Book-loving Friend Gifts

'I tried to warn you against inflatable furniture.'

'She has an enquiring mind - like why did you do that and why didn't you do the other?'

"It happened at a book burning. It was one of those books I couldn't put down."

'Could you sign it 'anonymous'? It's for a friend and I don't want to ruin the surprise.'

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

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

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

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

First Novels.

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

"Meet the author"

Reading my Critics

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

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

Second hand furniture.

Gen-Next Library

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

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

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

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

'And the cat is due back in 2 weeks.'

"I try to write a little bit every day."

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

Don Quixote

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

Screen Time vs Book Time

Do it yourself books.

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

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

The Beard in the Stone

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

"Barb's such a fast reader."

'Meet the author with her collaborators'

What Harper Lee's REALLY been up to all these years