Author Admirers Mugs

Thomas Keneally

"Lautrec or Gary? Hmmm... We'll take Gary."

Scientists are sexy

'Stuck on a desert island, in the middle of the ocean, with only a palm tree for company, it's a bloody joke.'

Dickens & Tolstoy Walk into a Bar: " . . . so, to make a short story long . . . "

Eurydice is bitten by a snake

'It's some more story ideas from Francis Bacon.'

'He was a great writer'

Sign in a bookshop window offers chance to meet the narrator of the audio book.

Kultural K9's.

David Grohl - Foo Fighters

Shell Fire

Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold

'Look mum and dad! They let me keep my appendix!' - A young book excitedly showing off his appendix to his arriving parents.

'Sorry, we can't offer you a job but we would like to publish your CV.'

'This is all without rhyme or reason.'

J. D. Salinger

'A boy! Standing on a burning deck! I bet nobody did a risk assessment?'

Starbucks Siren

William Wordsworth

"I'm afraid I have to recuse myself, ladies. I don't want to be responsible for the Trojan War."

"Let's try one with your hand tucked into your shirt."

Louisa May Alcott

I told you not to touch its belly.

Truman Capote

Bot Art: After Judith Leyster

Owl and the Pussy Cat, "You sure she's got a friend ?"

'Oh-oh -- I think I've invented writer's block!'

"Poetry? Philosophy? Just what kind of dinner conversation do you want?"

"You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting to meet you."

The Raven - The Study at Night

Forrest Gander

"Fire, bad. Smoke, good... quite the conundrum."

'I realize that you're upset that Oprah hasn't reviewed your new book on her show. But you are on MY show, so why don't you tell us what inspired you to write 'Overcoming Disappointment and Resentment.''

"You had a great summer and you're going to have a great fall."