Judd Apatow put out his first book this month, a collection of short stories and essays entitled I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny At All. Although he did contribute a short piece himself, he mainly took on the role of editor, assembling a pretty impressive line-up of contemporary writers and comedians from his buddies Paul Feig and Adam Sandler to McSweeny’s regulars like Dave Eggers and Michael Chabon, to, yes even legends like Ernest Hemmingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Apparently Apatow has so much clout he was able to bring these guys back from the dead.

The truth is, a lot of the material in this book has been published previously, so if you’re a big fan of a lot of these writers you may find it fairly redundant. I was a little disappointed to find that contributions from people like Conan O’Brien and Adam McKay are actually just screenplays for TV pilots and SNL sketches. Fortunately, it’s the kind of book that you can read in five minute installments (ideal for an ADD reader like me), and the proceeds go to charity. So yeah, check it out.