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:

This young man can sing.

Pick it up at 0:48. (And if you're looking for inspiration, head down to your local guitar ship!)

In a neighborhood birdbath.

While out for a walk, I spied this hawk hanging out on a neighbor's birdbath. I could practically read his mind:

"Why do the other birds give me the cold feathery shoulder? Here I make a goodwill gesture by hanging out at the local pool, but the jays and thrushes are TOO GOOD for me? They'll pay. They'll ALL pay."

Photo by, yeah, Bart King. 

The TITANIC coloring book!

Because it's never too early to teach kids about the harsh realities of drowning and icebergs and stuff.

Available here.

"Transfer Accelerators" are enjoyable!

In the Dutch city of Utrecht, there is something that engineers call a transfer accelerator that allows rail riders to get to their connections more quickly.

But I call it a slide!

Okay, you convinced me!

Over in San Antonio, a young reader at a bookstore was asked his views on reading. His response:

Do you dare to learn more?

At first I thought that THIS book —Be Bold With Bananas— was the most daring thing I could read this week.

But it turns out I was wrong. Look!

There's ADVANTAGES?

You know, I think I'll put this volume back on the shelf, thanks!

"Reading is an adventure! Zzzzzz...."

The first step to putting together an interesting book is having a snappy title. (Like Cute! A Guide to All Things Adorable.)

Over at Bookride, they've assembled a few books that seem to have missed that important step.

Like these!

Pictured: Understand Your Tortoise; Beyond a Joke: The Limits of Humour; The History and Social Influence of the Potato; and Something New in Sandwiches.

Just because you CAN...

...doesn't mean you SHOULD!

Via Awful Library Books.

Romance novels are enjoyable!

The Legend of the Totally Lost Mountie? I would read that!

This is from a genius named Longmire, who adapts book covers and gives them a twist.

Visit his site to see more of his hilarious riffs on romance cover cliches.

My Ideal Business

Poplar Kids Republic Bookstore!

Now THIS is a cool kids bookstore!

Poplar Books is a Japanese picture books publisher; this picture is from its store in Beijing, China.

Optional Title:

Did I Ever Tell You How Awesome I Am? Hahaha!