Books and Things

imzoebot:

juliasea:

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rachelfershleiser:

So excited to have NOVL, a new site from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, headlining the Tumblr books spotlight today! It’s a great place for all your bookish fandoms, and I love how it incorporates music, movies, comics, humor, fashion, gifs, nail art, etc. If I were you, I’d follow this biz like it was made of yellow bricks.

(If you or someone you love is interested in Tumblr sponsorships, you know who to calll…)

Love this!

This is probably my favorite work proj of all time. It means I get to look at pie and nail art and legitimately hang on zee tumblar for at least a portion of my day.

If you happened to be a reader who is fond of books of YA variety please follow along. 

A very exciting project that I’ve been so happy to be a part of. Check us out, especially if you are a reader of YA!

schoollibraryjournal:

Where I Work: Sara Zarr

My office is the upstairs part of the top and bottom duplex we rent. We used to have a bipolar, alcoholic poet living above us—that’s not a professional diagnosis, just an informed guess. When she moved out, I told my landlord I wanted the space. There were cigarette burns on every inch of the carpet, and a generally sad vibe. But the landlord repainted and re-carpeted and aired it out and cleaned it up, and I moved in. I’d been renting a small space away from home, but it seemed like whenever I was there I wanted to be home, and when I was home I wanted to be there, and there was much toting of books back and forth.

Sometimes I like to stand in the doorway and imagine the work I’m going to do at my desk, which is easier than doing the work that I’m going to do. I feel so grateful to have my own place.

Through this window, I watch small squirrels travel on the phone line, between the trees and the roofs. One time there was a mourning dove blocking the pathway and for a minute they both froze. I think the dove ended up giving in.

I’ve got my shelves in the main part of the upstairs. Hanging above is a Barry Moser broadside of the Robert Hass poem “The Problem of Describing Trees,” signed by Hass. This room is 100 degrees in the summer, so I keep to my desk this time of year. The greatest gift my husband ever gave me is the portable A/C unit behind my chair, just outside the frame.

SLJ Resources on Sara Zarr:

• Lust for Life: First-time author Sara Zarr gives the skinny on her novel ‘Story of a Girl’
• Someday My Printz Will Come: How to Save a Life

schoollibraryjournal:

SLJ guest blogger and YA author Elizabeth Fama (with help from her Economics professor husband, John Cochrane, and librarian Jen Baker) breaks down “How Many Stars Does it Take to Catch a Printz [award]?”  and “What Genres Win the Printz?”

Graphs included.

schoollibraryjournal:

Where I Work: Maggie Stiefvater

I am, in fact, perfectly capable of writing anywhere. I traveled so much for the books last year that I had to learn how to work anywhere—I wrote The Raven Boys on planes and trains, in hotel rooms and the backseats of cars, tucked into the corner of conferences and sitting in a quiet room at a dairy farm. The most important thing for me is music; I always have to have my headphones on while I work, and then I’m all right.

Now. Just because I can work anywhere doesn’t mean I don’t have a favorite place. This year, my husband and I bought our first house (and hopefully our last one), and I’ve finally got my office precisely how I like it. During the day, I answer e-mails and revise manuscripts at my desk. I have a yoga ball chair because I’m not good at sitting still, and it lets me sit still while not sitting still. And then in the evening, when I’m tired of bouncing and e-mails, I collapse into the chair in the corner, fire up my laptop, and do most of my writing in the evening after the business world has quieted down. 

schoollibraryjournal:

The “Harry Potter” Periodic Table of Elements (via the Huffington Post)

schoollibraryjournal:

Where I Work: Lois Lowry

Here you have it: my summer workplace, photos taken a few moments ago.  This is my house in Maine, which was built in 1768, and this room (which I call my studio) is attached to the barn, and once held feed bins and harnesses. When I renovated it and made it into my workspace, I kept the old beams and barnboards and you can see (though not in this photo) the hand-hewn nails.  Two best things: 1. my dog, Tibetan Terrier Alfie, who is always by my side, and on this hot Sunday afternoon is lying on the floor half asleep; and 2. the view from my windows here of my gardens, my meadow, and down the hill, the lake.

SLJ Resources:
Interview with Lois Lowry, Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner
Top 100 Children’s Novels #50: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Top 100 Children’s Novels #4: The Giver by Lois Lowry

schoollibraryjournal:

Now that’s a treehouse!

J.K. Rowling is building Hogwarts-inspired forts (complete with rope bridges, slides, and trap doors) for her children in her Edinburgh backyard.

See more pictures at the Daily Mail.

Thanks to Flavorwire for the link.