Queen Mary 2 Hosts Satirist Christopher Buckley

February 27, 2009 on 10:16 am | In Cruise Boats, East Coast, London, New York City, United Kingdom, comedy | Comments Off

Author and political satirist Christopher Buckley will sail aboard Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 on the Nov. 5 trans-Atlantic crossing from New York to Southampton.

Buckley will be a featured guest of Cunard Insights, Cunard’s onboard enrichment program which, this year, will host authors including E.L. Doctorow, Erica Jong and Amy Bloom. Like his literary contemporaries, Buckley will deliver a series of lectures, Q&A discussions, readings and book signings.

“Buckley’s political insight and ‘insider intelligence’ promise an engaging and entertaining experience for our guests,” said Carol Marlow, president of Cunard Line. “His humorous take on Washington’s political life is always fresh and appealing and we know his unique brand of wit will resonate with our guests.”

A cum laude graduate of Yale University, Buckley has been awarded the Thurber Prize for Literary Excellence and the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He has written 14 books, including “God Is My Broker,” “The White House Mess,” “No Way to Treat a First Lady,” “Florence of Arabia” and “Supreme Courtship,” his newest work.

His book, “Thank You for Smoking,” was made into a motion picture. Buckley is the founding editor of Forbes FYI (now ForbesLife) and is currently the magazine’s editor-at-large. He is a former chief speechwriter to Vice President George H.W. Bush.

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