Chris Duffy with Mónica Guzmán — 'Humor Me'

Third Place Books welcomes author, podcaster, and comedian Chris Duffy to our Seward Park store for a conversation about his new book Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy. Using insights from social science, fellow comedians, and his own experiences, Duffy shows readers how developing their sense of humor can make them more resilient, creative, and joyful on a daily basis. Chris will be joined in conversation by Mónica Guzmán, author of I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.

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About Humor Me. . .

From a comedian and host of hit TED podcast, How to Be a Better Human, a hilarious and enlightening guide to laughing your way into a fuller life.

“Warning: this book may cause repeated smiling. It’s a delightful read about how we can bring more levity into our lives.”
—Adam Grant, author of Hidden Potential and Think Again

In his days as an exhausted fifth grade teacher, Chris Duffy taught the funniest person he’s ever met: eleven-year-old Gary. Gary was the school newspaper’s official food critic, blasting cafeteria pizza for looking like cardboard and opining that the baked beans weren’t “beany” enough. These days, Duffy is a professional comedy writer and the host of a podcast with millions of listeners, but he’s never forgotten the transformative joy of laughing with Gary during a bleak Boston winter. In Humor Me, he shares a road map for how to cultivate and strengthen a sense of humor in a challenging world.

Duffy embarks on a journey that takes him from comedy clubs to emergency rooms to a helicopter full of Navy SEALs and back to his own keyboard to reveal how—and why—a good laugh can bring us closer to the good life. Drawing on personal stories, insights from the social sciences, and the wisdom of comedians, Duffy offers practical strategies, including:

• How to hone the art of noticing, finding humor in the most unlikely places
• Why you should take social risks (to build connection through humor!)
• How to apply the comedy secret that laughs come in threes.

Humor Me promises to deepen your friendships, enhance your creativity, and lighten life’s burdens, and is a genuinely funny read along the way.

Chris Duffy is a comedian, television writer (Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas on HBO), and radio/podcast host. Chris currently hosts TED’s hit podcast How to Be a Better Human. Chris has performed live in venues as big as a sold-out Lincoln Center and as small as a walk-in closet (also sold out). He has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC News, NPR, and National Geographic Explorer.

Mónica Guzmán is author of “I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times”; founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity; advisor and debate chair at Braver Angels; and host of A Braver Way podcast. She received an honorary doctorate degree from Wheaton College, and completed study and research fellowships at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, and the University of Florida. A Mexican immigrant and dual US/Mexico citizen, she lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids and is the proud liberal daughter of conservative parents. Read more about her and her work at moniguzman.com.

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Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.