Hey, now!

My son loves The Drake Equation by @BartKing so much he refuses to read the last chapter because he doesn't want it to end

— Chris Purdin (@ChrisPurdin) April 9, 2017

This led my friend Brett to say, "I love Drake Equation so much, I'm not reading any of it!" 

What a punk. :) 

*NOTHING* is better than learning that a reader enjoyed one of my books!

THANK YOU, ROSALIA!!

At some point, every writer gets a message that changes their whole day.

This is THAT letter! :)

(Thanks, Patrick!)

When Authors Get Bad Reviews

Not that I know anything about that!

Hang on a second—

What!? 

All I have to say is some people are going to be sorry someday...

Sometimes I wonder if I'm accomplishing anything worthwhile.

Then I picture a kid cracking up so hard, his mom got worried, and I get back to it! (Via.)

What does 5th grader Owen B. think of THE BIG BOOK OF SPY STUFF?

I'm glad you asked! Ohio's Greene Country Library asked 5th graders to write book reviews. Here's the one I was interested in:

Thanks, Owen!

I like reader reviews.

This SUPERHEROES review has vanquished the forces of darkness!

Thanks, Kurt A. Johnson! Also, here is your poetry for today.

A haiku about getting out of bed no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no 

Reader reviews for THE BIG BOOK OF SUPERHEROES!

Via GoodReads!

"Sidekick not included"? That's what little brothers are for!

Via GoodReads.

the big book of superheroes five stars i got this book for my 9 year old son and he absolutely loves it thinks he can be a superhero now on the back of it it says sidekick not included and he said that's what little brother is for lol

First review: THE BIG BOOK OF SUPERHEROES

Nephew: This is definitely Bart's best book.
Mom: Better than The Big Book of Boy Stuff?
Nephew: Oh yeah.
Mom: Better than Gross Stuff? Girl Stuff?
Nephew: Oh yeah.
Mom: Better than your Animal Encyclopedias?
Nephew: I wouldn't go that far.

Do I like reader reviews?

You bet!

It's been TEN years?

Way, way back in 2004, The Big Book of Boy Stuff came out. And it's been going strong ever since!

Right now, I'm updating a new, revised edition of Boy Stuff for its anniversary. And as I look over its most recent reader reviews, I'm grateful for all the kind words its gotten over the years.

Thank you, readers!

This makes me really happy.

Review from here!

New Amazon reviews!

I'm only slightly deflated to get five stars for "shipping fast"

I guess I should check reader reviews at Amazon.co.uk more often!

Via.

New Amazon review for "The Big Book of Girl Stuff"

My 10 year old granddaughter opened this book and did not put it down for about 2 hours. She even put down her Kindle Fire to read this book. First thing she picked up the next morning was the Big Book of Girl Stuff.  

I also purchased the Big Book of Boy Stuff for my 8 year old grandson. He also started reading it immediately and would not put it down. The books are wonderful for that age group (8-12 or so). Both of them sitting reading while toys, video games, and other Christmas presents sat untouched was a wonderful sight to see. I encourage all my grandchildren to read and these books were great hits.

Via.

I love Amazon reviews!

That's because Amazon customers really sink their teeth into analyzing purchases in a thoughtful way.

Like this review for the Audioquest K2 terminated speaker cable:

Me again. Of course, it's kind of narrow-minded to only go to Amazon.com for reviews. I mean, I could check different reviews for products in OTHER countries. Let's see what users at Amazon.co.uk (the United Kingdom version) have to say about The Big Book of Boy Stuff:

As I said, I love Amazon reviews!

Three Wolf Moon

As earlier noted, the odd item on Amazon.com can suddenly start generating customer reviews at an impossible rate.

Enter the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt. It's got over 700 customer reviews at the moment, and is currently Amazon's best-selling apparel item. As you can see from the design, it has kitsch appeal, unlike other unlikely products (like Tuscan Whole Milk). But the tripartite lupine design aside, let's get a sampling of those reviews:

“[Buying this shirt] was the best decision I’ve ever made, including the decisions I made to go to college, to marry my husband and to continue taking A.D.H.D. medication.”

“Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women.
Cons: Only 3 wolves (could probably use a few more on the ‘guns’), cannot see wolves when sitting with arms crossed, wolves would have been better if they glowed in the dark.”

“When I opened the package, the focused radiance of the shirt actually burned my shadow onto the wall.”

“As soon as I put this shirt on the Bank called to apologize about trying to foreclose on my home.”

“I have been wearing this shirt for about 15 weeks and I have not needed to wash it! You don’t put this shirt on your torso you put it on your soul.”

Thanks to Peter Applebome for parsing the reviews!