{"product_id":"the-book-lovers-joke-book-9780712354516","title":"The Book Lover's Joke Book","description":"How many crime writers does it take to change a light bulb? \u003cbr\u003e A. Two. One to screw it most of the way in, and the other to give it an astonishing twist at the end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I slipped over in the library this morning. It was the non-friction section. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peter: What are you doing in that wardrobe? \u003cbr\u003e Lucy: Narnia business \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoke books have a long publishing history dating back to the 'Philogelos' from ancient Greece and 'Facetiae' of the 15th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But while there are themed joke books on everything from cats to lawyers, there have surprisingly been few with a literary theme.\u003ci\u003e The Book of Book Jokes \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a huge range of comic material concentrating exclusively on the themes of books, reading, libraries, bookshops, and the literary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as one-liners, puns, knock-knock jokes, and shaggy dog stories, it will feature sections including gravestones, book titles, jokes in acknowledgements\/ copyright\/index pages, literary hoaxes, literary snark, and authors' in-jokes in novels, as well as sections such as Charles Dickens's humorous fake book decorations. It will also feature the favorite jokes of well-known writers, and a selection of literary cartoons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and author. Previous books for The British Library include F\u003ci\u003eamous Writers and Their Pets\u003c\/i\u003e (\"the perfect stocking filler for people who love books and trivia\", \u003ci\u003eInteresting Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, 2019), \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Book Lists\u003c\/i\u003e (\"every list reveals another way of thinking, another way of figuring things out\", \u003ci\u003eThe TLS\u003c\/i\u003e, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eShelf Life \u003c\/i\u003e(\"a lovely anthology... a perfect Christmas present for book lovers\", \u003ci\u003eThe Idler\u003c\/i\u003e, 2018). His book \u003ci\u003eHow To Give Your Children A Lifelong Love Of Reading \u003c\/i\u003ewas published by the British Library in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"British Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727119159570,"sku":"9780712354516","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c1491c9-4465-47bd-9e34-3029fa434713.jpg?v=1734893168","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-lovers-joke-book-9780712354516","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}