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Have you read Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente? You might remember the hardcover as a vibrant blue. For the paperback edition, coming out in Summer '18, Art Director Doogie Horner redesigned the cover, and it looks AMAZING.

We sat down with Doogie to talk about the new cover. Read on below!

[TV stills from Portlandia, Broadway Video]

The final season of Portlandia starts this week and from the anxiety-provoking “Did You Read It?” sketch to the recurring feminist bookstore segments (RIP Women and Women First), the show is steeped in literary references and a culture of book worm-ery. Today, we’re showcasing the fictional literary references in the show – books that the writers room at Portlandia created just for us. Zip up your fleece and hop on your bike. Because we’re heading to Portland.

Last time: Ginger opens her heart.

Next time: The difficulty of being a thoroughly modern monster.

New to the group? Meet the monsters.

Today, we raise a glass to the younger brothers in pop culture. The overlooked second children. The “aren’t you related to _____?” of the world. They’ve been compared to their siblings their entire lives and there’s nothing we can do about that. Except celebrate them.

[Movie still from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros.]

Rub a dub dub, a geek in a tub! Who doesn’t love a good long soak in a nice warm bath? It’s time to sit back and let the nerdiness sink in with these bath goodies!

[Movie still from Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line Cinema]

Happy New Year! Now’s the time for new beginnings and setting future resolutions. For the inhabitants of Middle Earth those resolutions might look a “tiny” bit different than most.