Picking Up Where America’s Beloved Erma Bombeck Left Off, Texas’ Diana Estill Waxes Poetic on Designer Dogs, Celtic Pride, Massage-phobia and other Hilarity Gleaned from Ordinary Life.

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Picking Up Where America’s Beloved Erma Bombeck Left Off, Texas’ Diana Estill Waxes Poetic on Designer Dogs, Celtic Pride, Massage-phobia and other Hilarity Gleaned from Ordinary Life.

(DALLAS) Whether she is debating the fashion statement made by spa panties or translating the sports definition of “Halftime” (the quantitative measurement used to compare the pace of meal consumption during football season to otherwise normal eating habits), Diana Estill amuses by taking potshots at ordinary life. Her latest book, Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road: Humorous Views on Love, Lust & Lawn Care, reminds us that the funniest people are sometimes those right there at home, hogging the remote.

Derived from her self-syndicated weekly humor column, “The View Askew,” Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road, is a collection of 55 hilarious tales of misadventure. One-part travel humor, one-part survival guide and one-part marriage therapy, this book will appeal to anyone who longs for a deep belly laugh.

Estill is your mom, your sister, your neighbor. Her stories touch a cosmic funny bone because we’ve all shared her experiences: husbands with a snore decibel capable of triggering the neighbor’s car alarm, mothers adverse to technology since the dawn of the VCR clock and teenagers rife with sarcasm. Her spoofs on the “scams” of free gas with new car purchases and the entanglements of electronics rebates offer readers a rollicking ride through the familiar. Some of Estill’s tales are advisory: hurricane preparation, the dangers of jalapeño juice, dealing with aging parents and—worst of all—navigating a mall with a man.

For baby boomers, this Texas storyteller spouts pure social commentary. Young people may think of her as mom when she mispronounces “ginkgo biloba” as the lesser known heavyweight herb, “ginkgo balboa.”

Estill has been a journalist and humor columnist for 10 years. Her work has appeared online, in magazines and in major newspapers, including The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and The Dallas Morning News. She was a finalist in the August 2005 America’s Funniest Humor Contest. She lives with her husband in North Texas, where she claims authorities will issue most anyone a valid driver’s license.

To schedule an interview with Diana Estill or request a review copy and more information, please contact Elaine Krackau, PR by the Book, 512-733-5145 or elaine@prbythebook.com. Visit www.dianaestill.com for more information

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