Divine Book Clubber Pillows

"Oh, I liked it, it's just that a breezy summer romance novel wasn't the book I thought you'd pick for book club."

"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?"

First Novels.

"Meet the author"

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

'Look! The new long awaited, highly anticipated but ultimately disappointing novel by that guy you like.'

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

Second hand furniture.

Gen-Next Library

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

It's Dostoevsky. It's Melville. It's Flaubert. But it doesn't dance.

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

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

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

Don Quixote

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

'He took from the rich and gave to the poor? It sounds like wealth redistribution.'

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

Screen Time vs Book Time

Sue the Author 3PM

"It's about sex and revenge, except for a short chapter on the Continental Congress."

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

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

"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."

The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo.

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

"Barb's such a fast reader."

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

The Beard in the Stone