Shelfie-taker Gifts

Let's take a shelfie!!

Bad hair day!

'I guess mother and baby are doing fine. She's already sending out selfies.'

'It's a blonde, long-legged species with a melodious voice and it goes south for the winter.'

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

'Oddly, few archaeologist comment on the flossing habits of Easter Island inhabitants.'

"It's harder to 'lead from the middle' than I thought."

Mysteries.

Self-Improvement, Self-Empowerment, Self-Aggrandizement

"Their bookshelves look more convincingly read from than ours."

"Hamlet today"

'I miss the rarefied atmosphere of Mt. Olympus.'

"That's his answer to everything!"

"I'd just like to congratulate you on how skillfully you've hidden my novel!"

"Hmmm?!"

Other Fiction

Bookshop Adventure

'Excuse me. Could you point me towards the books that would look impressive on my bookshelf?'

'Your Majesty, the Pretender to the Throne is here.'

"Curling up with a good book is one thing, but now you're taking a shelfie?"

Selfie-Conscious

Fiction/Non Fiction/A Toss Up.

"Perhaps someone who lived life a bit less fully."

Deli/Antiques: Got Shrimp? Got Gout?

Nonviolent Clue.

"I'm still looking, sir."

"Holy cow! What kind of crazy people used to live here anyway?"

Books: Very Subtle, Just a Little Subtle, and Not At All Subtle.

"Do you have a white on the fruity side, with maybe a possum on the label?"

Taking an Elfie

Sometimes one invention necessitates another.