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August 16, 2015

Bookish News

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

Why wouldn't you want to pick a color palette for your reading room based on your favorite books?

Want to know what President Obama is reading this summer?

Can you tell the difference between Draco and Harry quotes?

These books will lift you up next time you are down.

Meet Marvel's newest female superhero.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

My Friends are Fiction - Lego Cover Art - I love this!

Girl in the Pages - Don't Be Author Shy - I am still author shy and love these tips, but I probably still will just word vomit ever time I meet an author I love.

Bookmark Lit - Review Writing: How to Stop Hating It - I still enjoy reading and writing reviews, but just in case this can be a good resource if you need a pick me up.

The Perpetual Page-Turner - Watcha in the Mood for? - I always love book rec posts.

Prajunkee - How to Piss off a Book Nerd - For some laughs.

The Book Addicts Guide - Discussion: In Defense of Instalove - If done well I don't mind it. I just don't need or want to see it all the time.

The Quiet Concert - Graphic Novel Mini Reviews - I am on a graphic novel kick!

Picture of the Week

If I was rich this would be my book order.

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June 21, 2015

The Bookish Report

Fun Bookish News

These reviews of the new Fifty Shades of Grey book from Christian Grey's perspective are kind of sad, hilarious, and unsurprising.

Want to see the cover of the new Riordan book and read an excerpt? It is going to be awesome!

This font shows how hard it can be for people that are dyslexic. It's interesting and eye opening.

If Game of Thrones episodes were titled like Friends episodes. Warning: Spoilers!

There is going to be a Princess Diaries 3! Life made.

There is all kind of Marissa Meyer news going on!

Guess what else is being made into a movie? The graphic novel I just read and loved, Nimona!

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Shae Has Left The Room - Book Tag: How Far Would You Go For Your Favorite Books? - I will be doing this tag!

Katie's Book Blog - Etsy Obsessions #2: Skinny Hues - I need these bookmarks!

Somewhere Between the Pages - The Woes of Being a Mood Reader - I am a partial mood reader.

Girl in the Pages - Are We Too Hard on Our Heroines? - This is a great discussion post!

Picture of the Week

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May 3, 2015

The Bookish Report

Fun Bookish News

Did you see #ClickbaitBooks trending on Twitter this week?

I wasn't a big fan of the book The Fever by Megan Abbott, but it is now being made into a MTV show.

Reese Witherspoon will be narrating Go Set a Watchman.

Anna Kendrick is writing a book! Sign me up.

This is a must read! - 19 Times Tumblr Perfectly Described The Struggle for Book Lovers

Obama launched an e-book imitative for low-income students.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

The Casserole - The Dish: Doing What You Love - Read this.

Bookmark Lit - Currently... - This is such a fun discussion type post. I plan on doing it in the near future.

Read My Breath Away - Underrated YA: Historical Fiction Edition - I always say I want to read more historical fiction.

Girl in the Pages - Why I Still Read and Write Reviews - I still like reading and writing reviews too.

Item of The Week

Purchase HERE - This Shop has other bookish goodies as well.

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January 18, 2015

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

Do you love inforgraphics like I do? What about bookish infographics? See what age authors were when they published their most famous works.

This Harry Potter article will make you laugh. This Harry Potter article will make you swoon.

A Must Read: A Field Guide to Spotting a Fellow Book Nerd

There may be a Gone Girl sequel... I don't know how I feel about that.

Can this couple get any more awesome?!

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Of Spectacles and Books - Free Books and Awesome Opportunities for You- I may be doing this. I just need to be sure I can commit.

The Emerald City Book Review - What makes a great blog design?- This is relevant since I will be getting a new blog design soonish.

Bookishly Boisterous - Books on Your Back - Shoe Edition- Yup, love these.

The Attic - Behind the Blogger - I am featured in this Behind the Blogger edition!!!

Photo of The Week

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October 26, 2014

The Bookish Report

News

If you are a fan of The Selection trilogy then you will probably like this news.

J.K. Rowling will be publishing a story about Dolores Umbridge on Halloween.

Fictional Books Within Books We Wish Were Real - Need I say more?

Compare your reading habits to other readers! It's kind of interesting.

I love inforgraphics, and you are going to love these ones about word usage in classic literature.

If you are a Colleen Hoover fan then you are going to want to read about this chance to win her books for free for life!

Epic Reads has revealed a whole lot of awesome book covers of their summer releases.

I need ALL these bookish things.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

This is some gorgeous book photography! Thanks Lit-Rate-Ture

If you missed this round of Reader/Blogger Wish list no worries, here is a recap.

I feel the need to share thisquote with you that I found on Corrie The Book Crazed Girl.

Here are a couple of well written personal posts about the Shannon Hale craziness that I think are good to read that are more about safety online than anything.Finley Jayneand Jamie's posts.

A True and Funny Photo

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October 19, 2014

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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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October 12, 2014

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The childhood/controversial classic The Giving Tree celebrates its 50th anniversary.

I can't wait for The Walking Dead Season 5 premier tonight and neither can these authors!

Just in case you missed out on all the annoying/fun/cryptic J.K. Rowling tweets this week.

It's funny. If Goosebumps Books Were Written For Adults

Epic Reads has some of the best posts and this one I can't help but agree with 100%.

The Queen of the Tearling is coming to the big screen and Emma Watson is involved.

How very interesting. Unusual Work Habits of Authors: Infographic

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Do you love giveaway hops or perhaps you are thinking of joining one? Head over to Caffeinated Book Reviewer and find out about their Black Friday Book Bonanza!
Parajunkee shares some tips on how to deal with telling authors about the negative review you just wrote about their book.
I love Jamie's post If We Were Having Coffee. It's always nice to get to know your fellow book bloggers a little more.

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September 7, 2014

The Bookish Report

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Sometimes I spend more time surfing Netflix for a movie to watch than I do actually watching anything. Luckily Book Riot his here to help! YA Themed Movies: List One - List Two

10 Signs Books Are Your Boyfriend - I may have a problem.

Guess what? AMaze Runner sequel is already in production before the first movie is even in theaters. I do plan on seeing The Maze Runner.

A cookbook you can eat sounds like a fantastic idea to me. Not to mention that one of Atwood's novels is going to be locked up for a century before anyone can read it.

Barnes and Noble is testing out the idea of having espresso book machines in their stores. "According to a company spokesperson, customers will be able to make a physical print book of a hard-to-find book, a public domain title or self publish a book."

Goodreads now has a preview this book option for US members. I really don't preview books so this doesn't affect me.

Fellow Book Blogger Posts

Are you a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? If you are then I highly suggest you look into The Sunnydale Project over at Bookish Comforts and Teen Librarian Toolbox.

If you need some tips on how to get away with reading instead of working Parajunkee has you covered.

A Funny Bookish Comic

~ This week's funny bookish comic is brought to you by twisteddoodles.com!

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August 24, 2014

The Bookish Report

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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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July 20, 2014

The Bookish Report

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HapperCollins has updated its website so us bookish folks can purchase their books directly from their website.

13 of Your Favorite Books If Their Title Was Honest - Need I give you any more reasons to read this?

To all you young adult fans out there... Are you actually a villain?

Marvel's Avengers Now! bookswill feature a female Thor, an African-American Captain America, and Iron Man gets a make over. I don't read comics, but I like the change up.

The Book of Life, the last book in the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, came out this week! For those that have yet to read it or just want more Diana and Mathew fun, read The Book of Life's 7 Tips to Maintaining a Successful Marriage.

I'm sure you have all heard about and read the new mini HP story on pottermore. Well, I honestly don't know how I feel about it but this articlehas some interesting things to say on the topic. I do find it weird that J.K Rowling decided to post this article by Rita Skeeter, who is not a reliable narrator.

Walter Dean Myers has passed away. I love his novel Fallen Angels. May he rest in peace.

Amazon has launched kindleunlimited. For $9.99 a month you can receive unlimited ebooks. It sounds like Netflix for your reader. While I can see this as being a cool concept, simply because I love books, if I want ebooks I either get them from the library or purchase them. Either way, this just sounds like a dumb concept for those of us who have a local library that does this for you for free already.Not to mention, Amazon is already getting a bad reputation with books.

Blog Posts

This DIY bookish t-shirttutorial is awesome.

This discussion prompt is painful, and yet hard to resist participating in. :)

I would love living in a book, depending on the book of course.

Reviews From a Bookworm hilariously and truthfully describes what it feels like to be in a reading slump.

She may have been a littlecreepy, but haven't we all been creepy to some degree at some point, especially when it comes to books? I have.

I always try to do something bookish on every vacation I take and so does The Reading Geek!

Twitter Capture of The Week! - This week feature's Rainbow Rowell!

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April 13, 2014

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*Spoilers are in this article.* Allegiant is apparently going to be split into two movies. I really really don't think that is necessary, actually I think it's a pretty dumb idea.

I'm a fan of tote bags and wish I could own them all. If you are a fan as well then you should check out these bookish tote bags.

If you love to take online quizzes as much as I do then you will enjoy taking How Scandalous Is Your Reading History? I have only read 27 of the banned books on this quiz. I need to work on that.

Blog Posts

For fans of Downton Abbey and Reign... Read My Breathe Away's post where she gives some reading suggestions based off of these two television shows is one you won't want to miss. So many books I now want to read!

Reader/Blogger Wishlist is taking place again on April 14th! I didn't get to participate last time so I'm hoping to this time around. Read this informative post to find out what exactly the RBWL is.

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March 23, 2014

The Bookish Report

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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.

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February 2, 2014

The Bookish Report

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This article on reading books to shelter dogs will make you smile and make you want to read to your pet. To put it simply, it is just really cool.

I was a huge Berenstain Bears fan when I was younger and I learned so many good lesson from those books. Therefore If All Adults Reread 'The Berenstain Bears,' The World Would Be A Much Better Place is an article you don't want to miss. It makes me want to reread the books, and keep in mind that whenever I have children these books will be on their shelves.

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Out of the 14 paperbacks that are reenacting their own plots Dracula, The Hobbit, and The War of the Worlds were my favorites. What are your favorites?

At only 13 years old this girl has collected over a million books to give to those in need. Wow, she is awesome.

After thinking about it for a long time J.K. Rowling says that she thinks Harry and Hermione should have ended up together. What?!?! It's all in the past so why bring this up now and make the fans go just a little crazy?

Blog Post

Inspiring Insomnia wrote a very fun and interesting post about her new desk calendar. Okay, I just realized that doesn't sound very fun, but it is because it is a calendar for book lovers and she created a great system to find new books to add to her TBR pile by using the calendar. I want one of these calendars now. No joke.

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Hilarious. True.

What do you think of the first 50 Shades of Grey poster? I think it's actually pretty good, I like the approach they ended up taking. (one where people have clothes on)

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I know you have probably already watched it, but I had to share the first trailer for The Fault In Our Stars. What do you think? I may or may not have gotten teary eyed.

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January 26, 2014

The Bookish Report

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These Broken Stars is going to be hitting the small screen. This book just came out last month and I haven't even read it yet, and already it is being made into a television show. I feel like everything lately is based off of books. I love it and yet it makes me nervous.

As an English major myself I found this list of 16 signs that you were an English major spot on.

I'm not a big science fiction fan when it comes to books and I'm not sure why. I have no problem watching science fiction movies or television shows (although I only watch a select few). I guess I'm just nervous because sometimes things are just a little too weird for me in science fiction books. Either way, instead of continuing to read my ramblings, you should read this post Your'e a Sci-Fan and You Don't Even Know It.

What if Voldemort had defeated Harry Potter in their climatic battle?

Blog Posts

If you are a writer or know someone that is then you really should read The Sweet Bookshelf's post about how to properly be a writer's friend. It has some good advice on there.

I have the perfect post for you to read if you are in the mood for a laugh. Stop by Book Love so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy her Funny Friday post.

The Novel Hermit has started a new feature on her blog all about different types of fonts. It is interesting and worth a peek.

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The first look of Outlander is here! (I know another book to t.v. adaptation, but I guess I'm a sucker.)

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January 19, 2014

The Bookish Report

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With all the crazy stuff I see floating around on the internet lately I'm really starting to believe that people just have too much time on their hands. And yet, I still look at the funny photos and read the funny articles, so maybe I have too much time on my hands. Anyway, If Your Favorite Literary Icons Had Dating Profiles is one of those type of articles, but it is worth the read.

Did you know that Gone Girl's ending was rewritten for the movie! What is up with that?

The cover to the last book in The Discovery of Witches trilogy has been revealed! I'm so excited for The Book of Life! There is also an excerpt.

I really didn't realize so many book to movie adaptations were happening this year, although I shouldn't really be surprised. Although book to movie adaptations don't normally end all that well, I'm really excited about some of these, like Divergent.

Blog Posts

Do you ever forget what you read? I do. I read a lot of books and I just can't remember everything that I read. Sometimes I'll even start reading a book only to realize part way through that I have read it before. This isn't an issue as much anymore thanks to goodreads, but if this has ever happened to you I suggest you take a minute to read: Forgetting What I read: A Justification.

I seriously didn't even know using hahstags in your blog post titles was a thing. Well apparently it is.

Do you ever watch documentaries? I do on occasion and was super excited that Foil The Plot came out with this helpful list of documentaries you should give a chance. I watched Blackfish...I won't be going to SeaWorld ever.

There have been a few times where I have come across a book cover with someone on it that looks like a celebrity. With that being said, you must read: Celebrity Doppelgangers on Young Adult Covers.

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The first Game of Thrones season 4 preview is out!

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