Though my posts have been sparser than ever lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about issues relevant to this blog — compilation, arrangement, print culture, media, history of the book — along with the usual unrelated issues: the songs stuck in my head, the weather, the destruction wrought by tectonic activity… I’m in the middle of officially working on my Project and doing lots of interesting reading. Recently I read Andrew Piper‘s 2010 book Dreaming in Books: The Making of the Bibliographic Imagination in the Romantic Age and got to thinking about intermediality and my fascination with books inspired by websites. I realized it’s time to add some new books to the list.

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Almerico, Kendall, and Tess Hottenroth. Whoogles: Can a Dog Make a Woman Pregnant — And Hundreds of Other Searches That Make You Ask “Who Would Google That?” Adams Media, 2010. From Whoogles.com.

Brophy, Julie Haas. Sh*t My Kids Ruined: An A-Z Celebration of Kid Destruction. Villard, 2010. From Sh*t My Kids Ruined.

Caires, Steven. The Joys of Engrish. Tarcher, 2005. From Engrish.com.

Domesek, Erica. P. S. I Made This. Abrams Image, 2010. From P. S. I Made This.

Frater, James. Listverse.com’s Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists: Fascinating Facts and Shocking Trivia on Movies, Music, Crime, Celebrities, History, and More. Ulysses Press, 2010. From Listverse.com.

Inman, Matthew. 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides). Andrews McMeel, 2011. From the Oatmeal.

Kipple, Andrew, Adam Kipple, and Luke Wherry. People of Walmart: Shop and Awe. Sourcebooks, 2010. From People of WalMart.

Madison, Jillian. Damn You, Autocorrect!: Awesomely Embarrassing Text Messages You Didn’t Mean to Send. Hyperion, 2011. From Damn You Auto Correct!

Melcher, Steve. That Is Priceless: Art’s Greatest Masterpieces…Made Slightly Funnier. Andrews McMeel, 2011. From That Is Priceless.

Professor Happycat. I Has a Hotdog: What Your Dog Is Really Thinking. Grand Central Publishing, 2010. From I Has a Hotdog.

Trinidad, Erik R. Fancy Fast Food: Ironic Recipes with No Bun Intended. Sterling and Ross Publishers, 2011. From Fancy Fast Food.

Zweigart, Will. Sketchy Santas: A Lighter Look at the Darker Side of St. Nick. Gallery, 2010. From Sketchy Santas.

Coming soon: A book based on Jim’s Pancakes.

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That’s all for now. There are more, I’m sure. And there will be more.