May
29
- Neil Gaiman
Words to live by…
(via neil-gaiman)
Elyse Marshall
Mostly books and music.
[Flash 10 is required to watch video]
Reblogging this because a) it made me laugh out loud and b) I <3 John Barrowman.
John Barrowman might just be my spirit animal.
This is the best video in existence. Your argument is invalid.
Guys, it’s the little things in life!
May
22
That’s right — there is now an official Game of Thronescookbook. And while it doesn’t include a recipe for sauteed horse heart a la khaleesi, it isstuffed with Westerosi dishes that actually sound scrumptious… as well as a guide to making honeyed locusts. We interviewed the authors of A Feast of Ice and Fire about the challenges of cooking fictional food, weird medieval recipes, and which fantastical world they’d like to tackle next. Hint: It rhymes with “Larry Totter.”
It was only a matter of time.
May
21
Flames on the side of my face
Kiersten White tweeted about the movie Clue today and it reminded me of how much I adore this film, particularly the scene when Mrs. White (the brilliant Madeline Kahn) attempts to describe her anger upon discovering her husband ‘shtuping’ the maid. Sometimes you just get SO MAD…
May
17
There seems to be a little bit of confusion recently about the two different “Shades of Gray” books. Hey, it’s a common mistake! :) Ruta Sepetys clears things up on NPR.
Ruta Sepeys’ BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY, which landed on fourteen best book lists last year, is being mistaken for another “Shades of Gray” series. Given that one deals with the plight of Lithuanians under Stalin’s rule and the other confronts one woman’s pursuit of pleasure, you can see how the two audiences might not usually intersect.
HOWEVER.
Readers turning up to Ruta’s events thinking she was the author of a popular trilogy ended up staying because they were so engaged by her presentation. Read this overview of the mix up at EW.com’s Shelf Life blog and listen to Ruta’s interview on All Things Considered for the full story.
I LOVE THIS!
This was a great week to launch our Things We Are Ridiculously Excited About feature, because guess what arrived in the office yesterday? Our Breathless Reads slipcases! Which, you guessed it, we’re ridiculously excited about! These slipcases contain advanced reader copies of all five of the Fall 2012 Breathless Reads titles (Origin by Jessica Khoury, The Innocents by Lili Peloquin, Venom by Fiona Paul, Black City by Elizabeth Richards, and Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes), which we’re so excited to share with the world. Plus, they’re super pretty, and that gorgeous gold color is really brightening up the office. :)
These slipcases will be going out to industry professionals, traditional media, and select bloggers, but we will also be giving a few away on our Breathless Reads Facebook page throughout the summer, so if you haven’t become a fan of Breathless already, be sure to head over and like the page! We also have a Breathless Reads Tumblr which we’ll be posting content on throughout the Breathless Fall 2012 campaign (and beyond), so make sure to follow us there as well!
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!
I second this enthusiasm.
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