Literary Loitering 72 – A Face Only A Mother Could Punch

Archaeon 28/08/2017

While we lament the fact that Nipples On My Knee didn’t win the Diagram Prize, Grr Martin makes some interesting announcements about books. In other news, beloved children’s book and TV character (and first UK cosplayer), Mr. Benn may get an opera, Philip Pullman wants “pernicious” book discounts to stop, and Hillary Clinton writes a book about the 2016 election.

We also have a quiz about closing lines from famous novels.

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