Yo, the paperback of DARK AT THE ROOTS, drops on April 3rd!
Check out my calendar for tour events!
Get yours here:
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-at-Roots-Sarah-Thyre/dp/158243396
8/ref=ed_oe_p
Check me out on the awesomely awesome radio show, The Sound of Young America:
http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/05/podcast-sarah-thyre-a
uthor-of-dark-at.html
Listen to my interview with Kurt Andersen (author of HEYDAY and host of public radio's Studio 360 at:
http://studio360.org/episodes/2007/04/13
PEOPLE Magazine sez: "Brilliantly observed and remarkably humane - 3.5/4 STARS."
Dark at the Roots is Entertainment Weekly's Pick of the Week!
"Part Mary Karr, Part Jean Kerr...written with plenty of snap and no self-pity. (A-)" -- Ken Tucker, EW
Also on EW's MUST LIST
USA Today sezzies: "There's something comforting about a memoir in which the author's wacky childhood is recounted just for its entertainment value and not for lessons that can be learned."
BOOKLIST sez: "Thyre, an actress and writer known for her role on the Comedy Central hit Strangers with Candy, has penned a book that lives up to its title; it’s both harrowing and hilarious."
"If you've ever looked at comic actors and wondered just where all that quirk was coming from, Strangers with Candy actor Sarah Thyre's Dark at the Roots will give you a very good clue." -- BUST Magazine
"Prepare to laugh on every page." -- Blueprint Magazine
Read the review on Bookslut.com!
http://www.bookslut.com/nonfiction/2007_04_010891.php
"You'll be highly entertained as Thyre, dubbed the 'family liar,' gets into her fair share of debacles and embarassing exploits." -- Lindsey Hunter, OK! Magazine
More Praise for DARK AT THE ROOTS:
"Thyre derives much humor from bodily functions, writing about vomit, asthma attacks, the contents of her sibling's diapers, and feminine-hygiene products. She has a sharp ear for dialog and a keen eye for the slights and cruelties that children and adolescents blithely inflict on each other and on the adults around them." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Comedian and writer Thyre, best known for her role as
Coach Cherri Wolf on the Comedy Central show Strangers
with Candy, employs a wry strength and a sassy wit in
her hilariously vain attempts to rise above a
lower-middle-class upbringing in this terrific
coming-of-age memoir." -- Library Journal
"Sarah Thyre has a remarkable story to tell, and she tells it, well, remarkably."
-- David Sedaris
"Sarah Thyre just happens to be a marvelous writer. Hers is a truly distinct voice with a twisted poet's gift for the perfect turn of phrase."
-- David Rakoff
“Sarah Thyre was a naughty, nasty child who grew up to be one of the funniest people in America, and to write the most hilarious book I’ve read in years. There’s a connection between those two things, and maybe it’s this: go ahead all you good boys and girls, you overachievers. You may well make it through Harvard Medical School but you will never, ever be this interesting.â€
– Haven Kimmel, author of She Got Up Off the Couch and A Girl Named Zippy
Here's a loverly interview:
http://www.smallspiralnotebook.com/interviews/2007/03/cara_s
eitchek_interviews_sarah.shtml
FOR GIGGLES 'N' SNORTS, GO TO:
www.sarahthyre.com
