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Author William Novak On Writing, Jokes And Aging

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Author William Novak, at WBUR. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Author William Novak, at WBUR. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
William Novak's new book is "Die Laughing: Killer Jokes For Newly Old Folks." (Courtesy Touchstone)
(Courtesy Touchstone)

Sometimes, you just need a good joke. Here's one, from William Novak's new book, "Die Laughing: Killer Jokes for Newly Old Folks":

The highway patrolman noticed a very slow car in the right lane. As he pulled up beside it, he saw that the driver was an elderly woman who appeared to be knitting as she drove. He slowed down, rolled down his window and yelled, 'Pull over!'.... 'You're close!' the old woman yelled back with a smile. 'It's a cardigan!'

The book will make you laugh even about serious things like aging, illness and memory loss. We chat with Novak (yes, he's the father of B.J. Novak) about his book and his history of ghostwriting.

William Novak be speaking at Newtonville Books on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016.

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William Novak, author of the new book, "Die Laughing: Killer Jokes For Newly Old Folks."

This article was originally published on October 25, 2016.

This segment aired on October 25, 2016.

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