John Hodgman

20 books

The Areas of My Expertise: An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order by John Hodgman

The Areas of My Expertise: An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order

Complete World Knowledge #1

John Hodgman

255 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction reference funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Best American Comics Criticism by Kim Deitch, Douglas Wolk, Jonathan Lethem, Chris Ware, Benjamin Schwartz, Dan Nadel, John Hodgman, Jeet Heer, Ken Parille, Frank Miller, Daniel Clowes, Will Elder, Gerard Jones, John Updike, Robert C. Harvey, Sarah Boxer, Seth, David Hajdu, Will Eisner, Chester Brown, Donald Phelps, Marjane Satrapi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Sammy Harkham, Jonathan Franzen

The Best American Comics Criticism

Kim Deitch, Douglas Wolk, Jonathan Lethem, Chris Ware, Benjamin Schwartz, Dan Nadel, John Hodgman, Jeet Heer, Ken Parille, Frank Miller, Daniel Clowes, Will Elder, Gerard Jones, John Updike, Robert C. Harvey, Sarah Boxer, Seth, David Hajdu, Will Eisner, Chester Brown, Donald Phelps, Marjane Satrapi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Sammy Harkham, Jonathan Franzen

360 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction comics history adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment by Dave Eggers

The Captain and the Glory: An Entertainment

Dave Eggers

114 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction politics funny reflective medium-paced
Complete World Knowledge by John Hodgman

Complete World Knowledge

Complete World Knowledge #1-3

John Hodgman

missing page info • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction reference funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley

Dimension of Miracles

Dimension of Miracles #1

Robert Sheckley

214 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

694 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants by David Rees

How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

David Rees

224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history reference funny informative slow-paced
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Sarah Vowell

274 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced
The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out by Adam Koford

The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out

Adam Koford

160 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction comics adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes by McSweeney's Publishing, John Hodgman, Jared Young

The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes

McSweeney's Publishing, John Hodgman, Jared Young

224 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction essays funny informative lighthearted medium-paced