Josh Gondelman chooses: Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

In the first episode of season 1, host Rebecca Thandi Norman welcomes comedian and writer Josh Gondelman to discuss the classic kids' comedy book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar. They dive into how to structure jokes for kids that still resonate with adults and to how this book is reflected in Josh's own work. How does a comedian build his comedic sensibility? Books are a pretty good start!Read Sideways Stories from Wayside SchoolSubscribe to Josh's newsletter, That's Marvelous!Read Josh's book, Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed ResultsResources we discussed off-mic:Labour NotesHow Things Work by Hamilton NolanSalvo by Kim KellyJacobin articles by Alex N. PressHave questions or comments? Get in touch: [email protected]. Follow along on Instagram at @bookimprintpodcast.This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman, produced by Kate Krosschell, and sound engineered by Winther Robinson. Title music is by DJARTMUSIC.Book Imprint is a podcast that asks the question: what is a book that changed your life before the age of 25? It doesn't have to be the best book, and it doesn't have to be your favorite book; it's about how it affected you. Each episode, a guest shares a book that they feel changed them in some way, at a young age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.