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."

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

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

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

First Novels.

"Meet the author"

Victor Hugo

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

Reading my Critics

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

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

"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'.

Gen-Next Library

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

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

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

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

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

Don Quixote

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

Screen Time vs Book Time

Do it yourself books.

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

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

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

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

The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo.

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"