February 2012
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28 days until The Hunger Games
A character that you wish hadn’t died?
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J.K. Rowling to Publish First Adult Novel →
tinyisles:
J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Little, Brown Book Group and Little, Brown and Company to publish her first novel for adults. The publisher did not reveal the title or publication date, but the novel will be published in print and eBook formats.
Little, Brown Book Group publisher David Shelley will edit and publish for UK readers; will be responsible for publication in the United...
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“The first time that Katniss has to go into the cylinder and she goes up into the...”
– Jennifer Lawrence on The Hunger Games (via maytheodds)
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Hunger Games stars are coming to a mall near you! →
Saturday, March 3rd - LOS ANGELES Fan event at the Westfield Century City Talent: Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth
Tuesday, March 6th - ATLANTA Fan event at JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Talent: Liam Hemsworth, Leven Rambin, Dayo Okeniyi, Amandla Stenberg andJack Quaid
Wednesday, March 7th PHOENIX AND CHICAGO
PHOENIX Fan event at the Scottsdale Fashion Square...
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29 days until The Hunger Games
What was your favorite fight scene?
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30 days until The Hunger Games
What was your favorite moment with Cinna?
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“I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.”
– In Memoriam, David Foster Wallace (via 4mbivalent)
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“There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do...”
– Neil Gaiman (via julie911)
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31 days until the Hunger Games
Peeta or Gale?
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“As the sun shines low and red across the water, I wade into the ocean. The water...”
– The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
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“I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them...”
– Katniss (about Rue) from The Hunger Games
from shelftalkersanon: My heart belonged to Rue during that first scene in the trees. Without Rue this story isn’t nearly as heart-breaking or meaningful.
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“Just this one time, I let you go. For the little girl. You and me, we’re even...”
– Thresh from The Hunger Games
from ajournalofimpossiblethings: I quite liked Thresh. He’s all big and fierce and scary, but also solitary and stoic, and ultimately selfless. I felt for him when he died.
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“My thoughts are stars I can’t fathom into constellations.”
– John Green (via loveyourchaos)
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“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “It might have been.”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via libraryland)
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32 days until The Hunger Games
Which tribute was your favorite?
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“Rue, who when you ask her what she loves most in the world, replies, of all...”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from ajournalofimpossiblethings’ favorite scene
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“The news sinks in. Two tributes can win this year. If they’re from the...”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from average-awesome’s favorite scene
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“You here to finish me off, Sweetheart?”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from littlecatpajamas’s favorite scene
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“Haymitch couldn’t be sending me a clearer message. One kiss equals one pot...”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from appareilsphotojetables’s favorite scene
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“To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark,...”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from rubymart’s favorite scene
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“Caesar: “Handsome lad like you. There must be some special girl. Come on, what’s...”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from burningcoins favorite scene
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“Most people can’t tolerate more than a few stings. Most die at once. If...”
– The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
from bandidaa’s favorite scene
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33 Days until the Hunger Games
What was your favorite scene from the first book?
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What are you reading next month?
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“I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me...”
– Maurice Sendak (via libraryland)
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“My feelings are the result of prejudices and convictions like everybody else’s....”
– Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134 (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
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To read March 2012
My goodreads To-Read list has gotten scarily long lately between working at Powell’s and joining a YA book group. So instead of bouncing around from book to book not sure what I want to read, I thought I would set a goal for myself this next month: 8 books that I am determined to read before April 1st. We’ll see how it goes!
Here they are, the chosen few for March 2012:
Everneath by...
yousra-bushehri asked: Hi, I just read one of your entries and you mentioned that you had read Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore, and you're not the only one, which is why I'm confused. I thought the book didn't come out until May 1st? At least that's what it says on Amazon. How have you come to read it in February?
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Notes on a book: The Scorpio Races
Rating: Good Read
I quite enjoyed Maggie Stiefvater’s Shiver series (though I still need to read Forever), and while they were well-written and interesting (who would have ever thought of people turning into wolves in the winter?) I didn’t love them as much as I was hoping I would. Grace and Sam were a little too teenagery for me, and a little too easily in love. Their lives...
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Interview with Janet Lee Carey, author of... →
The idea for the first part of the novel came when I learned the details of the witch trials in medieval Europe. I discovered women accused of witchcraft were not only tortured and made to confess, they were often forced to give up names of other women they knew. The idea appalled me and I knew there was a story in it – a tale of friendship and betrayal that put a girl’s loyalty to the test....
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Nebraska Indies & the 'Romance of a Local... →
Some local bookstores celebrating the culture and community created around books.
A pair of independent bookstores in Lincoln, Neb., are proving the “romance of a local bookstore is still attractive to many Lincolnites,” the Daily Nebraskan reported, noting that even in an increasingly digital age for readers, “a substantial number believe that bookstores are still vital...
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Is Amazon Destroying or Democratizing Literature? →
thelifeguardlibrarian:
THAT IS THE QUESTION.
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“When I began, all I knew for sure was that I wanted the plot to focus on choice...”
– Sourcebooks Gives ‘Embrace’ a Big Marketing Push
Embrace will release with a $200,000 marketing budget behind it next month. Check out the website for preview chapters and more!
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Why I support B&N's decision to not carry Amazon's...
In the publishing community, there has been a lot of talk lately about Barnes & Noble’s announcement that they will not carry the print copies of any books published by Amazon. People are split over this: some are on B&Ns side, some are on Amazon’s. The major argument against B&Ns decision is this: that by not carrying books, they are sending customers to their competition...