Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
- Science or magic? UK scientists test reality of Harry Potter spells — You have got to be kidding me. People wasted time on this? (actually, the whole Borrowers thing disturbs me even more)
- Why Reading Makes You a Better Person — a nice looking infographic
- In honor of Towel Day a couple of days ago (and yes, I know I failed to post something…been one of those weeks):
- PW’s The 10 Funniest Books — not so sure I buy this list, but some of them look mildly humorous.
- Fighting Post-Hitchhiker’s Disorder: 6 Essential Books for Douglas Adams Fans — I may have posted this last October, but it’s worth another look.
- B&N tweeted this awesome fact
- ‘It needs more public-spirited pigs’: TS Eliot’s rejection of Orwell’s Animal Farm — what a great letter.
- Title Fights: Who gets to name an author’s book? — I love behind-the-scenes stuff like this.
- Along those lines By the Cover: Meet Kirk Benshoff — and another BookRiot post on cover designs
- jay Posey and James L. Sutter tweetedthese important reminders for readers
- The 16 Most Misleading Book Covers Of All Time — this was hilarious (and horrifying).
- This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
- A Mint Condition Corpse by Duncan MacMaster — a geek-centric mystery. Okay. I’ll bite. From Fahrenheit Press, who else?
- The Last Star by Rick Yancey — Loved The 5th Wave, was less into the sequel — but am really looking forward to this.
- Dietland by Sarai Walker — this looks fun. ” Part coming-of-age story, part revenge fantasy, Dietland is a bold, original, and funny debut novel that takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight loss obsession—from the inside out, and with fists flying.” Check out the trailer.
- Dark Run by Mike Brooks — a space opera about smugglers, con artists and thiefs. Sounds good to me.
Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to Senna and Beth from Hello Beautiful Book Blog for following the blog this week.
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