{"product_id":"revenge-of-the-librarians-9781770466166","title":"Revenge of the Librarians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the author\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist's signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the willful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic's incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevenge of the Librarians\u003c\/i\u003e contains even more murders, drubbings, and castigations than \u003ci\u003eThe Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, Baking For Kafka, \u003c\/i\u003e or any other collections of mordant scribblings by the inimitably excellent Gauld.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Gauld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.40h x 9.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Gauld\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and illustrator. He has weekly comic strips in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and his comics have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the cover of the \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his graphic novels \u003ci\u003eBaking with Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYou're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack\u003c\/i\u003e, he has designed a number of book covers. Gauld lives and works in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tom Gauld \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47285426159773,"sku":"9781770466166","price":42.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_00977c5a-c49b-4ffe-90e3-aa4ad3d37de9.jpg?v=1760003303","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/revenge-of-the-librarians-9781770466166","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}