John Hodgman will be offering the Keynote Address of MaxFunCon 2009.
John Hodgman is a contributing writer for publications including The New York Times Magazine. He wrote an advice column for McSweeney's for over a year entitled "Ask a Former Professional Literary Agent," and currently curates and hosts the Little Gray Book Lectures—a monthly series that has been broadcast on This American Life. He now appears regularly on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. He lives in New York City with his wife and children on the Upper West Side.
MaximumFunCon is a gathering of creative people who wish to be more awesome, hosted by MaximumFun.org. The inaugural event will be held June 12th through 14th, 2009 in Lake Arrowhead, California, about two hours east of Los Angeles.
