Dear readers:
Against their better judgment, the good people at Bloomsbury USA have offered to make an Animal Review book.
Why they are doing this is anyone’s guess, but somehow they decided to, so there should be a book available sometime next April. The next several months will be eaten up by the process of actually writing said book, so posts will be less frequent for a bit. Just kinda FYI.
Thanks to everyone for reading Animal Review, and a special thanks to Nick Trautwein, formerly of Bloomsbury, for an epic lapse in judgment.
28 responses so far ↓
David // March 25, 2009 at 7:04 pm |
While it pains me a little to think of less frequent posts, I am very happy about the book. This site is awesome, six thumbs up and an elbow.
beerbaron // March 25, 2009 at 7:25 pm |
Congratulations.
Maybe they’ll make this a whole series of books, and I’ll be able to replace my old Wildlife Encyclopedias.
Lainie // March 25, 2009 at 10:55 pm |
Congrats. I’m sure I’ll buy it.
Choppy // March 26, 2009 at 3:18 pm |
A book? Nice, something new for me to chew up (after Sarah reads it).
KC // March 26, 2009 at 4:16 pm |
I’m going to wait for the movie to come out. I don’t like to read.
Congrats!
John // March 26, 2009 at 4:16 pm |
Mazel tov; i will buy myself a copy and one for a friend.
I would love to see these in Zoobook format.
Animal fan // March 26, 2009 at 4:19 pm |
Can’t wait to have this on my coffee table!!
Congrats. We will suffer the fewer posts in silence.
Mommel // March 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm |
YIPPEE!
p.s. I expect a free, autographed copy!
smoobs // March 26, 2009 at 4:44 pm |
Hurraah!
That takes care of everyone’s Christmas presents next year then…
Jolly well done.
Becky // March 26, 2009 at 5:27 pm |
Mazel tov.
Since there won’t be as much Animal Review to fill our days, we could do something for the greater community. Or you could check out this, which has the same delightfully skewed perspective on life. http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Office-Meaningless-Coworkers-Conversation/dp/1569757011/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238088091&sr=8-1
beerbaron // March 26, 2009 at 10:10 pm |
I’ll still get the book, but I bet the movie would be good. I’d imagine there would be some sort of Bloodsport/March Madness tournament. Obvioulsy, Great White Shark and King Cobra would get No. 1 seeds. Bullet Ant would probably be a cinderella pick. Who wins it all? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
ed newman // March 27, 2009 at 7:20 pm |
Less frequent posts? Is it possible to post less frequently than you have been to this point?
mexicanjanitor26 // March 27, 2009 at 7:36 pm |
Congrats!!
I would have to say the sloth would be the cinderella pick
Becci // March 28, 2009 at 2:28 am |
Oh my goodness, I am super excited. I was hoping you’d write a book. I will totally buy it!
Ben // March 28, 2009 at 6:36 pm |
I’ll jump on the comment bandwagon too and say that I enjoy reading things.
Ben // March 28, 2009 at 6:37 pm |
On paper, I mean. I enjoy reading things on paper.
another david // March 28, 2009 at 9:12 pm |
I’m saving a spot for it right next to the Stuff White People Like book. Please hurry, I need my fix…
jenny // March 31, 2009 at 5:37 pm |
congrats! i admire the self deprecation, but you totally deserve.
lee // April 1, 2009 at 4:14 pm |
Bravo!
Let Bloomsbury put it together. You have done the (brain)work that counts. Keep doing the posts. Your work is such that you ought to spin off a Politician Review site with international and domestic divisions. You would never lack subject matter.
lareigna // April 14, 2009 at 1:57 pm |
Congratulations, but I kind of have to agree with ed newman up there. I’m not someone who flies into a rage if a site I like isn’t updated every hour or even every day, but a new review has become something of a monumental event, which….really shouldn’t be the case. The reviews are good, but they’re not *that* good. So, again, congratulations, but I won’t be buying that book.
Larry // April 15, 2009 at 12:20 am |
You will totally buy the book, lareigna! You know you will! You will! You love it.
Ted // April 15, 2009 at 4:15 am |
laraeinga, ed and Larry, why should he give it away, when people will pay for it?….when they (we) will. Dude’s a business man and a hell of funny writer, that’s called GETTING PAID. Who who amongst wouldn’t?
lareigna // April 16, 2009 at 4:41 am |
Ted, I don’t blame him at all for taking the opportunity to be paid for his work, which is why I offered congratulations. And hey, maybe in a year I’ll change my mind and decide to buy it after all. I guess I’ve just gone slightly off the site in the last few months because of new content being so thin on the ground.
Becky // May 31, 2009 at 1:25 am |
Would those concerned about lack of updates while a book’s being written PLEASE please do us all a favor and let us know what it’s like to be perfect and enlighten the rest of us about how to do it all all the time and do it perfectly? After nearly 40 years, I *still* haven’t figured that out.
Hope the book writing’s going well. Patience, after all, is a virtue.
That said…hurry the hell up.
breedersdigest // June 1, 2009 at 4:58 pm |
ooh becky, what a complicated and multi-layered comment you’ve left!
lareigna // June 11, 2009 at 1:30 pm |
Becky,
I can’t help you on advice about being perfect, but here’s an unrelated tip: when you’re composing your scathing indictment of a comment on a website, make sure you’ve read and understood the comment first so you don’t look unintelligent (because I’m certain you’re not.) I made no criticism of posts being less frequent while the book is being written, i.e., after the March 25 post, what I objected to was the infrequency of posts before, which put me off the site so I wasn’t overly excited about the book.
I appreciate that it takes time to compose entries as good as these, but I have a lot of favourite blogs that are just as funny or funnier and they manage to update more often than once or twice a month.
octavia // July 22, 2009 at 3:21 am |
I will totally buy this book. Is there any way to get an email when it’s published?
Ben // September 25, 2009 at 5:47 am |
As of today, there have officially been six months without an update.