Love it!

Thanks to professordaddyo who took this shot of his daughter on the school bus reading Cute! A Guide to All Things Adorable.

"Cute" review?

This month's issue of the School Library Journal has a kind review of Cute! A Guide to All Things Adorable:

King examines "cute" in American culture—from baby animals to shiny objects and all manner of adorable things in between. [This is] a well-researched look at what people find so appealing and why . . . Filled with fun facts and interesting tidbits, this is a title that tweens and teens are sure to flip through again and again. It's just the kind of book girls will flock to in their libraries and media centers.

Cuteness is happiness!

Over at CuteEverything.com, there's a review for my new book. It reads, in part:

Although I like to think of myself as a sort of connoisseur of cute, I certainly didn’t write the book on it. Bart King, on the other hand, has. In Cute! A Guide to All Things Adorable, he teaches the definitive meaning of cute, delving into just about every cute possibility out there. Cute! tells us how things like animals, polka dots, sparkly things, babies and more all have distinct cute elements, and exactly what those elements are ... In Cute!, Mr. King leads us through all the reasons why “Cuteness is Happiness”!

Why do they tempt me so?

I just got this message from Barnes & Noble:

Although I suppose there's no reason NOT to review my own book. (Besides silly stuff like ethics and professionalism.) Hey, maybe I wouldn't give myself five stars!

Ah, who am I kidding?

The one and only time I'll ever be called "'Cute' guy"

So yesterday, I met the members of the excellent band Sarsparilla on AM Northwest. I stuck around to listen to two of their songs, and after the show, I waved goodbye.

"Hey 'Cute' guy! Later on!" a couple of band members called.

Chillin' on AM Northwest, talkin' bunnies... that's how I roll.

Talking "Cute!" on morning television!

"Please welcome, our not-so-special guest..."

Today, I'm the "cuteness expert" over at Robert Basler's Oddly Enough Blog.

Come for the adorable photos, stay for the hilarious comments!

Very Important News!

I have a guest post over at Raincoast Books today.

Hmm, I guess that's not all that important. Heheh, ouch.

Bookstore Proposal

A guy named Frank proposed to his girlfriend, Margaret, at Omnivore Books in San Francisco the other day.

Rumor has it that the only reason she said yes was because:

1.) Frank's a good guy.
2.) He hid his proposal in an advance copy of Cute! A Guide to All Things Adorable.

My guess is that it was just the former.

Either way, the story has a happy ending!

(Pics from Bay Citizen.)

Bonus! Check the top left corner of this close-up: