ShortRead of 3rd September
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The Pointless Book
Author: Alfie Deyes
What's the story:
The power of YouTube terrifies us. At the tender age of 15, Alfie Deyes began uploading his PointlessBlog (his words) as little more than a hobby, sharing his musings and challenges with the wider web. He how commands a legion of 4.9 million subscribers across three channels, gaining 27 million views per month - the sort of numbers TV shows dream of.
The Pointless Book sees his video blog enter the world of print, providing readers with pointless-yet-entertaining tasks and ideas to mix up their day. It's fun, light-hearted and exactly the sort of thing need on a slow Wednesday afternoon. We've got four exclusive pages for you to play around with below.
Release date:4 September
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For more excellent reads, check out our previous choices below - just click on the link:
A Possibility of Violence by D.A. Mishani
Personal by Lee Child
COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE by HARUKI MURAKAMI
Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb
Breakfast with the Borgias by DBC Pierre
The Final Silence by Stuart Neville
The Traitor's Heir by Anna Thayer
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Heartman by M.P. Wright
Lobsters by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison
Want You Dead by Peter James
Caught Short by Anthony Horowitz
No Harm Can Come To A Good Man by James Smythe
The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
Who is Tom Ditto by Danny Wallace
The Girl who saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson
(Image: Flickr/Kate Hiscock)
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