Meta-fiction Aficionados Mugs

"Yes, could you discuss the inspiration for the protagonist? Specifically, the motivations which propel the direction of his narrative?" "I would prefer not to." "Bartleby, the author."

Meet Stephen Krkzk Author of 'Why Conspiracy Theories Are Nonsense'

Tequila Mockingbird

"Regarding the plot of your novel ... what on earth were you thinking?"

A man with Dwarfism is reading Little Women.

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

"No, being declawed is the opposite of being a cyborg!"

Book Shop Plot Spoilers

"It all happened so fast. 'Notable Book of the Year' to the remainder shelves to HERE in just six months!"

Thomas Keneally

Gulliver's other travels.

Frankenstein's Ancestry

An alternative theory as to why dinosaurs are extinct.

"I wish you would actually sell one of these novels...all these returned manuscripts are giving me backaches!"

"First I alienated the apes who'd raised me. Then there was a lot of turmoil with the colonials pulling out. Now Jane and me are semi-retired and I haven't swing through the trees in ages. Want a drink?"

Dolly Varden - 'The Laughing Dolly'

"It's a blood curdling novel about the brutal murder of a publisher who rejected a book about the brutal murder of a publisher..."

Newton Discovers Surrealism.

"I think you left something of your resumé... writer of fiction!"

'Your novel has an up-to-the-moment breaking news quality. We intend to publish it in 2012.'

"Jack and Jill went up the hill to defend their pail of water."

'They're out there, they swallow your stuff, and who're you gonna call?'

"The whole thing is basically fiction. But I just thought my resume could use some spice."

Keri Hulme

"I think you need to reboot your carrot."

Louisa May Alcott

Other Fiction