Back before you flush half your day down the toilet called Instagram, people read books. I used to read a couple of books a month before the internet was in my pocket. I even had the same cool, and sort of wholesome bookmark for years. A pic of me and my grandfather fishing. Miss you, G-Pa.
1. 1950s Book Advertisement used as a bookmark in a old cook book my grandma gave me.
3. Dunno if it was used as a bookmark, but the front and back of a bible study invite, found in a book based on serial killers Leonard lake and Charles Ng.
8. Found this in the french translation of Lolita, but I hope it’s from another book. It says, “as a memory of good days spent together (if you have already read this book, send it back through Mrs *?*, my librarian will exchange it)”.
24. Found in the book “A Game of Thrones” at a Goodwill in Atlanta, Georgia. It reads “what if they don’t love me back?” And “Ah, but what if they do..”
Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome