I’ve found so many things I love for this weeks addition of book news. In fact, this may be my favorite book news…ever. Even though there’s only been like eight weeks of Newsday Tuesday.
- Norton has a tumblr. This is the first I’m hearing of this. My favorite post of this week was this one.
- Blogging helps teens who suffer from anxiety. (Duh).
- February horoscopes: Newspaper Blackout edition.
Mine is perfection.
- Let me preface this by saying, yes, I follow MuggleNet. And it seems that Harry Potter helps college students study classic literature. It certainly didn’t help me with Jane Austen, but maybe others are experiencing euphoria from classic literature. Personally, I took a whole class (one whole semester) on Chaucer where my teacher spoke Old English (it is another language) and I only realized how dirty he was by the time Wife of Bath came around. I’m clueless.
- I found the holy grail of articles for tumblr. This is a Guide to Literary Tumblrs. I plan to spend entire days perusing this. The best part: NIKKI GEMMEL HAS A NEW BOOK. SHE’S ONLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS EVER IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE, EVEN PRE-DINOSAUR, HOLY BALLS.
NEW NIKKI
- Earlier this week I finished the latest issue of Creative Nonfiction, of which I have a subscription (it’s wonderful, check it out). And in it, there was an article on the best creative nonfiction in the 20th century. I scoured the internet for you and found just a few of the mentioned ones. Here they are: The Ethics of Living Jim Crow by Richard Wright, Letter from Birmingham Jail by King, Jr., One More to the Lake by E.B. White, and The Fourth State of Matter by Jo Ann Beard.
- Another thing I discovered in Creative Nonfiction is that Augusten Borroughs author of Running with Scissors, is a shitty human-being. I’m almost four years late on this but, read here.
- Franzen on Wharton.
- My memoir professor, Elaine Neil Orr, had two pieces published this week. Driving the Peugeot and Wife’s Fantasy at Mid-life.
- Christopher Baum: How Books Made Me Gay on Huffington Post Blog.
- Chinese author banned in own country.
- Four good reads from National Books Circle Critics Award.
- I just liked the title of this one. E-books v. Books.
- Children’s book trollop to the top in UK library loaned list.
- Why libraries need to focus on popular books from the Library Journal Blog.
- Here are a few of my favorite Grammarian posts/pictures of the week:
The sad thing is...I remember dancing to this on the bar at City Limits Teen Night. "Dontcha"
Cracks me up, and my grammar isn't even on par.
And that’s it folks; read, read, read.
February 7th, 2012 at 10:00 am
LOVING so much about this! Thanks for sharing…
February 7th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Anytime, and of course. : )
February 7th, 2012 at 10:01 am
The ex-reporter in me will never be able to support the Oxford comma, although I can get behind some Oxford shirts.
February 7th, 2012 at 10:33 am
Such a rebel. Good for you.
February 7th, 2012 at 10:02 am
Loving that pink postcard!
February 7th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Haha, me too!
February 7th, 2012 at 10:54 am
I always knew I wanted to avoid “Running With Scissors,” so now I have a good reason to support my aversion.
February 7th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Exactly. I thought it was over done even when I read it in my teens. And now I know why. Ugh. The nerve of some people.
February 7th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Newspaper blackout horoscopes?! Love.it!
February 7th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
We are too alike! What’s your sign?
February 7th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
I love Augusten Burroughs and Running with Scissors, and… I don’t know. I have a hard time believing that he just made it all up. I know that people do it all the time — let’s not forget James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces debacle — but the amount of detail about how crazy these people were just blows my mind. They heavily remind me of the family of a guy I once dated, so it doesn’t seem too far fetched at all to me. And I’m sorry, but if he did make it all up, how does this woman and her family know it’s about them? There’s got to be some truth to it, enough to ignite a whole lawsuit and a very pissed off family.
I’ll stand behind Mr. Burroughs on this one.
I love that Oxford comma image. It’s my biggest pet peeve when people don’t use it. I had no idea it even had a name. I’m going to be the biggest Oxford comma asshole ever now.
February 7th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Well if you read the whole article…some of it is true. The father really was an insane psychiatrist who eventually lost his license. Teresa really was a victim of rape….etc. However, the family states not all of it is accurate and it’s the more far flung that wasn’t true according to them. Also, they won the lawsuit. So….maybe there’s some truth on both sides. Actually, there’s definitely truth on both sides. I just don’t particularly like Borroughs. But I’m glad we can all have differing opinions. Thanks, America.
February 7th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Also totally didn’t mean to say you didn’t read it all. I was just saying.
February 8th, 2012 at 11:23 am
I don’t see how they could win when their names — if it was about them — were changed. But here we are.
And I knew what you meant. :)
February 7th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Really liked the Harry Potter and teen mental health/blogging articles! I used to keep an online journal when I was in my early teens; it really helped.
February 7th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Same here. Mine was like an escape journal. See, it has already helped us.
February 7th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
I am jealous that you already finished the latest CNF issue. Mine just came in the mail a few days ago (this is what happens when you move a lot), and I haven’t cracked it yet.
How do you find time? To read, to maintain a pretty awesome blog?
Keep rocking it.
Kate
February 7th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Haha I have two jobs, a nephew and two night classes. In my free time I read, write and blog. I seem to be a lot more productive when I have literally no free time because I know those small windows need to be used. Haha. I like to be busy!
The issue is great. Let me know what you think when you read it!!! And I’m going to check out our blog when I’m off my phone and on my computer!
February 7th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I checked out my horoscope and it said, “Be a bruise fixer.” Funny thing is, I have been trying to do just that this past week. Unfortunately, it looks like bruises all around, but I will keep trying.
As always I do love my Newsday Tuesday.
February 7th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Yours is perfect too.
February 7th, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Hi Cassie: Thanks for stopping by my blog. You have a wonderful blog – so creative and fun. I take endless photos of my dogs and I used to take endless photos of my cats, but now I’m down to one and he’s 17… Happy reading, Ruby
February 7th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Well thank you so much. It’s nice meeting you.
February 7th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
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February 7th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
Thanks for sharing me!
February 29th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Also: I am a massive fan of the Oxford comma.