Coffee, cats, and books? What else do you need for a relaxing afternoon? But here’s one if you’re missing summer. More evidence that cats + coffee + books = calm. More cats! This time, with a melancholic witch. This looks so cozy. And it suggests that corgis may be substituted for cats, if available. Do you have any favourite calming book gifs that I missed?
Lately there’s been an increased interest in—or at the very least a call for—more niche books of cosmic horror and dark fantasy. There’s always been a hyper curiosity for monsters and their makers, going back to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, but I’ve noticed, in addition to aforementioned genres, there’s also a great interest in the added romantic element: monsters in love. Given, I think the interest has always been there, especially in fan fiction....
To make matters even worse, movies adapted from books often do not share the same title as their predecessor. Most people will never even know that some of their favorite movies were put to print before they ever hit the screen. Again, a tragedy. Some may even say this is sacrilege. How does that saying go? “The book was better?” Yeah, that’s the saying. I would say the book proves to almost always be much better than the movie....
Print books still remain the most popular format, with 65% of the study’s respondents saying they had read a print book in the last 12 months (compared to 30% and 23% for ebooks and audiobooks respectively). 75% of Americans have read a book in any format in the past 12 months. That number includes people who have read a book completely or part way through. The study shows that Americans read an average of 14 books in the last 12 months....
That’s when several residents stepped up to start a GoFundMe to help the library keep their doors open until they can secure ongoing funding. It soon raised over $100,000, some of which the library plans to use to do their own campaign to have another millage (tax funding) vote in November. Recently, though, the GoFundMe got a big name (and big dollar amount) funder: the romance novelist Nora Roberts. She donated $50,000, and in the comments, she explained that this is the cap for GoFundMe donations, but to contact her if they don’t meet their goal, and she’d top it off....
I’ve been writing since I was a small child and felt the thrill of publication for the first time when I was 16. As a little kid, nothing made me happier than making up stories and living them in my head, sometimes for months at a time, trying out different plot points and characters, daydreaming the hours away. In all the part-time jobs, city moves, and even emigration, writing is the one thing that has stuck with me no matter what, through poky flats and long bus journeys between cities....
As Whovians that basked in the angst of the time war, just the title of this book had us READY. Also, the cover. In technical terms: it pretty. And the one line I read inside the book jacket before running to the checkout line: “In the ashes of a dying world, Red finds a letter marked ‘burn before reading. Signed, Blue.’” I read the first 20 or so pages and stopped because this book is serving up poetic, sci-fi realness and I had to read it slowly and methodically to soak it all in....
This is pretty well-tread territory. The content inside of books scares people and as a reaction and a way to control what it is others have access to — and in most cases, it’s their children and their children’s peers — they seek out ways to censor or ban them. In every comments section or discussion about book censorship, there’s a variation on the can’t they just get it somewhere else question....
Hi! Welcome to my Book Review!!!!!!!!!!!! PARDON OUR MESS! THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION! I am fully prepared to admit that when I requested a review copy of 1995 by W. Joseph Campbell, out of University of California Press, part of my motivation was nostalgia. I’m not all that old, but the mid-to-late 1990s was when I was reaching that part of youth where you are, for the first time, increasingly aware of the world around you....
If you’re anything like me, then E. Lockhart’s 2014 thriller drew you in and led to a few agonizing nights wondering how you had not seen the ending sooner. Perhaps you blew through the book and are now craving more. Are you eager to read more YA with unreliable narrators? Craving an unpredictable twist right at the end of your next read? Or perhaps you cannot get enough of complicated family dynamics....
When I’m scouting around for villains to profile, I make sure they’ve made a decent number of appearances so I have enough material to write an interesting article. But every once in a while, I stumble across a fun character who only appeared once before vanishing forever. Today, I pay tribute to these ultimate losers with the Profiles in Supervillainy One-Shot Special! Below you will find brief profiles of five villains who had one chance to make their mark and (for the most part) blew it....
(Spoilers for season 2) I’ve been enjoying the show in general, but there was one scene that stopped me dead in my tracks. Victor has become friends with Rahim, a gay Muslim classmate who is also struggling to come out to his religious parents. Rahim convinces Victor to forget about his relationship problems for a while by going to karaoke, where they sing “Holy” together. This was the first time I’d heard this song, and both actors perform it beautifully....
Cunningham, the brilliance behind such wonderful novels as The Hours (read it read it read it) and Specimen Days, returns with his own versions of fairy tales, all gorgeously illustrated by Shimizu. But instead of the whole tale, Cunningham focuses on mundane aspects of the stories, parts that we didn’t hear about. Like Jack living in his mother’s basement before he sells the magic beans. Or encountering the Beast on a cigarette run in a convenience store....
Quiz: What Buzzy 2019 Book Should You Read? I hope this quiz helped you find your new favorite book of the year! You can find more bookish quizzes from Book Riot here. You might also enjoy: The 18 Best Buzzy Books to Read Right Now 9 Buzzy 2019 Releases from Book Con and Book Expo The Best Beach Books of 2019
I’ve tried to include as many identities as possible in the roundup, but note that many of the shops linked to contain even more than what’s seen here. I’ve likewise not included notebooks nor ‘zines, but if either of those are things you love and want to seek out, you are not going to be sad taking a peek at Etsy for either or both. Bookish Gifts for Queer Readers A sweet rainbow book nerd tee is perfect in any wardrobe....
Meet Libby. The one-tap reading app from OverDrive. By downloading Libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. You’ll find titles in all genres, ranging from bestsellers, classics, nonfiction, comics and much more. Libby works on Apple and Android devices and is compatible with Kindle. All you need is a library card but you can sample any book in the library collection without one....
Meet Libby. The one-tap reading app from OverDrive. By downloading Libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of eBooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. You’ll find titles in all genres, ranging from bestsellers, classics, nonfiction, comics and much more. Libby works on Apple and Android devices and is compatible with Kindle. All you need is a library card but you can sample any book in the library collection without one....
When I did start reading the books, the first one I read was Bloodline, which to this day, I think is the best Star Wars book. I chose it because Leia was the main character, and I wanted more of her thought processes. The Star Wars book world can be overwhelming and confusing. There are hundreds of books, and if you spend time in any SW social media group, you’ll see talk of Canon, Legends, and EU....
One of the most popular writers in Asia, Higashino has been called “the next Stieg Larsson,” (not quite accurately, as The Independent points out), and his career is often compared to that of James Patterson’s or Tom Clancy’s in the U.S. He’s published 66 novels and 20 short story collections in Japan, and his books have been translated into 8 languages. Unfortunately, only nine of those books have been translated into English—so far!...
Whether you’re fully vaccinated and beginning to reenter the world or whether that possibility is still far off for you, now is a good time to work on your wellbeing, mentally and physically. If you made New Year’s resolutions six months ago, perhaps they’re worth revisiting. And what better way to work on yourself than to pick up a book about wellness? We asked you: what do you think are the best books about wellness?...
