"Do you want money—more money than you can imagine? Do you want power—nearly unlimited power? It's possible. Hell, it's easy. Just watch what Michael Gerber does...the things he says...who he associates with...how he lives his life, day-by-day...Look at all these things, study them, consider them—then do the exact opposite."--Tony Robbins, famous motivational speaker
Michael Gerber (born June 14, 1969) is the author of the Barry Trotter series, million-selling parodies of the Harry Potter books. Before becoming a novelist, Gerber contributed humor to The New Yorker, Saturday Night Live, and many other venues. Here are a few of his pieces (written with Jonathan Schwarz) that have made it to the web.
The Periodic Table of Rejected Elements (The Atlantic)
Harry Potter and the Errant Golf Cart (The New York Times)
Lunch With Oppenheimer (Esquire)
Why the ____s Hate the ____s (Village Voice)
An exhaustive, some might say exhausting, collection of his magazine and TV work from the 1990s has been published under the title Our Kampf. This book has nothing to do with Hitler or Nazism, unless that will make you buy it. If so, it's a Nazified biography of Hitler.
In addition to the Barry Trotter parodies, Gerber is also responsible for The Lying Bitch in the Wardrobe and A Christmas Peril, spoofs of C.S. Lewis and Charles Dickens respectively.
He has written two non-parodic novels, Freshman and Sophomore, half of a four-book series which follows a student's progress through the mythical, Ivy/Oxbridge-inflected Stutts University. In writing these satirical romps, Gerber drew upon his satire-filled, romptastic experiences as a student at Yale University, specifically his activities on The Yale Record college humor magazine. Gerber currently runs The Record's alumni organization.
Gerber grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and Oak Park, Illinois—or, to be strictly accurate, the Tivoli movie theater, followed by the Music Box. His first published work was a humor column for The Trapeze, the student newspaper of Oak Park and River Forest High School. Though many at the time questioned the quality of this material, it did allow him to meet his wife. Gerber has a slight case of cerebral palsy which, according to his wife, does not prevent him from being a damn good dancer.
A devoted fan of The Beatles, has recently finished a humorous mystery novel loosely based on the life and times of that group. In 2007, he co-founded Hey Dullblog, a well-respected group weblog on all things Beatle. "I only started writing comedy because The Beatles weren't hiring. Blame them."
Gerber lives in Santa Monica, California (or, more accurately, the Aero Theater). You may contact him via this blog; if you would like to receive updates, info about appearances, and access to limited edition projects, send an email to mikesnewbooks[at]gmail[dot]com.
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Michael Gerber (born June 14, 1969) is the author of the Barry Trotter series, million-selling parodies of the Harry Potter books. Before becoming a novelist, Gerber contributed humor to The New Yorker, Saturday Night Live, and many other venues. Here are a few of his pieces (written with Jonathan Schwarz) that have made it to the web.
The Periodic Table of Rejected Elements (The Atlantic)
Harry Potter and the Errant Golf Cart (The New York Times)
Lunch With Oppenheimer (Esquire)
Why the ____s Hate the ____s (Village Voice)
An exhaustive, some might say exhausting, collection of his magazine and TV work from the 1990s has been published under the title Our Kampf. This book has nothing to do with Hitler or Nazism, unless that will make you buy it. If so, it's a Nazified biography of Hitler.
In addition to the Barry Trotter parodies, Gerber is also responsible for The Lying Bitch in the Wardrobe and A Christmas Peril, spoofs of C.S. Lewis and Charles Dickens respectively.
He has written two non-parodic novels, Freshman and Sophomore, half of a four-book series which follows a student's progress through the mythical, Ivy/Oxbridge-inflected Stutts University. In writing these satirical romps, Gerber drew upon his satire-filled, romptastic experiences as a student at Yale University, specifically his activities on The Yale Record college humor magazine. Gerber currently runs The Record's alumni organization.
Gerber grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and Oak Park, Illinois—or, to be strictly accurate, the Tivoli movie theater, followed by the Music Box. His first published work was a humor column for The Trapeze, the student newspaper of Oak Park and River Forest High School. Though many at the time questioned the quality of this material, it did allow him to meet his wife. Gerber has a slight case of cerebral palsy which, according to his wife, does not prevent him from being a damn good dancer.
A devoted fan of The Beatles, has recently finished a humorous mystery novel loosely based on the life and times of that group. In 2007, he co-founded Hey Dullblog, a well-respected group weblog on all things Beatle. "I only started writing comedy because The Beatles weren't hiring. Blame them."
Gerber lives in Santa Monica, California (or, more accurately, the Aero Theater). You may contact him via this blog; if you would like to receive updates, info about appearances, and access to limited edition projects, send an email to mikesnewbooks[at]gmail[dot]com.
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