Literature Explorer Mugs

A woman reads a romance novel.

'I'm looking for something not too heavy.'

"It's for a young woman in the generation that knows how to read but doesn't feel like it."

"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."

Alice in Wonderland - The Gryphon.

Around the Dogbox in 80 Days.

Jule Verne

The book that will not be denied!

Moby Dick and Jane

"Call me, Ishmael."

Teacher pointing to P,Q, on board: "OK class, which letter comes next? Redbeard, you should know this."

The Bookworm

First Novels.

Reading my Critics

Voltaire

"No writers were harmed or mistreated in the preparation of this story."

"Now I really hate poetry."

"It turns out everyone here is self-published."

'So Captain Ahab, I put it to you that you were deliberately stalking my client!'

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

Eagle (The Divine Comedy).

Goodnight Moon for the Misbegotten

'Is that where you keep the banned books?'

George Orwell

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

"Author does not do tricks."

"So, hw ws yr smmr?"

'Rehab centre' "I'm addicted to Irvine Welsh"

Myths and legends...

"My only love sprung from my only hate!"

"Maybe I don't like stunning debuts."

"If I Can Make One Critic Smile..."

"Tracey, this is Gene. He also read the Nancy Reagan book in unbound galleys."

"It's felt to be his most thought provoking work."

Isabel Allende