Even his setups are funny, like this: “There was a taxidermy kiwi at a store in London.” Or this: “Everybody in the family convinced the youngest child that if she was naked, she was invisible.” Funny, a bit cruel, and entirely delightful. His new book, The Best of Me, will be or perhaps has been published the first week in November. Enjoy this conversation, made possible by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.