Bøger af Aaron Zevy

"Your book," she said in her completely honest and unfiltered style, "is not book club material."So begins Aaron Zevy's new story collection, Not Book Club Material. Stories, memoirs and vignettes which are funny, often poignant, and sometimes thought provoking.And while Aaron Zevy's new book "Not Book Club Material" may not fit with the traditional book club offerings, you will be hard pressed to find a more amusing, self-deprecating narrator, eccentric cast of characters, or surreal, meta tales that blur the line between fact and fiction, for your book club.Even if you are the only member.Praise for Not Book Club Material... From Publishers Weekly"Wry, self-deprecating humor is the highlight of this delightful collection of drawn-from-life short fictions, With prose and a warm, incisive comic spirit reminiscent of the likes of Arthur Bradford or Ruskin Bond, Zevy's vivid vignettes find inspiration in people the author meets...But behind these quotidian happenings and their hilarious descriptions, these stories also gently illuminate human foibles and follies. "The language is casual and engaging, with the inviting feeling of being in the company of close friends, after a good meal, relishing a well-told anecdote. This highly enjoyable collection will not only capture readers' hearts with its humor, it will also leave them feeling more charitable and magnanimous towards this world, which Zevy makes seem a touch brighter... "These comic vignettes, drawn from life, create the feeling of being regaled with a friend's best anecdotes." From Kirkus Reviews: "He's at his best proving that the extraordinary exists within the ordinary. Readers will be drawn into these largely brief vignettes, and the line of demarcation between the real and the imagined will cease to matter. In fact, the audience will learn to embrace the messy mixture. (...) "All the stories have the tenor of an intimate confidence-minor events are recounted in an informally anecdotal style brimful of lighthearted insights. This is a companionably diverting selection of stories, vibrantly humorous and thoughtfully perspicacious. Those in search of an easy but still engaging work will enjoy these offerings." Starred Review from Blue Ink Reviews: "The laugh-out-loud quality of his work makes fact or fiction irrelevant... His writing has a staccato-like quality... moving the story quickly along and making reading a delight... Like a good comedian, he always delivers... From Diane Donovan, California Bookwatch: "...A rollicking ride through a life that introduces (and quickly answers) the question of what makes a good book club read and that book clubs... above all, enjoy vivid, thought-provoking material. ...Here lies bright, sparkling jewels of insight and experience in fun mix of reality and fantasy that features a host of characters and dilemmas and more than light references to food... "Jewish, literary, and general-interest humor and memoir readers who delight in stories of food and family will all find Not Book Club Material a major attraction. And, yes, book clubs interested in any of these subjects should put it high on their reading lists. Praise for The Bubbe Meise and Other Stories... Starred Review from Blue Ink Review: "With the ease of a practiced storyteller and an outrageously droll sense of humor, Aaron Zevy, presents an anthology of rollicking personal essays and fictional short stories in his latest offering... "Zevy's self-deprecating humor makes him an irresistible character. His easy-going prose and fast-paced, sitcom-style conversations create laugh-out-loud and sometimes poignant moments. ...Zevy's facile comic ability will appeal to anyone willing to find humor in the human condition."

From Kirkus Reviews: "[Zevy's]'s debut short story collection offers whimsical, mostly true tales of his life as as a child of Egyptian Jews in Canada.... But this book, consisting of 34 tales, isn't exclusively autobiographical. A man named Harold Goldfarb headlines a series of hysterical stories, which see him meticulously plotting his suicide-this turns out to be less morbid than it sounds-and, later, struggling to decipher the meaning of a coconut emoji in a cryptic text... Zevy writes in an easygoing style that's both polished and seemingly improvised. When discussing a woman who plays a significant role in one of his tales, he writes: "I kinda feel bad I don't know her name. I am going to ask Steve before I finish this story." Complementing the author's humor is earnestness, particularly when writing about his charming parents, as in "My Mother" and "Photographs." Zevy adds some of his personal photos as well. Heartfelt and droll tales that blend autobiography and fiction." from Midwest Book Review: "Almost the Truth: Stories and Lies is uniformly one of the more creative, satisfyingly reads of 2020. Readers who enjoy wry humor and life observations that depart from any anticipated pathway will delight in Aaron Zevy's collection, which is often politically or culturally incorrect in delightful ways."-Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer "To read Zevy is not only to get lost in his often hilarious and unexpected tales, but to be given a front row seat on the nature and art of storytelling itself."-Jules LewisAuthor of Waiting for Ricky Tantrum (Dundurn Press) "Incredibly entertaining! I read one story after another. As soon as I put it down, my husband grabbed it. Rather than fight over it, we read it aloud to each other. A great way to spend an afternoon."Goodreads Review "Reading Zevy is like having the good fortune of pulling up a barstool next to a master storyteller- and you don't have to leave your house."5-star Amazon Review From the Publisher: Amost the Truth: Stories and Lies is a collection of memoirs, short stories, and recollections which crackle with wit, brazen sentimentality, and unfiltered self awareness. The stories blur the line between fact and fiction leaving the reader wondering what is real and what is not. Characters from the short stories pop up in family recollections and friends make guest appearances in the short stories. These crossovers become increasingly compelling as the more you read the more you realize these seemingly stand alone pieces are inter connected. There is a tip of the hat to the curmudgeonry of Larry David, self deprecation of Woody Allen, and self awareness of David Sedaris, but Zevy's voice and humor is unique and very much his own. After all, you shouldn't let the truth get in the way of a good story. "The book is a breath of fresh air, offered in a period where we all need that. Very highly recommended. 5-star Amazon Review

Retro Radio Rainbow teaches the 7 colors of the rainbow in the coolest way ever! Here's a book that will have the parents saying, "Can we read it one more time?" Your children will be so dazzled, they might even forget to ask you what a radio is!

When acclaimed comic writer Aaron Zevy began to collect vintage radios, his friends and family hoped they might get a respite from the barrage of short stories which had been filling their inboxes. After all, how much trouble can one man, no matter how unusual and prone to social and dating mishaps, get into?

Pnina dreams of seeing snow and her father helps that dream come true in an unexpected way!

In this imaginative story, a child's first encounter with a mirror turns into an afternoon adventure.

This collection adds a comic and often poignant twist to the story of the nearly 1 million strong Jews who lived in Arab lands before WW2. But Zevy, the son of an Ashkenazi father and Sephardic mother adds some shtick to his recollections. His Ashkenazi side is the wry, bemused spectator of the antics and entanglements of his other half.