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I actually don't read comic books. I did when I was a kid - I used to read a lot of 'X-Men' comic books. I read a couple 'Scott Pilgrim' this past year, and those are really good, but I don't read in general, unfortunately.

I don't think I was a good comedian.

The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.

I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.

I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and made no jokes and it caught me off guard a little bit. He was much more serious than some of the joke shows that journalists get on.

I don't laugh that much, but I do like humorous books, and I like to entertain readers that way.

Given the current state of publishing, I think it helps to have a brand name on the cover of your book. Comedians are proven commodities with built-in audiences. They may not have the writing chops of a Dave Eggers, but they're salacious and funny and self-reflective.

I might've been witty, but I didn't have a shtick. So, I never considered myself a comedian.

It's rare that I read more than two or three books by any one author; usually only one.