Confessions of a Compulsive Reader

Maureen Johnson: COVERFLIP: WHAT NOW?

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:11:20 -0500

Remember Coverflip? I hope so, because it just happened. But if you don’t know what I’m talking about, click the link or Google it or just make something up in your head.

It got a lot of coverage. First in the United States, the article went slightly supernova on HuffPo, becoming one of…

Everyone SAYS they want a fairytale wedding but when I show up and curse their firstborn suddenly I’m a jerk.

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:00:37 -0500

teachingliteracy:

la-meilleure-amie

wellaht: Maggie Appleton

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:00:18 -0500

“The more bad books you finish, the fewer good ones you’ll have time to start.” - Tim Parks

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” – James Baldwin

wellaht:

Maggie Appleton

AHHHH fishingboatproceeds: iam-thebookthief: The Book Thief...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:37:41 -0500

AHHHH

fishingboatproceeds:

iam-thebookthief:

The Book Thief (2014): Official Cast

» Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger
» Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann
» Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann

!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy spring / Happy day after Easter! Love, The Country Bunny...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:29:00 -0500

Happy spring / Happy day after Easter!

Love, The Country Bunny (and the Little Gold Shoes)

Ah there it is! The inevitable line in nearly every single...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:37:56 -0500

Ah there it is! The inevitable line in nearly every single dystopia.

Defy gravity

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:00:19 -0600

Defy gravity

nbcparksandrec: Save yourself a trip to the store and share our...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:45:58 -0600

nbcparksandrec:

Save yourself a trip to the store and share our Valentine’s Cards instead.

PS: “You can get it.“

Pleased to meet you, I’m Mr....

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:39:25 -0600

Pleased to meet you, I’m Mr. Darcy.

cathylibrary:

libraryjournal:

sdiaz101:

(via Which “Pride And Prejudice” Character Are You?)

Flow chart! Flow chart! I am both relieved and slightly disappointed that I am not Mary. Always felt a lot of kinship for Mary.

Me and my big mouth lead to Lizzie

Falling in love with a book series only to be disappointed by the sequel.

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:00:26 -0600

librariansclassified:

Every Harry Potter chapter illustration via Vulture

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:00:16 -0600

Every Harry Potter chapter illustration via Vulture

liberry.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:26 -0600

liberry.

When I read before going to bed

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:00:25 -0600

librariansclassified:

Colin Firth on reading sigh

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:00:15 -0600

Colin Firth on reading *sigh*

Amazing literary puns from The Rumpus

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:00:10 -0600

Amazing literary puns from The Rumpus

Yes, yes he does. awesomepeoplereading: George Takei reads.

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:00:33 -0600

Yes, yes he does.

awesomepeoplereading:

George Takei reads.

WHAA? teen books in space?? amazing. bethrevis: That is my...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:00:13 -0600

WHAA? teen books in space?? amazing.

bethrevis:

That is my book. ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. In space.

See that dot in the background on the left? THAT IS THE MOON.

*sniffles* Thank you guys. THANK YOU.

(Full video here)

When I meet someone and we love the same book

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:23:25 -0600

librariansclassified:

farewell-kingdom: 360°Book by Yusuke Ono

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:00:24 -0500

farewell-kingdom:

360°Book by Yusuke Ono

chicagopubliclibrary: The United States Of America - A Nation...

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:00:33 -0500

chicagopubliclibrary:

The United States Of America - A Nation Of Libraries