Oasis songwriter voices frustration at reading what ‘isn’t fucking true’ and says he restricts himself to ‘things that have actually happened’.
Read: Noel Gallagher says reading fiction ‘a waste of fucking time’ | Books | theguardian.com.
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Everyone in Tech Should Read Fiction. Here’s Why | Mashable
For many in today’s tech world, novel reading is a luxury — something you might do once or twice a year, if you’re lucky. It’s often the first thing that goes out the window when times are busy.
Perhaps, if you’re in the industry, you’ve convinced yourself that fiction doesn’t matter. Isn’t your reading time better spent with Flipboard or Zite or Instapaper, catching up on all those important articles and assorted long reads?
But if you’re purely in the nonfiction realm, you’re starving yourself and your work of an important resource.
Read the full story: Everyone in Tech Should Read Fiction. Here’s Why | Mashable
You may also like: Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming | theguardian
Book Links: New French Bookseller Law, 11 Lessons from Jane Eyre, 10 Best Alpha Males in Lit, Drones to Deliver Textbooks, EBook App Features, 11 YA to Make You Cry
New French Law Bars Online Booksellers to Offer Discounts With Free Shipping | GoodReader
The French parliament has passed a law that makes it illegal for online stores to deliver books for free while also offering a 5 percent discount on the price of the book. The move is being seen as a means of protecting the interests of independent booksellers as much as it is to limit Amazon’s monopoly in the segment. As Christian Kert, the conservative MP who tabled the bill puts it, the bill is aimed at ensuring “that the price of a book sold online is higher than one sold by an independent bookshop.” The government stated they look forward to “restricting predatory behaviour” with the new bill.
11 Lessons That ‘Jane Eyre’ Can Teach Every 21st Century Woman About How To Live Well | HuffPost Books
The novel was very shocking for its time. One reviewer said that the book “might be written by a woman but not by a lady.” People were scandalized that Eyre returned to Rochester. However, the first edition still sold out in six weeks. Every time I encounter a woman who hasn’t read this book, I advise reading it immediately. Women can learn so much from this great Victorian heroine. [T]here’s much to be learned from the way she chooses to live.
10 Alpha Males In Literature | Jill Shalvis (romance author) | HuffPost Books
What qualifies me to make such a list? Because I write alphas, I read alphas, heck I even married an alpha (Hi, Alpha Man!). I believe an alpha has to be lovable as well as strong.
Australian textbook delivery, care of drones | CNET
A textbook rental start-up will deliver its packages to Sydney customers by drone starting next spring. From ordering to delivery, the entire process could take as little as two minutes.
Reading Made Awesome: The Features of Ebook Apps You Should Be Using | LifeHacker
Reading books on tablets or phones is awesome. There, I said it and I’m not taking it back. While the biggest advantage of reading on a mobile device is convenience and a huge portable library, there are a ton of features that make the experience awesome.
11 Young Adult Books Sure to Make You Cry | Mashable
Book-lovers and high schoolers are celebrating Teen Read Week, but even if you’re way past adolescence, you can enjoy a tear-jerking YA novel at any age. Young adult literature sometimes receives a bad rap as a depressing genre, but a hallmark of YA books is actually a hopeful ending. That doesn’t mean some of the more emotional titles won’t leave you in a puddle of your own tears.
Love Horror Films and Fiction? These Links Are For You
Fun and/or informative links for the horror lovers. I don’t mind a good thriller or gothic fiction (horror light?) but horror is a genre at another level of scary, which is too much for me. Guaranteed I will have nightmares.
FILM
Five great zombie short films you can watch online | CNET
The Greatest Horror Movies You Haven’t Seen | Flavorwire. 15 films are discussed.
Top 100 Horror Movie Recommendations | IMDb
Browse free Sci-Fi / Horror Films available at the Internet Archive | Archive.org
Libraries and Librarians in Horror Movies | Ellyssa Kroski | OEDb
21 Free Hitchcock Movies Online | open culture
FICTION
HWA Bram Stoker Award™ 2013 Reading List and What is Horror Fiction? | Horror Writers Association | Horror.org
9 Books Scarier Than Any Horror Movie | Mashable
Horror comics to get you in the Halloween mood | USA Today
Scary & Horror Book Recommendations (some even have romance!) | Maryse’s Book Blog
Links to Horror web resources and book recommendations. | The Monster Librarian
CARRIE (2013) TRAILER (In Canadian theatres this Friday, October 18)
Andrew Fitzgerald: Adventures in Twitter fiction | TED.com
In the 1930s, broadcast radio introduced an entirely new form of storytelling; today, micro-blogging platforms like Twitter are changing the scene again. Andrew Fitzgerald takes a look at the (aptly) short but fascinating history of new forms of creative experimentation in fiction and storytelling.
via Andrew Fitzgerald: Adventures in Twitter fiction | Video on TED.com.
Penguin pays tribute to Tom Clancy | The Bookseller
Penguin has paid tribute to thriller giant Tom Clancy, who has died at the age of 66.
Tom Clancy died yesterday (1st October) at a Baltimore hospital, close to his Maryland home.
Clancy wrote 25 fiction and non-fiction books for Penguin, including several thrillers based around the military and international espionage, dubbed “techno-thrillers”, many of which were adapted into Hollywood films. The author’s 17th novel, Command Authority, is due to be released in December 2013.
Tom Weldon, c.e.o. of Penguin Random House UK said: “Tom Clancy changed readers’ expectations of what a thriller could do. He was a master of his craft and it was our privilege to work with him. He will be greatly missed by millions of fans in the UK and around the world.”
David Shanks, Penguin USA c.e.o., was involved with every one of Clancy’s books. He said: “I’m deeply saddened by Tom’s passing. He was a consummate author, creating the modern-day thriller, and was one of the most visionary storytellers of our time. I will miss him dearly and he will be missed by tens of millions of readers worldwide.”
‘Social Fiction’ Brings Characters to Life via Facebook and Twitter | Mashable
A former Nickelodeon Animation storyboard artist and a Facebook employee have teamed up to create a new form of entertainment: social fiction.
Illustrator Steve Lowtwait and writer Michael Smith are telling a fictional story through social media that’s centered around a protagonist called “Hawk Funn.” They have set up real social profiles on Facebook and Twitter for fictional characters in the story, and they post about the characters’ lives just like real people would. If you follow Hawk on Facebook and on Twitter, you can track the plot and learn about his life as a suburban dad in Colorado and his fear of the indoors.
via ‘Social Fiction’ Brings Characters to Life via Facebook and Twitter | Mashable.
GLBTI Fiction: Opening the Fiction Closet | Library Journal
Prior to World War II, GLBTI literature was hidden, with knowledge of its existence largely known only to members of the community, who shared texts among themselves. Occasionally a work of fiction would find its way into general circulation, but the books typically resorted to coded inferences of desire or served as warnings against the danger and immorality of homosexuality. This pattern continued until the 1969 Stonewall riot, which is largely accepted as the beginning of the GLBTI rights movement. The last three decades of the 20th century saw the establishment of GLBTI presses, bookstores, awards, and reading and book clubs, as well as literary festivals, writers’ conferences, and professional organizations. The closet was open, and the GLBTI community had found its voice.
Collection development and readers’ advisory (RA) staff can take advantage of a unique opportunity for professional growth by acquainting themselves with the widely dispersed sources of information about GLBTI literature. The task of identifying worthy contemporary purchases is best accomplished by consulting awards and recommended reading lists.
See the full article (which includes a longish list of recommended GLBTI fiction): via GLBTI Fiction: Opening the Fiction Closet | Library Journal.
Mega Summer Reading List of 23,000 Post-Apocalyptic, Plague, and Pandemic Books | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org
I love post-apocalyptic fiction in the form of novels, films, comics, and video games. I have gathered reviews and recommendations for hundreds of titles for my own summer reading list that I thought others might enjoy as well. This post will highlight some of my favorite post-apocalyptic novels, but then also provide resources and lists where you can find over 23,000 more!!
Books about Bullying | Stephen’s Lighthouse
Books about Bullying | Stephen’s Lighthouse.
A list of 33 resources including suitable grade range for each.
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