Wee! This is what it feels like to read one of Michael Kun’s books. He wrote some of them himself. He co-wrote some of the others. And all of them make you feel like you’re soaring through the air with strangers, trying not to lose your lunch.
Wait a sec. Can we edit that?
SO THESE ARE HIS OTHER BOOKS, OKAY?
- Michael wrote this book when he was in law school. He was 23 years old. No one should be allowed to write a novel at that age because they have no idea what the hell they’re talking about. Michael was no exception.
- The book got some very generous reviews though, which promptly went to Michael’s head. He was insufferable for a while. If he tells you he didn’t hang out in bookstores just so people would recognize him, he’s lying. He definitely did that.
- Apparently, the main character in the book is named Benjamin. We could be mistaken about that. Not sure if Benjamin is his first name or his last name, though. Hmm. We probably should go back and read the book, but it’s not like Michael’s paying us a lot to set up this website.
The Locklear Letters (republished as Eat Wheaties!)
- Village Voice “Summer Beach Read” Selection
- BookSense #1 Selection
- Amazon Notable Book
- Okay, so Michael wrote this entire book on a one-week vacation, sort of like how Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in one week. Only she probably didn’t write her book on the beach in San Diego.
- They made a movie based on this book. It’s really good. You can watch it if you click on the link on the home page.
- Michael’s actually in the movie. Twice. If you see an old, out-of-shape guy in the audience in the courtroom scene, that’s him. He’s in the reunion scene, too.
- A Barnes and Noble “Discover Great New Writers” selection
- Baltimore magazine’s “Best Book of the Year”
- A Borders “Original Voices” selection
- Borders was a nationwide bookstore. They were very supportive of Michael’s books. Then they went belly up, like Circuit City and Blockbuster. Except Circuit City and Blockbuster probably never heard of Michael.
- This is Michael’s short story collection. It includes all of his stories that were published in various magazines over the years. Except for one that he forgot to include. Really, he just forgot about it. And it was one of the really good ones. Dammit.
- The short stories are tied together by “Publisher’s Notes.” It’s worth reading the book just for the “Publisher’s Notes.”
- This is was the last book in Michael’s multi-book deal with his old publisher MacAdam Cage, before they went belly up, like Borders and Circuit City and Blockbuster.
- When Michael negotiated his multi-book deal, he included a provision that required his publisher to pay him a huge bonus if he became the world heavyweight boxing champion. That’s why he eats so much — he has to keep his weight up. He doesn’t get a penny if he wins the middleweight championship.
- Michael loves this book, even if it was the worst-selling book of all-time. Seriously, the publisher gave away more copies than it sold. Stuff like that happens in the publishing world.
- Maybe Michael should give it a new title and republish it, and just pretend it’s a brand new book. Who would even notice?
- This is the only one of Michael’s novels that is set in Atlanta, where he lived for six years in the 1990s. The less said about the 1990s, the better.
- This is the sequel to The Locklear Letters.
- Which means it’s the sequel to Eat Wheaties!, because they rereleased the book with a new title in connection with the movie.
- Maybe they’ll make a sequel to the “Eat Wheaties!” movie based on this. Who knows.
- Oh, yeah, Michael wrote this one on a one-week vacation, too. Take that, Mary Shelley.
We Are Still Tornadoes (co-written with Susan Mullen)
- Buzzfeed “Must-Read Book of Fall”
- Teen Vogue “Best Book of the Month”
- Goodreads “Best YA Book of the Month”
- Bustle.com “Best Book of the Month”
- Popsugar “Best Book of the Month”
- True story: this is the one book of Michael’s that his mother isn’t a big fan of. She thinks Michael and Susan cursed too much in it. Of course, Michael’s mother won’t say the word “screwdriver” because she thinks the first syllable is offensive. Seriously. Ask her what that thing is in the junk drawer next to the hammer, and she won’t tell you. Ask her the name of the drink made from vodka and orange juice, and she’ll say, “I know you’re trying to trick me into saying it!”
- The book was adapted for a play that premiered in Indianapolis. They were trying to take the play to Broadway, and they even had Broadway actors do something called a “staged reading” for investors, but then the pandemic hit and you know how that went.
- The screenwriter/director of the “Eat Wheaties!” movie may or may not be adapting this one for a movie, too. And it may or may not be his next project. Michael and Susan are not supposed to talk about it, but one of them has a big mouth.
The Baseball Uncyclopedia (co-written with Howard Bloom)
- Baseball!
- Michael thinks he knows a lot about baseball.
- Key word: “thinks.”
The Football Uncyclopedia (co-written with Adam Hoff)
- Football!
- After this book came out, The Washington Post had Michael write about pro football for their website for a couple years — even though Michael still doesn’t know the difference between a tackle and a guard, or the difference between a draw play and … what’s the name of another play? Is there a play called an “off-tackle”?
The Movie Uncyclopedia (co-written with Lou Harry, Theresa Hoiles and Eric Feinstein)
- Movies!
- More movies!
What do you mean you haven’t read these books already?
You can order one or more of them by clicking the titles, or by clicking that big button up top.
Wait.
Hold on a second. There’s an important scene in The Allergic Boy Versus the Left-Handed Girl that takes place at a lake! I just remembered that. Man, we should have used this picture for the page about that book.
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