Nonconformist Bibliophile Pillows

'I need three books with burnt orange covers, one with chocolate brown and one with light beige - but no best sellers. I don't want people to think I'm trendy.'

'Let's not go by the book.'

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

Edgar Allen Poe

"What I do is pick up the morning paper, go through it carefully, and then, depending on how I feel about things, I either say the Pledge of Allegiance, stand there and do nothing, or walk out of the classroom."

The Dorrie Decimal System

Honoré de Balzac

"I'm not weird I'm a 'person of weirdness'."

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

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

Rare Books

Thinks he's too cool for school.

Paul Ree

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

Literary Canines.

"Barb's such a fast reader."

Meet the author - celebrity autobiographies,

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

Punk Reindeer

'You have no idea how hard I've gotta work just to maintain my indie cred around here!'

You are much more likely to think outside the box if it is broken.

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

Litterary Dogs.

The Mainstream

'Read that last part back to me.'

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

"Nevermore."

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

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

'You just don't seem to be fitting in.'

A man and his dog both reading.

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

The Grapes of Wrath finally get some professional help.