Friday, September 26, 2008

Oh, good lord, no.

I laugh so I don't cry...

Monday, September 08, 2008

10 Great Countercultural Children's Books

Occasionally I head over to Woot to see what they have say. This is today's post. I was meh at the beginning, but laughing out loud by the end.

10 Great Countercultural Children's Books

1. William S. Burroughs’ The Little Engine That Shot Its Wife
2. Green Eggs And Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski
3. A Clockwork Orange: My First Book Of Colors And Time by Anthony Burgess
4. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Esther by Sylvia Plath
5. Justine And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by the Marquis De Sade
6. Franz Kafka’s Metamorphs #1: Insectified
7. Henry Miller’s The Cheerful Little Tugboat Crosses The Equator
8. The Horse And His Boy by Peter Shaffer
9. D.H. Lawrence’s I’ll Love You Forever
10. How The Grinch Stole The Best Minds of My Generation by Allen Ginsberg

Friday, September 05, 2008

What to do when your book gets slammed

The most brilliant use of negative reviews I've seen in a good long while.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Drink the Neil Gaiman kool-aid

Neil Gaiman is one of my favourite authors, and Neverwhere was the first book of his that I read. For a limited time only, Harper Collins is offering the complete novel for free to read online or download. Check it out.