What are You Reading? What are You Writing? ep. 199 with Cappy McGarr

My guest is Cappy McGarr celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Mark Twain Prize for Humor with his paperback version of The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous. McGarr reveals for the first time how the Mark Twain Prize National Award for Humor was conceived and shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes on myriad celebrities that he has dealt with over the decades from Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, to Paul McCartney. Ken Burns wrote the forward with numerous celebrities offering their kudos such as Lily Tomlin and Carole King.