Bookish Spirits Mugs

Self-Help Books For The Newly Dead

Frontispiece to 'A Book of Bargains' by V O'Sullivan- Depicts an Apparition from one of the Stories

Drunk And Orderly

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"My novel is not a doorstop!"

"I don't care if it is itty-bitty. Turn it off!"

'HA Ha! One good idea doesn't make a genius!'

Spiritualism: Meet the Authors.

"I'm ready for summer vacation! A good book takes you where you've never been!"

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

"It's such a nice day. Why don't you go outside and plagiarize something?"

Reading in the family.

'If you're using this for research into your next book then you can sleep in the spare room!'

"I'm sick of writing book reports on spec."

John Galsworthy

Scene from an early draft of Moby Dick

"That's a beautiful poem, but of course, if you took the road less traveled, we'd make sure you have your GPS."

DATING FOR NON-DUMMIES

I like a good whodunit.

William Blake.

The Great Banzinni discovers the oldest trick in the book.

'I found some information in this book for my school paper. How do I click 'print'?'

Michel De Montaigne is quotes as saying the following...

"School is loverly this time of year."

Book in library - 'Crash tests for dummies' (being read by a crash test dummy).

Edna O'Brien

'Camilo José Cela'

'It's okay dear. He's my ghostwriter.'

My youthful jacket blurb writing showed such excitement, he thought with a sigh.

Fairy narratives

"I've got about 3 more inches before I'm willing to get reading glasses."

'I've just finished the Great American Grant Application.'

"By the way, what's your position on some-sex marriage?"