I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

For the film based on the novel, see I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (film).

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is a book of autobiographical short stories about sex and drinking adventures written by Tucker Max. It was a New York Times #1 bestseller and made the Best Seller List each year from 2006 to 2011.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} It has sold over one million copies worldwide, including 400,000 copies in 2009 alone.^[8][9] The book was subsequently made into a feature film of the same title.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

First edition
Author	Tucker Max
Cover artist	Erin Tyler
Language	English
Genre	Non-Fiction, fratire
Publisher	Citadel Press
Publication date	January 2006
Publication place	United States
Pages	277 pp
ISBN	978-0-8065-2728-4
Preceded by	Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories
Followed by	Assholes Finish First

Composed of short stories narrated by the author, the book often focuses on the narrator's humorous excess. The stories deal with themes such as the author's views on women, drinking (often to excess), insulting people, and embarrassing sexual encounters. A sequel, Assholes Finish First,^[10][11] was released by Simon & Schuster on September 28, 2010.^[12]

Fratire

Main article: Fratire

Max and George Ouzounian (known more commonly by his pen name, Maddox), are considered founding authors of the 21st century literary genre "fratire",^[13] a composite of the nouns "fraternity" and "satire". The term was introduced by The New York Times reporter Warren St. John in a 2006 article titled "Dude, Here's My Book".^[14] The genre is characterized by masculine themes and could be considered the male equivalent of chick lit.^[14][15] Both Max and Maddox have pointed out that neither of them were ever members of a fraternity.