Mirth of a Nation

A salvo of hilarity from that loose canon of American humor that Mirth of a Nation editor Michael J. Rosen has culled from some 1200 pages of brilliantly original works by our best contemporary humorists. This action-packed compilation of highlights includes Bobbie Ann Mason''s stint at the La Bamba hotline, David Rakoff''s insights on families, Andy Borowitz''s memoir of Emily Dickinson (basically, she was a drunken jerk), and Michael Feldman''s helpful (re)locating of the Midwest.