May 12th, 2009 / 1:46 pm
Behind the Scenes

Can somebody please either write or name their book “Teal this book” so that the cover could be this?

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If I went to a bookstore and saw this book, I would buy it without even reading the blurbs. Seriously, this is an open call for any writers to do this. If your manuscript gets accepted, you may use the book cover idea — I don’t even need credits or royalties, I just want this book to exist. Thanks for your attention.

Context, if you’re confused.

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36 Comments

  1. jereme—

      jimmy you are a fucking ham ball.

      i would be very surprised to find some one not familiar with the book “steal this book”.

      but hey some idiots have no idea the US used chinese slaves and the holocaust did exist.

      i bet they could tell us who just won at celebrity apprentice.

  2. jereme—

      jimmy you are a fucking ham ball.

      i would be very surprised to find some one not familiar with the book “steal this book”.

      but hey some idiots have no idea the US used chinese slaves and the holocaust did exist.

      i bet they could tell us who just won at celebrity apprentice.

  3. Matthew Simmons—

      Chip Kidd tag. Heh.

  4. Matthew Simmons—

      Chip Kidd tag. Heh.

  5. Jimmy Chen—

      i don’t know what ‘ham ball’ is. I’m asian-canadian and not completely acclimated to american culture.

      i just googled “ham ball” and got to some recipes in cooks.com.

      a “ham ball” doesn’t seem so bad, but i’m assuming your comment was an insult because of your ‘three hour commute.’

      there is a holocaust happening in your beard.

  6. Jimmy Chen—

      i don’t know what ‘ham ball’ is. I’m asian-canadian and not completely acclimated to american culture.

      i just googled “ham ball” and got to some recipes in cooks.com.

      a “ham ball” doesn’t seem so bad, but i’m assuming your comment was an insult because of your ‘three hour commute.’

      there is a holocaust happening in your beard.

  7. jereme—

      it means you are cheesy.

      not necessarily an insult.

      but then again i can’t stop the way you internalize external forces.

      dance to the tune in your head.

  8. jereme—

      it means you are cheesy.

      not necessarily an insult.

      but then again i can’t stop the way you internalize external forces.

      dance to the tune in your head.

  9. jereme—

      and my beard is big enough to hide your pumelo in. i have not touched it since october.

      i would like to see you in a long white beard. something you can stroke before battling the docker rife streets of San Fran.

      or at least a gnarly long black mole hair. stroke that shit for luck yo.

  10. jereme—

      and my beard is big enough to hide your pumelo in. i have not touched it since october.

      i would like to see you in a long white beard. something you can stroke before battling the docker rife streets of San Fran.

      or at least a gnarly long black mole hair. stroke that shit for luck yo.

  11. Jimmy Chen—

      i don’t know what ‘docker rife’ is.

  12. Jimmy Chen—

      i don’t know what ‘docker rife’ is.

  13. Josh Kleinberg—

      what the fuck’s the holocaust?

      i’ve had this idea for a few months involving a small book filled with nothing but blurbs for said book (involving, to varying degrees, its hypothetical contents)…ostensibly an “experiment in meta-fiction”/minor homage to ‘trout fishing in america’/opportunity for collaboration of “up-and-coming writers”
      …but mostly just an excuse to screw around.

      ‘teal this book’ should be that book.

  14. Josh Kleinberg—

      what the fuck’s the holocaust?

      i’ve had this idea for a few months involving a small book filled with nothing but blurbs for said book (involving, to varying degrees, its hypothetical contents)…ostensibly an “experiment in meta-fiction”/minor homage to ‘trout fishing in america’/opportunity for collaboration of “up-and-coming writers”
      …but mostly just an excuse to screw around.

      ‘teal this book’ should be that book.

  15. Jimmy Chen—

      you would be an okay mr. miyagi for some kid who just got his bike dented

  16. Jimmy Chen—

      you would be an okay mr. miyagi for some kid who just got his bike dented

  17. jereme—

      docker pants? the uniform of the fat white san francisco yuppie?

  18. jereme—

      docker pants? the uniform of the fat white san francisco yuppie?

  19. jereme—

      “if insult properly, cannot defend”

  20. jereme—

      “if insult properly, cannot defend”

  21. ryan—

      chip kidd is genius. i think he would write Teal This Book

  22. ryan—

      chip kidd is genius. i think he would write Teal This Book

  23. matthewsavoca—

      haha jereme as miyagi is the funniest thing ive thought about in a long time, thanks jimmy

  24. matthewsavoca—

      haha jereme as miyagi is the funniest thing ive thought about in a long time, thanks jimmy

  25. matthewsavoca—

      also, jimmy, a better idea might be to have the book in the bookstore be white or offwhite… maybe eggshell and then have the title say ‘teal this book’ and have a teel marker attached to it

  26. matthewsavoca—

      also, jimmy, a better idea might be to have the book in the bookstore be white or offwhite… maybe eggshell and then have the title say ‘teal this book’ and have a teel marker attached to it

  27. Jimmy Chen—

      nice

  28. Jimmy Chen—

      nice

  29. KevinS—

      Dennis Rodman won Celebrity Apprentice.

  30. KevinS—

      Dennis Rodman won Celebrity Apprentice.

  31. teal!—

      hi, my tame is teal. my tend mathias tent me this tink. i think it is tonderful. i tight trite this took.

      tuv

      teal

  32. teal!—

      hi, my tame is teal. my tend mathias tent me this tink. i think it is tonderful. i tight trite this took.

      tuv

      teal

  33. Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      I’d love to send you a manuscript in six months (after I complete my eBay auction book). I love that title, I love that cover.

  34. Nathan (Nate) Tyree—

      I’d love to send you a manuscript in six months (after I complete my eBay auction book). I love that title, I love that cover.

  35. Nathan Tyree—

      This is a beautiful idea. I mean, like mad fucking genius. It must be done. There is no other way.

  36. Nathan Tyree—

      This is a beautiful idea. I mean, like mad fucking genius. It must be done. There is no other way.