Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Really video-heavy this week for some reason. Hope you've got headphones. Enjoy!Children's BooksThe Casual Optimist featured this delightful video by animator James Curran, which is an unofficial trailer for the upcoming Steven Speilberg movie, The Adventures of Tintin.The … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!AcademiaNo, I did not go to Smith College. I went to Mount Holyoke College. Yes, we're rivals. No, I do not care in the slightest about that. What do I care about? Smith College's new Book Studies Concentration. … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy! ArticlesTitles on the Man Booker shortlist are discussed via cover design.Stunning paper sculptures appeared in a the Scottish Poetry Library. Read about it and see pictures here and here.Flavorwire article of the week: "20 Amazing Reimagined Bookcovers". … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!ArticlesWhen (Dead) Writers Tweet: The Art of Concise ImitationLev Grossman defends the codex (a.k.a. the book) in the New York Times:"The codex won out over the scroll because it did what good technologies are supposed to do: It … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Ads I wish this wasn't a Kindle ad because I love the vintage look, but oh well.ArticlesDespite being tired about reading about the same books over and over again, here is a round-up of the "Top 20 Most Iconic … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Children's BooksAdorable children's book trailer.Articles  Autostraddle gives me one more reason to hate New Jersey & FOX news but to love Sherman Alexie. Read Autostraddle's article, "Conservatives Can't Handle the Reading Rainbow, "Lesbian Orgy" Books Taken Off NJ … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Children's BooksSubcategory: SpoofsTwilight: 4 books in 1 MinuteThe Harry Potter story told by someone who only saw the last movie and didn't read any of the books.ArticlesFlavorwire's "Cool New Websites Every Bookworm Should Bookmark""Overrated: Authors, critics, and editors … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Articles "The Best 100 Closing Lines from Books", according to UK's Stylist.Flavorwire's "10 Real-Life Places That Inspired Literary Classics". Also, don't miss Jen Ross's beautiful photographs of the house that inspired the house in The Great Gatsby by … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Articles"10 Action Librarians" featured on The Mary Sue. Need I say more?NPR Books recommends "Laugh Yourself Cool: 5 Funny Books to Beat the Heat".I'm one of those readers that forgets completely where she is and really does laugh … Continue reading Friday Round-Up

Each week I round-up all the (mostly book-related) articles/blog posts/book reviews/websites/videos that entertained me during the week. Enjoy!Children's BooksAbsolutely gorgeous redesigned minimalist children's book covers by Christian Jackson featured on Flavorwire. You can also see them on his website here.Reimagined children's book covers by various artists on this blog: Uncovered Cover Art.100 Scope Notes (a … Continue reading Friday Round-Up