Librarian Lauren
Quotes, links, books, and other things I enjoy.
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Post reblogged from Pantheon Books
Yes, I know this feeling.
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
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Chat reblogged from YA Highway
- J. K. Rowling: I said to Arthur, my American editor - we had an interesting conversation during the editing of seven - the moment when Harry takes Draco's wand, Arthur said, God, that's the moment when the ownership of the Elder wand is actually transferred? And I said, that's right. He said, shouldn't that be a bit more dramatic? And I said, no, not at all, the reverse. I said to Arthur, I think it really puts the elaborate, grandiose plans of Dumbledore and Voldemort in their place. That actually the history of the wizarding world hinged on two teenage boys wrestling with each other. They weren't even using magic. It became an ugly little corner tussle for the possession of wands. And I really liked that - that very human moment, as opposed to these two wizards who were twitching strings and manipulating and implanting information and husbanding information and guarding information, you know? Ultimately it just came down to that, a little scuffle and fistfight in the corner and pulling a wand away.
- Melissa Anelli: It says a lot about the world at large, I think, about conflict in the world, it's these little things -
- J. K. Rowing: And the difference one individual can make. Always, the difference one individual can make.
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Quote reblogged from YA HighwayI’d like to share with you some actual questions actual teenagers have actually asked about my new book, and I swear these are true and can produce witnesses if necessary.
“Can you talk about why Quentin survives his encounter with the land whale while Captain Ahab doesn’t survive his encounter with Moby Dick?”
“Is Margo’s hair always in her face because no one is seeing her?”
“Are we really able to reinvent ourselves like Dr. Jefferson Jefferson or are we just boats getting borne back ceaselessly into the past like they say in Gatsby?”
Real questions. Real teenagers. There were hundreds more. And of course there were silly questions, too—do you think margo or lacey is hotter; if you could be any kind of cheese, what kind of cheese would you be? (To the latter, I answered Nicholas Sparks.) Silly questions are great, too. But again and again, I met teenagers who were reading thoughtfully and critically, and I believe that as writers and educators, we have a shared responsibility to give teenagers every opportunity to encounter everything that books can do. -
Photoset reblogged from YA Highway
I hope this is true though personally I am still kind of waiting on it to pan out.
(Source: commie-pinko-liberal)
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Photo reblogged from Penguin Teen
This is very cool.
We’re launching a new recurring segment here on the Penguin Teen Tumblr called Things We Are Ridiculously Excited About, because, you know, we get excited about things, this is an exciting business, and we want to tell you about it!
Our inaugural Thing We Are Ridiculously Excited About is Skype in the Classroom. Skype has been working on a classroom initiative for a while now, and we’re thrilled to be their exclusive publishing partner for the launch of Skype in the Classroom. Skype puts it best when they say that the goal of Skype in the Classroom is to “bring relevant content directly to innovative teachers who are looking to create unforgettable shared learning experiences for their students.”
We’re ridiculously excited about collaborating with Skype to bring authors and teachers together to enrich the learning experiences of their students. Check out the Penguin profile on Skype in the Classroom to find out which authors are ready to Skype!
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Photo reblogged from Libraryland
“It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last”
—Willie Morris
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Quote reblogged from LibrarylandBill gave me one book to read over the break. It’s “The Catcher in the Rye”. It was Bill’s favorite book when he was my age. He said it was the kind of book you made your own.The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. (That last line couldn’t be more true.)
(Source: theillustratedphoebe)
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Avengers on Parade. Adorable. Via.
