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We’re happy to reveal the Historical Tweets book cover today!

The cover was illustrated by Barry Blitt, and the book itself hits shelves April 27, 2010.  This cover is already live on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (coming soon to Borders, Books-A-Million, Indie Bound, and Powell’s)… you can pre-order today for just under $10.

So, what do you think?

Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World

(5 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

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We just sent the book off to the printers, and we couldn’t be more excited.  It’s destined to be the year’s #1 best-seller in the crowded history/Twitter/humor category, hands down.

SO, now that the book is done, we bring you:

10 Little-Known But Totally Inspiring True Facts About
Historical Tweets:The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World

1. The book has 144 full-color pages.
2. For all you spatial thinkers, it measures 8-1/8 inches wide by  5-1/2 inches tall.
3. The cover art was created by artist Barry Blitt, whose work is often seen on the cover of The New Yorker.
4. The book features 50 of the best tweets from the Historical Tweets site from 2008 to now.
5. The book contains over 8o brand new, never-before-seen tweets.
6. New tweets from the likes of T-Rex, Socrates, Merlin the Magician, The Vikings, Napoleon, and Gorbachev.
7. The book also features all-new types of Twitter-esque humor like conversation stacks, tag clouds, and hate tweets.
8. Besides @historicaltweet, you can follow our whole team on Twitter: authors @alecmcnayr and @abeard, our humor and fact checker @dbrisco, our editor @ryandoh, and our agent @kate_mckean (she’s popular).
9. Of the new tweets in the book, our personal favorites are Agamemnon (Alan) and Isaac Newton (Alec).
10. The book is on sale for pre-order for as low as $9.45 right now.

We hope you’re as excited for the book as we are. As always, thanks for your support.

- Alan & Alec

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As another historic decade is about to pass, and we’d like to honor our most popular Historical Tweet of the Year, chosen from the tweets posted in 2009.

There were a lot of good ones from the past 12 months, but one shone above and beyond as your favorite: Alexander the Tweet.

And, yes, we’ve been on hiatus for a few weeks, but we’re gearing up for a great 2010, especially leading up to April, when the Historical Tweets book hits shelves around the United States (we just finished the book and sent to our editor last week — it features 144 pages of mostly new material!).

Thanks for your support over the past year.  It’s been historic.

- Alec & Alan

Alexander the Tweet: 2009 Historical Tweet of the Year

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No excuses: we know we’ve been delinquent in our HT duties.  We’re working hard on the Historical Tweets book — and making some new ones for the site, too.  If you have ideas, shoot them our way now.  It’s the best chance you have to getting something included in the book … we’ll even credit you.

Here’s some historical figures we’re working with: Mother Teresa, Statue of Liberty, Michelangelo, Nefartiti, and the Vikings.

In the meantime, enjoy this blog post from College Humor: Historical Figures Leave Their Browsers Open.  Really funny stuff.

Thomas Jefferson Left His Browser History Open:

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It’s no secret that the stand-up comedy of British comic Eddie Izzard has provided inspiration for many Historical Tweets.

Historical Tweets contributor Sean Tucker submitted our Noah & the Ark tweet (a conversation with @2Ducks) to Eddie’s web site, and it was chosen as the #2 most popular fan art from September 2009.

We hear that Eddie chooses these awards himself.  If that’s the case… Wow.  We’re honored.

View, vote, & comment on “Noah and the 2 Ducks” in the Eddie Izzard Fan Gallery