One of my favorite things to do when I have some spare time is to wander through Barnes & Noble and look for fun books. I love book cover graphic design, and I love checking out funky books.

Tonight I stumbled across The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters, which looks absurdly goofy and hilarious. The back cover included quotes from people who liked the novel, and those who didn’t (“Retro kitsch. Thoroughly sophomoric.” –Entertainment Weekly. As much as negative reviews must sting, I think I’d be perfectly happy to have Entertainment Weekly say anything about something I’ve written, especially something using the words “retro,” “kitsch,” and “sophomoric.” It could have been worse. Which is probably why those words made it to the back cover.).

At any rate I didn’t read more than a page, but I am intrigued. The book design itself was curious, with all kinds of text running off the page. The artistic design itself made me want to buy the book. Maybe next time. If it shows up in the used section.