Steve Martin

Books by Steve Martin

The Pleasure of My Company

by Steve Martin
- Hardcover, 163 pages
Shopgirl

by Steve Martin
- Paperback, 130 pages
An Object of Beauty

by Steve Martin
- Paperback, 295 pages
Born Standing Up

A Comic's Life

by Steve Martin
- Paperback, 208 pages
The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!

by Steve Martin and Roz Chast
- Hardcover, 1 v. (unpaged)
The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits Of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.

The Tweets Of Steve Martin

by Steve Martin
- Paperback, 105 pages

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The Wild And Crazy 'Tweets Of Steve Martin'

by NPR Staff

March 15, 201212:01 AM

Once a social-media skeptic, the legendary funnyman, screenwriter and banjo player now says Twitter is "sort of like heaven." His new book collects his best tweets — and some of the hilarious responses he has received from followers.

Steve Martin has won two Grammys for his comedy albums. His film credits include Father of the Bride, Parenthood and The Spanish Prisoner.

New In Paperback

Great Lives: Lawrence Of Arabia, Julia Child's Spy Friends And 50 Years With Dionne Warwick

November 16, 2011 3:10 PM

Comedian Steve Martin tackles the New York art world, while singer Dionne Warwick delivers her life story, music critic Alex Ross charts the evolution of his taste, Jennet Conant explores Julia and Paul Childs' secret World War II spy work, and Michael Korda recounts the life of Lawrence of Arabia.

Author Interviews

Steve Martin Finds His Muse In 'An Object Of Beauty'

November 29, 2010 1:00 PM

Martin is best known for his comedy, but he's also a writer, a Grammy-winning bluegrass artist and a serious art collector. In his new novel, An Object of Beauty, Martin tells the story of an ambitious woman navigating her way up — and out of — the New York City art world.

Pop Culture

Steve Martin Memoir Recalls A Past Life

January 01, 200911:00 AM

The comedian, actor and author Steve Martin looks back on his life as a stand-up comic and talks about how he put some distance between himself and the person he used to be.

Pop Culture

Steve Martin On Being 'Born Standing Up'

October 22, 200810:08 AM

He went from performing in an empty San Francisco coffee house to hosting the Oscars. In his memoir Born Standing Up, out now in paperback, comedian Steve Martin talks about his early days as a stand-up comic — and why he quit.

Interviews

Steve Martin: 'Born Standing Up'

November 27, 200712:01 AM

Steve Martin gave up stand-up comedy in 1981, at the height of his fame. He calls his new book Born Standing Up a biography rather than an autobiography, of a guy he used to know.

Books

Steve Martin's Wild and Crazy Alphabet Book

October 25, 200712:01 AM

With characters like Maniacal Marvin and Henrietta the hare, writer and actor Steve Martin joins with New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast in a new book that turns the alphabet upside down and sideways.

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'Shopgirl' and Twain Confirm Martin's Iconic Status

by Renee Montagne

October 28, 200512:00 AM

Steve Martin is at the top of his game. He has just been awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, at the same time that his newest movie, Shopgirl, is winning strong reviews around the country.

Claire Danes and Steve Martin. Credit: Sam Emerson; Touchstone Pictures.

Interviews

Steve Martin on Life on the Stage and the Page

by Neal Conan

October 19, 200412:00 AM

Steve Martin became famous as an actor and comedian. Lately, though, he's gaining accolades for another talent: writing. Martin's latest book is The Pleasure of My Company. He talks with NPR's Neal Conan about life on the stage and the page and takes your calls.

Author Interviews

Fictional 'Mothers' Reveal Facts Of A Painful Adoption Process

Books

Book News: Newly Found Pearl Buck Novel To Be Published This Fall

At her desk in the study of her Philadelphia townhouse in 1967, Pearl Buck looks at a bound volume of the magazine Asia from 1925 that contained her first published work.

Book Reviews

A Different Kind Of Immigrant Experience In 'Americanah'

Books

Book News: Stephen King's New Bogeyman? Digital Publishing

Stephen King holds a special pink Kindle given to him at a 2009 unveiling event for the Amazon Kindle 2.

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Steve Martin

Books by Steve Martin

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