The Double Life Is Twice as Good

Wildly original novelist, essayist, and performance artist Jonathan Ames delivers a hilarious, risqué, and loveable selection of articles, essays, and fiction, including several previously unpublished pieces.

In The Double Life Is Twice as Good, fans will be treated to a deft and charming compilation of Ames's journalism, personal essays, and short fiction. Featuring illuminating profiles of Marilyn Manson and Lenny Kravitz, his adventures at a goth festival in the Midwest, a story written for Esquire on a napkin, as well as a comic strip collaboration with graphic artist Nick Bertozzi, Ames's unique style and personality-driven humor shines throughout this wickedly funny collection. Also included is the short story, "Bored to Death," a Raymond Chandler-esque tale about a struggling writer-turned-detective who becomes quickly embroiled in the search for a missing college co-ed, which inspired the HBO series of the same name. Described by The Portland Oregonian as "an edgier David Sedaris," Ames will have you hooked with this brilliant collection.

Author: Jonathan Ames
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 07/14/2009
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781439102336

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2009
Publishers Weekly 05/11/2009 pg. 40
Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 21
Library Journal 07/15/2009 pg. 98

About the Author
Jonathan Ames is the author of I Pass Like Night; The Extra Man; What's Not to Love?; My Less Than Secret Life; Wake Up, Sir!; I Love You More Than You Know; The Alcoholic; and The Double Life Is Twice As Good. He's the creator of the HBO(R) Original Series Bored to Death and has had two amateur boxing matches, fighting as "The Herring Wonder." His most recent work is the detective novel A Man Named Doll.

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