Ken Capobianco
I'm a working music critic, so I'm writing musician profiles and other pieces. In terms of a next book, I'm in the thinking-it-through phase, but I'd like the next book to be straight-up funny with undercurrents of social criticism. I wrote a humor column in Boston for five years and learned the value of laughter to an audience. Nothing I've done up to now has received that kind of positive feedback. I'm a big fan of the rapid-fire black humor of screenwriter Armando Iannucci, and I'd like to see if I could sustain that kind of dipped-in-acid tone throughout an entire novel. It's a good challenge.
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Ken Capobianco:
I worked with you at "Allesso's" Dept. Store in Roosevelt Field and married a girl from sweaters. Loved the references to Long Island and the store, until my daughter said "It's all fun and games until mom's in the book." The book could be great for high schoolers, especially young men dealing with anorexia. Some stuff (e.g. Jesus statue story) would have to go. Any interest?
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