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Answers to Questions Nobody Was Askin'

And Other Revelations

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Pub Date Jan 05 2015 | Archive Date Dec 12 2014
Rowman & Littlefield | Down East Books

Description

In this new collection of short essays Maine humor icon Tim Sample shares some of the quirkier aspects of growing up and living in Maine. Along the way he offers readers a behind the scenes glimpse into his long career in the entertainment business. Sample waxes poignant—recalling old friends, pets, and childhood memories—and passes along more than a few hilarious “insider tips” including the proper way to eat a lobster and a few time tested techniques for dealing with folks from away. His wide range of subjects includes things that could happen “Only in Maine,” how his dad invented the SUV, a “magical” luncheon with horror master Stephen King, and the pitfalls of Maine’s fifth season (mud). Born and raised in Maine, Tim shows us the Maine we know and love—warts and all. Part whimsical anecdote, part hard-won wisdom, every story is perfectly seasoned with Sample’s distinctive wry Yankee wit.

In this new collection of short essays Maine humor icon Tim Sample shares some of the quirkier aspects of growing up and living in Maine. Along the way he offers readers a behind the scenes glimpse...


A Note From the Publisher

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Marketing Plan

Sample is known outside of Maine and will be familiar to NPR listeners, especially from his appearances on Michael Feldman’s Whad’ya Know? and CBS Sunday Morning viewers.Finished book includes 8 black and white illustrations by the author.

Co-op available
Target national morning shows such as The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning and Fox & Friends for an author interview

Outreach to book review editors at top newspapers including Boston Globe, Connecticut Post, and the New York Times

Outreach to humor and life columnists at publications such as AARP The Magazine, USA Today, and Parade

Target feature or excerpt in Reader’s Digest, The New Yorker, or McSweeney’s Quarterly

Secure author interviews on Inside Maine, 207, and Maine Things Considered

Social media promotion including Facebook and Twitter. Email newsletter blasts and website promotions throughout the winter and spring.

Available on NetGalley, fall 2014

Promotion on the author’s website: www.timsample.com

Sample is known outside of Maine and will be familiar to NPR listeners, especially from his appearances on Michael Feldman’s Whad’ya Know? and CBS Sunday Morning viewers.Finished book includes 8...


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Maine, the way life should be? Sample uses his trademark wit and humor as he writes about Maine – the way it is. From our endless winters to our version of spring (mud season) to our celebrated heroes, like Stephen King to our fine cuisine, like lobster and Mac an cheese, Sample writes about the state he and I were both born in. The state that drives us crazy, sometimes embarrasses us, but is now and will always be, home

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