Fall 2001 Hardcovers: Humor

ANDREWS MCMEEL
Looking for Mr. Right (Sept., $9.95) by Bradley Trevor Grieve pairs pithy captions with retro photographs to illustrate woman's age-old quest for her soul mate. 300,000 first printing. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.

ANTIQUE COLLECTORS' CLUB
Pie Aaaaaggh (Squared): Simon Drew on Food & Drink (Nov., $11.95) by Simon Drew is an illustrated manual for those who love to eat but want someone else to do the cooking.

ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS
The CEO of the Sofa (Sept., $25) by P.J. O'Rourke. The author embarks on a mission to the most frightening place of all--his own home. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

CLIFF STREET
Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette: Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-Fort Worth (Oct., $22.95) by Kinky Friedman provides an insider's view of the customs, history and values of the Lone Star State. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author appearances.

CROWN
The Last Dream-O-Rama: The Cars Detroit Forgot to Build, 1950-1960 (Sept., $25) by Bruce McCall remembers the world of 1950's America in all its glitzy grandeur.

DUTTON
The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection (Nov., $18.95) by Wendy Northcutt presents more stories honoring those who removed themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion. Ad/promo. Radio satellite tour.

FSG/NORTH POINT PRESS
Postmodern Pooh (Jan., $22) by Frederick Crews parodies academic fads and figures by "reporting" on Pooh at the Modern Language Association's annual convention.

GREENWICH WORKSHOP PRESS
Have a Cool Yule (Sept., $9.95) by Will Bullas. Animals skulk, waddle and leap to meet the holiday season.

HARPERCOLLINS
The Rant Zone (Nov., $23) by Dennis Miller makes hamburger out of some of our culture's most sacred cows. 150,000 first printing.Ad/promo. Author appearances.

HARVILL PRESS
The World According to Sempé (Oct., $25) by Jean Jacques Sempé is the first collection by the cartoonist whose work appears regularly in The New Yorker.

HYPERION
Cosbyology: Essays and Observations from the Doctor of Comedy (Nov., $17.95) by Bill Cosby, illus. by George Booth, collects stand-up material that touches on everything from childhood and marriage to sports and work. 200,000 first printing. Ad/promo. National TV & radio satellite tours.

LAWRENCE HILL BOOKS
(dist. by IPG)
African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today (Jan.; $29.95, paper $18.95) by Mel Watkins. This anthology collects examples of black humor from the past two centuries. Ad/promo.

PANTHEON
Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz (Oct., $29.95) by Charles M. Schulz reproduces more than 500 comic strips, plus sketchbooks and previously unpublished materials. Ad/promo.

PELICAN PUBLISHING
Teacher's Night Before Christmas (Sept., $14.95) by Steven Layne, illus. by James Rice, adds a new twist to the holiday classic.

PRION
(dist. by Trafalgar Square)
How to Travel Incognito (Sept., $14.95) by Ludwig Bemelmans. The author of the Madeline books introduces a down-at-the-heels aristocrat who is slumming his way around postwar France, feeding off the vulgar set that is fast replacing the bluebloods.

PUTNAM
Paradise Screwed--Selected Columns (Oct., $25.95) by Carl Hiaasen collects more than 200 Miami Herald comic and caustic columns. Advertising. Author publicity.

RANDOM HOUSE
Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway (Oct., $24.95) by Dave Barry supplies an original history and guide to the capitals of the new American politics: Washington, D.C., Austin, Tex., and South Florida. Ad/promo. 9-city author tour.

RUTLEDGE HILL PRESS
Merry Christmas from the Family (Sept., $14.99) by Robert Earl Keen. The Texas music legend looks at the holiday season through the lenses of white trash glasses; includes a CD single.

SIMON & SCHUSTER
Advanced Sex Tips for Girls: This Time It's Personal (Feb., $22) by Cynthia Heimel rewrites the book of love based on the last half of the 20th century. 75,000 first printing.