Friend Who Loves Books Gifts

'He says he's sorry he's late-he's had readers' block.'

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

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

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

"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"

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

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

"And do you, Deborah Tannen, think they know what they're talking about?"

Second hand furniture.

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

Gen-Next Library

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

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

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

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 Beard in the Stone

The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo.

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

Isabel Allende

"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."

"Barb's such a fast reader."

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

The World's Biggest Book Club