It started with a simple joke...
My horrible pun of the day: Retelling of Edgar Allan Poe set in the candy kingdom called The Fall of the House of Gusher.
Lincoln Michel
@TheLincoln
My horrible pun of the day: Retelling of Edgar Allan Poe set in the candy kingdom called The Fall of the House of Gusher.
And quickly became a hashtag...
@TheLincoln #candylit
Harper Perennial
@HarperPerennial
@TheLincoln #candylit
One day later #CandyLit has over 1,300 tweets. Here are a few of our favorites, imagined as actual book covers:
1.
Werthering's Original Heights #candylit @TheLincoln @HarperPerennial
Stephanie Hershinow
@S_Insley_H
Werthering's Original Heights #candylit @TheLincoln @HarperPerennial
2.
War and Pez #candylit
Matthew Power
@matthew_power
War and Pez #candylit
3.
The Confectionary of Dunces #candylit
A. N. Devers
@andevers
The Confectionary of Dunces #candylit
4.
.@TheLincoln @HarperPerennial Rololita by Vladimir Nabiscov #candylit
J. Robert Lennon
@jrobertlennon
.@TheLincoln @HarperPerennial Rololita by Vladimir Nabiscov #candylit
5.
A Perfect Day for Banana Runts #candylit #gross #thereisneveragooddayforthose
Lincoln Michel
@TheLincoln
A Perfect Day for Banana Runts #candylit #gross #thereisneveragooddayforthose
6.
Oliver Twix @HarperPerennial #candylit
Grand Central Pub
@GrandCentralPub
Oliver Twix @HarperPerennial #candylit
7.
The Marzipan Chronicles by Ray Cadbury #candylit
Isaac Fitzgerald
@IsaacFitzgerald
The Marzipan Chronicles by Ray Cadbury #candylit
8.
Dubli-nerds by James Almond Joyce #candylit
The Rumpus
@The_Rumpus
Dubli-nerds by James Almond Joyce #candylit
9.
The Satanic Hershey Kisses, Salman Runtsdie. #candylit
MichaelKimball
@MichaelKimball
The Satanic Hershey Kisses, Salman Runtsdie. #candylit
10.
Of Mice and Mentos #candylit #amirite @GrandCentralPub @HarperPerennial #supposedtobecleaning
Andrea DeWerd
@ajdewerd
Of Mice and Mentos #candylit #amirite @GrandCentralPub @HarperPerennial #supposedtobecleaning
11.
War and Reese's Pieces #candylit
Harper Perennial
@HarperPerennial
War and Reese's Pieces #candylit
12.
If on a Winter's Night a Twizzler #candylit
Gigantic magazine
@Giganticmag
If on a Winter's Night a Twizzler #candylit
13.
A Room of One's Toblerone. #candylit
Steve Edwards
@The_Big_Quiet
A Room of One's Toblerone. #candylit
14.
C'mon you guys: The Three Musketeers #candylit
Harper Perennial
@HarperPerennial
C'mon you guys: The Three Musketeers #candylit
And let us not forget, the one that started it all:
15.
My horrible pun of the day: Retelling of Edgar Allan Poe set in the candy kingdom called The Fall of the House of Gusher.
Lincoln Michel
@TheLincoln
My horrible pun of the day: Retelling of Edgar Allan Poe set in the candy kingdom called The Fall of the House of Gusher.
