Humor Writing from The New Yorker

Today, I read a few of the pieces from 'Fierce Pajamas' - An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker- Edited by David Remnick and Henry Finder.

The New York Times calls it 'A complete delight from beginning to end' and it's a national bestseller.

I'd bought this anthology in 2010. Today, I re-read some of the pieces.

The book has the following sections:
Spoofs
The Frenzy of Renown
The War Between Men and Women
The Writing Life
A Funny Thing Happened
Words of Advice
Recollections and Reflections
Verse

I re-read the section on 'The Writing Life' and my favorite pieces in it included:

'The cliche expert takes the stand' by Frank Sullivan
'The cliche expert tells all' by Frank Sullivan
'How to achieve success as a writer' by Ruth Sukow
'Writing is Easy!' by Steve Martin
'Drivel' by Steve Martin
and
'Emily Dickinson, Jerk of Amherst' by Andy Borowitz

I also read some verse. I loved:

'Critic' by E.B. White
'Song to be disregarded' by E.B. White
'To a perfumed lady at the concert' by E.B White

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