‘Your Caption Has Been Selected’ is full of some cool tips
It can be nice to read humor and satire sometimes. When done right, they can be a true joy and take readers on a wonderful adventure. I admit I knew little about Your Caption Has Been Selected when I first heard about it, but decided to check it out. I was able to get a review copy of this book and here is my thoughts on it.
You can read the plot for Your Caption Has Been Selected here:
A behind-the-scenes look at The New Yorker cartoon caption contest, its history, how it’s judged, and the secrets to writing a winning caption
Every week, thousands of people enter The New Yorker cartoon caption contest in hopes of seeing their name and caption in print. But only one person has made it to the finalists’ round an astounding fifteen times and won eight contests: Lawrence Wood, also known as the Ken Jennings of caption writing.
What’s Wood’s secret? What makes a caption good or bad? How do you beat the crowd? And most important, what makes a caption funny?
This was a pretty interesting book. It told the history of this contest, and gives a few tips on how to win it. It is full of lots of cartoons, and most of them were pretty darn funny. This might not be a book for everyone, but some people will enjoy it.
Your Caption Has Been Selected is out now. You can order this book on Amazon, at Barnes and Noble and on Bookshop.
