Read-aholic Gifts

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

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

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

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

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

"Meet The Author"

Accelerated reading. Slowpoke reading,

"Meet the author"

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

First Novels.

'How are the ventriloquist lessons going?'

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

Television Readers.

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

Second hand furniture.

Gen-Next Library

Two books: 'The Joy of Cooking' next to 'The Joy of Dieting'.

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

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

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

Don Quixote

Cat rolls up yarn like power cord.

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

Text Culture

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

"Say hello to my little friend."

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

Screen Time vs Book Time

Do it yourself books.

'As a famous writer, could you do something to help jumpstart my career?'

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

"Barb's such a fast reader."

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