Barry Trotter (Book 1)
The Hogwash School for Wizards was the most famous school in the wizarding world, and Barry Trotter was its most famous student. His mere presence made sure that every year twenty candidates applied for every open spot, no matter how rapacious Hogwash's tuition became. As a result, Barry and the school had come to an unspoken agreement: regardless of his grades, Barry could remain at Hogwash for as long as he wished. He had just begun his eleventh year...Freshman
Sleepy with boredom and gassy from lunch, Hart Fox sat in the hard plastic chair outside his dean's office. A kid walked in the door, pink detention slip in hand, bobbing his head a little so that the purple spikes of his mohawk didn't get bent on the transom. He slumped down next to Hart. Hart nodded--he remembered tis joker from sophomore American History, constantly arguing in favor of anarcho-syndicalism. Was his name Henry?...Sophomore
Arcing lazily through the air, the Frisbee smacked against the window. “Ooo-oo!” a chiseled and shirtless boy teased as it wobbleplummeted to the ground. “Sarah's in troub-le!”The beauty-boy was righter than he knew: Of all the windows on campus to hit, this one was the worst. It belonged to Stutts’ Professor of Clandestine Affairs, Glenbard North, who had destroyed more students than there were blades of grass on the freshly resodded Old Quad below...Coming Soon!
All you really gotta know is, I'm writing new things constantly and the more I write, the better my books get. So if you've read my earlier work--and millions of you have--we should keep in touch. This fall, at least one and maybe two new books will be available: a Dickens parody AND a comic mystery loosely based on The Beatles. Drop me an email at mikesnewbooks[at]gmail[dot]com, and I'll be sure to let you know release dates, special deals, etc.Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
No gray matter? Not so!
I'm sure many of you are wondering if I am in a persistent vegetative state. This blog to the contrary, I am not. Writing massive amounts on the second college novel (it's funny I think), and getting the new site HTML'ed up as fast as I can...
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Ah, Old SNL...
Friend Dennis Perrin has put up a Martin-Belushi-Murray-Curtin sketch from 1977 that's particularly apt given the Schiavo brouhaha. Check it out here.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Rodger Roundy
The new Mikegerber.com is coming soon! Not much longer now...
In the meantime, check out this website of an artist friend of mine. Weird and wonderful!
In the meantime, check out this website of an artist friend of mine. Weird and wonderful!
Friday, March 4, 2005
More evidence that humor doesn't sell...
In honor of World Book Day (who knew?), Amazon.com has released a list of its 2004 bestsellers, broken out by country. Guess what was #1 in the U.S.?
That's right, America: A Guide to Democracy Inaction.
Publishers, get your excuses ready!
That's right, America: A Guide to Democracy Inaction.
Publishers, get your excuses ready!
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Jules in McSweeney's!
As if in silent rebuke for forgetting to respond to his last email, friend Jules Lipoff had a list piece up at McSweeney's last Friday; it's called, "Ways In Which She Could've Blinded Me With Science" and it's funny.
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Blog alert!
Okay, so, I was away, but now I'm back and I come bearing a linke. (I have just decided that this spelling will henceforth be standard on this blog.) Yale Record refugee--and possibly ex-Fugee--Lee Tyler has a new blog. Humor pieces, musings, fol-de-rol. Check it out!
Sorry I've been a little light on the blogging lately, by the way. I've been writing on books instead. And formulating plans for Mikegerber.com 2.0, which I think you're going to like...
Sorry I've been a little light on the blogging lately, by the way. I've been writing on books instead. And formulating plans for Mikegerber.com 2.0, which I think you're going to like...
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