Lydia Hirt
-Louisa May Alcott (1873)
“My co-worker noticed that I had some downtime at work, and suggested that I start my own tumblr using literary quotes. I really liked the idea, but then I realized that a quote from literature can be so much more appealing if it has a photo of Joan Holloway attached to it. So that’s how the idea…
![“Books have the power to change us…In reading about our favorite characters, we may actually become more like them.”
Time for me to reread GONE WITH THE WIND - I love Scarlett O’Hara.
theatlantic:
If We Are What We Read, Who Are We, Exactly?
We love books for being books. But books are more than just words on pages, lovely or terrible adventures, weird imaginings, plot twists and romances and things that would never happen to us in real life and therefore we should read about. Books have the power to change us—but not just in our minds, apparently. According to research recently published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by Geoff Kaufman of Tiltfactor Laboratories at Dartmouth College and Lisa Libby of Ohio State, the act of reading of and identifying with a fictional character means also that we tend to subconsciously adopt their behavior. In reading about our favorite characters, we may actually become more like them.
Read more at The Atlantic Wire. [Image: Shutterstock]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m416a34v681qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
“Books have the power to change us…In reading about our favorite characters, we may actually become more like them.”
Time for me to reread GONE WITH THE WIND - I love Scarlett O’Hara.
If We Are What We Read, Who Are We, Exactly?
We love books for being books. But books are more than just words on pages, lovely or terrible adventures, weird imaginings, plot twists and romances and things that would never happen to us in real life and therefore we should read about. Books have the power to change us—but not just in our minds, apparently. According to research recently published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology by Geoff Kaufman of Tiltfactor Laboratories at Dartmouth College and Lisa Libby of Ohio State, the act of reading of and identifying with a fictional character means also that we tend to subconsciously adopt their behavior. In reading about our favorite characters, we may actually become more like them.
Read more at The Atlantic Wire. [Image: Shutterstock]
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Love Kerfuffle! I think it’s underused. See also: “minx”
#photoadaymay 10. a favourite word (Taken with instagram)
“How would an old-fashioned chap like me convince a cynical modern girl that he can be trusted with her love?” - Beatriz Williams in OVERSEAS
If you follow me on Twitter, you’re probably sick of hearing about OVERSEAS - since I haven’t stopped talking about it. But you guys - it’s FINALLY ON SALE TODAY and I’m so excited to share it with all of you!
Jane at Dear Author very eloquently summarized my love for this novel by saying OVERSEAS is “if Time Travelers Wife wasn’t so tragic and unhappy” sort of book.” Read her full review here, where comparisons to FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and TWILIGHT are also made.
If you’re still not convinced, here’s another quote:
“I am not … Kate, you’re rubbish … stop that at once!” His frantic hands manacled mine at last; he flipped me onto my back and held my wrists above my head. “Minx,” he muttered, kissing me. “You’ll pay for that.”
Read more of this excerpt on Beatriz’s site and try not to blush (and get reallllly excited to read more)! Seriously - how can you resist a book that includes an endearment of “minx”!?
Now - go read the book, find your own Julian, and let me know how it goes!
PS I’m not typically a romance reader either, so if that’s why you’re hesitating… just give it a chance!
“Because you are defined, not by life’s imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them. And because there is joy in embracing - rather than running screaming from - the utter absurdity of life.”
“Raccoons are totally OCD and they are driven to wash everything that they see, which you’d think would make them smell better, but it doesn’t because they smell all musky and vaguely sour, like one-night stands.”
“…with the quiet dignity usually reserved for saints of catatonics.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t know about such things. I’ve never even owned any coyote-face purses because I can never figure out what to wear with them.” Then Victor glared at me and told me I wouldn’t understand, and I agreed and blamed it all on my vagina, since it seemed like that’s what we were both doing at the moment.”
I’m being forced to clean off my ereader due to lack of space for all our manuscripts for the Winter 2013 season, and I didn’t want to lose all these gems I highlighted from The Bloggess’ #1 bestselling memoir, LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED!
Just the re-typing of these quotes made me want to read the book all over again, for both the laughter and the tears.
This novel is incredible - Love, sex, religion, war…. family strife, attics.. I can’t even explain it. The ending will leave you breathless. It’s the upcoming MUST READ from Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, who also brought you many of your favorites including THE HELP and THE WEIRD SISTERS.
@PutnamBooks is giving away copies on Twitter - as well as Facebook!
Introducing THE Penguin Rep Pick of the summer: CITY OF WOMEN by David Gillham - available August 7th from Amy Einhorn/Putnam Books.
The novel Alan Furst calls “extraordinary,” Paula McLain declares “powerful and piercingly real,” and Pam Jenoff proclaims “haunting and sensual” is now available for preorders! Here’s a glimpse into the book that already has bestselling authors and booksellers buzzing:It is 1943—the height of the Second World War. With the men taken by the army, Berlin has become a city of women. And while her husband fights on the Eastern Front, Sigrid Schröder is, for all intents and purposes, the model soldier’s wife: She goes to work every day, does as much with her rations as she can, and dutifully cares for her meddling mother-in-law, all the while ignoring the horrific immoralities of the regime.
But behind this façade is an entirely different Sigrid, a woman who dreams of her former Jewish lover, who is now lost in the chaos of the war.
Sigrid’s tedious existence is turned upside down when she finds herself hiding a mother and her two young daughters—whom she believes might be her lover’s family—and she must make terrifying choices that could cost her everything.Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Books-A-Million | iTunes
Quinn Colson is my book boyfriend. Bernie’s awesome, but a little too gritty for me. Virgil Flowers is right behind Quinn.
Just one week until the annual Edgar Awards, which celebrate the best in mystery out there! We’re excited and proud to have two wonderful nominees: FIELD GRAY by Philip Kerr and THE RANGER by Ace Atkins!
If you haven’t already read these, we promise you won’t be disappointed! And if you have, be sure to look for the latest novels by our nominees: PRAGUE FATALE by Philip Kerr (now available) and THE LOST ONES by Ace Atkins (available 5/31)!
THE RANGER
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THE LOST ONES
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FIELD GRAY
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PRAGUE FATALE
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“Young women have long been more educated than young men. A new survey out Thursday says they’re also more ambitious.” -WSJ
I’m sharing this because I do think we’re pretty awesome and driven, though personally I see myself, and many gfs, seeking careers that offer personal fulfillment over financial gains.
From an interview that appeared in Shelf Awareness earlier this week that spoke to me as well:
“I think the separation of work from life is for people who hate one or the other or both, or for people who are just completely turned off from nine to five. That separation is not for me and it’s not for most of my friends in publishing and bookselling. This is our life’s work. We’re not just warming the bench and paying rent, we’re keeping the fires lit, maintaining a civilization.”
Women’s Economic Clout Shifts Priorities, Study Finds - WSJ.com
“Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic beings.”
Love Ann Patchett’s “And the Winner Isn’t …” op-ed on the Pulitzer news/non-news.
I’m definitely stopping by Parnassus Books when in Nashville for a bachelorette party next month.
