Great American Read on PBS Starts May 22nd
100 books. One favorite, one conversation with the nation about what to read!
This is the Story of a Book from Earth, You and 42: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Douglas Adams
Hullo Hoopy Froods! Many of you may already know, unless you are still recovering from “having your brains smashed in by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick” after far too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, that there is a brand new shiny book being published tomorrow, April 23rd: You and 42:…
Friends and Fans Remember Douglas Adams in You and 42
Friends and Fans Remember Douglas Adams in You and 42 by Anthony S Burdge On this date the first of Froods, Douglas Adams, was born. Our Douglas Adams fan community here at Galactic Hitchhikers are noting the occasion of his 65th birthday with our own special Thumb Toast to the Frood. Whether you are a member…
Be Excellent (and Charitable) To Each Other
Howdy Hoopy Froods! It should not matter the day, time, season, or holiday, we should all be excellent to each other, and help those in need. The climate of our current world situation looks grim each and every day, whether war, politics, human rights violations, hunger, or children in need, being excellent to each other…
Hyper-Hysterical & Glorious: The Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
For a number of years now I have read about, had in my hands, albeit briefly flipped through, yet never owned, the mammoth sized Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that was published 22 years ago this month (10/1994) Well, that changed today when a 1st edition copy was delivered after finding it relatively cheap…
You and 42: A Douglas Adams Fan Anthology
Greetings from the outer reaches of the Western Spiral Arm, Howdy Hoopy Froods! Anthony here, with a few thoughts on You and 42: A Douglas Adams Fan Anthology. It was prior to the summer, and a previous incarnation of this website that I announced You and 42, which will be published by Watching Books and…