It seems that each year we create a new set of personal goals for ourselves. We strive to lose weight, excel at work, and be an all around better person. But what about your reading goals? Tell us how many books you want to read in 2016, and see how you compare with other members of The Reading Room! While you’re making these goals, set up your 2016 Reading Challenge! Simply log in, set a goal, and pick the first book you plan on reading. It’s that easy!
The popular dystopian young adult series, Divergent, takes place in a very different futuristic Chicago. The city is divided into five factions. Although you are born into a faction, you may choose to stay or leave for another faction when you are sixteen years old—taking an aptitude test beforehand that tells you which faction you’re best suited for. Beatrice Prior, born to the Abnegation faction is Divergent—which means she is considered dangerous, as she does not fit into one particular faction. Take the quiz and see where you’re best suited! Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780062024022 Book Buttons Embed ISBN: …
The politician that makes us all a little afraid of what really goes on in Washington D.C. is back. The season four trailer for House of Cards has been released, and features a very intense presidential campaign video for Frank Underwood. Throughout the trailer, it cuts to all of Underwood’s less-than-presidential deeds as he explains to the American people why the ‘deserve him.’ Season Four will become available to stream on March 4. House of Cards is based on the book of the same name by Michael Dobbs, a politician in the British Conservative party. The novel follows Francis Urquhart (which has …
The world lost an amazing actor today. Alan Rickman, who was known for playing many characters adapted from books, had been suffering from cancer and died surrounded by his family and friends in London. The incredible actor was well-known for playing roles such as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series; German terrorist Hans Gruber in Die Hard; and, Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility. Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon in Jane Austen’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ However, Rickman was much more than just a film actor. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in plays including Romeo …
From our friends at Feed Your Need to Read Our beloved Downton Abbey has finally come to its sixth and final season. Oh where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday Lady Mary was dragging a dead Turkish guy out of her bedroom and Sybil and Tom were snogging in the carport. How did we get here? And how will we go on without the endless delight and excellence that is Her Royal Highness Dame Maggie Smith? Luckily, there are so many fantastic reads out there that take place in the same time period as Downton, with the same English stiff upper lip and …
