Books by Paul Rudnick

Bridget Jones's Diary meets The Prince and Me with a gay twist in this royally hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy by award-winning playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and essayist Paul Rudnick.Being a New Yorker means accepting that your bike will get stolen every few months and getting hit with one of the top five worst smells ever while walking by Penn Station, but it also means you believe in fairy tales and dreams that led you to the greatest city in the first place. As lofty as Carter Ogden's dreams are, he never expected to open his eyes one day and suddenly have the Crown Prince of England stare straight back at him.As an event planner, Carter doesn't usually get many perks, but when he helps set up an event that Prince Edgar is speaking at, he finds himself meeting the dreamy royal and even helping him loosen up for his speech. What begins as a chance meeting becomes a series of dates as Carter shows Prince Edgar how to truly live the New York life. When a photo of them together goes viral, Carter is flown to England to meet the Queen, who disapproves of the match: Carter is an American nobody who isn't suitable for the Crown Prince and the duties that come with it. But still, she gives them three weeks to prove to the Royal Family-and the entire world-that they're right for each other…the couple just didn't think they had to persuade themselves.

The definitive collection of theatrical hilarity by one of America's preeminent playwrights and humoristsThe New York Times has proclaimed that ?line by line, Mr. Rudnick may be the funniest writer for the stage in the United States today.? Now, this collection of his plays will remind readers far and wide of the great influence that Paul Rudnick's comic genius has had on the world of American theater.Here are I Hate Hamlet, the play that marked Rudnick's Broadway debut; Jeffrey, the long-running off-Broadway smash about gay life during the AIDS crisis of the early '90s; as well as five other onstage gems enlivened by Rudnick's signature rapier wit.The Collected Plays of Paul Rudnick is a must-have item for any fan of this theatrical master?and a necessary addition to all courses in dramatic literature.