book rage by mark hernandez
Barney Frank
In Barney Frank, The Story of America’s Only Left-Handed,
Gay, Jewish Congressman we get a glimpse into the life of this
unique and remarkable politician. You may have seen him on
TV recently either talking about the Stimulus Package—since
he’s on the Senate Finance Committee—or perhaps you
saw a replay of his famous exchange with a wacky girl at a
recent Town Hall meeting in which he equated her to having a
discussion with a dining table. And on a recent Jon Stewart ap-
pearance he made an unapologetic reference to his boyfriend
waiting off stage. Our community in particular appreciates his
no-nonsense style, sharp wit and blatant honesty and that he
truly loves what he does. It’s incredible that anything can get
done with the state of our political system being unable to
keep up with the needs of the 21st century but when you read
this book you’ll better understand how Barney Frank manages
to actually accomplish things and push the envelope in spite
of it, slowly but surely. It’s a fascinating book on so many levels
and covers his life from childhood to the present, as well as his
first 30 years in congress. It becomes very clear he’s damn good
at what he does and is someone we can all be very proud of.
kathy GriFFin
Kathy Griffin has just published an Official Book Club
Selection, A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin. Has Kathy left
behind her obsession with her A-list status, Grammy and
Writer Spotlight: Emmy awards, celebrity encounters, talk show appearances
DaviD SeDariS
and movie cameos? Is she now in hot pursuit of the Book Club
endorsement? Never one to mince words, her book’s title tells
David has written six books, countless essays and is
you explicitly what she’s whoring for now! It’s hard to describe
hard to miss on radio and television. David’s latest book
this book since it’s all over the map—a little biography, lots of
When You Are Engulfed In Flames is now in paperback. But
story telling and heaps of dishing and name dropping with re-
if you haven’t had the opportunity to watch him perform
spect to her life so far. It’s pretty much just Kathy Griffin on the
live...his shows are always selling out quickly, take a mo-
written page. How you might go about discussing this book at
ment and head to YouTube and search for “Stadium Pal”
a book club meeting is something that would be considered
in which he describes his dubious experience with this
out of the ordinary. What’s the meaning of it all, and what’s
manly new accessory. And you definitely haven’t lived,
the take-away from her book? The answer will never be pin-
or should I say died laughing until you’ve heard him sing
pointed, but since it’s all about entertainment and laughter,
the Oscar Meyer Weiner song in the uncannily accurate
what more do you need to know?
imitation of Billie Holiday’s voice —just search YouTube for
“David Sedaris Sings Billie Holiday.” “Sedaris’s droll assess-
ment of the mundane and the eccentics
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who inhabit the world’s crevises
Conventional thinking tells us that men are insatiably horny
make him one of the greatest
and always have sex on their minds and that women are more
humorists writing today” said
inclined toward emotion and romance. But it’s always been true
The Chicago Tribune about
that women’s erotic literature has been a consistently strong
his talent.David Sedaris
seller. Women think about sex all the time, too, but are just a bit
can also be heard on
more sophisticated about it rather than blatantly obvious like
National Public Radio
guys usually are. This is probably why we’re now on the seventh
where he has become
installment of the beloved Herotica series of anthologies that
successful doling out
started almost 12 years ago. This time around, editor Marcy
his perspective on
Sheiner has pulled together 25 short stories with a particularly
numerous issues.
strong international flavor making the never-boring Herotica
genre even more exotic, arousing and interesting.
20 RAGE monthly | OctOber 2009
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