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Thursday, April 30, 2015
19 Times Tumblr Perfectly Described The Struggle For Book Lovers
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
“Aren’t ordinary people adorable?”
When your bookshelf is more put together than you.
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Or when it's not.
When your e-reader turns on you.
When you can't even save your own bank account.
18 Faces Every Book Lover Will Recognize
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
“My favorite book? How much time do you have?”
When that babe you've been flirting with casually mentions how much they love your favorite book.
When that babe you've been flirting with tells you they don't like to read.
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When someone asks you to pick a favorite book.
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When you get on the bus or train and realize you left your book at home.
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Someone Started #ClickbaitBooks And You'll Never Guess What Happened Next
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
One weird trick that will spice up your bookshelf. Via #ClickbaitBooks.
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Which "Game Of Thrones" Character Matches Your Zodiac Sign?
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
Find out who you are in Westeros.
5 Great Books To Read In May
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
A roundup of recent favorites we’ve reviewed in the BuzzFeed Books newsletter.
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27 Inspiring Pieces Of Advice For Writers
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.”
Suggested by Kori H., Facebook / Via Picture by Moyan Brenn on Flickr
2. "You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say."
—F. Scott Fitzgerald
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3. "The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair."
—Mary Heaton Vorse
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4. "Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters."
―Neil Gaiman
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29 Ridiculously Wonderful New Books To Read With Kids
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
Picture books guaranteed to make both children and adults excited for story time.
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Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman
Vegetables on their own = sometimes cute. Vegetables with faces = very cute. Vegetables wearing underwear = completely and utterly adorable.
What kind of reader is it for? Anyone who wants to "celebrate the universal joy of undies" (AKA every single kid in the world--underwear is always good for a laugh).
Release Date: Out now.
Buy here.
Abrams Appleseed
In the Butterfly Garden by Philippe Ug
A vibrant pop-up book that follows a caterpillar's journey to becoming a butterfly.
What kind of reader is it for? Children that spend a lot of time watching bugs mosey around in the garden.
Release Date: Out now.
Buy here.
Prestel
Bigfoot is Missing! by J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt, illustrated by Minalima
An introduction to cryptozoology (the study of animals whose existence has not been proven) featuring Bigfoot, Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, Chupacabra, Mothman, and more.
What kind of reader is it for? Children who want to believe (but who are way too young to watch The X-Files).
Release Date: Out now.
Buy here.
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Who Said It: Holden Caulfield Or Someone On Tumblr?
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
Phony versus phony.
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The Marvel Universe Is Ending And Here's What You Should Know
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
The Marvel Universe we’ve known since 1962 will be destroyed in this summer’s huge Secret Wars event, and will be recreated later this year. Here’s how that came to be, including MASSIVE SPOILERS for some of the best Marvel comics in years.
Secret Wars is Marvel Comics' huge event for the summer of 2015.
The company does "events" all the time, but this one is much bigger than the rest in that it will involve the destruction of the Marvel Universe as it has existed since 1961. And when the story is over, there will be a new Marvel Universe in its place.
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Though the story of Secret Wars will be told in a flagship 8-issue miniseries by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Esad Ribic, it's much bigger than that.
Pretty much the entire Marvel line will be replaced by miniseries featuring alternate versions of Marvel's characters on Battleworld, a version of Earth featuring elements of many of the most popular Marvel stories of all time.
But let's come back to Battleworld in a little bit. For the moment, let's focus on how the Marvel Universe is about to be destroyed in Secret Wars.
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The ABCs Of "Harry Potter"
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
T is for THE BURROW DIDNT HAVE TO BURN DOWN YOU SADISTIC SCREENWRITERS.
A is for Albus
The man that we put our complete and utter trust in. Even though it turned out he was keeping literally everything from us.
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B is for the Burrow
WHICH DID NOT NEED TO BE SET ON FIRE.
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C is for Celestina Warbeck
Because, let's be real, we all want to jam out to "A Cauldron Full Of Hot, Strong Love".
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D is for Diagon Alley
The most magical place in all of London.
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26 Faces Every Bookseller Will Recognise
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
“Where do you keep your non-fiction?” :|
The “someone just flung something from biography in the middle of my perfect 3-for-2 pyramid” face.
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The “customer put my face-out back on the shelf face-in” face.
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The “been put on the quiet till near poetry” face.
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The “do you stock Gone Girl?” face.
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You Can Actually Attend The School Of Wizardry Now
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 30, 2015
Get your wands ready.
Claus Raasted, Liveform, and Rollespils Fabrikken have made it possible to have a full-on wizarding experience at a CASTLE IN POLAND.
Their LARP (Live Action Role Playing) Indiegogo campaign has already raised nearly 300% of it's goal for the four-day event.
That means WIZARDRY ABOUNDS.
"Students" are sorted into one of five houses, then live and go to class in and around the fairytale castle in Czocha, Poland.
And this isn't some lackluster event with a few creatures and potions here and there. The School of Wizardry has a whole scenography team that designs every inch of the space — from the candles down to the potions.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Can You Guess The “Harry Potter” Character By These Emojis?
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Do You-Know-Who? Warning: spoilers.
14 Sweary Versions Of Classic Children's Books
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Goodbye childhood, hello juvenile humour.
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14 Photos Of British Politicians Improved By "Game Of Thrones" Quotes
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
When you play the game of elections, you win or you die.
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21 Hilarious Tumblr Moments That Sum Up Poetry
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
This post will bring you so much Joy-ce.
When it made Keats' work hip and relatable to the youths.
When it called Microsoft Word out on its UTTER BULLSHIT.
When it elaborated on everyone's favorite rhyme.
When it accurately summed up a poet's stylistic evolution.
Victorian Slang Terms That Need To Make A Comeback
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Time to tickle your innards and celebrate the royal baby’s birth.
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26 Books From Around The World To Read Before You Die
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
13 Reviews Of Hogwarts' Most Influential Professors
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Who gets the chili pepper?
Professor Severus Snape
Professor in the Potions department
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Professor Minerva McGonagall
Professor in the Transfiguration department
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Can You Guess Who Invented These Everyday Words?
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Sir Thomas who now?
We all know Shakespeare had a knack with words, but you've likely never heard of Sir Thomas Browne, a prolific and highly influential 17th Century doctor and author who was no slouch in the etymology department.
According to a new book, The Adventures of Sir Thomas Browne in the 21st Century, Browne was "one of the most prolific wordsmiths in the English language," coining hundreds of words and rivalling Shakespeare for number still in use today.
But who coined what?
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Russian Anti-Nazi Campaign Sees Anti-Nazi Graphic Novel Pulled From Shelves
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Bookstores in Moscow removed Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Maus in fear of police raids searching for Nazi symbols. The book, an allegory for the rise of Nazism, has a swastika on the cover.
Bookstore owners in Moscow quietly removed Art Spiegelman's Maus, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, from shelves in recent days, the book's Russian publisher told AFP.
Employees at several stores told a reporter for Ekho Moskvy radio that they were worried they would fall afoul of police raids ahead of May 9, when Russia is planning grandiose celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
City officials said last week that they would search Moscow's shops for goods bearing swastikas and "other extremist symbols" under a law banning "fascist propaganda," which Russian President Vladimir Putin signed last year. Putin has used the specter of Nazism to drum up support for Russia's annexation of Crimea, which he said was in response to a nationalist resurgence in Ukraine, and unacknowledged military intervention in the country's east.
The hunt for Nazis has already stretched into places where ordinary Russians might least suspect a creeping fascist resurgence. Moscow's largest children's store is now facing criminal charges for selling World War II-themed toys that featured soldiers in German uniform, while officials in the city of Bryansk shut down an exhibition of photos depicting life there under Nazi occupation during the war after complaints that the children in the photos were smiling too much.
Ironically, the search for swastikas has hit one of the best known and most eloquent anti-Nazi works in modern literature. Maus, based on Spiegelman's father's experiences as a Holocaust survivor, tells the story of World War II through animal metaphors, with Jews depicted as mice and Germans as cats. The book has been translated into several dozen languages and was first published in Russia in 2013.
"There is no Nazi propaganda in it, this is a book that should be on the shelves on Victory Day," Varvara Gornostayeva, the book's Russian publisher, told AFP. ""It's one of [the] greatest anti-fascist books, with a deep and piercing message."
Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, suggested that the anti-Nazi campaign had gone slightly too far. "I don't have a clear position on this. But obviously everything needs to be within measure," he told reporters.
Can You Match The Classic Science Book To The One-Star Amazon Review?
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
“I felt as if my brain was in an atom smasher reading this book.”
Sequels To Famous Poems
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Just like blockbuster movies, great poems often get their own sequels.
"The Road Not Taken, Part II"
- Robert Frost
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"Because I could not stop for Death again"
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"Another Ode on a Grecian Urn"
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"Harlem: The Sequel"
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