It's hard not to love the funny books of Christopher Moore. Rayna Nielsen knows that well. But a lot of research goes into them: staring at squirrels, traveling far-and-wide for specific anecdotes, and using social media as a place to put funny things that don't go into books.

In this week's Misshelved, listen in as Blue Cypress Books's Rayna Nielsen talks to New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore about his books, squirrels, and social media.

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