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megan rosalarian gedris: coelasquid: I suppose... →
coelasquid:
I suppose while we’re on the subject of encouragement, praise, and critique, it can be just as important to explain why you feel the positive parts of a piece work as to say why you feel the negative parts should be improved. Praise is given so freely, often as code for “I don’t…
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Can you tell who is who?
hollyblack:
THESE ARE AMAZING.
Gingerbread representations of characters from (mostly YA) books. Cassel from WHITE CAT is there (with Lila) and Jem from CLOCKWORK ANGEL is looking pretty resplendent in his top hat.
Go here for a closer look at the gingerbread people and for the key to who is who!
We Might Fall: Have you read more than 6 of these... →
redinkradio:
Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety.
Italicize the ones you started but didn’t finish or read only an excerpt.
1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series 5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark...
Today's Kindle Daily Deal: Kristen Cashore's... →
apsies:
Attention fans of YA lit!
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“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their...”
– Michael Pollan (via misswallflower)
My word, btw, would be “where?”
Interactive: Join Our Constitutional Convention! →
npr:
In “Reconstituting The Constitution: How To Rewrite It,” we invited readers to share their own thoughts on how we might change the founding document for the 21st century. We’ve gathered a sampling of proposed new amendments. Vote for or against each one and the next amendment will appear. (When you’re done, you can scroll through again to see how others voted.) We’ll share the results...
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