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Satire Stars

 

Page Modified: June 8, 2007

 

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A list of books, many of which received at least one starred review (indicating a work of unusual merit) from the following review sources: Booklist (BL), Publisher's Weekly (PW), Kirkus, and Library Journal (LJ). Additional titles of interest may be included on this list. Titles are listed alphabetically by author.

Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine, unless noted.

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Fiction

• Florence of Arabia
  Author: Buckley, Christopher
  Publisher: Random $ 24.95 ISBN: 1400062233 Date: 2004
  Kirkus
  A merciless dismantling of both American ineptitude and Arabic intolerance, Florence of Arabia is Christopher Buckley's funniest and most serious novel yet, a biting satire of how U.S. good intentions can cause the Shiite to hit the fan.
  Updated 8.25.04

 

• Cross Dressing
  Author: Fitzhugh, Bill
  Publisher: Avon $ 24 ISBN: 0380977567 Date: 2000
  Kirkus
  An advertising man is forced to impersonate his twin brother, a Catholic priest, in this audacious satire from the acclaimed author of Pest Control. Soon, Dan finds himself admiring the good-looking, gun-toting Sister Peg, who gives him impure thoughts about renouncing his vow - not that he ever took one.
  Suggested Reading: Humorous Fiction | Twins
  Updated 4/19/00.

 

• Swagbelly: A Pornographer's Tale
  Author: Levien, D.J.
  Publisher: Plume $ 13 ISBN: 0452284546 Date: 2003
  Kirkus
  From acclaimed screenwriter and film director D.J. Levien, Swagbelly is a wry, erotic, and hilariously satirical tale of a pornographer in search of a decent life.
  Updated 7.28.03

 

• Wigfield: The Can-Do Town That Just May Not
  Author: Sedaris, Amy, Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert, photos by Todd Oldham
  Publisher: Hyperion $ 22.95 ISBN: 0786868120 Date: 2003
  PW
  A hilarious illustrated satire of a Lake Wobegon gone hideously wrong and the earnest reporter who hopes to save it from extinction. Wigfield is a town in danger, and its only hope lies in the self-righteous "journalist" Russell Hokes, who arrives hoping to capture the quiet dignity of the disappearing American Small Town.
  Suggested Reading: Humorous Fiction
  Link: Wigfield site
  Updated 4.28.03

 

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