Mike Sacks Knihy

Set against the backdrop of 1980s suburban Chicago, the story follows Addy Stevenson as she navigates the challenges of high school life, including the looming question of attending prom. With a quirky family dynamic—featuring a struggling father, a boozy mother, and a unique brother and sister—Addy's world shifts when she encounters the charming Roland McDough. Blending humor with nostalgia, the book captures the essence of John Hughes films while exploring themes of identity and teenage romance in a vibrant, neon-lit era.

“This book is fucking awesome. It’s my life’s story. I’m thirty-four but look twenty-one. Maybe twenty-two at the most. I live in Maryland. Please read it. I’m a writer, a songwriter, an artist. I do it all. I’m an artist of life. I’m an adventurer, I’m the president of my development. Read the memoir. You won’t be disappointed.” The follow up to Stinker Lets Loose, Randy! takes it even further. Introduced by a version of Sacks who finds the document in a garage sale, it is written by the struggling poet and novelist Noah B., who is embedded in the mind and lifestyle of a perversely unexceptional American asshole—one from Maryland, no less. Like Pale Fire if it were about a Danny McBride-style fuckup, it is both unmoored from time and eerily prescient of our own—one so stupid and unbelievable that it requires a writer like Sacks.

Celebrated as one of Vulture's Top 5 Humor Books of the Year, this work offers a sharp and witty exploration of contemporary life. The author weaves together personal anecdotes and cultural commentary, delivering a unique blend of humor that resonates with readers. Through clever observations and relatable scenarios, the book invites laughter while reflecting on the absurdities of modern existence. It's a must-read for anyone seeking both entertainment and insight into everyday experiences.

A parody of a memoir written by a failed comedy writer and comedian who becomes a conservative satellite radio star and podcaster.

The book features a delightful assortment of humor pieces by Sacks, showcasing his wit through various formats such as Craigslist ads, unconventional tantric positions, letters to renowned authors, and playful lists. Included are jokes and occasional illustrations, all originally published in esteemed magazines like The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Esquire, and McSweeney's, highlighting Sacks's unique comedic voice and creativity.

“She may be an insane chimp, but she’s my insane chimp!” Two ingenious metanarratives that take comedy writing to surreal, uproarious new heights. Mike Sacks is writing the apotheosis of avant garde comedy—books written as found documents, trawling through the ephemera of suburban America, jokes low-brow, bizarre and visceral in a package more formally taut and wildly ambitious than nearly anything published as literary fiction today. Stinker Lets Loose is the deadly accurate novelization of a non-existent ’70s drive-in film, complete with images from the set; it explores the implications behind Eastwood and Reynolds vehicles while one-upping them in puerility and wildness.