Applehead Dolls for Pleasure and Profit Dotson 1962 I am not sure which is creepier: the author’s expression or this particular craft. Actually, I didn’t know one could make an applehead doll. Is this a thing? If it is, it
Tag: cover art
Does Jesus need an appointment?
God Speaks to Modern Man Lickey 1963 It’s like Jesus just shows up at the office. Does he have an appointment? Regardless of how you might feel about religious materials, you just gotta love these illustrations. What’s not to love?
Friday Fiction – Questionable Cover Art
The Thing About Georgie Graff 2006 Submitter: I found this while weeding my school library. It isn’t an awful book, but it is a pretty unfortunate cover — a middle grade book with a hanging? After some discussion my coworkers and
Friday Fiction: Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility Austen original: 1811 Submitter: A super boring textbook from the 90s or a classic in large print? Which Dashwood sister is banished to the red chair in the futuristic building? So many public domain images could have been
Friday Fiction: Cover Art Creeps
Against That Day Simons 1996 I have a real problem with this cover. Is it just me or do those look like plastic disembodied heads on the cover? I also think that little girl head is creepy and I think
Magic Mushrooms
All That the Rain Promises and More… : A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms Arora 1991 Submitter: I saw this cover and burst out laughing, a man dressed in a tuxedo carrying a trombone while searching for mushrooms in
Friday Fiction: Stress Pattern
Stress Pattern Barrett 1974 I have no words for this cover. Naturally, I had to have this book after seeing the cover. I don’t even care what this is about. Sci Fi from the old days usually has some of
Groovy Poetry
The Carols of Christmas McKuen 1971 Submitter: Here are a couple of poetry books I just withdrew since they haven’t checked out in several years. They aren’t “awful” in content – other Nikki Giovanni and Rod McKuen books still check