Paula Poundstone praises “It’s Not About the Sex My Ass”—from the stage!

Praise from 
Paula Poundstone

Yes, the Paula Poundstone

Saturday night, none other than Paula Poundstone, comedian of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me fame, regaled her audience with a tale or two from “It’s Not About the Sex” My Ass. We weren’t there to hear it firsthand—drat!—but we found out when a Facebook friend posted this:

Guess which book (memoir) Paula described from the stage? ... Paula loved the book, by the way. 

She mentioned that the author had given her a copy of the book at a previous Utah visit ... [she] loved the title. Talked about the basics of the story, and related the dinner for Jesus (the guest of honor who never showed up).

We have been Paula Poundstone fans for years. Almost exactly a year ago, we attended her Park City, Utah, performance. She was wonderful. We laughed ourselves silly. Afterward, as Ms. Poundstone signed for us a CD we had purchased there, Joanne gave her a copy of “It’s Not About the Sex” My Ass. We hoped that Ms. Poundstone would read and enjoy it, but we knew the odds were slim. More likely, we reasoned, a maid would find it the next day in the hotel room trash.

If Paula Poudnstone ever performs anywhere near you, GRAB A TICKET AND SHOW UP. You will never laugh harder. Or more.

So you can imagine our delight when we learned that Paula Poundstone—THE Paula Poundstone!—actually read our book. And liked it! And said so from the stage! We are still basking.

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