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Trying to find some great book puns? If you don’t check out ours, you’ll only have your-shelf to blame.
Libraries aren’t the only thing that are the shhh!
Whether you need a way to put your favorite story to words or share a snap of your favorite spot to read, our lists of book puns, jokes and Instagram captions will do just write.
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General Book Puns & Wordplay for Instagram Captions
In need of a cute punny caption for a book-themed photoshoot, or simply a candid snap of you reading? Here are some options that (like library books) you should check out:
Talk wordy to me
Check your shelf before you wreck your shelf
I like big books and I cannot lie
Metaphors be with you
Sorry for all these library jokes, I’ll put them on hold
My weekend is fully booked
But first, Kafka
You’ve got the write stuff, baby
Where my prose at?
Do it by the book
Good scribes only
Leave poetry to the prose
Charlotte Brontë is like a breath of fresh Eyre
Stay true to your shelf
Prose before hoes
Book puns really tickle my spine
Librarians love a good joke, they always get the reference
Libraries make shhh happen
You should leave poetry to the prose and focus on essays instead
Dystopian novels are so 1984
Don’t tell a book your secrets, they’ll just blurb them out
I’m at the library, I can’t say much more, it’s a hush hush situation
Not all books are created sequel
I’m reading a book about gravity, I just can’t put it down
I cannot believe that you have never read Fitzgerald. You Gatsby joking
Heading to the library, things are about to get LITerary
One moment, lemme take a shelf-ie
Take a walk on the Wilde side
Someone stole my Thesaurus, I’m just lost for words
Saturday night bookie
Lord of the Rings? I don’t know what you’re Tolkien about.
Readers never have extra time, they are always booked
Reading is a novel idea
My personal library is a big mess, I’m really ashamed of my-shelf
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Punny Messages for Gifting Book-Related Gifts
If you’re looking for a cute book pun to add to a card/note attached to some book-related gifts, here are some ideas that they will bind irresistible:
ISBN thinking about you
You’ve got the write stuff
Mind if I check you out?
Keep going, you’re on the write track
Dewey belong together? I think we’d make a great two volume set
You really turn my pages
Do you comma here often?
Punny Book Jokes
Last but not least, if you’re in need of a fun book themed dad joke to bust out, here are a few that are out-pageously fun:
Why don’t library carts follow the rules? It’s not how they roll
Why are math books so unhappy? They have so problems
Why is the ghost always buying new books? He goes through them quickly
How do you track a book? You follow their footnotes
Why are novelists always cold? So many drafts
Why did the detective go to the library? He wanted to check out a mystery
Did we miss any of your favorite Book Puns?
Let us know in the comments so we can add more to our list!