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(part of my ongoing Unexpected Literary References series) I caught a rerun of The Simpsons a few days ago, one in which the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom, makes a cameo. I wish for less popular books and authors to get The Simpsons treatment, but I say that only because I am a less popular author with a less popular book. Hint, hint, The Simpsons. Trust me, Matt Groening, you'll need my mediocre grasp of pop culture and my general irrelevance to stay alive for another 20 years. Also, you'll need miracle medicine. What are you, like 70 years old? In this same episode, Grandpa Abe tells a story about how he introduced the book Gone With The Wind to an ungrateful Clark Gable. Unfortunately, I could not come across a good screenshot of the book itself, so this image will have to suffice.

(part of my ongoing Unexpected Literary References series) In yet another The Simpsons (un)expected literary reference, Stephen King's novel, Under the Dome is called out for its similarities to the 2007 The Simpsons Movie, both stories incorporating a town-sized dome to seal people off from the outside world. The overt commentary may be a further play on the South Park episode,  "The Simpsons Already Did it," which explores the degree to which The Simpsons has embedded itself into our collective consciousness. The screenshot below appears in Season 22 : Ep. 6, "The Fool Monty."