David Bader (writer) explained

David M. Bader is an author and former attorney.

Early life, family and education

Bader is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Career

Bader was an attorney, and he worked at two law firms,^[1] but he eventually focused instead on his career as a writer.

His first book was How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew (Avon Books, 1994). Other works include The Book of Murray: The Life, Teachings, and Kvetching of the Lost Prophet (Harmony Books, 2010), Haiku U.: From Aristotle to Zola: Great Books in 17 Syllables (Gotham Books, 2004), Haikus for Jews: For You a Little Wisdom (Harmony Books, 1999),^[2] (Harmony Books, 2002). He has contributed to the Mirth of a Nation humor anthologies.

In popular culture

Tom Magliozzi read selections from two of Bader's books Haikus for Jews and Zen Judaism on NPR's radio program Car Talk.^{[3] [4]}

Excerpts from Bader's books have been widely circulated on the web and in e-mail, in most cases without permission. As William Novak notes, "his work has been all over the Internet without attribution."^[5]

Personal life

David M. Bader resides and works in New York City.

External links

• • Web site: Author David M. Bader on the Publishing Process. Edie . Montgomery-Pool. A Bunch of Wordz. July 16, 2009.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law School Graduate Serves up Kosher Haikus with a Side of Chutzpah. Harvard Law Bulletin. Fall 2000. Harvard University.
2. William . Novak . Moshe . Waldoks. All in the Timing. The Jewish Week. March 19, 2010 . 2014-12-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141226204756/http://www.thejewishweek.com/special_sections/text_context/all_timing . 2014-12-26 .
3. Web site: As Read: Haikus for Jews. cartalk.com . 9 November 2011.
4. Web site: As Read: Zen Judaism . cartalk.com . 16 June 2011.
5. Book: Novak . William . Waldoks . Moshe . 2006 . The Big Book of Jewish Humor: 25th Anniversary . HarperCollins . xvii . 978-0-06-113813-3 .