Kathleen Rooney’s memoir is a collection of eleven essays that include references to both feminism and bikini waxes, tirades against plagiarism, reflections on what it means to work for a prominent state Senator, and meditations on nuns and humility.

Daniel Nester’s new book, How to Be Inappropriate, is an interesting, mostly humorous look at people’s overly polite and politically correct attitudes. We talk with him about putting it together, farts, mooning, and Robot Gene Simmons.