Friday, January 16, 2015

How Well Do You Know The Opening Lines Of Famous Books?

Are you a bookworm? Or are you merely a novi...

The Boy Who Said He Came Back From Heaven Didn't Actually Go To Heaven

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. Getty Images/iStockphoto...

If "Goosebumps" Books Were About Modern Britain

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If Hermione Was The Main Character In "Harry Potter"

Hermione Granger And The Goddamn Patriarchy.Mr. and Mrs. Granger of London were proud to say that they had a witch for a daughter. Not that they said it much, or at all, to anyone. But they were proud all the same.Warner Bros. Proud, that is, until their daughter, Hermione, wiped all trace of her existence from their memory. It was act born not of spite or rebellion, but of...

24 Things No One Ever Tells You About Book Publishing

Ten years ago, my first novel Prep came out. Here’s what I’ve learned about the publishing industry and writing since then. My first novel.Via amazon.com 1. When it comes to fellow writers, don't buy into the narcissism of small differences. In all their neurotic, competitive, smart, funny glory, other writers are your friends.2. Unless you're Stephen King, or you're standing...

13 Books You Need To Read If You've Ever Felt Like The Odd One Out

These main characters are each on a journey to find their place in the world. Their stories are wild and beautiful.This Wild Family Tale Written for a Girl with a Tail Miranda is part of a family of circus freaks made to have deformities devised purposely to create a homegrown freak show, (accomplished by the parent members' experiments with radioactive material and drugs)....

Which Dr. Seuss Character Are You?

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” ― Dr. Seuss Random House...