Literary Lab Explorer Gifts

'My toughest course is 'Chemistry for English majors.'

"Hey, I'm thirsty. I need a drink. A drink and a liverwurst sandwich. Hey, how about a sandwich and a beer down at Gallagher's, then we can go shoot some pool? Or maybe take in a movie. Hey, I'm talking to you."

The Bookworm

Reading my Critics

Around the Dogbox in 80 Days.

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

Eagle (The Divine Comedy).

Isabel Allende

Günter Grass

'E-books?'

"He just found that 'pillage' rhymes with 'village'."

"Is this fiction, non-fiction or historical fiction?"

'It'll never work. I'm reading 'Of Mice And men' and you haven't even gotten through 'If You Give A Mouse A Cookie,.'

'Friends, lab rats, country mice, lend me your ears...'

'1001 things to do whilst waiting to get on the internet.'

Writer: Humour and Tragedy.

Little boy reading a classic whilst his Dad reads a comic.

Science Lab. I have to work late, dear --- I spent most of the day going the wrong way.

'I didn't read that scene, but I did highlight several passages.'

'We're looking for something that captures the zeitgeist of the nation...you know, the Great American Tweet.'

Shakespeare watching the 'Forsooth Saga'.

"She may be a book nerd, but she's the best lab partner I've ever had!"

"I'm sorry-you tapped into something no one cares about."

Cloning Laboratory: 'I never thought I'd work here.'

"This is my first book, but if I like it I may buy another in the near future."

Crossroads - fiction/non fiction.

'I don't know whether we should call the world pres or keep quiet?'

Free Little Library

'A book very interesting'

'Colds! Sore throats! Flue! Did anyone ever tell you you're a hypochondriac?'

Test-tube people

The book that will not be denied!

Victor Hugo

"With one hand I'm reading the past decade's most critically acclaimed novel. With my other hand I'm searching for enough negative reviews to justify my decision to abandon it."

Books and Phones