Fantastic Beasts trailer

Hooray! Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is right around the corner. I'm still kind of amazed that a whole movie is being made out of what was a very slim book of Harry Potter "extra material" with essentially no plot. Still, I guess we've all seen films made from less!

 

Real Life Quidditch Skydive

Nobody will ever convince me that skydiving is a good idea, but these fellows seem to be having fun.

Word twins video

Interesting stuff! The fast-draw really makes this video entertaining.

Book Hive

Here's a really neat looking thing.  Book Hive is an art installation at the Bristol Central Library to celebrate their quadricentennial. Is that a real word? I just made it up. 

I'm not sure if the fluttering responsive books are awesome, or creepy. I like what the artist has to say about libraries as a public space.

Book lover's problems

Hurrah - it's good old Levar Burton showcasing Problems Only Book Lovers Understand.

Dystopian Mashup

Here's a spoof, pointing out that all dystopian movies are really the same.

Bookish Links du Jour 2/22/15

Enjoy this video: Book nerd problems: Getting a book wet! This is a major emergency. Help is needed, STAT.



Experience every dystopian novel trope at once, in this delightful twitter send-up of the genre: @DystopianYA For example: "It's the night before my 17th birthday, which means in a few hours, I'll have to face the mysterious Test to determine my future."

Oh my. Here's a book written by a staunch anti-vaxxer, Melanie's Marvelous Measles by Stephanie Messenger. Amazon reviewers have provided some delightfully snarky comments, for example, "As a carpenter who specializes in itty bitty coffins I can't say enough good things about this book, my customer base has been growing at an epidemic rate!" Check out more reviews on the site.

Bookish Links du Jour 1/18/15

What caught my eye this week on the internets?
Here's a smattering of news and other tidbits that I thought looked interesting.

Neil Gaiman provides an awesome shortcut on how to be a writer.

Is there a library with a 3-D printer near you?

Cool maps of literary places.

IKEA's ad for their 2015 catalog spoofs Apple products with its revolutionary "bookbook."

Book With No Pictures reading

I've seen plenty of wordless picture books in my day, but this is a first... The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak sure looks like fun.

Ode to Libraries video

Aww! Here's a heartwarming video on libraries put together by vloggers 2 Broke Geeks.

THE GIVER trailer

With the huge popularity of The Hunger Games and Divergent, it only makes sense for Lois Lowry's The Giver to come out as a film. I'm really intrigued by this trailer!

The Hungry Games

Leave it to Sesame Street to put a wacky spin on The Hunger Games. Here, Cookieness Evereat competes to win. May the cookies be ever in your flavor!

Divergent trailer

Divergent isn't coming out until April of next year. The trailer looks amazing, though - it's going to feel like a long wait!

Nanowrimo 2013

Where do all the books in the library come from? Somebody's got to write them. Somebody could be you! November is National Novel Writing Month - or Nanowrimo for short, where aspiring authors attempt to write a novel in just one month. Here's a message from the official nano site.

Phantom Tollbooth documentary

Several years ago, I had the good fortune to meet Jules Feiffer while he was on a book tour. He's a delightful man with a great sense of humor. He amazed everyone in his audience by sketching characters at lightning speed, all while sharing anecdotes about his career. I was happy to hear that there's a documentary about The Phantom Tollbooth coming out. Here's the trailer:

The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations - Official Documentary Trailer from freckless productions on Vimeo.

New book domino record

The record has already been smashed for the greatest number of books toppled in domino-like fashion. Seattle Public did one earlier this summer; now Cape Town's Central Library already has them beat. I liked that they spelled out "Central Library" with the books. The cheers and hugs at the end made it look like everyone felt the hundreds of hours of set up was definitely worth it.

 

Last Apprentice trailer

Here's the first trailer for Seventh Son - based on Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice book series. I don't know how much of the plot it conveys, other than "here's an awesome magical world of magical magic and big battles, woooh!" Still! It looks intriguing.

 

Seattle Public Library Domino Book Chain

This is one of the most heartwarming things I've seen all week! Check out this video from one of my favorite libraries: Seattle Public. 1:17 had me a little verklempt.

Cover Flip video

Author Maureen Johnson is calling for fans to re-imagine book covers, making "girly" books appeal to guys and books for guys look more feminine. Here's a Huffington Post video about it:

Awesome Book video

Have you seen this Google Chrome ad, featuring An Awesome Book by Dallas Clayton? I like the upbeat spirit, and Clayton's hipster vibe.