One of the best descriptions I have heard about books is that they are just paper, ink and glue. It is the reader who gives the words life and meaning, making reading a very personal subject. For instance, you might More…
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ReRead The Magicians: Chapter 1: Brooklyn
Remember the feeling you had, many moons ago, when you believed that on your 11th birthday a letter would float into your house? You know the one I’m talking about. Just close your eyes and revel in that feeling for More…
Julian Fellowes to Write 1880s New York Drama For NBC
Deadline is reporting that Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has signed on to write and produce a new drama for NBC. Fellowes will make his way across the pond with The Gilded Age. Set in 1880s New York, the show will depict the More…
Struck By Colfer: Twice in One Year
Chris Colfer’s Struck by Lightning Review Chris Colfer strikes the literary world again with his second novel this year, Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal. Based on the screenplay Colfer wrote and filmed last summer, he adapts the high More…
NPR’s Top 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
This morning NPR released its Top 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list, noting that “it’s almost a cliche at this point to say that teen fiction isn’t just for teens anymore.” We agree, but it still needs to be heard! Just More…
Hunger Games First Edition For Sale
I was wondering how long it would take for something like this to happen now that Hunger Games mania has properly swept the entirety of North America. According to PerezHilton, a signed first edition copy of Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster The More…
Pottermore Shop Now Open, Harry Potter eBooks and Digital Audio Books Available for First Time
The official Pottermore shop was launched this morning, marking the first time that the Harry Potter books are available to buy in an eBook and digital audio book format. This online store will be the only place to purchase digital More…
Harry Potter, Hunger Games Nominated for Kids’ Choice Awards
The nominees for Nickelodeon’s 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards have been announced, and some of our favorites have the chance to take home a Blimp. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II is nominated for Favorite Movie. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma More…
Rockin’ The Fault in Our Stars
If you haven’t read John Green‘s The Fault in Our Stars yet, what are you waiting for? In addition to book reviews, live chats, Tour de Nerdfighting, and other TFiOS-related things, there have been several wonderful TFiOS songs appearing across More…
Review: “The Fault in Our Stars” from a Dutch Perspective
Please note: this review of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars contains plot spoilers. This is a guest post from Sanne Vliegenthart, who offers a Dutch perspective (with pictures!) on the newly released novel. Sanne also recently posted a spoiler free More…
Jane Goldman to Write “Miss Peregrine” Screenplay
Deadline reported today that screenwriter Jane Goldman is in talks with 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment to adapt Ransom Riggs’ bestselling novel Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children for the cinema screen. Goldman wrote and co-wrote fabulous scripts for Kick-Ass, Stardust, More…
Review: “Moneyball”: Rise of the Have-Nots
BOOK REVIEW Sports are supposed to be entertaining, right? Not in my experience. I’m a jaded New York Mets fan who is accustomed to complete and utter suckage. I know what it’s like to be an underdog and managing my More…
Opinion: Book Covers Gone Wrong
And no, I’m not talking about John Green’s cover for The Fault in Our Stars (which is lovely, for the record). SPOILERS: if you have not read the Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce, stop right here. Go to More…
Pottermore Insider Update: Beta Period Testing Extended
The Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated to reveal that the beta testing period for the website will be extended, meaning that new users to Pottermore will not be able to join the site “in the immediate future.” The post, More…
Review of “Harry Potter Page to Screen” Now Online
Today, The Leaky Cauldron got a first look at the upcoming title Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey and posted an early review of the 530 plus page book detailing the process of turning J. K. Rowling’s More…