Monday Post

Spotted at Skylight Books

Book Haul

The results of a weekend spent browsing the local soon-to-be-out-of-business Borders bookstores. But I'm far from being considered a book hoarder; my collection is in the ballpark of a mere 150 books.

2010 in Retrospect and Plans for 2011

Top 5 books I read in 2010 (in no particular order):
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Resolution postcard by Andy Babb

My New Year's resolution is to read more nonfiction books. My other resolution is to read the books I already own but haven't gotten around to reading (this will decrease my book hording ways--hopefully).

Obligatory New Year quote by Neil Gaiman:

"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself."

Happy 2011!

Halloween Post!

The Critterati contest is an annual event (appropriately taking place during Halloween) that encourages people to submit pictures of their pets dressed as a literary character/figure. Here's one of this year's winners:

 Gromer is the spitting image of Evelyn Waugh!

(image source here & here)

See the other winners here and the rest of the full gallery here. If only I had a nonhuman pet to dress up... sigh.

If you still haven't come up with a Halloween costume (tsk tsk), check out Lit Drift's 10 Literary Halloween Costumes. I'm favoring the J.D. Salinger costume: "Take extreme measures to part your hair with the utmost meticulousness. Then don’t leave the house at all."

But if you're not keen on dressing up, get into the Halloween spirit by reading a book from the Horror Writers Association's Horror Reading List.

...Or carve an Edgar Allan Poe jack-o-lantern (via Think Geek).

Happy Halloween!

Random Awesome Image

(image source)

Spotted on Flickr while working on a project.

A Friendly Reminder

Image credit: Analog Soul

Have a great weekend!

At the Library, Anything is Possible

See some behind-the-scenes footage here.

Summer

One upside to being unemployed after graduation: lots of time for reading.

Penguin Books: 75 Years of Bookish Goodness

2010 marks the 75th anniversary for Penguin Books. Penguin is known for providing consumers with quality books at affordable prices. They are also have a reputation for iconic book designs.

 Photo credit

Related links:

• Watch a documentary about Penguin
• Purchase Penguin book covers as postcards at Amazon
• Buy Penguin merchandise (books!) at their online store

Happy anniversary, Penguin!

Brontë Sisters Action Figures

OMG, too funny! I've already watched it 10 times.

Get Into a Book by Lucy Anstey

Amazing! Check out more of Lucy Anstey's work here.

(via Where the Lovely Things are)

National Library Week

It's National Library Week! Go on, hug your local librarian.

Rest in Peace Salinger

On Wednesday, January 28, 2010, J.D. Salinger passed away at the age of 91. He was renowned for his  contributions to the literary community including "The Catcher in the Rye" and "Nine Stories."

"The Catcher in the Rye" is one of my favorite books. During my teenage years, I definitely related with the character Holden Caulfield.

"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."

NY Times Article