A book is visiting a fortune teller. The teller looks into a crystal ball and says “I see you on a special table in the bookshop. There is some writing above you.” The book excitedly asks “what does it say?” The crystal ball displays the words “Books of the year”. But then, as the view widens we can see that these words are actually spread across four signs: “books” comes from “discount books”. “Of” is part of “75% off”. “The” is on “the discount table”. And “year” is in “year-end sale”. The book sits below the signs with other unloved novels in a dark corner of the bookshop.
Books of the Year! My cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books.
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