Synopses & Reviews
Only in the world of
Close to Home can you find hospitals staffed with hypochondriac-sniffing dogs, Yellowstone employees who secretly spike Old Faithful with gallons of Mr. Bubble, and telephones equipped with Caller I.Q. Of course, for the creator of the screamingly successful
Close to Home, it's just another no-holds-barred day at the drawing board.
Specializing in humor in everyday situations, John McPherson lampoons the worlds of parenting, marriage, school, health care, work, and leisure in ways that get readers to laugh at themselves.
About the Author
Joe Sharpnack has been an editorial cartoonist for 13 years. His work has appeared in USA Today, the National Times, the Seattle Times, and the Financial Times of London. He is the author of What America Wants, America Gets (Ide House, 1996). In 1989 he was the first college newspaper cartoonist ever to be nominated for the Menken Award. In 1991, while on the staff at the Chicago Daily Southtown, he received the Chicago Headliner Club's Peter Lisagor Award. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa