Book Doctor Pillows

Book surgery.

Reading a biography makes me feel like a surgeon. I'm holding a person's life in my hands.

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

'The history of Glue. It's impossible to put down.'

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

"Meet the author"

First Novels.

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

"Pssst! Do you have anything on American history?"

"And do you, Deborah Tannen, think they know what they're talking about?"

Second hand furniture.

Two books: 'The Joy of Cooking' next to 'The Joy of Dieting'.

"Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays?"

Gen-Next Library

"Your hunch was right, Officer Garcia. We'll need a good editor to clean up this manuscript and bring his unfinished novel to a satisfying conclusion."

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

"I'm in a catch-23 situation."

Don Quixote

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

Screen Time vs Book Time

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

"Lori, go ahead and toss in 'Lolita.' Now, what's next?" "We'll need more lighter fluid." "'The Lottery' is devils work." "We must protect the children." "Book burning club"

'As a famous writer, could you do something to help jumpstart my career?'

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

The World's Biggest Book Club

The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo.

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

"I recommend that you two find a way to spice up your shelf life."

"Barb's such a fast reader."

"The library rejected your request to ban all books on cats and squirrels. But, to be fair, it was no dumber than all the other book ban requests we get."

"The moral of the story, honey, is that being a celebrity does not make you a credible children’s book author."

"For just one monkey in front of one typewriter you've come up with some amazing stuff."

The Beard in the Stone