21st CENTURY BOOKSHELF
The last book of the Harry Potter series, regarding the "Deathly" these, was released to much fanfare in 2007
Hallows
"Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on, once more, you open the door... & my heart will go on & on"
Celine Dion
Roman Roy, on his brother's run for prez: "Do you think that that's like a natural progression from never done nothin', never?"
Succession
This title feline says, "I know it is wet & the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny!"
The Cat in the Hat
Microsoft introduced this spelling feature in 1993; we still use it today, even though sometimes it drives us nits
Autocorrect
The Dan Brown book titled for these 2 opposing beings has Robert Langdon entangled with the Illuminati & the Vatican
Angels & Demons
"Confronted all the dope fiends, if there was a problem, yo, I'll solve it, check out the hook while my DJ revolves it"
Vanilla Ice
Taking a new, "opposite" approach in meeting women: "My name is George. I'm unemployed & I live with my parents"
Seinfeld
Named after Winston Churchill, the cat in this Stephen King novel dies & then... un-dies
Pet Sematary
It's a feeling of elation or well-being; some feel it in nature or at the gym, others while watching Zendaya on TV
Euphoria
In this book Elizabeth Gilbert does the first part of the title in Rome, the second in India & the last in Bali.
Eat, Pray, Love
"A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly... No, I don't want no scrub, a scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me"
TLC
Tyrion: "Though I would treasure your friendship, I'm mainly interested in your facility with murder"
Game of Thrones
The narrator of "The Black Cat" goes mad, not unlike the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart", another macabre tale by this author
Edgar Allan Poe
You can clean a wound with a tincture made from this element, but it's gonna sting, so put on your big-kid pants
Iodine
Barbara Kingsolver's award-winning "Demon Copperhead" is similar to this Charles Dickens novel both in theme & in title
David Copperfield
"What I got, you got to give it to your mama... give it away, give it away, give it away now, give it away, give it away, give it away now"
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Narrator Ron Howard, after Michael Cera's George-Michael was called "Opie": "Jessie had gone too far, & she had best watch her mouth"
Arrested Development
Hermione Granger's loyal pet was this half-cat, half-kneazle with a knack for sussing out unsavory characters
Crookshanks
Sometimes confused with an anteater, this nocturnal mammal is also known as an earth pig
Aardvark
Stieg Larsson's novel about hacker supreme Lisbeth Salander titled "Men Who Hate Women" in Sweden got this American title
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
"I like big butts & I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny, that when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist... you get sprung"
Sir-Mix-a-Lot
Hetty, dead since 1895 but still available to offer advice: "Stop wasting your life sitting around not doing cocaine!"
Ghosts
This Truman Capote character says of her cat, "It's... inconvenient, his not having a name. But I haven't any right to give him one"
Holly Golightly
It's a gooey medicine for your skin, but be careful--sometimes there's a fly in it
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