Today is National Punctuation Day. I know. Exciting, right?

To celebrate I thought I would draw your attention to The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. It’s a collection of pictures of signs and what not that improperly use quotations marks. Also, there are witty comments made by the author.

I think I’ve found a new fetish. Literary Tattoos.

Entertainment Weekly has taken up the task of selecting the best “new classic” books of the last 25 years. While I’m hesitant of the reliablity of a periodical that names Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as #2 (please, Prisoner of Azkaban was far surperior) and one that considers The Da Vinci Code (please, Angels and Demons was far surperior) as a classic. I’d rather get my “new classics” from a source that doesn’t use book reviews to fill up the space between advertisments for TV shows.

Either way, check it out here.

Here are some random book related links I found interesting this week.

- After Snuff, you have Pygmy, Chuck Palahniuk’s 2009 novel to look forward to.
- More book pirates. Publisher allowing people to download their two Mac books.
- This man fears he may have killed the author of The Little Prince author, or maybe he’s promoting his forthcoming book.
- Worried about the environment and buying books effect on it? Plant a tree.

and my personal favorite..

- Novelist strike continues, but nobody cares.