The Timewaster Letters

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The Timewaster LettersUnder his pseudonym, Robin Cooper, Robert Popper wrote The Timewaster Letters series – a series of madcap letters to everyone from the Campaign for Courtesy to the British Halibut Association.

So far, the books have sold over 300,000 copies.

Reviews

  • Paperback of the Week – The Guardian
  • interview with Vanity Fair
  • Pop Culture Zoo – A Chat With ‘Timewaster’ Robert Popper
  • Ain’t It Cool News Review
  • { 10 comments }

    1 deanspicer October 29, 2009 at 4:31 am

    I love this book I borrowed it off my girlfriends dad. It made me giggle too myself on the train like someone with a psychiatric problem. Thank you, Robert Popper.

    2 Robert Popper October 29, 2009 at 7:41 am

    You're v v v welcome.

    3 Radio Thax February 23, 2010 at 9:18 am

    A wonderful book, highly amusing, the funniest book i've read all milleniatum.

    This is the 5th time i've tried to comment on this, its not easy!

    4 Robert Popper February 23, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Hoorah! Thanks.

    5 Quango March 6, 2010 at 9:21 am

    A fabulously funny book. I laughed and LAUGHED and LAUGHed. My wife laughed so much a small bit of wee came out, but since having our second child, that does happen every 7 weeks or so.

    The small details had me in hysterics. “Poor water boy” may not seem too hilarious, but in the context of the letter to the Belgian Ambassador, that single phrase had me howling for several (9) minutes and laughing the next morning (Thursday); at least I think it was Thursday because I remember seeing an offal lorry on that day.

    6 Robert Popper March 7, 2010 at 7:08 am

    Thanks so much. Glad it made you laugh lots.

    7 Robert Popper March 7, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    Thanks so much. Glad it made you laugh lots.

    8 Steve July 30, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    I loved this book and I didn't know it was you Robert! Well done!

    9 Vx August 4, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    She bit her knee as she fell over – worth reading the book for that image alone (although the whole book was laugh out funny (notice I didnt use LOL) although I'm only up to October ..). You are sheer genius!

    10 Robert Popper August 5, 2010 at 11:47 am

    Thanks. Not sure of the genius bit but I was quite happy with the biting of the knee idea! Thanks again.

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