Invent book titles and appropriately-named authors

Sorry about the awkward title but it was the best way I could think of to describe this game. I did a search and couldn’t see it has been done on the board before (which surprises me slightly, sorry if I missed it). Anyway, I thought after the runaway success of the Tom Swifties thread, this one may amuse.

Here are a few examples of what I mean to get us started, most of which are my own and a couple of which are old ones I read years ago. Try to make the names “realistic” if you can (for example, I would say at least one of the first name and surname should be fairly common).

Sing High Soprano by Topsy Sharp
Safety in Construction by Eva Brick
A Guide to Seeds by Cara Way
How to Feed Your Monkey by P. Nutt
The Wisdom of Having Insurance by Justin Case
Nearby Galaxies by Ann Dromeda
On the Set of “Eastenders” by Albert Square
70 Years of Hosting “The Proms” by Albert Hall
Selling Off a Theatre Award by Tony Hawk

This sounds like fun!

*Extreme Body Sculpting *by Barb E. Dole
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner by Ima Howell

What Every NASCAR Driver Needs To Know About Urology by Dick Trickle.

The classic in this field:

Run to the Outhouse, by Willy Makit, illustrated by Betty Wont.

Storm the Beaches! by Cindy Trupesin

Canning and Preserving Peaches by Mason Jarr

Raising Healthy Farm Animals by Bill E. Ghote

Great stuff guys, I see you didn’t need much encouragement. I need an explanation of this one though despite trying to pronounce it various ways:

I think my favourites so far are those that use an existing celebrity and then come up with a book title to match. To that end (which sounds more like an academic paper than a book, but why not?):

The merits of quenching thirst at the pub as opposed to a public water hole in Victorian England by George Orwell

It’s OK to Smoke by Ellen Nim
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How to Avoid the Draf*t by Chloe Zedore

Great Men I Have Known by Leah Deland

Identifying Tinnitus by Isabel Rhengin

Guess WHO… by I’m a owl

Yeah, a little sloppy. :o

My Fear of Christmas by Noel Coward

Why I Fell by Eileen Dover

Lost at Sea by Rip Tide

How To Put A Spin On Your Baseball by Rollie “Rolling” Fingers

A real example of this: Inside the Olympics by Dick Pound.

The Jerry Sandusky Story by Ben Dover

The Missing Barrel by Rob Brewer

The Broken Motor by Rowan Home

The Mystery of the Missing Parrot by Polly N. Katz

The Depths of Despair by Alice Laust

Cultivating Weeds by Dan D. Lyons

Actually, I like it now I know what it is!

Star Wars by Ronald Reagan

“Ray Gun” - not sure it quite works but thought I’d throw it out there.

Cheap Gemstones by Bob Diamond

Birds of the Crow Family by Jack Dawe

Operating a Lie Detector by Polly Graf

No Pussy For Me by Jack Doff

The Can At CBGB’s by John Dirtyseat

Can’t Stand Twisted Song Titles by Mel & Bab Ecollar

Offensive Public Sculptures by Art Draper

In For a Pound by Penny Sterling

The Great Copenhagen Fire by Chris P. Daines

Caring for Your Jaw by Mandy Bulle

Vacation Day by Colin Sikke

Tourist Guide to Mini Cabs In Chinatown by Heidi Ho

Bedwetting by I.P. Freely.

I always heard these things referred to as “Books Never Written”.

Along etv78’s line, an oldie:

Yellow River by I.P. Daley