According to the 2014 VIDA Count, women are achieving equality in the publishing world, one publication at a time. 2014 VIDA Count results for The New York Times Book Review.VIDA Count / Via vidaweb.org VIDA Count VIDA Count View Entire List...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
13 Surprising Facts You Didn't Know About Words And Writing
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From Conversation Sparks, a collection of fascinating, little-known facts.On the origin of Green Eggs and Ham: Ryan Chapman On the release of Psycho: Ryan Chapman On Where's Waldo? in other countries: Ryan Chapman On the true purpose of the typewriter: Ryan Chapman View Entire List...
28 Signs You Were A Total Bookworm As A Kid
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Who needs playdates when you have fictional friends?You LIVED for the Scholastic Book Fair. instagram.com And you circled almost every single book in these. instagram.com You thought the library was more fun than any playground. And your local bookstore was your Toys 'R' Us.instagram.com You were on cloud nine when you finally got your own library card and realized you...
17 Idiot Questions Gryffindors Had That Slytherins Deigned To Answer
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Turn to page 394 and follow along quietly. The Gryffindors at BuzzFeed had some questions that forced Slytherins to bring the clap back.How does it feel to be a part of the most loathed house at Hogwarts? youtube.com Do you ever secretly wish you were a Gryffindor? Via newnownext.com View Entire List...
48 Of The Most Beautiful Lines Of Poetry
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“I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” Suggested by Terri P., via Facebook Sarah Galo / BuzzFeed / Thinkstock 2. From "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop:"It's evidentthe art of losing's not too hard to master,though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster."Suggested by Nekesa M., via Facebook 3. From "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman:"I bequeath myself to the dirt...
25 European Libraries All Book Lovers Will Want To Visit
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“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel only read one page.”Stuttgart City Library Flickr: schubi74 / Creative Commons Flickr: stadt_stuttgart / Creative Commons Flickr: suchosch / Creative Commons View Entire List...
If Horror Movies From The '80s Were Actually Children's Books
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You decide which one is more disturbing.Child's Play This cute story will teach your child the value of friendship and how to transfer their soul into their favorite toy.Andrew Peña / BuzzFeed Cujo A heartwarming tale of how a young boy considers his rambunctious dog his best friend. That is, until the dog is bitten by a rabid bat and tries to kill everyone.Andrew Peña /...
These Impossibly Tiny Books Will Make You Feel Things
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It’s too bad that mice don’t know how to read.Evan Lorenzen is a Denver based illustrator and designer who makes books. "The Little Book of Big Ideas" by Evan Lorenzen / Via artandsuchevan.com Very, very small ones. "The Little Book of Big Ideas" by Evan Lorenzen / Via artandsuchevan.com Lorenzen began book binding when he was in college, but on a much larger scale than...
Can We Guess Your Age Based On Your Taste In Books?
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Your reading habits say a lot about y...
10 Truths About Life And Love From The Author Of YA's Next Big Hit
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, April 07, 2015
And why Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is gonna be your new fave. BuzzFeed Confession: I am 24, and maybe half the books I read are young adult fiction books. I don't think I'm in the minority on this; if anything, the rousing success of franchises like The Hunger Games and Divergent and The Maze Runner prove that not only are we terrified that we are living in a capitalist...
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2014 Showed An Increase Of Women In The Publishing World