John Owens
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John Owens

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John Owens is an award-winning humorist, travel writer, author, and editor based in Florida. His new book, Death Wears Flip-Flops, is a laugh-out-loud satire of the greed, corruption, stupidity, and, yes, sex that make Florida #1 in so many dubious categories. This fast-moving tale is bursting with outrageous characters and settings. A hot-shot movie star…an idiotic TV reporter…a mega-church led by God's Greatest Salesman…the crooked Governor and his insatiable wife…a preposterous (and insanely profitable) theme park…along with farcical Floridians who will murder, maim, and dress like a chicken to get a piece of the action. Think Ozark meets South Park, meets National Lampoon's Vacation. John previously published the critically-acclaimed bestseller Confessions of a Bad Teacher: The Shocking Truth from the Front Lines of American Public Education (Soucebooks, 2013). This first-person report on the national attack on teachers, students, and public education has been widely praised and cited. His book Chickens Are Not Pets, A Kid’s-Eye View of a Shattered American Dream, grew out of his work as an 8th and 9th grade public school English teacher. One exercise popular with his students was Writing Your Life; students eagerly captured colorful stories about growing up. Chickens Are Not Pets resulted from John doing exactly that. A brutally honest and soul-baring celebration of childhood, this collection of stories is a hilarious, insightful flashback packed with joyfully offbeat people and you-can't-make-this-up experiences. A former publishing executive, John has been the editor in chief of numerous magazines, including Travel Holiday, Boating, and Popular Photography, and editorial director of Yachting, American PHOTO, Road & Track, and Cycle World, among others. He has made more than 100 appearances on national television and radio.
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