Deliriously Happy

"No matter the subject, Doyle can be trenchant, funny, esoteric, and unpredictable."

A former writer for The Simpsons and winner of the James Thurber Prize for American Humor, Larry Doyle redefined end-of-school-life angst with his novel I Love You, Beth Cooper and put the alien back in alienation with Go, Mutants! And now he's Deliriously Happy, bringing readers a compilation of truly hilarious short pieces including favorites from The New Yorker and Esquire as well as all-new, never before published comic gems. Dave Barry did it. So did Simon Rich, Woody Allen, and Ian Frazier. Now Larry Doyle's making his mark with an uproarious collection of side-splitting observances about everything from birth to death and beyond. Anyone who loves to laugh will be Deliriously Happy.

What happens when a James Thurber Prize-winning humorist turns his satirical eye on life, love, and pop culture?

• Social Satire: From dating tips and office politics to suing your childhood bully, no part of modern life is safe from Doyle's absurdly keen observations.
• Pop Culture Humor: A former writer for The Simpsons skewers everything from Hollywood movie-making to our obsession with celebrity, delivered with the signature wit honed at The New Yorker and Esquire.
• Uproarious Short Stories: Discover a world of bumbling spies, talking dogs with memoirs, and the hilarious, high-stakes drama of a family fun center.
• Laugh Out Loud Funny: For fans of Woody Allen, Simon Rich, and Dave Barry, this collection of comic gems delivers intelligent, unpredictable, and side-splitting humor on every page.