Every now and then, I post some book-related comedy material (see here for a listing of all my past posts in this category).
One blog reader sent me a fun rap video called “B*tches in Bookshops.” I can’t say that I’m familiar with the song/video this one is parodying (my musical tastes don’t run to rap or hip hop), but it’s a clever one.
(And yes, as the title implies, the song contains some adult language.)
As an avowed bibliophile, I sometimes post about other people’s bookshelves and libraries (my last post of this topic can be found here). Well, I have two updates on that topic today.
First up is a phenomenal video that a married couple and a team of helpers put together about what happens in bookstores at night when no one is around. (Can you imagine how much effort went into this short video?)
And second is an excellent Tumblr feed that calls itself simply “Bookshelf Porn.” Nothing pornographic about it, of course, but if you love images of books, then this is the place for you.
Check them out!
We all know that the book industry is in turmoil, with independent and used bookstores going under by the droves, the big chains have not been doing particularly well compared with Amazon, traditional publishers seem clueless about eBooks, and eBooks as a whole seem to represent a paradigm shift in how books’ content is delivered to readers. None of us really knows what the state of the book will be next year, much less five or ten years hence.
The good folks at isthebookdead.com now have the definitive answer to the question, “Is the book dead?”
Just wanted to share a blog post that includes Photoshopped covers of a large number of “classic” books with new titles that do a better job of summarizing the books’ content than the original titles. Some of these are unfair and some I flat out disagree with, but some are absolutely spot on. For instance, Caleb Carr’s The Alienist (which I greatly disliked) has been retitled, perhaps more accurately, Teddy Roosevelt Solves Tranny Murders.
I don’t read a lot of webcomics, and don’t follow any of them frequently, but there’s one that I do periodically revisit: Wondermark. I recommend it highly.
In keeping with the theme of my blog — all things book-related — I’ll occasionally post a funny book-related Wondermark comic. Here’s one about a book I think we’ve probably all wanted to own at one point or another.
I don’t read a lot of webcomics, and don’t follow any of them frequently, but there’s one that I do periodically revisit: Wondermark. I recommend it highly.
In keeping with the theme of my blog — all things book-related — I’ll occasionally post a funny book-related Wondermark comic. Here’s a fun one.
Sadly, this isn’t a real campaign to promote reading, but maybe it should be!
I don’t read a lot of webcomics, and don’t follow any of them frequently, but there’s one that I do periodically revisit: Wondermark. I recommend it highly.
In keeping with the theme of my blog — all things book-related — I’ll occasionally post a funny book-related Wondermark comic. As a writer, here’s one that’s near and dear to my heart.
I don’t read a lot of webcomics, and don’t follow any of them frequently, but there’s one that I do periodically revisit: Wondermark. I recommend it highly.
In keeping with the theme of my blog — all things book-related — I’ll occasionally post a funny book-related Wondermark comic. Here’s one about a kind of book that, sadly, actually exists.
I’ve never engaged in one-upmanship on reading, but I’m sure there are folks out there who do (this is probably only because not all that many of my friends and acquaintances are obsessive bibliophiles like me). In any case, I came across a very funny scene/teaser for a show called Portlandia. I’ve never seen the show — since I don’t watch TV, I only see shows once they’ve come out on DVD — but this is hilarious.
