Summer approacheth!

Hello! So, in three short weeks I will be done with my finals for the year and summer will begin! My reading two goals for this summer are Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I realize that these are mighty goals, so that is why they are for the whole summer. I am sure I will slip and Austen or a Fitzgerald work in there at some point too. I am so excited for the break! I will finally have time to work on my novel, read hard books, learn things… These three weeks cannot go fast enough.

Kelsey

 

New York Public Library– new plans?

Check this out. The NYPL is thinking of moving a ton of books to a storage unit so there is more room and two fewer locations… what do you all think?

 

New Vision for Library – WSJ.com.

New books are out!!!

Bitterblue and City of Lost Souls both came out this week, the newest installments in two of my favorite series!!! I need to get them soon!!! 

Gatsby's Final Passage: As Written by F. Scott

Reblogged from 101 Books:

I don’t have a lot to say today, so I’ll let the photo below explain today’s post.

I’ve mentioned before that The Great Gatsby is my favorite book. Though I’ve yet to re-read it as part of this list, I’ll occasionally post about it. When I saw this photo, I knew I had to write about it here.

The following is the final passage of…

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This is lovely. I am rereading Gatsby for school now, and I keep getting lost in it. My english class is convinced I am insane, I am sure, with all of my sighing at every magical line.

Super duper Pride and Prejudice themed happenings on the interweb!!!

So, John Green is a pretty cool (aka the coolest) human. He has written a few books (aka works of art). He also runs and is Vlogbrothers on YouTube with his brother Hank. Hank (also a cool human) has started this new project called The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.* Basically, Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is being told in a modern setting through the medium of a video diary. It is extremely witty and outright hysterical. I have found myself laughing out loud while watching them. Another plus is that new episodes are added every few days, so there is a very short wait!!!! Also, they need to have lots of views/ subscribers in order for them to continue being made, so click subscribe!! Here is the first episode…Enjoy!! and DFTBA :)

*Shout out to my english teacher. We just took a test on the proper use of quotation marks and I now know the rule that the title of a series is in italics and episode titles are in quotes. Yay for being a grammar nerd!!

J.K. Rowling is writing another Harry Potter book... sort of!

Reblogged from Shelf Life:

Get ready for this: J.K. Rowling is in the midst of penning a Harry Potter encyclopedia, confirming the long-standing rumor on her official website.

“For a long time I have been promising an encyclopedia of Harry’s world, and I have started work on this now,” said Rowling in the FAQ section of the site. “Some of it forms the new content in Pottermore.

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Quite excited... :)

Scarthin Books, Cromford, Derbyshire

I’d like to visit this place. I looked at my destination bookstores list, and I have realized that I will have to plan an entire trip to Europe to visit most of them. I’ll call it “The Great European Book Adventure That is Miraculous and Literary and Can I Just Do This For The Rest of My Life Please?”

Scarthin Books, Cromford, Derbyshire.