27 Alternate Names For Muggles Now That No-Maj Is A Thing

Now that no-maj is a thing. It was revealed Wednesday that, unlike in the U.K., the term for Muggle in the U.S. (and in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them) is No-Maj. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. 1. Non-Wizards 2. Wiz-Withouts 3. Uncools 4. Lack-Magics 5. Normals 6. No-Wizs 7. No-Magic-Heres View Entire List ...

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21 Things The "Harry Potter" Video Games Taught Us About Life

Not every treasure chest contains treasure. Sometimes it’s ghosts. Or several child-sized spiders. You can live to be 11 years old and still have to learn how to walk, point, and jump on your first day of school. Thanks for the help, Fred and George. EA Games / Via vforum.vn Good friends lead the way to class. Great friends will wait for six hours outside the Herbology classroom...

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21 Quotes From YA Heroines That'll Make You Feel Unstoppable

“The only way to escape the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” — Alaska Young, Looking for Alaska Submitted by urooja Summit Entertainment 2. "Tomorrow is always fresh with no mistakes in it." -- Anne Shirley, Anne of Green Gables Submitted by Matt Cormier, Facebook 3. "Maybe greatness isn't about being immortal, or glorious, or popular - it's about choosing to fight...

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This Children's Book About Sex And Gender Should Be On Every Kid's Bookshelf

Seven Stories Press Sex is a Funny Word is nothing short of revolutionary. Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth's newest book is brilliant in its approach to giving caregivers and educators the tools they need to talk to kids about their bodies. Not only is it "the first trans-inclusive book for kids," but it also uses inclusionary language and diverse representation across race,...

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34 Charming Accessories All Fairy Tale Lovers Need

Better than a glass slipper. This mini-version of your favourite storybook. Get it for £7 from Etsy. etsy.com etsy.com etsy.com View Entire List ...

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12 Indian Webcomics Every Twentysomething Should Be Reading Right Now

Procrastinate away. Homewards Siddharth Sengupta and Arjun Jassal's brilliant semi-autobiographical series deals with the emotions every young Indian feels when they leave home. blueant.in Royal Existentials Do you often find yourself in the throes of a quarter-life crisis, wondering what it even means to be human? Here, stop for a minute and have a good laugh. Facebook:...

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Here's Why People Are Upset At Amazon's New Seattle Bookstore

“Amazon just convinced us to divorce our wife then married her.” Ah, the '90s, a simpler time. Phones were dumb, oil was cheap, and bookstores thrived. I mean, small indies still had to compete with national chains, but it was a bricks-and-mortar war. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images Then the internet happened. Publishers and bookstores were slow to jump on the whole dotcom...

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Emma Watson And Malala Hung Out, And It Was Exactly As Awesome As You'd Imagine

Dreams really do come true. ATTENTION, WORLD. The most perfect of all meetings has occurred and, unsurprisingly, it was goddamn perfect. U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador (and renown badass) Emma Watson interviewed Nobel Prize laureate (also a renown badass) Malala Yousafzai at the Into Film Festival yesterday. Via Facebook: emmawatson The two women discussed Yousafzai's life,...

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10 Reasons Why This Muslim Publishing House Is What Canada Needs

Qurtuba Publishing House is aiming to change the narrative for Muslim-Canadians. And here’s everything you need to know. And it's no secret that there is a lack of visible minority and culturally diverse voices in the Canadian publishing world. instagram.com Creating the publishing house was a way to "tackle important issues that are often not represented" in mainstream media. They...

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So Apparently Muggles Aren't Called Muggles In The U.S.

NO-MAJ? There's been a lot of Harry Potter news to take in of late. Warner Bros. Between Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them and Cursed Child, THERE'S JUST A LOT, OK? buzzfeed.com But the most shocking revelation of all might be the most recent: Non-Wizarding folk are called something DIFFERENT in the United States than they are in the U.K!! Warner Bros. According to...

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Who Said It: Fitzwilliam Darcy Or Edward Cullen?

“No measure of time with you will be long enough, but we’ll start with forever....

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What It's Really Like To Be An Editorial Assistant In Publishing

The following is excerpted from the new reprint of My Misspent Youth, a collection of essays originally published in 2001. Charlotte Gomez / BuzzFeed Why can’t book publishing be the way it is in books? Why can’t book publishing be the way it is in books? Where are those heady nights on Beekman Place, those working days on lower Fifth, those underpaid trust-fund girls with...

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Who Lives and Who Dies? The Ultimate Geeky Character Battle

Fandoms, start your engines! Andrew Richard / BuzzFeed View Entire List ...

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22 Amazing Apps That Will Improve Any Book Lover's Life

*Disappears with phone for months* Goodreads What it costs: Free (iOS & Android) What it offers: A community of 40 million readers to interact with; a database of 1.1 billion books to track and review; a social feed to see what your friends are reading and loving; and a fun, streamlined way of organizing and celebrating your literary life. If you aren't on Goodreads,...

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How Donald Trump Crushed The Haters And Losers In The Publishing World

Spencer Platt / Getty Images Earlier this year, as Donald Trump began noisily flirting with a 2016 presidential bid, a flurry of Trump-related book ideas began circulating among Manhattan publishing types. There was the writer who wanted to produce an ironic collection of Trump's most outlandish quotes; the conservative journalist promising unparalleled access for a campaign...

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24 Secrets Barnes And Noble Employees Will Never Tell You

50% off Starbucks is a beautiful thing. You will leave the book there, too. Not moving it. Accurate. instagram.com View Entire List ...

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