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 Jacob’s hilarious dispatches are funny, touching—and real.  This is a true laugh riot, as Fay wittily takes on sexuality, politics, relationships, and day-to-day dilemmas.” .
Insight Out Book Club

“Jacobs' widespread and sometimes irreverent humor has universal appeal… She aims her potshots with puckish charm, comedic grace, and a mischievous wink. Do your funny bone a favor and buy this book!”
Nann Dunn, JustAboutWrite!

"Her columns... are laugh out loud funny and the best part is that Jacobs is sincere...those reading her for the first time will understand why she's such a beloved columnist."

Jane van Ingen - Lambda Book Report

“It’s clear that these hilarious stories deserve a wider audience!”
National Association of Press Women 2009 Awards judges

The emotions portrayed in these stories run the gamut. Every tale is masterfully told—these memorable memoirs… are both pleasure and treasure.
Anna Furtado - JustAboutWrite!

Every bit as sardonic, witty, sarcastic & insightful as her first book... but her memories in Fried & True
of publishers Anyda Marchant and Muriel Crawford give this book extra heart.
Richard LaBonte, San Francisco Bay Times

“I’ve caught Fay’s columns on and off over the years.  They’re perfect as discrete pieces, as Fay has the good stand-up comic’s flare for coming full circle—wrapping everything up neatly and getting one last joke in before saying “Good night.”  They become a thing of power, though, when arranged back-to-back in book form.  You get a sense of the passage of seasons, illnesses (and home improvement projects) suffered…
Emily Lloyd, Lambda Book Report

Fay Jacobs’ books are very smart, very funny, very insightful. These books will appeal to everyone.  
Northampton’s Pride &Joy Bookstore

She has the sarcastic wit of the best political commentators, and little that has occurred in the past few years escapes her piercing pen. If you've had the pleasure of meeting Fay and hearing her read her own work, you'll also be eager for the day when her works appear on CD; she's that funny. Meanwhile, go online and get your copy of her books. Perfect summer (or anytime) reading.
Chelsea Pines Inn Newsletter

“Fay Jacobs tells a funny story so well about moving to Rehoboth that everyone will be heading for the shore.”
Washington Blade,

“Fay's essays resonate with warmth, candid humor, and the unabashed joy of finding one's place" -- --“
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Winner!
2011 National Federation of Press Women
Non-Fiction Book of the Year 

2011 Goldie Award from Golden Crown
    Literary Society (Essays & Short Stories)

2011 Book of the Year DE Press Assn.

2011 Nomination Over the Rainbow Award
American Library Association

Finalist! Independent Publishers IPPY Award, ForeWord humor Book of the Year,
American Library Association Rainbow Book Award and more!

Don't just take our word for it!

Echo Magazine, Bob Lind:
Think of author/activist Fay Jacobs as kind of a lesbian Andy Rooney, the longtime curmudgeon commentator on "60 Minutes." Of course, Fay is much more good natured and humorous, as she comments on life's little challenges and adventures, ranging from national events and her travels with her partner, to what she sees from her front porch in Rehoboth Beach.

It's an intelligent, hysterically funny and occasionally poignant look at how we live today, with hopes for tomorrow. Recommended for everyone, male or female, gay or straight. Five stars out of five.

 Here's a word from author Radclyffe 
&  funny man Bruce Vilanch

"For Frying Out Loud is everything we've come to expect from Fay Jacobs--humorous, insightful, and savvy. Fay finds universal messages in every day experiences, entertaining while reminding us of all that binds us together. Laugh out loud at the home improvement story from Hell, and ponder the truths we often fail to see beside us in ”Stranger than Fiction."

"Laugh, cry, and above all, rejoice with Fay Jacobs' newest collection!" -- Radclyffe, author of Trauma Alert and as L.L. Raand, The Midnight Hunter series

 The gay world's best kept secret is Rehoboth  Beach & Rehoboth's worst kept secret is
Fay Jacobs, who has been making warm, funny & completely authentic observations from her spot under an umbrella for years. Read her at some other resort, then put down your book and head for hers."
Bruce Vilanch, Hollywood Squares icon, screenwriter, Emmy winner, and comedy writer for the Oscars

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As I Lay Frying -
a Rehoboth Beach Memoir

Now in its 3rd printing:  
the little book that word of mouth built!

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware has been called "The Nation's Summer Capital" ever since the families of U.S. Senators & Congressmen discovered its beauty & charm, spending summers in Rehoboth to escape the oppressive heat & humidity of Washington, DC. Later, Rehoboth became another kind of refuge, when the gay & lesbian communities of the Mid-Atlantic found a beach resort to call their own.

In 1995, writer Fay Jacobs & her partner Bonnie literally cruised into town & discovered the unique charm of this seaside community. Almost immediately, Fay began chronicling her life as a Rehoboth weekender in a column that appeared in the magazine Letters from CAMP Rehoboth. In the years that followed, Fay's Rehoboth fans have followed her smart, witty columns as Fay & Bonnie made the transition from visitors to regulars to locals.  Fay's unique voice & her willingness to bare it all in print turned her fans into a sort of extended family.  Together, the essays tell a story that is sometimes provocative, sometimes political, occasionally heartwarming, & always hilarious.

 Now a trilogy! 
The "Frying" Series....

For Frying Out Loud - 
Rehoboth Beach Diaries

Fay Jacobs is back! The author of As I Lay Frying and Fried & True returns with more  wise & witty recollections about contemporary life in general and more specifically life in Rehoboth Beach, a small resort town on the Delaware Coast. 
Together, these essays tell a story that is sometimes provocative, sometimes political, occasionally heartwarming & always hilarious.

A treat for longtime fans &  new readers alike For Frying Out Loud is a collection of Fay’s latest columns plus some new, never published material. 


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Fried & True - Tales from Rehoboth Beach

Winner of the 2008 National 
Women's Press Association 
Book of the Year Award for humor!

2008 Golden Crown Literary Award

In Fried & True,  Fay takes you inside the remarkable lives of two Rehoboth Beach icons, sharing her close friendship with legendary feminist author Sarah Aldridge (the pen name of Anyda Marchant). 

Marchant  wrote 14 classic novels and founded, with her partner Muriel Crawford, Naiad Press – arguably the most successful feminist publishing house in the country in the 1970s and 80s. Fay’s friendship with the founders of Naiad & then A&M Books gives readers an extraordinary & very personal glimpse of two lives bravely &d gloriously lived.   
 

"Her columns... are laugh out loud funny & the best part is that Jacobs is sincere...those who enjoyed Jacobs' first collection will not be disappointed & those reading her for the first time will understand why she's such a beloved columnist."
Lambda Book Report

From provocative to political, from heartwarming to hilarious, Fay’s written voice invites readers in as friends, &
she once again introduces us to the unique inhabitants of Rehoboth Beach . Much of the focus this time is on her close friendship with two of the most famous locals, couple Sarah Aldridge & Muriel Crawford, whom Fay credits for helping her become an “accidental publisher.”   
Insightout Book Club