Upcoming Memoirs!
Holiday Memoir Due out Feburary 2011!
It’s All Relative: A Memoir of Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays and 50 Boxes of Wine
My fourth memoir, It’s All Relative: A Memoir of Two Families, Three Dogs, 34 Holidays and 50 Boxes of Wine, will publish February 2011 from Harmony/Random House! The book deals with America’s obsession with picture-perfect holidays and looks at the evolution of family through the lens of different holidays.
Here’s a sneak peak at the early promo copy:
“How come the only thing my family tree ever grows is nuts?”
With his trademark eye for detail and self-deprecating humor, Wade Rouse asks and attempts to answer that question in blisteringly funny detail in his new memoir.
Celebrating his imperfect family—a chatty yet loving mother, an eccentric engineer of a father, a marvelously Martha Stewart-esque partner, a garage-sale obsessed set of in-laws, and an oddball collection of relatives—through the yearly celebrations that bring out the very best in our nearest and dearest, Rouse paints a funny, sad, poignant, and outlandish portrait of an all too typical family that will have you appreciating or bemoaning your own.
“Rouse is a master raconteur.”--Jen Lancaster, bestselling author of Such a Pretty Fat and Pretty in Plaid
More coming soon about the memoir, including a video and sneak peak at the cover!
BARKING FOR MORE?
HUMOROUS DOG ANTHOLOGY OUT IN 2011!
I’M NOT THE BIGGEST BITCH IN THIS RELATIONSHIP!
I am serving as editor of and contributor to a humorous dog anthology, I’m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship!, which will benefit The Humane Society of the United States and other local/national animal shelters/causes, and feature some of America’s favorite funny writers and comics. The book was just bought at auction by NAL/Penguin, and will publish in summer or fall 2011! This is truly one of the most heartwarming, hilarious and meaningful projects I’ve ever been a part of … here’s a sneak peak!
My life has been defined by dogs. I’ve had six dogs in my life and each one was as different from the other as brother is from sister. But all had a few things in common: They were all rescue dogs that loved me unconditionally, and taught me to love and laugh without limit. – Wade Rouse
Uniting all dog lovers and fans of great writing with this humor-meets-heart collection, critically acclaimed memoirist Wade Rouse has gathered some of America’s best known humorists – authors, comics, actors – to write hilarious, never-before-told tales about their beloved dogs.I’m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship! has been met with incredible enthusiasm from a stellar group of contributors, including:
-Carol Leifer -Jeff Marx (Tony-winning co-creator, Avenue Q) -Jen Lancaster -Edward Boyd (Executive producer, “The Soup”) -Jill Conner Browne -Stephanie Klein -Rita Mae Brown -Craig Wilson -Larry Doyle -Caprice Crane -Laurie Notaro -Annabelle Gurwitch -Alec Mapa -Gigi Levangie Grazer -John Searles -Bob Smith -Merrill Markoe -Eddie Sarfaty -Bruce Cameron Wade is honored to pair with The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), which is the nation's largest and most effective animal protection organization backed by 11 million Americans, or one in every 28 people. A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Humane Society of the United States, and strays/shelters in need. In addition, all contributors will promote their own personal animal charities/causes.
I’m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship! will not only have readers and animal lovers barking in laughter but also uniting to help dogs in need.
