The 57th Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Among the usual nominees – Beyonce, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran to name a few – were a few less usual contenders. A recording of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning autobiography I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai, took home the Grammy for Best Children’s Album. The story of enormous courage and conviction is recorded by Neela Vaswani. And, a recording by the late Joan Rivers of her autobiography Diary of a Mad Diva, won Best Spoken Word Album. Funny, witty …
This modern day novel expresses the age-old belief that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It follows Barb and her friends as they navigate societal norms when it comes to appearance. Barb’s close group of friends is shaken up after they lose one of their own to suicide partially due to Barb’s beauty. All of her friends share the artistic gene and hold weekly “Nights of Creation” sessions where they each practice their own talent. Stunning Barb’s is costume making, while Lily, the most talented of them all, plays the piano but is “inoperably ugly” according to Barb. …
Hey lovebirds, trade in the chocolate for something more adventurous this Valentine’s Day. Between now and February 14 receive 35% off all books at The Reading Room.* In case you haven’t purchased a book with us before, we have outlined the steps to purchase below. Enjoy! 1.) Find the book you want to buy using the search bar in the upper right hand corner of our site on the homepage: 2.) Type in the book and press Search, then click on the book that appears. 3.) Once at the book page, click “Buy This Book”: 3.) Choose which format you’d like to buy and …
It’s Harry Potter Book Night! Join in by grabbing your favorite Harry Potter book and taking our quiz. Do you have a knack for wizardry? Test your knowledge of all seven books and find out if you’re a powerful wizard or more of a Muggle.
Grab your best friend and read some of our picks for best male friendships. What are your favorites? Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Lord Sebastian Flyte and Charles Ryder “You know, Charles,” he said, “it’s rather a pleasant change when all your life you’ve had people looking after you, to have someone to look after yourself. Only of course it has to be someone pretty hopeless to need looking after by me.” While their relationship does eventually become strained, Sebastian and Charles have a close friendship that they form as undergraduates. Sebastian introduces Charles to his eccentric and aesthetic …
