{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780712354516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Alex Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42547772457141,"sku":"9780712354516","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_62f94389-0fb9-4ef2-a34a-640797d7aa23.jpg?v=1670336953","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-lovers-joke-book-9780712354516","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}