S.8 Ep. 172- Laugh Out Loud - 4/19/23

Did you know it is National Humor Month? Neither did we but now we do and so do you. Which means this week we are talking about books that make us laugh. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books We Mentioned: 1- The Peripheral by William Gibson 2- Foundation by Isaac Asimnov 3- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 4- The Martian by Andy Weir 5- The Alaskan Laundry by Brendan Jones 6- Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson 7- The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 8- The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 9- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari 10- Yearbook by Seth Rogen 11- This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper 12- The Guncle by Steven Rowley 13- Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It? A Mother's Suggestions by Patricia Marx; illustrated by Roz Chast 14- Calypso by David Sedaris 15- A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson 16- Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel by Suzanne Roberts 17- Dirtbag, Massachusetts by Isaac Fitzgerald 18- She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran 19- Sacred Geometry by Robert Lawlor 20- Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis 21- What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry 22- Hestia Strikes A Match by Christine Grillo 23- My Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimers by Sandeep Jauhar 24- Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson TV Series mentioned: 1- The Peripheral (Amazon Prime 2023) 2- Foundation (Apple+ 2021)   Bookish news:   https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/91982-amplification-or-suppression-author-maggie-tokuda-hall-calls-out-edits-proposed-by-scholastic.html