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From October 8, 2008 edition of Publishers Lunch (a newsletter devoted to everything about the book publishing world):
UK Publishers Think Thrifty
We’re headed into uncharted waters in gauging the effect of economic crisis on the consumer publishing business, and the Guardian looks for some signs. UK chain Waterstone’s “has seen 200% increases in sales of two titles about keeping chickens in recent weeks.”
That’s right people. What this obviously means is that when the world ends, those most likely to survive will be the ones who keep chickens.
Especially those who keep chickens in style:
It’s like Cormac McCarthy’s The Road:
(this is an image from the movie adaptation coming out soon)
Except instead of carrying silly things like canned goods and clothing, you take your chickens wherever the apocalypse sends you.
