Monthly Archives: August 2014
A Colorless Life
Posted on August 26, 2014 Leave a Comment
Haruki Murakami has done it once again with Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage. The title is a mouthful, but it was a mystical story nonetheless. While it’s just topping the charts in America, it was published in April 2013. In Japanese. I waited the grueling 17 months until it was translated and published in America. […]
Curiouser and Curiouser
Posted on August 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
I spent a month this January studying Theater in London, England. I visited the British Library where I saw the original, handwritten copy of Alice in Wonderland. After returning from England, I felt inspired to re-read the childhood classic. But once I picked it up, I remembered how strange Alice in Wonderland really was. And […]
You know you’re a writer when…
Posted on August 17, 2014 2 Comments
you have ink-covered hands you write best late at night, when you’re trying to sleep, on a piece of paper in chicken scratch, too tired to turn on the light. you have hundreds of pieces of paper shoved everywhere with only one sentence written on them you hear other peoples problems and think it will […]
Before my eyes: Witnessing the unexpected
Posted on August 16, 2014 1 Comment
I was fortunate enough to receive Before my eyes by Caroline Bock from a GoodReads.com giveaway, complete with a personalized inscription from the author herself. The cover is a beautiful bright blue, making it pop on the shelf. That’s what drew me towards the giveaway in the first place. The story is told from 3 different points of view: […]
The day I finally met John Green
Posted on August 15, 2014 1 Comment
John Green. The name ignites alarms and puts girls under a spell. In the publishing sphere, it doesn’t get much better than him. Young adult authors aspire to write the next “John Green” novel. During my NYU Publishing Institute, John Green came up many times. Some art directors bemoaned the fact that all their authors wanted their […]
Floating Books
Posted on August 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’m not ashamed to admit that I currently live with my parents. As I attempt to find my first full time job (that means I’m truly becoming an ADULT), I spend a lot of time contemplating what I want my ideal apartment to look like. As an English major, it’s obvious that I love books. […]
Robin Williams
Posted on August 11, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yesterday, August 11, the world lost an iconic man: Robin Williams. I grew up watching him on screen. I gawked at the mysterious green blob created in Flubber. I laughed when Williams transformed into the infamous Mrs. Doubtfire. I returned to Neverland with when he rediscovered he was Peter Pan. I cried when he learned that his childhood was […]
The Crowing
Posted on August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
A large black crow sat on the tree, cawing to her. The snow glistened in the sun as she made her way down the trail. A flock of crows circled above her, a swirling mirage of black. Together they spoke, calling out. “Caw. Caw. Caw.” She glanced up at the nearby dead willow. One crow shifted back and […]
The Vault of Dreamers, the truth behind our dreams
Posted on August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment
After a wonderful tour of Macmillan Children’s office at the Flatiron building, we were given advance reader’s editions of coming books. I received The Vault of Dreamers by Caragh M. O’Brien and started reading it on the plane home. And I couldn’t put it down. O’Brien welcomes you into the futuristic world of Rosie Sinclair. It’s […]
Her: The Future of Technology
Posted on August 4, 2014 Leave a Comment
I was excited to see the movie Her when it first came out in theaters. Unfortunately, I didn’t get around to it until a week ago. But the movie really gave me a lot to think about. Sure, it’s easy to mock someone who falls in love with his computer. How dorky, right? Wrong. The world established […]
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