Well, today is an ideal time to pick up one of my works for that show biz loving loved one in your life as a holiday gift. Major online bookdealers are offering 40-50% off today for CyberMonday — I won’t reccommend any by name, lest I ruffle any political feathers. If you prefer not to give your custom to major monopolies, there are smaller operations to investigate. You can Google that as easily as I can. This is THE day to snatch up No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous (2005), Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube (2013), Rose’s Royal Midgets and Other Little People of Vaudeville (2020), and The Marx Brothers Miscellany: A Subjective Appreciation of the World’s Greatest Comedy Team (2024) at a fraction of the usual cover price.
If you’d like to get even more cyber, I’d like to point out that Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube has an ebook version for only $9.95 and an audiobook version (read by me) for just $14.58, direct from the publisher BearManor Media.
Furthermore! Everything on bearmanormedia.com (including Chain of Fools and The Marx Brothers Miscellany) is 30% off now through December 5, though it’s possible delivery will be after the holidays, as they are a print on demand publisher. If that sounds good by you contact ben@bearmanormedia.com for your discount code.
Happy Holidays! Or, if that is somehow offensive to you, Merry Christmas! And if that is somehow offensive to you, Happy Holidays! And if they’re both offenseive to you, enjoy your stay at the sanitarium!