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Owen Egerton in the Austin Chronicle
June 10, 2007 Owen Egerton local appearance: There was positive evidence of Owen Egerton’s popularity at BookPeople on May 17. The local comedian and NPR commentator drew more than 150 fans — from members of his Quaker Friends’ group to Austin Soup Peddler David Ansel to local writers/performers Spike Gillespie and Wayne Alan Brenner — to celebrate the release of “How to Best Avoid Dying,” his collection of absurdist short fiction. The Whip-In provided libations and singer/songwriter Southpaw Jones started things off with some hilarious ditties, including one inspired by the book, a 30-second “theme song” that’ll come in handy if “How to Best Avoid Dying” is ever turned into a TV series. There was even a fresh fruit platter.