August 2012
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July 2012
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John Green's tumblr: On Having Figured Out the... →
fishingboatproceeds:
“Why, for example, do the great writers use anticipation instead of surprise? Because surprise is merely an instrument of the unusual, whereas anticipation of a consequence enlarges our understanding of what is happening. Look at a point of land over which the sun is certain to rise, Coleridge…
This is so interesting and heartening because right now I’m in the...
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“Hating a book is not unlike hating a person; in fact it’s tempting to just go...”
– “I Hate This Book So Much: A Meditation” by Lev Grossman (Time)
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Win an ARC of FORETOLD: 14 Stories of Prophecy and... →
I’m giving away an ARC of Foretold: 14 Stories of Prophecy and Prediction, edited by Carrie Ryan, and including a tale of mine called “One True Love.” Go here to win.
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10 LGBTQ Young Adult Novels to Make It Better →
In which I recommend 10 LGBTQ YA novels at the Huffington Post.
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“…as cathartic and entertaining as it might be, skewering trolls and...”
– Erin Kissane, “How to Kill a Troll” (via Neil Gaiman’s tumblr)
LOVE THIS.
John Green's tumblr: “John Green, while death... →
fishingboatproceeds:
“John Green, while death threats to Laci Green are bad, no arguing wtih that, Laci’s done a lot more negative things than casually use the word “tranny”. She has videos up about her islamophobia as well as several that border on fat shaming.”
I have a lot of messages like this.
1. We can’t have constructive conversations about how to talk with each in respectful ways when...
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“There is no Switzerland of Kissing.”
– Sarah Rees Brennan, answering many questions on Tumblr today, which she has dubbed Make-Out Day. (Very wise words.)
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John Green's tumblr: Radiohead wouldn't exist... →
Reblogging because what John Green says here is so important:
Last year, Gigaom published a flattering story in which they used me as an example of why book publishers are no longer as important as they used to be. Authors can build their own brands now, and reach out to their own audiences.
But in fact, my career is an example of precisely the opposite: My publisher invested tons of time and...
“In the end nothing matters but the work. You can’t control how it’s taken, and...”
– Patrick Somerville, writing in Salon about the New York Times making an error in the review of his novel This Bright River
“If at first an idea does not sound absurd, then there is no hope for it.”
– Albert Einstein
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