Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States

In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red State Blue State andUnconstitutional tackles the condition of our union today.

Utah: The Church of States
Vermont: The Old Hippie State
Florida: The Hot Mess State
Arizona: The Instagram Model State
Wisconsin: The Diet Starts Tomorrow State

The United States is in a fifty-states-wide couples' counseling session, thinking about filing for divorce. But is that really what we want? Can a nation composed of states that areso different possibly hang together?

Colin Quinn, comedian, social commentator, and writer and star ofRed State Blue State andUnconstitutional, calls us out state-by-state, from Connecticut to Hawaii. He identifies the hypocrisies inherent in what weclaim to believe and what we actuallydo. Within a framework of big-picture thinking about systems of government--after all, howwould you put this country together if you started from scratch today?--to dead-on observations about the quirks and vibes of the citizens in each region, Overstated skewers us all: red, blue, and purple. It's ultimately infused with the same blend of optimism and practicality that sparked the U.S. into being.