For the love of books
We’re about two months away from Game of Thrones Season 7 and the anticipation is real (and slightly painful). On July 16th, the doors will open again to Westeros and we will be thrust into a battle – that much is clear. From new photos released by Entertainment Weekly, we can infer what might happen and what’s going on this season. Watch Game of Thrones Season 7 on HBO July 16th! All images courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
It’s difficult keeping track of the names of all of the characters we’ve ever read. If you think about it, there are probably hundreds of names we’ve forgotten. What a shame! We bookworms should do better…which is why this quiz exists. Let’s try and remember these 10 characters’ names and never forget them! Featured image courtesy of
I’m always hesitant to see a movie before I read the book it’s based on. I feel like I’m cheating the system and breaking bookworm code. The movie is never as good as the book, but you can still love an adaptation. A movie can influence you to read the book. As readers, we know that many details in a book are left out of the adaptation, so when we watch a great adaptation, it makes us want to go read the book to find out what we missed. For example, this past weekend, I saw Everything, Everything, and while …
The highly anticipated movie, Everything, Everything comes out this weekend! Lovers of the YA hit will be cramming the theaters to get a feel for the adaptation. Author, Nicola Yoon recently told Bustle that there was a special reason she wrote the book in the first place: her daughter. She said, “When I was growing up, I didn’t see myself reflected in books very often. Maddy looks the way she does in the book because my little girl looks like that. I wanted my daughter to be able to see herself in media. It’s important that everyone get to see …
Who wouldn’t want to live in a house where an adaptation was filmed? Especially if the living quarters are as lavish as Elizabeth Bennet’s! BBC’s 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series is beloved by many. Colin Firth as Darcy was particularly memorable, but I must say, the setting was even more so. If you loved the manor where the series took place, you’re in luck! The Bennet’s house is now for sale…for a mere $11.6 million. Take a look! Let the fight for the Bennet house commence! All images courtesy of Country Life
