So you read a ton, cool. But can others tell that you’re a bookworm and bibliophile? Check off all that apply to you for this past year.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
21 Famous Writers Reimagined As Puns
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Artist Timothy Taranto’s illustrations of authors are absolutely punderful.
Flames Joyce
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J. D. Snailinger
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Allen Tinsberg
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Fyodor Toastoyevsky
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Harry Potter Fans Scored An Awesome Victory In The Fight Against Child Slavery
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The Harry Potter Alliance ran a four-year campaign to get Warner Bros to use ethically sourced cocoa for its official Harry Potter chocolate merchandise.
One of the group's longest-running campaigns has focused on the production of the Harry Potter-branded chocolate merchandise sold in official Potter outlets such as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando and the Harry Potter Studio tour in Leavesden, Herts.
Because of this, it was possible that child slaves could have been used in the production of Harry Potter chocolate.
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In 2010, the HPA launched a campaign entitled Not in Harry's Name to get Warner Bros to commit to sourcing 100% Fairtrade- or UTZ-certified cocoa for Harry Potter merchandise.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
19 Shel Silverstein Quotes That Definitely Shaped You Growing Up
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, January 17, 2015
“And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.”
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1. "Listen to the mustn'ts, child,
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts.
The impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves.
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
Anything can be." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
2."How much good inside a day?
Depends how good you live 'em.
How much love inside a friend?
Depends how much you give 'em." - A Light in the Attic
3. "There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
'I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong.'
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What's right for you -- just listen to
The voice that speaks inside." - Falling Up
4. "It's amazing the difference
A bit of sky can make." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
- A Light in the Attic
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6. "When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?" - A Light in the Attic
7. "She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by-
And never knew." - Every Thing On It
8. "ALICE
She drank from a bottle called DRINK ME
And she grew so tall,
She ate from a plate called TASTE ME
And down she shrank so small.
And so she changed, while other folks
Never tried nothin' at all." - Where the Sidewalk Ends
9. "So please get your rags
And your polishing jars,
Somebody has to go polish the stars." - A Light in the Attic
10. "Tell me I'm clever,
Tell me I'm kind,
Tell me I'm talented,
Tell me I'm cute,
Tell me I'm sensitive,
Graceful and Wise
Tell me I'm perfect--
But tell me the TRUTH." - Falling Up
This Couple’s Bookstore Proposal Is Every Book Lover's Dream
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, January 17, 2015
“Any proposal had to involve books, and books in New York entail The Strand.”
Britt Burgeson, 26, met Daniel O’Duffy, 25, when they were both students at the University of Notre Dame.
“It took a long time to win over Britt,” O’Duffy told BuzzFeed. “We met speed dating at Notre Dame, and she absolutely mauled me in a contest of wit and literary references.”
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“I knew that I loved her soon after starting at a different college and feeling a void in my life where we weren't talking every day, weren't sharing experiences,” O’Duffy said.
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After dating for years, O’Duffy wanted to make things official by proposing to Burgeson last September at one of her favorite places in New York City: The Strand bookstore.
“I made sure that the day was the pinnacle of a normal Sunday," O'Duffy said. "We went to our favorite bar, our favorite summer day outing at Governor's Island, which coincidentally fell on the last day it was open in 2014. We were surrounded by our friends at our favorite bar, then we wandered through the best bookstore.”
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“Growing up an only child, I spent a lot of time reading. Books provided adventure, friendship, and a lens into another’s reality,” Burgeson told BuzzFeed. “New to New York, The Strand was my oasis in the city.”
“In case of even the most bleak global apocalypse in the style of The Road, Britt would keep going because there are books left unread and unloved out there,” O’Duffy said.
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This "Harry Potter" Golden Snitch Engagement Ring Is Perfect
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, January 17, 2015
What better way to tell someone they’ve caught your heart than with a Golden Snitch ring?
Alchemy House Jewellery (formerly House on Hudson Jewellery) has the perfect engagement ring for fans of Harry Potter.
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The handcrafted ring is inspired by the Golden Snitch in Quidditch, and has a golden topaz for the Snitch's body and a sterling silver band textured to look like the Snitch's wings.
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The ring can be purchased on Etsy for $145.
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Have you ever seen anything so magical in your life?!
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16 Of The Weirdest Google Searches About Harry Potter
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, January 17, 2015
You do you, Autocomplete.
Ron Weasley is Dumbledore and/or Ed Sheeran.
Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Google
...And Dumbledore is Ron.
It's a real theory.
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Draco should never use tampons.
Was this ever an issue?!
Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Google
Professor McGonnagall is a Death Eater.
Jarry Lee / BuzzFeed / Google
Friday, January 16, 2015
How Well Do You Know The Opening Lines Of Famous Books?
Posted by Unknown on Friday, January 16, 2015
Are you a bookworm? Or are you merely a novice?
The Boy Who Said He Came Back From Heaven Didn't Actually Go To Heaven
Posted by Unknown on Friday, January 16, 2015
The boy author of the best-selling book The boy who came back from heaven admitted he didn’t actually go to heaven. So the publisher won’t sell the book anymore.
In a dark day for non-fiction, the boy who wrote The boy who came back from heaven admitted Tuesday he didn't actually go to heaven, prompting his publisher to take the best-seller out of print.
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The book, published in 2010, purported to describe what happened when the aptly-named Alex Malarkey went into a two-month long coma following a car crash that left him mostly paralyzed.
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Malarkey, who was six at the time of the accident, claimed that he spent those two months in heaven, chilling with angels, listening to music, and hanging out with Jesus, according to the book's Amazon description.
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With a little help from his father, Christian therapist Kevin Malarkey, Alex turned his experiences into a detailed memoir, which promptly landed on the New York Times non-fiction best-selling list.
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If "Goosebumps" Books Were About Modern Britain
Posted by Unknown on Friday, January 16, 2015
Warning: These books are not for the faint hearted.
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