Susan Fales-Hill takes laughter to a whole new flight and has some books to give away

**Giveaway is now closed**

Today we welcome Susan Fales-Hill, who has had an amazing career, including her debut recent novel "One Flight Up." Susan was born in Rome and grew up in New York City. She graduated from the French high school of New York, "Lycee Francais de New York," and graduated with honors from Harvard College with two degrees, Literature and History, in 1985. In 2003, Susan published "Always Wear Joy" (HarperCollins), a memoir about her late mother Josephine Premise, who was an actress, singer and dancer. This memoir won many awards, including the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for Nonfiction, and a finalist for the NAACP Image Award. Susan lives in New York with her husband and their daughter.

Courtesy of Simon & Schuster, we have three copies of "One Flight Up" to some lucky readers in the US.

You can find Susan at her website, on Simon & Schuster, Facebook and Twitter.

Funniest chick lit novel?

"Pride and Prejudice"

Funniest book character (chick lit or any kind)?

Mr. Micawber from "David Copperfield."

Favorite comedy film?

"The First Wives' Club" and "The Women"

Funniest quirk you had as a child?

I loved Bette Davis movies. It sort of explains everything.

Funniest thing that happened to you recently?

The barrage of emails from the AARP and The Bra Genie.

Funniest misunderstanding?

When talking to a famous Cuban ballet dancer and his wife about performances in their native land, I asked "How were the sets?" To my bafflement, they recoiled, eyebrows arched, clearly offended. They thought I was asking "How was the sex?"

Strangest thing you find funny?

The ludicrous slogans of White Supremacist groups, like "Protect and preserve the beauty of white anglo saxon womanhood" worn on a T-Shirt. I'm thinking of ordering one.

Favorite inside joke you have with anyone you know?

In my co-dependent days, I felt guilty for the misery of every unfortunate person in the world. After breaking up with a man who cared deeply for me, I couldn't shake the feeling I had personally ruined his life. One night, as I droned on about how I'd devastated him, my friend said, "Why stop there? You're forgetting the hole in the Ozone layer. That's your fault too." Whenever I slip back into that guilt, all she has to say is "ozone layer."

Favorite comedian?

Lucille Ball

Favorite humorous quote?

"If you want to be really distinguished, you have to be dead. There's nothing as dignified as a mummy." Elizabeth Bennett to Caroline Bingley in the BRILLIANT 1939 version of "Pride and Prejudice" starring Lawrence Olivier and the divine Greer Garson.

Thanks to Susan for sharing her favorite funny things with us and to Simon and Schuster for sharing her book with our readers.

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US only. Giveaway ends October 31st at midnight EST.