of the series in 2017, the books were updated to feature a new interior design. Gordon Javna retired from the series in 2016 after the Bathroom Reader offices in Ashland, Oregon were closed. The series continued to be published by Portable Press, and the Javna brothers were described by Bookriot as not being directly involved with the publication of the Bathroom Reader books as of 2022. John Javna has continued to write the introductions for subsequent volumes of the series, and he and Gordon are also listed as contributors to editions such as 2022's Uncle John's Awesome 35th Anniversary Bathroom Reader. List of Uncle John's Books List of Omnibuses Plunges Into... Besides the annual editions and omnibuses, many topic specific editions were also published. These editions focused on such things like individual U.S. states, history, national parks, Hollywood, television, the U.S. Armed Forces, the environment, etc. These have ceased publishing since 2013. Uncle John's Plunges into History 2001 () Uncle John's Plunges into National Parks, First Printing 2007 Uncle John's Plunges into Great Lives, First Printing Uncle John's Plunges into Canada Uncle John's Plunges into the Universe Uncle John's Plunges into New Jersey Uncle John's Plunges into Minnesota () Uncle John's Plunges into California () Uncle John's Plunges into Texas () Uncle John's Plunges into New York () Other Titles Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores, Updated & Expanded Uncle John Takes a Swing at Baseball Uncle Johns Strange & Scarey (kids) Uncle Johns Book of the Dumb Uncle John's Quintessential Collection of Quotable Non Quotables Uncle John's Briefs: Quick Bits of Fascinating Facts and Amazing Trivia Uncle John's New & Improved Briefs: Fast Facts, Terse Trivia & Astute Articles References External links Bathroom Readers' Institute Bathroom Readers' Institute calendars Series of books Trivia books