<p><strong>Enjoyed this podcast? Please subscribe to </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/book-imprint/id1791752149" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>"Book Imprint</strong></a><strong>" for future episodes!</strong></p><br><p><br></p><p>In the first episode of season 1, host Rebecca Thandi Norman welcomes comedian and writer Josh Gondelman to discuss the classic kids' comedy book,<em> Sideways Stories from Wayside School</em> by Louis Sachar. They dive into how to structure jokes for kids that still resonate with adults and to how this book is reflected in Josh's own work. How does a comedian build his comedic sensibility? Books are a pretty good start!</p><br><p><br></p><p>Read <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780380698714" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sideways Stories from Wayside School</em></a></p><br><p>Subscribe to Josh's newsletter, <a href="https://joshgondelman.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">That's Marvelous!</a></p><p>Read Josh's book, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/87919/9780062852755" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results</em></a></p><br><p>Resources we discussed off-mic:</p><p><a href="https://labornotes.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour Notes</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Things Work</a> by Hamilton Nolan</p><p><a href="https://salvo.ghost.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salvo</a> by Kim Kelly</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/author/alex-press" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacobin articles</a> by Alex N. Press</p><br><p><br></p><p>Have questions or comments? Get in touch: [email protected]. Follow along on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookimprintpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookimprintpodcast</a>.</p><br><p>This podcast is hosted by Rebecca Thandi Norman, produced by Kate Krosschell, and sound engineered by Winther Robinson. Title music is by DJARTMUSIC.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>