Bart King's Blog, page 204

That's just ridiculous.

Look at this Harper Perennial book ad that's running in N+1 magazine:



Crazy. I mean, who's going to buy a book just because some marketing yokel stuck a kitten on it? Am I right, people?





By the way, if you haven't seen my Cute! blog, it's a great introduction to the material in my new book, Cute! A Guide to All Things Adorable . Thank you.

Beware the Pop Quiz Ninja

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But are the guns new?

I'm still tracking down the original source of this photo.

Okay, okay, there are times when an e-reader has its uses.

Hey, I've got a stairway motif going!

Stairway to Heav— well, it's a very nice stairway, anyway.

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Board games are a great way to spend family time.

Usually!

I"m a sucker for any "Bart" humor...

Lunchbreath has a comic up about unsuccessful pirates in history. To see the other candidates besides Ethical Bart, check it!

Now THAT'S specific.

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I was at Powell's bookstore the other day, where I was stunned to see six shelves of books devoted to "Jane Austen Pastiche."



But as you can see from this Vampire Holiday Romance section, things can get even MORE niche-y than that!

That's some good reading.

Beautiful Chickens  is available at Powell's.

Sunday Ride

August Sander, "Forester's Child," Westerwald, 1931.