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Chapter 1 — Sammy and the Cheese She had the kind of legs that kept her butt from resting on her shoes — a size eight dame in a size six dress and every mug in the joint was rooting for the two sizes to make a break for it as they watched her wiggle in the door and take a seat at the end of the bar. I raised an eyebrow at the South African merchant marine who’d been spinning out tales of his weird cargo at the other end of the bar while… Read Article →

Christopher Moore’s hilarious new novel, Lamb (read an excerpt), is a March/April 2002 Book Sense 76 pick. Lamb, subtitled The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, is a comical tale of the early years of one Joshua, more commonly known to us as Jesus Christ. Moore noted the lack of detail in the stories about Jesus’ early life, and decided that he would provide the record of one of the possible course of events. Moore is the author of a number of comic novels. His first, Practical Demonkeeping, established his place as a new… Read Article →

Genesis When I began writing the comic version of the gospels, I took a sort of Hippocratic oath to myself- that is: First, do no harm. I wanted to do this book without attacking anyone's faith, and without questioning the spiritual precepts of Christ's identity as set down in the New Testament. As far as Lamb would be concerned, Jesus was who the Bible says he was, so I had to color within those lines. To do otherwise would have been mean-spirited, which is the only thing I feel is off limits for humorous exploration…. Read Article →

All angels are not created equal. Raziel showed up ten years late for the birth of Jesus, remember. This is not the first time he’s underperformed. In The Stupidest Angel, God sends Raziel to cozy Pine Cove, California, to grant the Christmas wish of a child. Someone should have told him that kids can’t always be trusted. Maybe you’re already one of the converted, awaiting each new installment in the canon of Christopher Moore with giddy anticipation. Or maybe you’re about to discover one of the funniest, uninhibited storytellers in America. “The unhinged Hiaasen,” Janet… Read Article →

Christopher Moore is in rare company in the funny business. How many novelists make a big splash with books that are not just witty but laugh-out-loud, tears-rolling-down-your-creeks funny? There’s Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck, Tim Sandlin and Carl Hiaasen on the American side, a short list indeed. On the other side of the Atlantic, there’s Douglas Adams, who inspired Moore’s first book, and a host of other funnymen like Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and Terry Pratchett, among others. The truth is that Christopher Moore is one of a kind, but it’s been a long, weird path… Read Article →

Christopher Moore is the best-selling author of ten novels of hilariously funny, yet touchingly poignant absurdest fiction. If you’ve yet to discover his singular wit, then reading any of his books will get you instantly addicted. His latest novel is You Suck, A Love Story, he has a new novel on the way later this year/early next year and recently he agreed to answer a few questions for us. Pop Culture Zoo: Hi Chris, thank you for answering our questions. To start off, did you always know you wanted to be a writer? Christopher Moore:… Read Article →

Oh gentle reader, there are many joys to being a writer and finding out that your work has touched someone in one way or another. Over the years I’ve received letters from readers telling me how my books helped them get through their divorce, a serious illness, or even the death of a loved one. I’ve received heartfelt thanks from parents whose children would not read until they were given to one of my books. Readers have given my books credit for giving them new perspective on their spiritual lives, as well as opening their… Read Article →

This interview was done for the UCLA newspaper. 1. What kinds of literature did you enjoy reading as a child? My favorites were the Jules Verne books when I was ten to twelve; the Ian Fleming’s James Bond books in junior high. The Verne books were so big and thick, I remember having to renew them at the school library about a dozen times each to get through them, but it was exquisite torture. 2. You’ve mentioned that John Steinbeck influences your writing style but do/did you have any mentors other than him? Influences? Well,… Read Article →

Christopher Moore’s hilarious new novel, Lamb, is a March/April 2002 Book Sense 76 pick. Lamb, subtitled The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, is a comical tale of the early years of one Joshua, more commonly known to us as Jesus Christ. Moore noted the lack of detail in the stories about Jesus’ early life, and decided that he would provide the record of one of the possible course of events. Moore is the author of a number of comic novels. His first, Practical Demonkeeping, established his place as a new voice on the… Read Article →

Satirizing the ‘Greatest Story Ever Told’ Author offers a tale of the Christ and his pal, Biff (CNN) — Christopher Moore was curious about Jesus’ “missing years,” that span of time between the prophet’s childhood and the final years of his life about which almost nothing is known. It seemed like a great subject for a book, though Moore — a self-described “Buddhist with Christian tendencies” — wasn’t exactly a biblical scholar. “I thought, ‘Someone should write that story. And since I know nothing about religion or history, I should be that someone,’” the author… Read Article →