Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Which Book Would You Give Out For Free?

Students and celebrity authors alike shared their answers at today’s “Great Book Giveaway” .


Earlier today, Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) gave out free books in Washington Square Park.


Earlier today, Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) gave out free books in Washington Square Park.


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A line of people wrapped around the park, despite the early timing and freezing temperatures.


A line of people wrapped around the park, despite the early timing and freezing temperatures.


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What Is Your "Hunger Games" Character Name?

Let the games begin.



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15 Willow Smith Books That Really Need To Exist For Real

“There’re no novels that I like to read so I write my own novels. And then I read them again, and it’s the best thing.”


In an interview with the New York Times' T Magazine, between bouts of metaphysical banter with her brother Jaden, Willow Smith told the interviewer that she writes and reads only her own novels.


Here are some of the books Willow, 14, may have written, with imagined titles and quotes based on actual things she said during the interview.


Seriously, read the interview first.



“And it was then, in her darkest hour, that Prana Jones came to understand the truth: that this world is nothing but a fragment of a holographic reality constructed by a higher consciousness.”


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“Because living,” she said, gazing up at the stars falling through the night sky. “Because living.”


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“Our voices sounded like chocolate together. As good as chocolate tastes, it sounded that good.”


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12 Cookbooks Every Book-Lover Needs

One “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margarita” coming right up.




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Barbie's "I Can Be A Computer Engineer" Book Is Embarrassingly Sexist

“It’ll go faster if Brian and I help,” offers Steven. *Slams head against desk*




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Lemony Snicket And Neil Gaiman Will Be Competing To Give Away Books

The “Great Book Giveaway” will take place in New York City’s Washington Square Park on November 19. A series of very fortunate events indeed.



Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket


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Neil Gaiman


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Can You Identify These Classic Novels By Their Cover Art?

Do judge a book by its cover.


Tuesday, November 18, 2014

This Sculpture Looks Exactly Like He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

Voldemort is hiding out in an art museum, apparently.


Look at this bust:


Look at this bust:


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Reaaaallly look at it:


Reaaaallly look at it:


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Sure, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's didactic says this...


Sure, the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's didactic says this...


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But we know who it really is.


But we know who it really is.


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What Book Would You Make Required Reading For Everyone On Earth?

If you were teacher for a day…


Most of us have had to read The Great Gatsby, To Kill A Mockingbird, and The Scarlet Letter.


Most of us have had to read The Great Gatsby , To Kill A Mockingbird , and The Scarlet Letter .


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After all, they're classics!


After all, they're classics!


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But what's the one book that you would make required reading for everyone?


But what's the one book that you would make required reading for everyone?


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The one book that, if everyone read it, might make the world a better place?


The one book that, if everyone read it, might make the world a better place?


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The book, to be released by Harper Collins Children’s Books, aims to “encourage young readers to reach for their dreams.”


Mo'ne Davis, the 13-year-old girl who made history as the first girl to pitch a shutout game in the Little League World Series, is taking her inspirational story from the plate to the page.


Mo'ne Davis, the 13-year-old girl who made history as the first girl to pitch a shutout game in the Little League World Series, is taking her inspirational story from the plate to the page.


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Harper Collins Children's Books will release Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name on March 17, 2015.


Harper Collins Children's Books will release Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name on March 17, 2015.


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An inspiring story of a courageous young girl who learned to play ball with the boys, only to outshine them on the national stage in the most watched Little League World Series of game of all time. Mo'ne Davis's story is one that will encourage readers to reach for their dreams no matter the odds, young girls to play ball with anyone, and add a new chapter to the rich history of women in baseball.



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In October, Davis starred in a commercial for Chevrolet, in which she proudly says, "I throw 70 miles per hour. That's throwing like a girl."





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