Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorite books, so I was thrilled to see this trailer for the newest movie adaptation. Directed by Cary Fukunaga, the film seems to have a dark, stylish feel that brings a modern twist to a story that is set in the 1800s. I love the fact that it treads […]
Are you familiar with the popular children’s book series “Mr. Men”? Well, the clever folks at thepoke.co.uk has mashed it up the AMC hit series Mad Men for some amusing results… They’ve even created a complete story called “Mr. Sterling Gets Angry” — Via The New York Times. You may also like: Harry Potter […]
Once again I am forced to wonder why anyone hasn’t thought of this before. Brooklyn perfumery I Hate Perfume has released a scent called “In the Library” that is inspired by the smells of libraries and books. According to perfumer Christopher Brosius, “these scents mean Excitement, Adventure, Discovery, Enlightenment and Knowledge.” Brosius further explains on the product page: Whenever […]
I saw this link on my Facebook feed yesterday and I knew I had to share it with my readers (who are obvious Baby-Sitters Club fans). Huffington Post’s The Frenemy writes, “By the time the series ended in 2000, the girls had graduated from middle school at 13. This would make them around 23 now. I decided to […]
I would just like to preface this by saying that I have been doing this with all my new books ever since I could remember. Surely I can’t be the only weirdo…right? Via Boing Boing. You may also like: Amazing 200-Year-Old Desk with Insane Hidden Drawers and Compartments 3 Flowcharts [Sleep, GoT, and World Cup Edition] […]
Dan Wilbur of Better Book Titles aims to “improve” book titles by distilling them to their essential elements: This page is for people who have trouble slogging through the information on book jackets or feel intimidated by the title and cover itself. How many times have you perused the cover of a novel only to rub […]
Artist Delane Meadows has created a fantastic map of the major characters’ travels in the 7th Harry Potter book: In the desire to take something of fantasy and eluded it to be factual, I mapped out the travels of characters from the 7th installment of the Harry Potter books. I plotted out a time line that […]
All My Friends Are Dead is a hilariously morbid “children’s book for adults”: If you’re a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you’re a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you’re a tree, all of your friends are end tables. Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humor book showcases the downside […]
I Write Like is a nifty tool that tells you which famous writer you write like based on your word choice and writing style. All you need to do is enter into a text field a sample of your writing (at least a few paragraphs are recommended for the best results) and voila! I write […]
What a great way to start your little ones on the basics of typography! Norwegian design house Studio 3 has created an activity book titled Hyperactivitypography which aims to teach children the ins-and-outs of typography through cute illustrations, games, and tons of useful facts… …even the evils of using Comic Sans! Unfortunately, the book is currently out of […]
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