The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

Fun Bookish News

17 New YA Novels You'll Want to Cozy Up With This Fall - There are so many good books coming out this fall. My fall TBR pile is crazy.

The Most Popular Books in US Public Libraries, Mapped by Cities - This isn't too surprising since I work at a library and see what gets checked out all the time, but it is still very interesting! 

24 Extreme YA Book Cover Makeovers - Some are for the better and some are for the way worse.

What We Learned about Harry Potter From J.K. Rowling's Twitter - Does anything HP related ever get old? No it doesn't.

Adorable Photos of Dogs and Books - Just because.

Yoga for Writers - I really need to make some more time for yoga, and this infographic is awesome.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Bookmark Lit - Football + Books - I need to do this tag!

Reviews from a Bookworm - Why I am Team Chaol - I too am team Chaol! 

Buckling Bookshelves - A Bookish Decorating Project - I <3 this and want to do it myself! 

Caffeinated Book Reviewer - Blog Ahead October Challenge - I am debating if I want to sign-up for this one. I could use a good blog ahead challenge.

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

Fun News

The Clinton Book Shop is having deals based on how cold it is outside each day. How creative!

I want to visit every single one of these gorgeous jaw-dropping libraries.

I would die if my friend turned my house into Hogwarts for my birthday.

A road sign in L.A. was hacked to encourage reading. I loved people's response and I agree with the message. (post contains foul language)
I found this banned books infographic by printerinks to be rather interesting.
Which YA make out scene are you? Epic Reads can tell you. I'm Tris and Four's first kiss. :)

Books to Screen

The Kingkiller Chronicle is coming to the small screen.

This Song Will Save You Life is being adapted to film and the stage.

Here is a list of 2015 book to movie adaptions coming to theaters, just in case you want to read the book first.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

It's the new year and a perfect time to clean up and refresh your blog. The Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Parajunkee have some great advice on how to do just that.

Have you ever heard of Epic Recs?

I never knew there were so many web series based on books.

Photo of The Week

I found this week's photo of the week at Chasm of Books.

The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Thiswill make you smile.

I know we don't need any reasons, but this list of 15 reasons why books make the best gifts is funny and absolutely true.

This slideshow and information about Americans and their books is interesting.

Norman Bridwell, the creator of the Clifford The Big Red dogs books, has passed away. May he R.I.P.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Of Spectacles and Books - Age Differences in the Blogging World

The Quiet Concert - Bookish Gifts I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing Me

A Novel Challengeis a life saver for all those out there trying to decide which reading/book challenges you want to participate in next year.

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I'm Confused

The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

The Book Shimmy Awards has announced its winners! Goodreads also announced the final winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards!

Need help finding the perfect book for your sister, friend, mom, significant other, neighbor or anyone else on your gift buying list? The Penguin Hotline can help you with that.

James Patterson created a petition for President Obama as part of the #SaveOurBooks campaign. It's a really cool idea!

Who hasn't damaged a paperback book before? When I was a kid I was guilty of a lot of these and wish I would have had this helpful list.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

The Novel Hermit - Holiday Gifts for Typography Lovers- I want them all.

The Book Addict's Guide - Holiday Gift Guide for Book Addicts- Again, I want them all.

The Perpetual Page Turner.- 5th Annual End of Year Book Survey 2014- I figured you may want to know about this. I usually participate, but I have a little something different in the works this year.

Reviews from a Bookworm - Paperback vs. Hardback- Both.

The Quiet Concert - What Are Your Book Preferences?- Love this topic. I am in the take off the book jacket club.

Caffenated Book Reviewer - 21 Gadgets and Apps for Book Lovers - I gotta try these!

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

See what the "it" book of 2014 is on goodreads (I have read the book, it's good), and voting for the Goodreads Choice Awards begins on Monday.

Publisher's Weekly also has their list out of the Best Books of 2014.

Anyone who wants to participate, is participating, or just thinking about participating in NaNoWriMo may want to read this post about writing a novel in 30 days.

The cover forA Court of Thorns and Rosesby Sarah J. Maas has been revealed. I love it.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

My Friends Are Fiction - If a book makes you ugly cry do you rate it higher?- I do take that into an account in reviewing. If a book gets me that emotional...

The Broke and the Bookish - 5th Annual Secret Santa Sign-ups- I may actually participate this year!

Harry Potter Crafts

I found this HP craft board on Pinterest. No regrets. I now want to throw an HP party and I want to figure out how to make this howler ornament.

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

I think Amy Poehler is hilarious. I cant wait for her book to come out. Seeing herauthor photo has me even more pumped.
Marvel is going to publish a young adult novel starring Black Widow!
29 Moments Any Librarian Knows Too Wellis going to make you laugh.
A US tourist got locked in a London bookstore. He managed to tweet himself out of there pretty quickly, but if that was me I would have been having a party.
Thursday was Dictionary Day! To celebrate I think you should read up on your YA vocabulary.
The Mortal Instruments Series is heading to TV. Since the movie didn't do so well they are thinking this is a better plan. I liked the movie okay, just not that ridiculous love plot line.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

ReadThe Seven Deadly Sins of a Book Blogger.I have been guilty of a couple of these.

I'm hoping to find the time to make this cute Halloween bookmark.

I really enjoyed reading Lite-Rate-Ture's post telling authors to stay weird and be proud of writing a book even if some of the reviews are negative.

Yup, I am a book junkee.I'm sure you are too.

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Gilmore girls is now on Netflix! I've been binge watching since the day it was put on there (last Wednesday) with breaks for work of course. I'm sure you have all heard about the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge. The creator of this challenge picked his top sevenbooks in honor of the Netflix release.

If you ever think you are having a horrible day take a second to remember these literary characters that probably had a worse day than you.

Do you think you are the biggest Harry Potter fan? Think again. This guy broke a world record.

Everyone should read this list of 22 mind-boggling facts about banned books in America.

A bookstore in Japan is offering people to spend the night! How cool would that be?

Stephen King's book 11/22/63 (which I really do hope to read sometime) is going to be on Hulu.

This news is just sad. Nicholas Sparks has been accused of racism and homophobia. Maybe it isn't true...

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Because I feel like I never get enough young adult books with male POVsthis infographic rocked my world.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Find out about Read Pink.

I feel like there are so many of those surprise box things that you can sign up for, it's becoming more and more popular.Bookmark Lit tells us about the Uppercase Box she received. So far this one is the best one Ive seen around the blogosphere. I wish I had the money to get it. Perhaps a certain husband of mine can get me this for Christmas. At least once. ;)

Do you love Halloween? If so then you should really check out Fortnight of Fright.

Other Bookish Fun

This bookmark is 100% correct. Buy here.

I love this banned books tote. Buy here.

The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Banded Books Week is here! If you are a graphic novel reader then you should read this list of banned graphic novels. Everyone should also check out this beautiful compilation of quotes from banned books.

Fall is here my friends and I am pumped. Need some fall reading suggestions? Here are 30 cool books for fall to check out and this list of fall's most anticipated young adult novels.

If you want to see the most adorable book ever then I suggest you read this right now.

The fiction longlist for the National Book Award has been announced.

It's been too long since I've shared some fun Harry Potter tidbit with you all. This week you shall feast your eyes on 13 college dining halls that look like Hogwarts. They are pretty unbelievably awesome.

For all you Hunger Games fans out there, you really should see the six stages of reading Mockingjay by Elizabeth Banks.

I am a fan of ya retellings and luckily for me and other retelling fans Epic Reads made an epic list of ya retellings.

I'm sure you know of Cartoon Network, you probably even watched it when you were younger, well Penguin is launching a Cartoon Network Imprint.

Summer flew by and I am already starting to see Christmas tress pop up in the stores. Sigh. I don't believe in starting Christmas anything until after Thanksgiving. A lot of my friends think I'm crazy. Anyway, this story is going somewhere. HarperCollins announced holiday express shipping for indie retail accounts.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

I love book covers. Anything and everything to do with them. With that being said, The Novel Hermit posted a Holy Mother Cover post about the different book covers of The Sky is Everywhere, and The O.W.L. has an awesome post about a slew of amazing new Nancy Drew covers.

Are you a writer? Stay Bookish tells us all about Hipso Media Publishing looking for young adult manuscripts.

Writer of Wrongs tells us which Hogwarts house her favorite book boyfriends would be in.

Last but not least, If you are looking for a good laugh I suggest you read this blog post about horrible audiobook narrators.

Trailers

How I love Neil Patrick Harris.

I still don't understand why they are doing two movies for the last book, but this does look good.

The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Minnesota is home to The Floating Library! You read that correctly, now check out their website. It is pretty neat, although I would just be so paranoid to have books that close to water all the time.

"Amazon Publishing and Alloy Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Television Group, announced a digital-first imprint that will focus on young adult, new adult and commercial fiction. The new imprint, named Alloy Entertainment, will be part of Amazon Publishing’s Powered by Amazon program." One of the books from this new imprint, Imitation, sounds really interesting.

Epic Reads does it again. They entertain, delight, and share the truth about us book nerds in the Epic Reads Glossary. :) You have to read the entry "book stripping."

To all my fellow grammar nerds out there, check out these Movie Titles With Errors! A lot of these I picked up a long time ago and they always bothered me.

Want a laugh? 16 Pickup Lines That Would Work On Any Book LoverI have never laughed so hard, especially at number 11.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's memoir is going to be published. It is going to be gritty. I loved the Little House books while growing up (I really do want to re-read them) and her memoir will be a must read for me.

Blog Posts

I discovered a new feature thanks to The Book Monsters titled Write On Review-A-Thon! It is hosted over at The Book Vixen. I feel like I always get behind in writing reviews and this feature would help me with that!

Do you love Jane Austen novels? Do you love looking at pretty covers? Check out the Stay Bookish post: The Many Beautiful Editions of Austen Novels!

The Book Addict's Guide has written a great post about novellas. You should definitely check it out if you are a fan of Throne of Glass.

Apparently The Selection novels aren't done yet. I haven't read these ones and I have yet to decided if I will, but for those of you who are fans this is probably some pretty good news for you.

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.

Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Have you ever lied about which book is your favorite? I'm guilty of this, but at least I don't do it anymore.

Do you want to find a way to stay off the internet when you are writing? Take a page from George R.R. Martin's playbook.

Check out Publisher's Weekly and Buzzfeed's summer reading lists.

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is set to open in theaters on Nov. 18, 2016.

A new species has been named after HP characters, this is both interesting and gross.

We now have a cover for Blood of  Olympus! Although I love it, I'm a little sad that Percy isn't on it. :( That better not mean anything.

We all know books are better than movies and these ads show that perfectly.

I had never even heard of Kickstarter until the whole Veronica Mars thing. I don't even know what I think about it, but so far not great, (perhaps because I don't have any extra money to help support movies/projects that involve famous/rich people that do have money. Sorry, that was a little harsh, I know that isn't what Kickstarter is all about...), but apparently publishing companies are starting to grow on Kickstarter.

Blog Posts

If you listen to audiobooks then you should take a second to head over to Parajunkee and vote/nominate your favorite audiobooks for the Sultry Listeners Award.

You know that moment when you are hardcore fangirling over a book and then you read a review that didn't love it, or perhaps you recommend a book to someone and they don't like it? Kimba speaks out about this topic perfectly, and with gifs!

I have yet to do so, but if you are looking for some instructions on how to make a grab blog button then this post is for you.  

Because you can never have too many book recommendations check out The Book Addict's Guide to Crossover Books.

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What happened to my beloved childhood book? It looks kind of funny BUT...

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The Bookish Report

** Apparently I never hit the publish this post button yesterday. :/ So here is your Sunday Book News a day late. 

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.

Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Yup, we all heard about a Hunger Games themed summer camp, and now apparently a Divergent one is in the works. It sounds fun and pricey.

If you love graphs and want to know what others think of their TBR piles, then you must read the results of The Great TBR Poll over at Book Riot.

19 True Struggles of Being Being Addicted to Young Adult Books as an Adult

Blog Posts

I found a fun new bookish meme hosted by Bewitched Bookworms that I found through Curling Up With A Good Book. This week's topic was authors that you recommend to everyone.

Because I find picture books amazingly adorable and fun, and I'm making a must have list of books for my future children (yes, that is kind of crazy because my husband and I don't even want to start trying for another two years) therefore, I love The Hiding Spot's Story Time feature. 

There are so many awesome new features I stumbled upon this past week. Another hit was Writer of Wrongs' Movie Mondays! She shares her dream cast for her favorite books. This week's book was Cinder.

Just because it is funny and because we have all been there before, read The Perpetual Page-Turner's post: Do Not Read In Public!

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.

Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

To get a feel for what millions of books would look like, check out this inforgraphic.

If you are looking for a laugh, these funny but wrong student test answers will do the trick.

These literary brooches are wonderful.

Blog Post

Parajunkee's The Fool's Challenge sounds like it will be a lot of fun and I think I'm going to participate, at least as much as I can.

Trailers

The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.

Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

This article about research done on library use is quite lengthy, but if you just focus on page two you can discover all kinds of interesting things about people who don't and do use the library. Are you a library lover, information omnivore, young and restless, or a different kind of user all together? I'm a library lover.

Have you heard about Amtrak Residency yet? Read the article. I actually am very much intrigued. 

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R.L. Stine didn't only just receive a lifetime achievement award by the Horror Writers Association, but he announced he will be writing more Fear Street novels, and a Goosebumps project for the big screen starring Jack Black is in the works. I used to read a lot of R.L. Stine books when I was younger.

J.K. Rowling added some new information on Pottermore regarding the Quidditch World Cup.

I don't, I won't, read like this just to read faster. No thank you. How could you really enjoy a book? I guess maybe if it was reading a textbook for school this would be an okay idea, but even then what about graphs, and other photos that are in textbooks to help people learn?

See which is the most downloadable book in your state! Mine is American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I think this is yet another sign that I really do need to start reading his books.

Blog Posts

She Has Left The Room looks at race and civil rights in young adult books that are't historical, actually they aren't even really of this world.

Are you a movie and a book fan? I am! Foil The Plot has an amazing new great feature "Page & Screen Pairings" that recommends books based on movies you love and vice versa for your reading/viewing pleasure.

If you have yet to read any Stephen King because you are not a fan of the horror genre then you should take a minute to look over My Novel Opinion's post that features King's books that won't scare the crap out of you.

How do you choose your next read? I'm a mix of both a free spirit and a planner.

I can enjoy books that don't have romance in them, but I have noticed lately that I really almost prefer for a book to have a little bit of romance in it (I'm talking about books that aren't in the romance genre), IF it isn't the main focus and is done nicely. If this topic interests you I suggest you read Writer of Wrongs's post Ship Shape: All I Need is Love.

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The Bookish Report

Here are all of the top bookish stories, blog posts, pictures, and videos I found this past week. I put this post up every Sunday so come back again next week for more bookish awesomeness.

Click away and enjoy your Sunday!

News

Deborah Harkness has announced her tour for the last Discovery of Witches book, The Book of Life. I really hope I can make it to her stop in the Chicago area. July can't get here fast enough.

Next time you are looking for some new book recommendations you should really read this interesting list of books you should read now based on books you read as a child. I know I will be using this list in the future.

If you have yet to check out the stunning new covers of the Percy Jackson series then obviously you need to. I like the old covers a lot, but I am loving the new ones as well.

Have you been impatiently waiting for the next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin? Well you are in luck, a very short excerpt of the upcoming book has been released, and you will get to find out the release date soon...hopefully.

I also want to share with you that all of the Four (Divergent) short stories will be released in one volume in July and I am more than ready. For more information and to see the cool cover you will have to read this little article.

Blog Posts

These covers of books being released this fall will make your mouth hang open in awe. 

If you are a fan of New Adult and are interested in getting a review copy or promoting the new book Falling for Autumn by an author I really like, Heather Topham Wood, then you should probably be vising this page for details.

Christine at Buckling Bookshelves wrote another thought provoking discussion post on her blog detailing the issue of when to promote/review those brand new/ARC books.

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