My books

"Remy Maisel takes the madness of the modern world, marries it to an ingenious concept, and makes it personal, funny, and heartfelt." Dan McCoy, Emmy Award winning writer for The Daily Show

In a case of badly mistaken identity, Emily, a down-on-her-luck intern, is recruited by the State Department to solve the Palestinian problem.

Only this time they want it handled as a divorce settlement. Travelling across Jerusalem and New York, Emily must rely on the experience of her parents' disastrous divorce to handle the case. Plus, she went to Hebrew school. If she survived that, how much harder can this be?

In order to pull off the most acrimonious divorce of all time, she must let go of the family trauma that has tainted her whole life... but what if it won't stay in the past?

The book studies the intersections between satirical comedy and national politics in order to show that one of the strongest supports for our democracy today comes from those of us who are seriously joking. This book shows how we got to this place and why satire may be the only way we can save our democracy and strengthen our nation.

Before Stephen Colbert made The Late Show #1 in late night, he revolutionized political satire as the host of The Colbert Report. Whether you're just discovering Colbert's genius, or are a veteran member of the Colbert Nation, Bears & Balls is the essential fan guide. This encyclopedic journey through the show's best-known segments and obscure favorites is crammed with details only the show's most knowledgeable fans can deliver. What was The Word modeled after? Was Jay the Intern really an intern? What ever happened to Stephen Jr.? From the technical to the tangential, Bears & Balls: the Colbert Report A-Z covers it all, and answers questions you didn't even know you had.