The Tetherballs of Bougainville
Author: Mark Leyner
From his cult classic, I Smell Esther Williams, to his wildly popular and insightful column “Wild Kingdom” appearing in Esquire magazine every month, Mark Leyner has been giving us up close and personal encounters of the most hilarious kind for over a decade.Now, in his new novel The Tetherballs of Bougainville, Leyner shares with us, long last, the quintessential coming….Read More
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