Meet the BRI: Kim

Meet the Bathroom Reader StaffIn honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

 

Today we want you to meet, Kim!

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. I joined the Bathroom Readers’ Institute in February, 2011, as Developmental Editor of new books for Uncle John’s For Kids Only line. I write, tell artists to draw things such as talking toilet paper rolls and fart fairies, ask writers to cut words I don’t like from their stories (“was” for example…that word gives me hives). Oh, and I surf the Internet looking for things that will make kids’ eyes pop out of their heads, like the fact that a snapping turtle can keep snapping for four days AFTER its head has been chopped off. (Note to kids: Don’t even think about trying that at home.)

Meet the BRI: Aaron and Annie

Meet the Bathroom Reader StaffIn honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

 

Today we introduce you to two members, Aaron and Annie, who work on the product management side, including inventory and sales reporting.

Meet Aaron:

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. Since June 2012. Product Manager. Sit on my throne and handle our inventory, add/edit our titles in our database, create presentations, and run sales reports.

Meet the BRI: Trina

Meet the Bathroom Reader StaffIn honor of our 25th anniversary, we think it might finally be time to introduce you to the people behind this amazing series. We will be posting brief interviews with each of the staff members throughout the month of November.

Today we want you to meet Trina.

Q. How long have you been with the BRI, and what do you do?

A. I’ve been with the BRI for 9 months. My job is to do the technical part of book production, layout, artwork, ebooks, all that geeky behind the scenes stuff. I am also known to play the occasional practical joke, update the Facebook page, and am the one who brings in the baked goods as a treat.

Comic-Con 2012 Recap

Princess Vader

Yet another Comic-Con is behind us. The last four days in San Diego have been filled with costumes, good and bad, and a few celebrity sightings. Below are some images of the fantastic convention that brought in 125,000 fans this year. First some movie news from the Con.

Happy Canada Day!

Hey BRI fans in the Lower 48 – if you love the dirt, leaves, air, water, food, beer, animals (people included!), and all the other little things that make up the great nation of Canada – from the “trees on rocks” in Newfoundland to the trees and trees and trees and fog on the British Columbian coast – and everything in between (and up Nunavut, too) – stand up, face yourself North, and proudly proclaim it: “Happy Canada Day, Canada! Here’s to you, dang it!”

P.S. To BRI fans in Alaska, Hawaii, territories and such, and in every other country in the world, please adjust the direction in “face yourself north” as necessary.

And everybody sang…

June is Bathroom Reading Month: Giveaway #21

The random winner of our 20th giveaway is: Dustin. CONGRATS!

Every weekday in June we will pick a random winner from the readers that answer our daily question on our blog. This is our last giveaway of the month. You have till Sunday, midnight PST to answer the following question. The random winner will be announced on Monday morning. Thanks everyone for playing!

Question #21

If you could ask Uncle John one question, what would it be? (Please keep questions clean)

 

June is Bathroom Reading Month: Giveaway #16

The random winner of our 15th giveaway is: Mike P. CONGRATS!

Every weekday in June we will pick a random winner from the readers that answer our daily question on our blog. You must post your answer before midnight PST of that day. Winners will be picked the following morning and a new question will be posted. Friday questions must be answered by Sunday midnight PST. The winner of Friday giveaway will be posted on Monday morning.

Question #16:

You are in charge of filling a time capsule to be opened 500 years from now. What items (up to 10) would you put in it to tell the future about the world in 2012?