Domestic Bibliophile Gifts

"I keep losing the plot."

"Talk nerdy to me."

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

Victor Hugo

Edgar Allen Poe

The Dorrie Decimal System

Little dog in Romance section in bookstore under sign: 'Puppy Love'

Honoré de Balzac

"Now Playing: One of those Jane Austen movies."

Not to be a motion picture. Will remain just a book.

'Which wine goes best with 'the old man and the sea'?'

"Not that I have the time, but I enjoy reading."

George Orwell

"Barb's such a fast reader."

'The pile of unread books by the bed looks bigger than the futon...'

Meet the author - celebrity autobiographies,

Literary Canines.

Litterary Dogs.

'Yes, it's just a little volume.'

'Read that last part back to me.'

'This book is so rare it's never been published.'

"Nevermore."

"I've been having stomach problems. I sit on the bathroom for 30 minutes in the morning...and a half-hour in the evening."

'It's very fast-paced. The book was over before I could finish reading it.'

A man and his dog both reading.

'Chicken soup for dummies who don't sweat the small stuff.'

Cook in the cookery section.

'Yes, your papers seem to have lots of citations, but I've checked: They're all self-citations...'

'I'm a writer.' - 'What a coincidence, I'm a reader.'

The Grapes of Wrath finally get some professional help.

Heaven

"Spoiler alert...Z."

"And last week I nearly crashed while reading on the freeway..."

Self-Improvement, Self-Empowerment, Self-Aggrandizement

Women who Read Too Much