Satirical essays covering the personal, the political, and the picaresque include a discussion on why only rednecks can call rednecks rednecks and a description of the Great Willie Nelson Outdoor Brain Fry

Of Outlaws, Con Men, Whores and Politicians

Humor & Entertainment

King, Larry L.

Humor

Penguin??Books

Complemented by eight new King pieces, this memoir reveals the scrapes, bruises, and adulterated pleasures of the author's varied career as a free-lance writer

None But a Blockhead

A little boy is afraid to meet his new neighbor, Lozo Brown, until they begin to play and become friends

Because of Lozo Brown (Picture Puffins)

Schwartz, Amy

Children's Books

Puffin

"He does it all so well. He could, as they say in Washington, make a conservative cry, a liberal laugh. He watches with a perfect eye; he listens with a perfect pitch. . . . This latest collection of his stuff shows off everything he has. . . . Every page is a story, every word is a gem." --from the Foreword by Jim Lehrer "Truth," writes Larry L. King, "is a matter of shadings. It has that in common with its low-born cousin, lies, which may be born little and white or big and mean and soul-darkening. Nobody much understands this except writers, lawyers, and politicians. Few of those will admit it. . . . So be warned: some of this book is more true than the rest." This volume brings together five essays that Mr. King considers "true facts," ten that constitute "tall tales," and four short stories that he classifies as "pure fiction." All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. They cover subjects ranging from a rape trial to dubious recipes and points between: writing, politics, Little League baseball, Texas basketball, racial integration in the military, dogs, sinning, and stories of troubled lives. Many of these pieces were previously published in such magazines as Texas Monthly, Story, The Washingtonian, and Parade, while several appear here in print for the first time. All of them bear the trademark humor and style that characterize Mr. King's hit Broadway plays, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and The Night Hank Williams Died. For fans of Larry L. King--as well as for people just discovering the broader range of his work--this collection proves once again why he is one of America's preeminent, and funniest, essayists.

True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection Series)

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

University of Texas Press

"He does it all so well. He could, as they say in Washington, make a conservative cry, a liberal laugh. He watches with a perfect eye; he listens with a perfect pitch. . . . This latest collection of his stuff shows off everything he has. . . . Every page is a story, every word is a gem."
 —from the Foreword by Jim Lehrer "For years now I've considered Larry L. King one of the finest and most versatile of our American writers. . . . Even at his most cutting, his writing would be characterized by a commitment to authentic American values—almost to an older and vanished America whose expressed ideals of democratic justice and humility touched somehow the unsophisticated young men in its provinces and shaped them into maturity. "
—Willie Morris "Truth," writes Larry L. King, "is a matter of shadings. It has that in common with its low-born cousin, lies, which may be born little and white or big and mean and soul-darkening. Nobody much understands this except writers, lawyers, and politicians. Few of those will admit it. . . . So be warned: some of this book is more true than the rest." This volume brings together five essays that Mr. King considers "true facts," ten that constitute "tall tales," and four short stories that he classifies as "pure fiction." All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. They cover subjects ranging from a rape trial to dubious recipes and points between: writing, politics, Little League baseball, Texas basketball, racial integration in the military, dogs, sinning, and stories of troubled lives.
 Many of these pieces were previously published in such magazines as Texas Monthly, Story, The Washingtonian, and Parade, while several appear here in print for the first time. All of them bear the trademark humor and style that characterize Mr. King's hit Broadway plays, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and The Night Hank Williams Died. For fans of Larry L. King—as well as for people just discovering the broader range of his work—this collection proves once again why he is one of America's preeminent, and funniest, essayists.

Popular radio and television talk show host Larry King recalls some of his most memorable celebrity interviews and associations, offering inside glimpses of some of the most famous celebrities of the past three decades

Tell It to the King

Biographies & Memoirs

G.P.Putnam's Sons

The award-winning radio talk-show host presents anecdotes about the hundreds of interesting individuals who have passed through his life, including Jackie Gleason, Elvis, Nixon, Rosanne Barr, Stephen King, and Gore Vidal

Tell Me More

Putnam Adult

Thurmond Stottle, once the high school football hero, pumps gas in a tiny West Texas town and dreams of making it as a songwriter and country singer like his hero, the late Hank Williams. He whiles away his free time in Gus Gilbert's bar and waits for the right moment to take off for Nashville. The moment arrives with Nellie, his ex sweetheart who returns home because her marriage is breaking up. Thurmond plans to leave with Nellie if he can get a stake from Gus. When Gus turns him down, he robs the gas station, bludgeoning the owner. He returns to Gus' bar to hide but the sheriff knows just where to find him. "The plot is strong, and there is no lack of incident or characters, but it is the rich Texas vernacular the rat tat tat of startling, bawdy similes and the funny throwaway linesthat gives the show its texture." - New Yorker "Amusing and ultimately poignant.... Captures the spirit of Hank Williams' homely poetry while adding a generous helping of Mr. King's Texas geniality and humor. The play is itself a plaintive country western song." - N.Y. Times The WPA Theatre in Manhattan on January 10, 1989. Kyle Renick, Artistic Director.

The Night Hank Williams Died : A Play

French

Confessions of a White Racist [paperback] King, Larry L. [May 15, 1972]

Confessions of a White Racist

An account by a journeyman dramatist of the production--from phone call to first night--of his first play "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," and the attendant wranglings, clashes, and confusions

The Whorehouse Papers

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Of Outlaws, Con Men, Whores and Politicians

None But a Blockhead

Because of Lozo Brown (Picture Puffins)

True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection Series)

True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection Series)

Tell It to the King

Tell Me More

The Night Hank Williams Died : A Play

Confessions of a White Racist

The Whorehouse Papers