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The “Idiot Expert” Goes from Columnist to Author
(Santa Rosa, CA) California-based, nationally syndicated humor columnist
Lindsey Stokes, is shaking up the status quo with her first book, Planet
Idiot: A Survival Guide (February 2001). Described as Dave Barry
meets Judge Judy, Stokes is an “Idiot Expert” who helps us laugh at ourselves,
and not take life, and all its idiocies, too seriously.
Stokes’ insightful observations have
already made her a celebrity for readers of her award-winning column, which
appears regularly in more than 120 newspapers and magazines (reaching over
3-million) across the country. Her “writing shines with originality…In
short, Stokes’ work is an example of what writing at it’s best can be—funny,
thoughtful, and fresh.” (Newsweek)
An unusual success story, Stokes’ popularity
has spread from newspaper to newspaper on the strength of a grass roots,
self-syndication effort and word of mouth. Many newspapers have picked
up the writer’s weekly column due to reader/subscriber requests or by seeing
her guest articles in publications such as Newsweek, Family Circle and
the Los Angeles Times.
With an irreverent, disarming, and charming
wit, Stokes provides a lesson plan for laughter and perspective as a way
to embrace life's challenges. Lessons such as "Embrace Your Hamhocks,"
"Expect a Lot of Baloney," and "Look On the Bright Side of Long, Protracted
Marriages," accompany “deep, philosophical” questions such as, "Why Are
You Making the Bed?"
“Lindsey Stokes’ writing dazzles with humor and insight, warmth and
irreverence, all at once. Whether commenting on the absurdities of
life, families, relationships or the news, she has a sly capacity for finding
humor in even the most somber situations and lightens our lives by striking
to the heart of them in an inspired and infectious way.” (L.A.Times)
"Lindsey Stokes…catches you off guard throughout her new book, and she’ll
have you rolling on the floor. She takes life’s problems and puts
them in perspective, forcing us to let loose and laugh at ourselves.” –Angela
Cortez, Denver Post
“Her writing simply hits the nail on the head. She writes about
the everyday things that cross everyone’s path – and strikes a chord in
readers that gets them thinking ‘that’s me! We get letters all the
time saying so.” --Connie Rowe, Gainesville Record
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To schedule an interview with the author or request a review copy of
the book, please call Andy Morales at Phenix & Phenix Publicists. 512-478-2028
ext. 210 For syndication information, please contact Paul Williams
(310-937-2009).
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