When a book passes into the public domain, it means not only that it’s available for adapting and remixing, but for reprinting and reselling with a brand new cover. Some of these covers are . . . pretty bad. Which, obviously, makes them very fun to look at.

I have collected a number of these very fun, very bad covers below. All of these covers are “real,” that is, attached to books that are at least nominally available for purchase, though many are digital covers for digital editions. You’ll find a number of covers from Wordsworth Classics, premier publisher of badly Photoshopped book covers, but many more from the wilds of digital independent publishing.… Lês fierder

Mei ik komme?” freget se skruten. Hja stiet by de haadyngong.

De juffrou dy telefoantsjinst hat, hâldt har oan de regeltsjes. “Jo hiene jo melde moatten.” seit se wat soer.

Nei ûntsmetten fan hannen en mûlkapke mei se nei boppe ta.

“Jo binne al in kear by jo mem west.” seit se tsjin myn soan en bledderet yn de papieren.

Lês fierder by Tiden hawwe tiden… Lês fierder

It kin net, dêr moast ik oan tinke doe’t ik de ferhalen oer de boekewike lies. De lanlike boekewike gie net troch, alteast no net, net op dit stuit. It kin dus net, om’t troch koroana gjin gearkomsten mooglik binne. Dy boekewike waard útsteld oan de simmer ta. De Fryske boekewike gie wol troch. It kin net (mei ‘net’ as in hollanisme foar ‘krekt wol’). Deselde wize fan sizzen foar twa ferskillende situaasjes. De iene boekewike gie net troch, de oare al. Ik soe hast sizze: sykje de ferskillen. Dat doch ik mar net, want dy wiene der eins net.

Lês fierder by It Nijs… Lês fierder

neontemoarn wie it. De wyn jage de wolken as hazzehûnen oer de loft. Ut en troch klettere in bui tsjin it rút. Binnen prottele de kofje, en hie de appeltaart in ekstravagante pet fan slachrjemme op ‘e kop. De krante lei iepenslein oer de tafel. Omtzigt vreest rumoer in zijn partij, lies ik. Stichtingsbestuur Cambuur stapt op. Coronavirus nog flink aanwezig op de werkvloer. 30 miljoen schade door lentestorm. Business as usual.

Lês fierder by Omrop Fryslân… Lês fierder

It boekewikekado, skreaun troch Hilda Talma. Dat makke my nijsgirrich. Noch nijsgjirriger waard ik, doe’t ik op ynternet lies dat de skriuwster troch har wurk in belangrike bydrage levere hat oan de Fryske literatuer. Noch folle nijsgjirriger waard ik, doe’t ik de loovjende resinsje fan Doeke Sijens lies.

It earste boek fan Hilda Talsma ha ik lêzen en ik tocht doe: ik wit genôch, dit soarte lektuer is neat foar my. Mar as ‘Boeken fan Fryslân’ har sa goed fynt dat se mei in kadoboek it Fryske Boek oanpriizgje kin, dan hat se har nei in tal romans miskien wol tige posityf ûntwikkele.… Lês fierder

Protest songs have had a long and rich history of being vehicles for social change, with artists such as Bob Dylan, Gil Scott-Heron and Marvin Gaye being some of most notable examples of this musical tradition.

But according to Don Letts, it has become increasingly difficult for artists to create protest songs due to what he calls the “woke” world and a fear of being accused of cultural appropriation.

Lês fierder by The Guardian… Lês fierder