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What Do William Shakespeare, The Big Lebowski, and a T-Shirt Have in Common? A Novel-T Contest!

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What Do William Shakespeare, The Big Lebowski, and a T-Shirt Have in Common? A Novel-T Contest!

As promised, Novel-T brings you exciting contest news! We’ve teamed up with author, filmmaker, and all-round pop culture junkie Adam Bertocci to challenge your literary, film, and creative sensibilities. We’re offering two fans a chance to win a copy of Two Gentlemen of Lebowski signed by its creator (Bertocci – not Shakespeare), as well as Novel-T's William Shakespeare literary t-shirt jersey. To do so, all you need is a little knowledge of Elizabethan drama, your favorite book or movie, and some creativity. Novel-T wants you to take your favorite film or literary quote and recast it in the Bard’s style, as Adam and...

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For the Books - Monster Paintings in the Library

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This past weekend we had the pleasure of meeting Los Angeles-based artist, Monster Kat. We were strolling through the Hollywood Farmers Market when we noticed the wonderful piece of artwork pictured below. Monster Kat paints her creatures on pages from vintage, recycled books. Each monster painting is unique and some even come with a "name" and "character trait." You can visit her site monstertrocity and browse through the current monster paintings in her library.       This project reminds us a bit of one our favorite book/art-object crossovers, Tom Phillips' amazing The Humument.  We suppose we owe The Humument a post...

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