Literary Starbucks: Fresh-Brewed, Half-Caf, No-Whip Bookish Humor

by Nora Katz, Wilson Josephson, and Jill Poskanzer

Harry Bliss (Illustrator)

"Ever wonder which intricate, elaborately-named drinks might be consumed if your favorite authors and characters wandered into a Starbucks? How many pumpkin lattes J.K. Rowling would drink? Or if Cormac McCarthy needed caffeine, which latte would be laconic enough? Look no further; Literary Starbucks explores such pressing matters with humor and erudition. Set over the course of a single day, and replete with puns and satirized literary styles, the three authors go darker, stronger, and more global than the blog in book format, including illustrations by acclaimed New Yorker cover artist and cartoonist Harry Bliss,"--Amazon.com.

• ISBN10: 1250096790
• ISBN13: 9781250096791
• Publish Date: 23 August 2016
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 11 October 2021
• Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[wcs53]

This was a decent little book, based on the Tumblr of the same name, where authors and literary characters visit a Starbucks and order their favourite beverages. It’s cleverly done and mostly entertaining. In the end I was glad to get it done, but I still enjoyed it somewhat.