Bibliophile In Purgatory Gifts

"Carrie, I told you that if I returned your library books that late that there would be hell to pay."

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

Victor Hugo

Edgar Allen Poe

The Dorrie Decimal System

Honoré de Balzac

"Now Playing: One of those Jane Austen movies."

Not to be a motion picture. Will remain just a book.

'Which wine goes best with 'the old man and the sea'?'

"Not that I have the time, but I enjoy reading."

George Orwell

"Barb's such a fast reader."

Literary Canines.

Meet the author - celebrity autobiographies,

Litterary Dogs.

'Yes, it's just a little volume.'

"Psst! Hey, kids."

'Read that last part back to me.'

'This book is so rare it's never been published.'

'Chicken soup for dummies who don't sweat the small stuff.'

A man and his dog both reading.

"Nevermore."

'It's very fast-paced. The book was over before I could finish reading it.'

'Yes, your papers seem to have lots of citations, but I've checked: They're all self-citations...'

'I'm a writer.' - 'What a coincidence, I'm a reader.'

"Spoiler alert...Z."

"And last week I nearly crashed while reading on the freeway..."

'And I say he makes us look bad when he rides around listening to those books.'

Book Thief in True Crime Department

Self-Improvement, Self-Empowerment, Self-Aggrandizement

Women who Read Too Much

"Boy, these are really overdue!"

"I'm taking you off sleeping pills and putting you on Proust."

Head full of Books.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez.