All right, no dragons. I think all of these fit that. [Setting aside The Sirens of Titan, which is what she'll be reading, Kay lays each book in a line in front of him in turn.]
[The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen.] This one's a whodunnit--a Greek man dies and--well, I can't give away the book, but there's a crime and clues, and then you see if you can solve it before Queen does. [Crossfire Trail by Louis L'Amour.] A western--main character has to save a ranch that belonged to his dead friend. [A collection of stories by Benny Russell.] This one is by a friend of mine. He writes about space explorers and the like, usually. [Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.] I liked this one a lot when I was a girl--it's the first Tarzan book. [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.] The first Oz book, I loved these ones, too. [And a collection of stories she and Julius wrote.] And this one's one of mine, it's short stories, same kind of thing as Benny writes, though ours are set on Earth more often than his.
[It occurs to her that literary fiction would probably be more in keeping with the no-dragons rule, but Kay didn't think to bring any.] And you can poke through the shelves in my apartment if you aren't in the mood for these.
[Action, May 22]
[The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen.] This one's a whodunnit--a Greek man dies and--well, I can't give away the book, but there's a crime and clues, and then you see if you can solve it before Queen does. [Crossfire Trail by Louis L'Amour.] A western--main character has to save a ranch that belonged to his dead friend. [A collection of stories by Benny Russell.] This one is by a friend of mine. He writes about space explorers and the like, usually. [Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs.] I liked this one a lot when I was a girl--it's the first Tarzan book. [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.] The first Oz book, I loved these ones, too. [And a collection of stories she and Julius wrote.] And this one's one of mine, it's short stories, same kind of thing as Benny writes, though ours are set on Earth more often than his.
[It occurs to her that literary fiction would probably be more in keeping with the no-dragons rule, but Kay didn't think to bring any.] And you can poke through the shelves in my apartment if you aren't in the mood for these.