WOMEN'S HUMOR BOOKS EDITED BY ROZ WARREN

Roz Warren is the editor of the ground-breaking Women's Glib 
humor collections.  Roz's latest effort is THE BEST 
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S HUMOR, just published by The Crossing 
Press.

A frequent speaker on women's humor, Roz has given the slide 
show she developed from the cartoons in her books at many 
libraries, women's groups, and bookstores.  She writes about 
and reviews humor on a regular basis for FEMINIST BOOKSTORE 
NEWS, HYSTERIA, THE LAUGHTER PRESCRIPTION NEWSLETTER and 
SOJOURNER MAGAZINE.

Roz grew up in Detroit, graduated from the University of 
Chicago and received her law degree from Boston University 
Law School.  Roz practiced law until the birth of her son 
five years ago.  She lives with her son and her husband, 
writer Rick Smith, outside of Philadelphia.


THE BEST CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S HUMOR (Crossing Press ISBN: 0-
89594-694-7)

All the best laughs from women of wit the world over.  Roz 
Warren's latest and greatest collection features the work of 
your favorite humorists: Flash Rosenberg, Ellen Orleans, 
Rita Rudner, Hattie Gossett and cartoonists Nicole 
Hollander, Rina Piccolo, Diane Dimassa, Barbara Brandon and 
many more.  Topics include Bitchiness is the Best Revenge, 
Family Values, Mr. Right & Mr. Coffee, Marriage, Job Hell, 
and the Night of the Living Bra.


WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED SEX?  (Crossing Press, ISBN 0-
89594-631-9)

What could possibly be more ridiculous than sex?  Explore 
the entire sexual universe with the hippest women 
cartoonists.  Topics from The Tragedy of the Solar Powered 
Vibrator to Aliens Gave Me Herpes.  Barbara Brandon, Alison 
Bechdel, Kris Kovick, Nicole Hollander and many other funny 
women.


WOMEN'S GLIBBER: STATE-OF-THE ART WOMEN'S HUMOR (ISBN 0-
89594-548-7)

The ``sequel'' to the popular Women's Glib is bigger and 
glibber than ever.  400 hilarious pages of state-of-the-art 
women's humor by many of the women who made GLIB a success 
plus Molly Ivins, Kris Kovick, Jane Wagner, Nina Paley, 
Barbara Brandon, June Jordan and many others.  Laugh about 
sex, activism, therapy, shoes, malls, Madonna, television 
and Texas.  Feisty, funny, bigger and bolder!

``...another outrageous collection... virtually everybody is 
here!''  --Ms.

``An amazing collection.  Buy one copy for the library, one 
for yourself and one for any human being you know who needs a 
good laugh.''  --Women's Library Workers Journal

``There is something for everyone in this eclectic 
collection... Some of these are so funny that they'll be 
tacked to all the future fridges in my life.''  --Sojourner

``Even the contributors notes are funny.''  --San Jose Mercury 
News


GLIBQUIPS: FUNNY WORDS BY FUNNY WOMEN (Pb; ISBN 0-89594-668-
8)

The funniest women's words ever spoken, written, sung, 
shouted or scrawled on a bathroom wall are collected for 
your amusement by women's humor expert Roz Warren, and 
illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist Kris Kovick.

Bon mots by literary wits and deliciously subversive T-shirt 
slogans share the page with zingers from the hottest new 
women comics.  Women of wit enjoy the last laugh on hundreds 
of topics, including men drivers, solo sex, hot coffee, 
penises, philosophy, fun, games, and feminist protection. 

>From Edith Wharton to Lea Delaria -- Everyone is here.


WOMEN'S GLIB: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S HUMOR (ISBN 0-89594-
466-9)

A classic collection of women's humor.  Cher to gifilte 
fish. panty angst to the Pope... God, childbirth, going out, 
breaking up, death, sex and President Bush.  And, of course, 
a visit to the gynecologist.

``Fanatically funny and feminist.  There is power in the 
laughter this book produces.'' --The Utne Reader

``A laugh-out-loud collection'' --Feminist Bookstore News

``(Warren) has succeeded in collecting some of the finest 
humor writers and cartoonists who find the comedy in the 
female condition.''  --New Directions for Women

``Side splitting humor by some of the country's funniest 
female scribes.''  --Inside Magazine.


MOTHERS!  CARTOONS BY WOMEN  (ISBN 0-89594-539-8)

An irreverent, passionate and wickedly funny look at 
motherhood by the real experts -- mothers and daughters.  
Topics include: The Job of Pregnancy and Childbirth; Baby 
Frenzy; The Art of Motherhood; Are You SURE You're a Good 
Mother? and more.

A must-read for anyone who's a little feminist, a little 
frazzled, or just needs to know she's got it together.''   -- 
Metro Parent.


KITTY LIBBER -- CAT CARTOONS BY WOMEN (ISBN 0-89594-539-8)

130 cartoons address topics from the mundane (food, poop, 
hairballs and mice) to the surreal (genetic engineering, 
Elvis impersonators and feline drug use).  All the great, 
universal themes are covered -- cats' love of their owners, 
cats' indifference to their owners, cats' love of other 
cats, cats' indifference to other cats.

``Meander happily through KITTY LIBBER or pick it up at 
random anytime you need a lift.''   -- Cat Fancy

For further information, please send SASE or email to:

        Roz Warren
        P.O.B. 259
        Bala Cynwyd PA 19004

        rozwarren@aol.com