in america, why he advises. Roy alton blount jr is an american writer, speaker, reporter, and humorist. Martin octavia books will donate 20% of all book sales from the.
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