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Funny Business: Conversations with Comedic Writers

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Partner:: Strand Bookstore
Location:: Strand Bookstore
New York, NY
Event Date:: 11.10.09
Speaker:: Leonard S. Marcus
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Summary: Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's most respected writers about children's literature.

His latest book, Funny Business is a collection of thirteen fascinating interviews with well-loved writers of humorous books for children discussing an array of topics, from their sources of inspiration to the ways they began writing, from their revision processes to childhood anecdotes to the value they place on comedy in their work and lives.

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Leonard S. Marcus

Leonard S. Marcus is a historian, biographer, and critic whose many books include Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened by the Moon; Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom; and Storied City.

In addition, he has been Parenting magazine's children's book reviewer since 1987. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Amy Schwartz, and their son, Jacob.

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58 min 39 sec

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01.: Introduction

01 min 25 sec

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02.: Start with Reading

02 min 13 sec

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03.: Compiling 'Funny Business'

03 min 19 sec

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04.: Daniel Handler as a Child

01 min 46 sec

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05.: Carl Hiaasen's School Bus Ride

01 min 49 sec

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06.: Sharon Creech: Using Humor to Diffuse

00 min 57 sec

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07.: Getting to Know Anne Fine

03 min 59 sec

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08.: Christopher Paul Curtis: Working Class Children's Writer

04 min 42 sec

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09.: Judy Blume: From Housewife to Literati

04 min 01 sec

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10.: Beverly Cleary: An Unusual Letter

03 min 55 sec

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11.: How Judy Blume Ruined Christmas

02 min 18 sec

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12.: Daniel Handler on His Children Reading His Books

01 min 21 sec

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13.: From Two to Five: The Beginning of Humor

03 min 23 sec

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14.: Q1: Child Authors That Write Adult Books

02 min 58 sec

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15.: Q2: Gender Divide in Children's Literature

05 min 46 sec

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16.: Q3: Comedy Books as the Lowest Literary Form

03 min 43 sec

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17.: Q4: Author Criteria

02 min 32 sec

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18.: Q5: Authors Wished Could Include

00 min 43 sec

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19.: Q6: Compiling a Book of Dead Authors

01 min 11 sec

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20.: Q7: Children Books Enjoyed by Adults

01 min 53 sec

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21.: Q8: The Newbery Medal

02 min 52 sec

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22.: Q9: In the Works

01 min 43 sec

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58 min 39 sec

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The Precocious Childhood of Lemony Snicket

01 min 59 sec

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Children's book author and historian Leonard S. Marcus reads an excerpt from his interview with Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), the author of the children's classic A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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58 min 39 sec

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