{"product_id":"9781770462977","title":"The Snooty Bookshop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifty postcards from \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, by Britain’s most well regarded cartoonist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Gauld (\u003ci\u003eMooncop\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Goliath\u003c\/i\u003e) has created countless iconic strips for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e over the course of his illustrious career. A master of condensing grand, highbrow themes into one- to eight-panel comics, his weekly strips embody his trademark British humor while simultaneously opening comics to an audience unfamiliar with the artistry that cartooning has to offer. Funny but serious, these postcards allow Gauld to put his impressive knowledge of history, literature, and pop culture on full display—his impeccable timing and distinctive visual style setting him apart from the rest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis postcard set celebrates more than a decade of Gauld’s contributions to \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, with fifty of his most beloved strips, on everything from Samuel Beckett’s sitcom pitches (such as \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e: a show where two men await the arrival of a man named Kramer who never comes), “Procrastination for Creative Writers, a 10-Week Course,” and “Poetry Anthologies for People Who Don’t Like Poems.” Witty and beautifully drawn, \u003ci\u003eThe Snooty Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e will make you chuckle at least fifty times, guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Gauld","offers":[{"title":"Hardback With dust jacket \/ Drawn \u0026 Quarterly \/ 2018-11-13","offer_id":44087396335871,"sku":"9781770462977","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/aslkfdj.jpg?v=1685909234","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781770462977","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}