February 2012
192 posts
“A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.”
– Franz Kafka (via divine-despair)
How would you cast your favorite book for film? →
“One of the things I most like about re-reads is being able to see my old notes...”
– Our Reading Lives: Multiple Reading Identities? | BOOK RIOT
New From Junot Díaz →
ALL THE EXCLAMATION POINTS!
Announcing BookRiot.tv! →
Critical Linking: February 27, 2012 →
“In that moment I learned a lesson about books for children that I have held with...”
– Wheels, Degrassi, and Why Tough YA Books and Libraries Are So Important
Friday Forum: Will you read J.K. Rowling's "adult"... →
Critical Linking: February 24, 2012 →
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“First of all, the Man with the Yellow Hat goes to Africa, captures a monkey, and...”
– The Kid Lit Creep Factor
Every Book I Read Needs to be at Least 50 Pages... →
“While I’m definitely angry and annoyed by Brinkley’s snide and dismissive...”
– What’s Wrong with Chick Nonfiction?
The Well-Readheads: Author Love Edition →
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“Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest, and most accomplished writers in...”
– Good Writers, Bad Blurbs: A Top 8 List
How to Survive Your First Year of Blogging →
kimthedork:
Good advice for any year of blogging, really.
Little, Brown To Publish J.K. Rowling's First... →
prettybooks:
Little, Brown has world English rights to the first novel for adults by J.K. Rowling, the company announced Thursday morning. The title, the date for the worldwide publication and further details about the novel will be announced later in the year. “Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series, which has been...
Critical Linking: February 23, 2012 →
Teach a lady to recommend books and she will... →
bookavore:
There are certain books I recommend in a tic-like fashion, compulsively, with no regard for the social consequences of such behavior. If you have spent any time with me, either online or in person, it is unlikely that I have not already interrogated you about whether you have read Stoner, Clown Girl, Born To Run, The Gone-Away World, When You Reach Me, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar...
“I share this desire for distraction-free reading, though I readily admit it is...”
– Reading Hacks: Focusing on Reading with the iPad
What are the chances that the film of CLOUD ATLAS... →
Riot Recommendation: Like ‘Ocean’s 11′ in Book... →
“Your vices will destroy you.
One thing Dahl understood better than almost any...”
– The Roald Dahl Survival Guide For Kids
Critical Linking: February 22, 2012 →
“The film itself wasn’t bad, and the costumes were amazing. But I admit I was...”
– Oscar Watch: Will the Real Will Please Stand Up?
When Blurbs Attack, Part 1 (Do Blurbs Matter?) →
Adventures in Bookish Parenting: Baby-Proofing Our... →
“It is not often that I attempt to deceive people like this. I cannot explain my...”
– The Truth About the Books I Did Not Read
Critical Linking: February 21, 2012 →
“GOOD INTERVIEW! DRUNK HULK ONCE CONFUSE ANAIS NIN DIARY WITH ANNE FRANK DIARY!...”
– Words from Drunk Hulk and more in Our Favorite Comments: February 13-18, 2012