With new ideas about what the Voynich Manuscript actually is, disarmingly obvious sanity for libraries from Sydney, and more strange words added to the Oxford English Dictionary it’s just another day at the office for us. Oh, and we kind of have a quiz about the 2017 Diagram Prize for […]
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Literary Loitering 69 – Batman’s Single Dad Fanfiction
We’ve got a smorgasbord of strangeness this week with the Jeremy Corbyn colouring book, Anthony Burgess on pornography, DILF romances and eating books (literally). We also take a look at twenty allegedly helpful advisory tweets for writers that have been compiled into a “helpful” list. Our featured book is Eagle […]
Literary Loitering 68 – Dude, Wherefore Art Mine Chariot?
We’re a man down and suffering from the heat this week, but still we soldier on against history students, Shakesperian Ghostbusters, Pissing Pugs and “the ultimate therapeutic experience” (according to the guy who took the photos). Our featured book is Warlock Holmes: A Study in Brimstone by G. S. Denning. […]
Literary Loitering 67 – The Balaclava of Shame
Literary Loitering 65 – It’s a Mads Mads Mads Mads World
While the sales of real books rises and e-books fall, we discover a litany of complaints from a conservative politician (about a literary prize), Marcel Proust (about his neighbour’s sexy time), women about Bill O’Reilly (for being Bill O’Reilly we presume), and J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis (about Walt Disney). […]
Literary Loitering 64 – Death By Weaponised Hairpiece
This week we’ve got a kid’s book award, Stephen King versus Donald Trump, the lesser spotted LaBeouf, Stephen King versus James Patterson (again), fried chicken and crayons. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network for all the latest news, discussions and reviews, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Audioboom […]
Literary Loitering 63 – Extremely Political Cream
This week we’ve got empty plinths, book burnings, accidental forest fires, National Index Day, white supremacists and big boy trucks. We also have a quiz about famous last words from authors and philosophers because we’re not pretentious in the slightest … Our featured book is Gotham: Dawn of Darkness by […]
Literary Loitering 62 – Jackson Pollock All Over The Place
This week we’ve got book store conspiracies, political satire, elections dreams, naked men reading and … ethical pirates? We also have a quiz about fake news. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network for all the latest news, discussions and reviews, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Audioboom and […]
Literary Loitering 61 – Roughing Up The Suspect
This week we investigate the newest additions to the English language, bookshops that troll Piers Morgan on Twitter, the sequel to Neverwhere, people stealing stuff and a highly controversial Indonesian children’s book. Tune in to The Geek Show Podcast Network for all the latest news, discussions and reviews, and follow […]