Dorothy Parker was born Dorothy Rothschild on August 22, 1893, in Long Branch, New Jersey, where her Manhattan-based parents summered. She spent the first part of her career in New York City, selling her first poem to Vanity Fair in 1914. She married Edwin Pond Parker II shortly before he deployed with the Army in World War I. They divorced in 1928. Parker is probably best known as a founding member — with Robert Benchley and Robert E....
A flight is a type of suspended animation. Especially when flying between time zones, the passing of minutes and hours becomes more abstract between takeoff and landing. Do you check the time based on where you started, where you’re going, or where you’re over? I’ve gotten in the habit of not checking the time much at all. Although many flights now offer WiFi and entertainment screens built into the backs of seats, I rarely can justify the extra cost of internet access and never seem to have headphones for the screen....
The basic formula is that you say someone is “a 10 but” and then follow it with some sort of dealbreaker. At first it was just friends posing fictional scenarios for each other to respond to. I might post “she’s a 10 but she pronounces the l in salmon.” Then my friends could respond with her new rating based on that quirk. (She’s a 3. If you pronounce that l, we can’t talk....
Harris Hobbs is a reporter in the tradition of Lois Lane: he’ll do anything to get the story, even if it means endangering himself and depending on the local superhero’s good graces for survival. He debuted in 1965 in Journey into Mystery #114–115, when Thor’s physician alter ego had to patch him up after a banana peel-related accident. That pretty much sets the tone for this guy. Undeterred by the injured arm, Hobbs continues to pursue his big story, about a new villain soon to be called the Absorbing Man....
Just like the real deal, these online festivals have everything from virtual Q&A’s to signed books and giveaways. Check out and sign up for these awesome virtual book events you can attend from home! Wordplay: April 13–May 9 This virtual conference from The Loft is free to attend and features webinars from authors like Randy Ribay (Patron Saints of Nothing), Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of Despereaux), and John Scalzi (Red Shirts and The Collapsing Empire)....
While the library of my dreams is a fictional one (Beauty and the Beast), there are many in this world that give it stiff competition. Here’s some of the best libraries in the world: the oldest, the largest, and more. 5 of the World’s Oldest Libraries Because, as much as we would love to, we can’t visit the ancient library of Alexandria. A post shared by Shawati Magazine (@shawati_magazine) on Jun 28, 2017 at 5:45am PDT...
This announcement comes on the heels of over 12,000 signatures delivered on Books to Prisoner’s Change.org petition. Books to Prisoners said that they’re hoping to see at least 15,000 signatures prior to the meeting with Sinclair and the DOC. “We urge everybody who is outraged by this decision to sign the petition to stop the ban,” the group said in a tweet. One of the many problems with the policy changes was that it required donated materials for inmates to go through the Washington State Library, which has minimal resources in terms of staff, time, and space, to inspect books....
via GIPHY Here they come! Wow, look at the selection this year. And the handlers just make it look so easy. I mean, the professionalism, people. There’s Ed St. Martin with a new edition of Shantaram in the Non-Sporting Group. You don’t realize how much muscle tone is required to hold a book at such a steady height and walk at such an even, brisk, pace. It is not a lot....
Now, while it is not often these days that stories are printed in this fashion, a new storytelling style has emerged in the digital realm. I am here to tell you about today’s equivalent: Webtoon. My first dip into the Webtoon waters involved reading about a Greek goddess with bright pink skin and the power to create blossoms. She meets a blue Greek god with the power to rule the underworld, and suddenly all hell breaks loose (no pun intended)....
Instead, you scroll through your library app and see if there is something else that will strike your fancy within the next ten minutes. If you’re lucky, you find something right away and start reading it. Maybe you google, “books for when you’re feeling ___.” Unfortunately, you don’t find what you’re looking for. You close the app and stare at the book sitting on your coffee table. Why can’t you just pick it back up and push through?...
So how are these decisions made? There are lots of different processes, and every publishing house is different, but at the publishing houses where I have worked, the process looks something like this. A comp cover, or comparable cover, is an already existing book that has a vibe that’s similar to the one being discussed. If it’s a YA fantasy about a dragon and a love triangle, then the editor will look for other YA fantasies with dragons, or that have a similar romantic subplot, especially if they have good sales numbers....
I had the chance, once, to put my money where my mouth was. It was an experience not unlike being woken in the middle of the night by a foreign noise in your home and having only seconds to decide whether you will grab the baseball bat from the corner and walk toward the sound or hide in the closet instead. My 110 eleventh graders were reading Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and one of our administrators had notified me that the parents of one of those students had contacted the superintendent directly to complain about the assignment and, of course, demand that the book be removed from the curriculum, the school, the county, and, if possible, scrubbed from the fabric of their child’s brain....
What is World Book Day? World Book Day is a day to inspire and encourage people, especially children, to read. In the UK, where the holiday started, students from all over receive a voucher to get a book just for them from registered schools. Not only is it a day for kids to embrace a new book, it is also a day to show some love to illustrators and authors. Many schools have activities to commemorate the day like dressing up as a beloved book character or having designated reading time....
Ever wondered how a paperback turns to a Kindle ebook? Have you ever been curious who makes these fantastic facsimiles? Few know about this esoteric gig in the bookish world. Before I was a writer and journalist, I was a publisher. And since one wears different hats when they work in this industry, I was trained to create ebooks of all kinds. Though I’m pursuing my writerly dreams now, I still get booked with ebook gigs on a freelance basis (hey, it pays the bills!...
An endearing sleuth with a loveable sidekick solving murders and occasionally their own personal issues in a vivid setting is a recipe for a successful mystery series. If you want suggestions for your next favorite mystery, check out our list of the 25 of the Best Murder Mystery Books.
From retellings of your favorite fairytales to paranormal stories that establish their own magical universe to epic fantasy, there’s a YA fantasy novel here for you. Answer 11 questions to help you find your next favorite read such as choosing your element, your ideal animal familiar, and your favorite YA fantasy series to learn what book you’ll be paired up with. All possible outcomes are listed below the YA book quiz, so you can find four more recommendations for great new YA fantasy books to add to your to-be-read list....
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Audiobooks open up an entire world. I feel closer to the story when its read by the author or awesome narrators. It creates an immersive experience that I can recreate with each play and pause. According to the Audio Publishers Association, “Audiobooks allow listeners to stretch their horizons and tackle complex texts. A young person’s listening skills are typically a minimum of two years above their reading skills.” I find this endlessly fascinating....
Examining My Namesake First, I immediately read the inside jacket copy and the praise on the back of the book. The story chronicled a complex adult family returning to visit each other for an important occasion, each person holding secret feelings and thoughts that they couldn’t quite share. I immediately thought about how this represented a kind of novel I enjoyed reading, detailing the minutiae of interesting people’s brains. It interested me even more as a potential juxtaposition onto my own family....
Whatever the reason, it’s only natural that readers who have enjoyed one book from an author would go looking for another, and that pressure can be intense, especially for authors trying to follow up an award-winning novel or a popular best seller. As you’ll see with many of the writers listed here, it can take multiple decades before you have another book to release to the world, and in some cases, it never happens at all....
