Three hours ago, Penguin Press ruined the productivity of readers around the country with a distracting Pop Music Lit hashtag on Twitter.
On Twitter, hundreds of readers have combined the names of pop bands with classic literary titles. Here is an Elvis-themed example from this GalleyCat editor: “The Hound Dog of Baskervilles.” You can also read a free eBook edition of the classic novel.
Here’s the original tweet: “Please help us, @FSG_Books, @doubledaypub, @wwnorton and @AAKnopf start #PopMusicLit. e.g. What A Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Wants”