Roy Blount, Jr. is the author of twenty books, including Alphabet Juice, Hail, Hail Euphoria, and his new book, Alphabetter Juice. A former president of the Authors Guild, Blount is a humorist, novelist, journalist, dramatist, lyricist, lecturer, reviewer, screenwriter, anthologist, and columnist. He is a member of the most literary band in America, The Rock Bottom Remainders, who perform to raise money for charity, and is a panelist on the NPR news quiz show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”