Diane Dean-Epps thought she would be a famous comedian (or something) by the time she was 30, 40 …living in an assisted living facility. With her unique sit-down stand up style of writing there’s no doubt she’s got the chops for comedic stardom. With the publication of her newest humor book, decorated fetchingly with pop art, Just Because I’m Not Effin’ Famous, Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Effin’ Funny represents her fifth time out as a published author. The title was inspired by her numerous brushes with greatness when she was chatting with, standing next to, and/or breathing the same rarified air as famous people with whom she was to partner for a variety-pack of entertainment opportunities. Exactly zero of these promises of career potential came to fruition. What has come to fruition is this Effin’ gem of a book. Milton Berle’s quote, “Laughter is an instant vacation” inspired the book’s vacation-themed organization, if not all of the comical contents therein. Although the material may not be all about vacations, the author definitely is! If you think about it — and she sure has — as Americans we consider it our constitutional right to have a vacation. Dean-Epps offers up laugh-out-loud, highly relatable stories from her travels and life that’ll make you feel as though you took every one of those trips with her, riding shot gun along the way. Grab a beverage, take a seat, and let the laughter begin.