I am a student at Bowling Green (Ohio) and I got to hear Denise Duhamel read from her book last night on our campus. Her work is hilarious but also vey touching and human. Like all the jokes and criticism aimed at society implicate herself as well. I bought her book and she signed it for me! But I recommend this book highly, even if you can't get her to sign it. Her work is informative, challenging, and fun. Oh yeah, and she writes about Barbie dolls too.