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04-16-2021, 10:54 AM
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my new book is a witch
My new little book, The Witch Demands a Retraction: Fairy-Tale Reboots for Adults, came out yesterday. I'm thrilled to report that it's now the #1 new release in humorous verse AND ranked just below such bestsellers as F Is for Fart and Gomer the Gassy Goat. I have arrived.
(Please note that Witch is *not* for kids, no matter how adorable the illos are. And they are damn adorable, thanks to artist Ron Barrett, whom you may know as the genius behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.)
Plug for **Humorist Books**: it's early days yet, but my experience with them has been very good so far, so keep them in mind if you've got funny manuscripts in search of a publisher.
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04-16-2021, 03:52 PM
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"This is an extremely irresponsible book — imprudent, unconscionable, certain to emotionally scar impressionable children for life. I highly recommend it." — Gene Weingarten, syndicated humor columnist, The Washington Post
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LOL, don't go anywhere near the Seuss thread in General Talk, Melissa, or it will blow up again!
Warm congratulations, and I look forward to the book.
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04-16-2021, 04:36 PM
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Once upon a time, some of these poems were dangerously funny individually. Gathering a bunch of them in one volume looks like a sketchy enterprise at best. I've ordered a copy, of course, but sensible people might wanna keep their distance. Look elsewhere for happily ever after.
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04-16-2021, 05:17 PM
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Thank you, Julie and Chris! Chris: since you've recklessly ordered a copy, please send me your address so I can ship you a signed bookplate. It might even rhyme. (The same offer stands for anyone who has the paperback: just message me at melissa.balmain@rochester.edu.)
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04-16-2021, 06:44 PM
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Congratulations, Melissa - it sounds like a lot of fun!
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04-17-2021, 01:21 PM
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Thank you, John!
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05-16-2021, 04:09 PM
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Huge congrats, Melissa, it’s a total and encouraging thrill to see such well-deserved success for your inimitable and upliftingly hilarious work.
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05-16-2021, 07:33 PM
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Wonderful, Melissa! I look forward to it. Sounds delicious.
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05-22-2021, 02:41 PM
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Bill, Siham, Rob: thank you! (And Rob, again, it was such a pleasure to read with you on Wed.)
As for you, Susan, what an absolutely lovely and generous review! I am blushing.
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05-24-2021, 10:31 PM
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Congratulations on this, Melissa! I really enjoyed your Walking in on People, and will have to get my hands on a copy of this one as well.
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