Mike Reiss is a former head writer for The Simpsons, a show for which he has won four Emmy Awards. He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he served as president of the Harvard Lampoon, and currently lives in New York, New York. His books for children include How Murray Saved Christmas, Santa Claustrophobia, and The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln, all illustrated by David Catrow.
Springfield Confidential is the first book about The Simpsons written by an insider. I’ve been writing for the show from Day One right up to the present—thirty years! —racking up four Emmys and a Peabody Award. This book gives you a first-hand look at how it all began, how the show is made, and why it keeps going…and going…and going…
It’s all in here—the secrets, the scandals, the censors and celebrity guests. Along the way, I blab about other comedy legends I worked for, including Johnny Carson, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling… and Pope Francis! No joke!
…like a Simpsons episode in book form: it’s smart, fast-paced, and stuffed with hundreds of jokes, some of them funny.
