Thursday, November 13, 2014

Chelsea Peretti Did A Book Signing Despite Not Having A Book

“Fancy choice!”Chelsea signed all kinds of books. She signed a copy of Sister Outsider, by feminist poet Audre Lorde: instagram.com She signed a copy of Tina Fey's Bossypants: instagram.com She signed a copy of Hedge Funds For Dummies: instagram.com View Entire List...

This Feminist Twist On "The Princess Bride" Is Inconceivably Perfect

Gender equality? As you wish… Act III Communications View Entire List...

The One Book Every "Serial" Fan Should Read

Why Janet Malcolm’s The Journalist and the Murderer is essential reading for Serial listeners. Courtesy of Serial Serial , a new podcast spin-off of This American Life, may have created a new form of media consumption: the binge listen. New listeners are likely to ingest every episode (eight so far) of the real life murder mystery in a single day. Once hooked, fans start debating,...

24 Things All Young Adult Fans Are Tired Of Hearing

Back away from my reading habits."Young Adult books are just less sophisticated." O rly? And you know this from the zero you've read?heckyeahreactiongifs.tumblr.com "Oh yeah YA is good... I mean, if you're after an easy read." Because reading for pleasure is just so ridiculous.Cartoon Network "Aren't you a little old to be reading that?" Isn't it a little none of your business?heckyeahreactiongifs.tumblr.com...

The 10 Best Book-To-Movie Adaptations Of 2014

In order of release, these films made 2014 the year of the book-to-movie adaptation.Divergent Release date: March 21, 2014What it's based on: Divergent by Veronica RothWhy it's the best: Badass lady butt-kicking action, Four's tattoos, and the slow realization that wow, that guy wasn't actually Macklemore.Rudy Barajas/Lionsgate / Via divergentlife.com The Double Release...

51 Books That Prove Reading Can Change Your Life

“After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” —Philip PullmanWe recently asked the BuzzFeed Community about the books that have helped them through hard times. These stories are just the tip of the iceberg. Little, Brown, and Company Anne of Green Gables by L. M. MontgomeryI actually took Anne of Green Gables to the mental...

21 Literary Temporary Tattoos Every Book Lover Needs

Wear your love of literature on your (temporary) sleeve.They've just launched a full line of literary temporary tattoos, available now.Hamlet litographs.com Peter Pan litographs.com Pride and Prejudice litographs.com View Entire List...

How Steven Johnson Got To Now

The host of PBS documentary series How We Got to Now time hops through his own life. Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed / Courtesy of Nutopia Best-selling author Steven Johnson hosts six-part documentary How We Got to Now , a series about everyday innovations and how they interlaced with history to form our modern-day lives. The last episode, "Sound," airs this Wednesday, Nov. 12, at...