About the Publisher
"I want my two dollars!"
That's what I'm going to say the
next time I see Ben Affleck. (Not that I ever will...)
Why? Because he really did borrow two
dollars in quarters from my sister and I to play pool on pay tables
at a mixer event for his inaugural Project Greenlight Screenwriting
Competition.
Aaaannnd this phrase is an inside joke in our family, inspired by the ‘80s
cult classic film “Better Off Dead.” (Honestly, we never want to
be paid back so we can keep making this pop culture joke!)
So, why am I leading
off my bio with this delightful little anecdote? Because it hits at
the heart of why I’ve founded Ishkabibble Books. My relationships
with family and friends are invigorated and strengthened by
exchanging quotes and quips from the likes of “The Princess Bride,” “Friends,” “The Breakfast Club,” “The Office,” and more.
But future
generations are being deprived of content to bond over—because the
primary purpose of most modern-day entertainment is to preach
and indoctrinate rather than entertain. Just like comedy, pop culture
is dead due to the relentless onslaught of progressive propaganda. And when agenda trumps entertainment, that in turn makes most modern books, shows, and movies simply un-quotable.
(Seriously, go look
up top quotes from recent movies and you’ll see listicles are
reduced to hitting their word count quotas by including lame lines
like “All I see is you,”—which is so generic I’m betting you
can’t guess which movie* it’s from…)
I founded Ishkabibble Books to change all that. We put entertaining audiences first again by excising the woke agenda and by concentrating on publishing novels filled with captivating characters who engage in compelling adventures that readers will want to reread, rehash, and hopefully quip and quote to their hearts’ content.
I founded Ishkabibble Books to change all that. We put entertaining audiences first again by excising the woke agenda and by concentrating on publishing novels filled with captivating characters who engage in compelling adventures that readers will want to reread, rehash, and hopefully quip and quote to their hearts’ content.
Thanks for reading!
Christine Bartsch
Publisher –
Ishkabibble Books