Tag: 2016
Between the end of 2016 and the political climate so far in 2017, there has been a spike in classic dystopian book sales. George Orwell’s famous 1984 has become a …
The Hebrew name for Holocaust Remembrance Day is Yom Hashoah, and this year it was observed on Monday, April 24th. JTA, or the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, sought book recommendations …
Actor Orson Welles is perhaps best known for War of the Worlds, a radio drama which scared people into believing Earth was being attacked by Martians back in 1938. That very …
Chocolate and teddy bears, cards and romantic dinners, boxes of tiny postcards at school…Valentine’s Day is just wonderful, right? However, its modern-day origins stem from the history of a …
Christianna Marks
January 30, 2017
Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Humor, LGBT, Music, Mystery, Relationships, Romance, TBR, Young Adult
The thing about starting a series on the first book’s release is that you have to wait forever for the rest of the books to come out. You want …
YouTube Channel: Audible From the Description: Go behind the scenes with Olivier Award-winning actress Noma Dumezweni (A Raisin in the Sun, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), narrator of …
YouTube Channel: PeruseProject Let’s talk about YA cliches with Regan from PeruseProject. Featured image via Write It Sideways
YouTube Channel: britt d Young adult authors Kimberly Derting, Courtney Allison Moulton, Claudia Gray, and Leah Clifford openly discuss their writing processes while at the Dark Days of Supernatural tour …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaRukLVhvd8 YouTube Channel: History Movies Books being banned is nothing new. However, the epidemic of book banning has been rising over recent years at an alarming rate. Check out …
YouTube Channel: Book Riot From the Description: You are more than the amount of books you read this year, so don’t stress out about the numbers! Featured image …
YouTube Channel: C Ja Married poets and authors Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes discuss their backgrounds, how they got involved in writing, and their life together. Featured image …
YouTube Channel: WatchMojo.com From the Description: Sometimes you read a book that you just can’t put down… And other times you find an author whose books you can’t stop …
YouTube Channel: Text und Bühne Actor, director, and writer Orson Welles speaks about his unique relationship with classic writer Ernest Hemingway in a 1974 interview with Michael Parkinson. Featured …
YouTube Channel: TheHollycopter From the Description: “Mr Weasley took Harry’s glasses, gave them a tap of his wand and returned them, good as new.” ~ Arthur Weasley fixes Harry Potter‘s …
YouTube Channel: Shoalhaven Libraries The lovely librarians of Shoalhaven Library perform a bookworm-approved version of Queen’s classic Bohemian Rhapsody. Not sure if this version is available on iTunes or Google …
YouTube Channel: JStuStudios Just what you needed, another annoying (but funny!) distraction. Featured image via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT64xCu8OXo YouTube Channel: Nsoj Bangalore From the Description: Now who doesn’t love a good bargain and especially if it’s a book? Located along the bustling Church Street, this 3 storied bookstore …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54k-uczyP5Y YouTube Channel: Nsoj Bangalore From the Description: Located inside the lush greens of cubbon park is the State Central Library. The red facade of this building does not give …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtB0evZrl4s YouTube Channel: App Lab From the Description: These magical landmarks are definitely worth a trip. Featured image via VS Battles.Wikia
YouTube Channel: Foyles From the Description: Courtesy of our friends at Michael O’Mara Books, we’ve got this beautiful trailer for the book, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers’ Journey Through Curiosities …