Books with ‘crap’ in the title
The world has turned upside down. Stephen Harper looks to be on his way to 24 Sussex Drive, and books are going to be sold in Starbucks. Remember the good old days when it was revolutionary to sell coffee in a bookstore? Starbucks is also going to sell DVDs and promote first-run films, the first of which is about the National Spelling Bee. (In Other Media, for the record, is pleased to see that someone is finally making a movie about the spelling bee. In Other Media, for the real record, is being sarcastic and would be happy if it never heard another word about the spelling bee.)
The Guardian’s Culture Vulture blog features some speculation on what sort of books might find their way into Starbucks. Writer Michelle Pauli imagines something “a little bit clever … but not too clever,” some Nick Hornby “for the boys,” and maybe some “crossover fiction for the kidult caffeine-freak.” Or, writes Pauli, “Could it be that I’m barking up entirely the wrong coffee tree and Starbucks are planning to tout Naomi Klein’s No Logo and a selection of gift books with ‘crap’ in the title?”
Related links:
Click here for The Guardian’s Culture Vulture blog
Click here for the National Post story
