From our friends at Feed Your Need to Read and Kathryn E. Livingston As a breast cancer survivor, I’d be thrilled to put the experience behind me and forget that it ever happened, but hiding my head in the sand is not going to make the problem disappear. Every October, when Breast Cancer Awareness Month rolls around, I’m reminded once again that in the U.S., one in eight women are diagnosed with this disease each year. (According to BreastCancer.org, a man’s lifetime risk is about 1 in 1000.) It’s essential to bring awareness to the disease, and to continue to support research and …
Pottermore recently revamped its site, and we couldn’t be more excited about it! We came across this gem of an infographic that explores different wand usage throughout the book series (not including the films.) Some key takeaways: Uncle Vernon was the first person to mention a wand in the series Overall wand use amounted to 763 instances, with wand use being successful 4 out of 5 times–which is a pretty impressive success rate! 39% of the time, wands are used for dueling with another wizard, with the second most popular use being transfiguration (22.5%) Stupefy is the most used incantation throughout the series Take a …
From our friends at Feed Your Need to Read There is no doubt that George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones is a magnificent work of fantasy that perfectly straddles the line of mystical and believable. And with over 60 million copies sold worldwide, there is a good chance that if you haven’t yet read it, you at least own it. Now’s the time to expand your literary horizons and set out on a quest for some new worlds: Keep reading for 10 books like Game of Thrones to satisfy your itch for fantasy—and lust for legendary adventure. The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, Book 1) by Maurice Druon A …
From our friends at Feed Your Need to Read There is no doubt that George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones is a magnificent work of fantasy that perfectly straddles the line of mystical and believable. And with over 60 million copies sold worldwide, there is a good chance that if you haven’t yet read it, you at least own it. Now’s the time to expand your literary horizons and set out on a quest for some new worlds: Keep reading for 10 books like Game of Thrones to satisfy your itch for fantasy—and lust for legendary adventure. The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, Book 1) by Maurice Druon A …
When we read a great book or watch a wonderful movie, we feel like it belongs to us. We think about it occasionally, often warmed by nostalgia. But if you want to actually, literally own a piece of your favorite film, this is your chance: Harry Potter’s Hogwarts acceptance letter from the first installment of the Harry Potter film series is going up for auction this Wednesday at Odeon BFI IMAX, in Waterloo, London, at 2 p.m. The letter, which is perhaps the catalyst for the entire series, is a special piece of film history. For millions of children it inspired the …
