The A Series of Unfortunate Events author has pledged to match donations for 24 hours up to $100,000 to We Need Diverse Books , an organization that promotes diversity in children’s literature. Robin Marchant / Getty Images View Entire List...
Friday, November 21, 2014
34 Books By Indian Authors That Everyone Should Read
Posted by Unknown on Friday, November 21, 2014
India is amongst the largest and most diverse countries in the world – here are a few authors who have made the most riveting attempts at impossible task of capturing it.Not Only The Things That Have Happened by Mridula Koshy Why you should read it: Not Only The Things That Have Happened tells the story of a mother who loses her son, and of how the boy becomes a man. The most...
These Portraits From Ed Sheeran's New Book Are Incredible
Posted by Unknown on Friday, November 21, 2014
Stunning work by British artist Phillip Butah from Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey .Ed Sheeran: An Illustrated Journey is a new book that gives fans a behind the scenes look at Sheeran's life and music, with original artwork by his friend, Phillip Butah. Phillip says: "Coloured pastel on coloured paper. Ed is two years old; he has such innocence."Phillip Butah / Cassel Illustrated...
Lemony Snicket Sparks Outrage With Offensive Comments
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The A Series of Unfortunate Events author has come under fire for making racist jokes at the 2014 National Book Awards ceremony. Robin Marchant / Getty Images Brown Girl Dreaming Nancy Paulsen Books View Entire List...
The 10 Most Popular Quotes From "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay"
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“And if we burn, you burn with us!” Lionsgate Lionsgate Lionsgate View Entire List...
17 Books For People Who Hate People
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When you’re done reading, gift them to someone who could use the paper cuts."The fact that I killed this man. It's not going to change my life." Tom Ripley grew up as an orphan and, bitter with his lack of a place in high society, kills a rich guy and steals his life. But the murders don't stop there, because two can only keep a secret if one of them is dead.For: People who...
The Day I Stopped Believing In God
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How learning about death changed everything. Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed One day when I was 9 years old, I walked through my hometown wearing a white cotton T-shirt, handmade polyester pants meant to look like real jeans, and North Star runners. Everything felt good. I wasn't wearing socks or underwear. I couldn't feel any of my clothing. Nothing bothered me. I felt weightless,...
Punk Icon Viv Albertine Shares Her Greatest Style Moments
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The Slits guitarist’s new memoir, Clothes Clothes Clothes. Music Music Music. Boys Boys Boys., catalogs a life lived in style.From 1978 to 1981, Viv Albertine was a part of the groundbreaking all-female punk band The Slits. Which helped paved the way for later amazing all-girl bands, feminist-tinged pop, and Riot Grrl movements.REX USA/Ray Stevenson The Slits, along with bands...
Here Are The 2014 National Book Awards Winners
Posted by Unknown on Friday, November 21, 2014
The winners were revealed at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony. Redeployment The Penguin Press Phil KlayRedeployment takes readers to the front lines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there and what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival,...
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After Making Racist Joke, Lemony Snicket Donates $10K In Support Of Diverse Books