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Beautiful Libraries | Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:45 -0400

Beautiful Libraries | Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

amandaonwriting: From You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, by...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:59 -0400

amandaonwriting:

From You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack, by Tom Gauld.

sassypenryn: chelayclicked: Finally!! Shatter Me’s going to be a movie!!! WHAAAAAAAAT OH MY GOD...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:30:05 -0400

sassypenryn:

chelayclicked:

Finally!! Shatter Me’s going to be a movie!!!

WHAAAAAAAAT OH MY GOD REALLY

paperbackd: In celebration of Paperback’d reaching 500...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:42:01 -0400

paperbackd:

In celebration of Paperback’d reaching 500 followers (thank you all so much!) I’m giving away one signed copy of Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by YA author Marissa Meyer - plus a bundle of other Lunar Chronicles goodies!

Rules:

Must be following paperbackd. (This giveaway is a thank you to my followers but new followers are also more than welcome to enter!)

Reblog or like to enter! You can enter as many times as you like.

Contest is open WORLDWIDE and ends on June 1st.

Winner will be selected using a random number generator. Please keep your ask box open so I can contact you if you win.

I will announce & contact the winner on June 1st; after that, you have 5 days to respond. If after 5 days the winner hasn’t replied, I’ll chose another winner.

I’ll also be hosting a few smaller giveaways in the next couple of months, which I’ll be announcing soon.

Good luck!

23books: Books Read by Matilda Wormwood in Roald Dahl's Matilda

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:01:37 -0400

23books: Books Read by Matilda Wormwood in Roald Dahl's Matilda:

fictionalcharactersreadingbooks:

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen

Tess Of…

Read the first 15 pages of THE PROGRAM by Suzanne Young!

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:01:49 -0400

Read the first 15 pages of THE PROGRAM by Suzanne Young!

YA!flash: So about the so-called lack of boy stuff in YA

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:51:53 -0400

YA!flash: So about the so-called lack of boy stuff in YA:

yaflash:

So I have a lot of feelings every single time I hear that people are “angry” or “annoyed” or whatever that they can’t find ONE SINGLE YA BOOK IN THE ENTIRE YA SECTION FOR BOYS TO READ and YOUNG MEN ARE FAILING BECAUSE GIRLS ARE TAKING OVER LITERATURE and HOW CAN BOYS POSSIBLY BE EXPECTED TO WANT…

iheartyabooks: BOY NOBODY by Allen Zadoff (by...

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:34 -0400

iheartyabooks:

BOY NOBODY by Allen Zadoff (by LittleBrownBooks)

I love spy/assassin books. This looks really interesting!

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Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:51 -0400

thegirlandherbooks: nightowlauthor: What I do with my books...

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:01:31 -0400

thegirlandherbooks:

nightowlauthor:

What I do with my books when no one is watching.

This is from a short animated film called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Lessmore. It won an Academy Award last year and happened to be directed/animated from my home state.

imagallaghergirl: United We Spy “Cammie Morgan has lost her...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:57 -0400

imagallaghergirl:

United We Spy

“Cammie Morgan has lost her father and her memory, but in the heart-pounding conclusion to the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, she finds her greatest mission yet. Cammie and her friends finally know why the terrorist organization called the Circle of Cavan has been hunting her. Now the spy girls and Zach must track down the Circle’s elite members to stop them before they implement a master plan that will change Cammie—and her country—forever.”

YA Is Not A Guidebook to Self-Harm, Teen Sex, or Anything Else – this ain't livin'

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:01:46 -0400

YA Is Not A Guidebook to Self-Harm, Teen Sex, or Anything Else – this ain't livin':

undiscoveredstory:

This is a really great article.

Veronica Roth on Allegiant

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:03:57 -0400

Veronica Roth on Allegiant

Maureen Johnson: COVERFLIP: WHAT NOW?

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:55 -0400

Maureen Johnson: COVERFLIP: WHAT NOW? :

maureenjohnsonbooks:

Remember Coverflip? I hope so, because it just happened. But if you don’t know what I’m talking about, click the link or Google it or just make something up in your head.

It got a lot of coverage. First in the United States, the article went slightly supernova on HuffPo, becoming one of…

slightlyignorant: The reader’s path through the forest of...

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:51 -0400

slightlyignorant:

The reader’s path through the forest of story.

Sarah Rees Brennan: lbardugo: BASICALLY i’m really angry because it seems that nowadays a...

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:45:54 -0400

Sarah Rees Brennan: lbardugo: BASICALLY i’m really angry because it seems that nowadays a...:

sarahreesbrennan:

perpetually-high:

lbardugo:

BASICALLY i’m really angry because it seems that nowadays a lot more young adult books are geared toward girls rather than guys which is fine but i’m a guy and while guys *can* read about girls falling in love with the perfect guy while trying to save the world… it’s not really…

I am a teenage girl, and I get fed up with a lot of YA fiction these days. You talk about strong female characters, and yeah, those are great, but there is way too much romance in recent books. My ideal level of romance is the Harry Potter level; there, but not the end-all-be-all of the story, and realistic. Too much romance is of the Romeo-and-Juliet variety, and the only thing that really drives the story.

And it seems like every time I turn around, I run into another love triangle.

So I think your argument about female characters is valid; but I also think that a lot of YA is actually geared toward girls. Reading is kind of seen as more of a girl thing anyway, like video games “belong” is the boys’ realm. And a lot of female protagonists are actually less well-developed and strong than female heroines in books with male protagonists. It’s like people think, “oh, obviously this isn’t sexist, the main character is female,” and so they don’t put the characters under as much scrutiny, and are maybe even afraid to criticize them in fear of being labeled sexist.

I am not sure what you have against love triangles. They’ve been around for a while, and lots of boys get them too.

http://sarahreesbrennan.tumblr.com/post/15486442487/why-do-you-think-love-triangles-are-so-popular-these

If they’re not your thing, totally fine! Everyone’s got a preference. (I wasn’t a fan of the way Harry Potter handled romance, personally. ;)) But I don’t see why they’re a Girl Thing.

I am not sure why you think people are hesitant about critiquing female characters. It happens every minute of every hour of every day. I have heard more criticism of my female characters than I have of my male ones and I think I can say the same of every single writer I’ve ever discussed the matter with.

http://gingerhaze.tumblr.com/post/48722888794/from-a-message-i-dont-think-you-can-really-say

http://hexybellerachel.tumblr.com/post/36154911565/male-character-i-made-a-mistake-fandom-oh-you

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/all%20the%20fictional%20women%20you%20hate

We are all raised in a messed-up world, and we feel discomfort when people talk about uncomfortable subjects like sexism. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk about them.

thegirlandherbooks: So, you’ve just read a book and you want to...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:01:44 -0400

thegirlandherbooks:

So, you’ve just read a book and you want to find one just like it. I highly suggest using Bookish’s search bar. Not only does it bring up the books in the same genre, but the links to buy them through the site and other places online. The site is also filled with recommendations and is set so you can add books to your virtual shelves, kind of like GoodReads. All around, it’s a great place to find new books!

littlebookthings: Submission courtesy of anon

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:01:43 -0400

littlebookthings:

Submission courtesy of anon

penguinteen: A peek into the life of #1 New York Times...

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:46:29 -0400

penguinteen:

A peek into the life of #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen!

books-cupcakes: For every book I read I buy three more.

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:01:30 -0400

books-cupcakes:

For every book I read I buy three more.