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Michael L Schmicker A long-time admirer of Catcher in the Rye

Weird Book Room

September 4, 2009, 1:48 pm

Some spam  is tasty. Possibly because I write on the paranormal, I received an unsolicited morsel this morning from online bookseller AbeBooks alerting me to their new “Weird Book Room.”  The message showcased cover thumbnails of ten representative titles.  My favorites: “The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories;” “Outhouses by Famous Architects;” “Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them;” “Doga: Yoga for Dogs;” and “How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips On Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion.” I didn’t know we were in danger of an impending android revolt, but that’s the price you pay for not keeping up with the Gutenbergs.

Bob Levin

Bob Levin says:

Phew! I thought it was just

Phew! I thought it was just me who got that e-mail, and that something in my book buying past had outed me in regards to my thing with tractors and lesbian horses

Michael Schmicker

Michael L Schmicker says:

You get those emails because

You get those emails because you're from Philly...