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
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Posts Tagged: literary puns
#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 a few of their favorites, including the Rumpus’s “Dubli-nerds by James Almond Joyce” gag, and […]
...moreLiterary 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, including Louise Eldritch and Sheila Yeti (author, it goes without saying, of How Should A Cryptid […]
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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.
...moreHappy 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:
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