While French philosopher Vincent Cespedes claims that his statement that Tintin is a girl was nothing more than fake news, we also discover that Roald Dahl’s character Charlie Bucket was originally going to be black, and that Winnie the Pooh in A. A. Milne’s books was modelled on another teddy […]
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Literary Loitering 74 – He Who Holds The Most Stickers is King!
Literary Loitering 73 – Invest Your Didlum Wisely
Literary Loitering 72 – A Face Only A Mother Could Punch
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, […]
Literary Loitering 71 – Rob and Andrew’s Science Corner
Literary Loitering 70 – Blistering Postman on Postman Action
S14E19 – Sunnycon 2017 Special
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 […]