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Patrick Wensink
Patrick Wensink is the author of the bestselling novel, BROKEN PIANO FOR PRESIDENT. The book's viral popularity led him to appearances in New York Times, NPR's Weekend Edition, Forbes and others. The New Yorker once wrote one entire sentence about him. After which he had a heart attack. His... show more

Patrick Wensink is the author of the bestselling novel, BROKEN PIANO FOR PRESIDENT. The book's viral popularity led him to appearances in New York Times, NPR's Weekend Edition, Forbes and others. The New Yorker once wrote one entire sentence about him. After which he had a heart attack. His writing also appears in New York Times, Oxford American, Salon, Huffington Post and many seedier outlets. He is also the author of the essay collection, EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL IT SUCKED and two other books. He lives in Louisville, KY.
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Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 13 years ago
4.5 starsThis book was published on my birthday. That alone makes this book awesome! Plus, I purchased the Wensinkian gift pack that came with a download of ear-bleeding music that's featured in the book (via the band, Lothario Speedwagon); the book itself (signed by the author himself); and an audi...
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 13 years ago
"Every time I step on stage, I still get that Fourth-of-July-in-the-gut feeling I did of my first sold-out show." - J. Claude Caruthers, Nashville's ShakespeareDid you know the "J" in J. Claude Caruthers doesn't stand for anything? Well you would if you read this book. I totally enjoyed this Wentast...
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Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 14 years ago
Those estranged Caruthers boys sure have some problems. J. Claude Caruthers suffers from insomnia, brought about by the inability to finish his project of writing a country song for every woman's name on Earth, while his brother Lloyd inadvertently created a black hole that is threatening to destro...
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 15 years ago
Dear Patrick Wensink -You made me spit grape juice out of my nose on Public Transportation on the way to my day job because your short stories are so humorous. Now my book looks like it was sprayed with a blood machine. Sure it adds character to the book itself but my nose hurt for the rest of the...
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