literary puns

  • Literary Puns, Round III

    Literary Puns, Round III

    If you enjoyed Timothy Leo Taranto’s first and second rounds of literary puns, check out these new illustrations of such essential authors as Juneau Díaz and Karen Mussel

  • #candylit Sweetens the Twittersphere

    This past weekend, an event of historical import occurred: the #candylit hashtag on Twitter. Started by Lincoln Michel with a “Fall of the House of Gushers” pun, it combined book titles with the names of confectionery treats. BuzzFeed Books rounded up…

  • Literary Puns, Halloween-Style

    If you like Timothy Leo Taranto’s literary puns here on the Rumpus, you’ll also enjoy these Halloween-themed literary puns over at Vol. 1 Brooklyn. Written and illustrated by Rumpus contributor Lincoln Michel, they turn your favorite authors into scary monsters,…

  • Literary Puns, Round II

    Literary Puns, Round II

    If you enjoyed our first round of illustrated puns, don’t miss out on Pablo Nerutabaga, Anaïs Ninja, Leo Toystory, Sylvia Plathypus, and company.

  • Happy Birthday, Edith Wharton!

    For what would have been her 151st birthday, the author gets our visual pun treatment. Without further ado, meet Edith Wart-on: