42 Cheesy Book Puns to Make Your Day A little Better

Although corny, every book wyrm secretly loves cheesy book puns. So here's a whole list of them for you to enjoy. Don't worry. We won't tell anyone if you laugh.

1. I feel so empty (shelf awareness).
2.  Sorry! My weekend is so busy, it’s all booked.
3. Why does the ghost always need more books?
   He goes through them too quickly.
4. Why does an elephant use his trunk as a bookmark?
   So he always nose where he stopped reading.
5. What building has the most stories?
   The library.
6. I was just diagnosed with IBS—Impulsive Book-Reading Syndrome
7. Dinosaurs didn’t read. Now they're extinct.
8. What do you do if your pet starts eating your novel? Take the words right out of his mouth!
9. And here's one of our own cheesy book puns!
   
10. A young man visited the librarian every day so he could get into her good books.
11. A tome fell on my head the other day . . . I can only blame my shelf!
12. The book of incantations was useless. The author had failed to run a spell check.
13. I read this book about Mount Everest. It was quite the cliff hanger.
14. The student was an aggressive learner—he hit the books.
15. I once read a book about singularity. It really sucked me in.
16. I was going to buy a bestseller on phobias, but I was afraid it wouldn't help me.
17. I wish you would open up to me! (One of our favorite relationship cheesy book puns.)
18. The book about Teflon contained no frictional characters.
19. A second glance is all that's needed for a book re-view.
20. When she made Mario Puzo's novels required reading for her class, she made him an author they couldn't refuse.
21. The policemen said if I didn't pay my library fine he would have to book me.
22. Have you read the bestseller about teleportation? It's bound to get you somewhere.
23. The podiatry book used footnotes while the proctology book used endnotes.
24. I just read a textbook about Stockholm Syndrome. The first couple chapters were awful but by the end I loved it.
25. Ereader: The same story again? Novel: It's the only one I have.
26. Once I tried illustrating currency books for a living. I never drew a dime.
27. An accountant for a restaurant has to be sure the books are not cooked.
28. I'm reading a novel about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down.
29. During the rainy season I spread out large books for my guests to wipe their feet on. These are the tomes that dry men's soles.
30. A little boy was so full of energy that even when he read a book it was a hyper text.
31. I had plans to begin reading a book about sinkholes, but they fell through.
32. I asked a librarian if she was free this afternoon. She said she was all booked up
33. The high school music teacher was quite controversial. He told his students to read band books.
34. The junior librarian was reincarnated as a bookmark because he always knew his place.
35. What did the sketch book say to the novel? I'm drawing a blank.
36. I've just read a book about a bean growing up in Southern USA. It's called The Adventures of Tom Soya.
37. I'm reading a novel about mazes; I got lost in it.
38. I'm reading a book about black holes by Stephen Hawking. It really draws you in.
39. I've never enjoyed paperbacks: their blend of wooden characters and watered-down plots makes them pulpy.
40. The author's lawyer defended her rights in the book case.
41. The author wasn't pleased to see a review of his book on cappuccinos. The review said the book was all froth and no substance.
42. A book called Current Trends in Wiring your House turned out to be a shocking failure.

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Happy reading!

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