16insomnie
little black riding hood. (by susan . {en pointe})
16insomnie
little black riding hood. (by susan . {en pointe})
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, one of this years Oscar nominees for best Short Film (animated). We really, really enjoyed this.
You can read more about its inspirations (Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and Hurricane Katrina, to name a few), its makers, its message (about the power of story), and its iPad app at LATimes.com.
These are all the YA books sitting on my shelves right now that I haven’t read.
-Matched by Ally Condie
-You Against Me by Jenny Downham
-Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
-Tithe by Holly Black
-Switched by Amanda Hocking
-The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
-Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Here are six books that portray protesting more accurately than other forms of media.
Whether that means linking to flickr or deviantart or only posting their own pictures, as far as I know these blogs never use weheartit or post anything uncredited. I’m sure I missed a lot, but here’s some.
Read the things people think you shouldn’t, prove you have an open mind.





Lately, I’ve loved books that reference different authors or books, and share themes, ideas or a plot with that classic.
I’ve read 18 of these, but a lot of them I read while I was 21, not before.
"Books. People never really stop loving books. Fifty-first century. By now you’ve got holovids, direct-to-brain downloads, fiction mist. But you need the smell. The smell of books, Donna. Deep breath!"
— The Doctor, Doctor Who
The American Libraries Association are holding their 19th annual Banned Books Week and they are inviting the book lovers of the internet to join their Virtual Read Out! I’ll be posting videos through out the week and this blog will more or less be dedicated to Banned, Censored or Challenged books.
I was very lucky to have the freedom to read whatever I wanted to as a child and teen. That’s the driving force for me to join in the celebration; everyone should enjoy the freedom I have.