Book-loving Friends Gifts

'Okey, suit yourself but I saw the library book move.'

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

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

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

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

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

First Novels.

"Meet the author"

"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

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

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

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

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

Don Quixote

"I did the math. If we want to read all of Proust in this lifetime, we have to start tomorrow morning."

Screen Time vs Book Time

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 Beard in the Stone

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

"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."

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

"'How We Die' - fabulous!"

"Barb's such a fast reader."

The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo.

The World's Biggest Book Club

'He was a great writer'