a well-written life

25. Puerto Rican. Fangirl, Bibliophile, Student, Archer, Writer.

[skdhjebfnsbdbeiahdjdbf]

The Age of Adaline (2015)

[starkqueenx]

Orgullo y Prejuicio with Gina Rodriguez as Elizabeth Bennet, Oscar Isaac as Mr Darcy, American Ferrera as Jane Bennet and Gael Garcia Bernal as Mr Bingley (based on this, this & this)

[bellegaijin]

Sooo in love with this idea!

[oseoro]

New Trio

[danieljose]

Star Wars (and 2015) showed us worlds of possibilities. May the force be with us | Daniel José Older

Maybe new heroes, new alliances and female leadership can guide us beyond the wreckage of the past and into new, unexplored territory outside of theatres

Over at the Guardian, I wrote about the past year and the new Star Wars and what it all means 

[weneeddiversebooks]

The PB, MG, and YA flowcharts were so popular last year we decided to do them again! Thanks to designer Phyllis Sa for the great layour. This is the Young Adult listings broken down by categories. 

Looking for a great YA book?

Sports All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio

Romance Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan

Humor Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Since You Asked by Maurene Goo

Sci-fi Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas

Graphic novels This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash Tune: Book 1 Vanishing Point by Derek Kirk Kim March: Book 2 by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin

Fantasy Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Contemporary If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins When Reason Breaks by Cindy Rodriguez Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobia Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman Dreaming in Indian by edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Leatherdale

Action/thriller/horror Endangered by Lamar Giles Shutter by Courtney Alameda

Historical The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough Black Dove, White Raven by Elisabeth Wein Show and Prove by Sofia Quintero

Adventure Threatened by Eliot Schrefer Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee

Non-fiction Rad Women A-Z by Kate Schatz Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something that Matters by Laurie Ann Thompson The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

Also check out these picks selected by WNDB X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabaz and Kekla Magoon The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older

[tubooks]

Learn more about KILLER OF ENEMIES here!

[bookstoredaynyc-blog]

Independent Bookstore Day in NYC Saturday, May 2, 2015 / #bookstoredaynyc / #bookstoreday

The first EVER! national holiday for indie bookstores is coming on May 2! 

Over 20 NYC bookstores will be celebrating their first ever national holiday all day long on Saturday, May 2 with special activities, events, author visits, and lots of fun. 

How can you get involved?

Visit your local bookstore! (duh.)

Check out what’s going on at NYC stores; see how many you can visit in one day!

Share pictures, stories, and book stacks with #bookstoredaynyc and #bookstoreday, and we’ll be reposting you from here, all day! And follow us here.

Finish the day off right by coming out to our official Afterparty.

Help out and get in touch! We (the coalition of NYC stores!) can be reached at [email protected].

Join us at our Afterparty! The day will culminate in a celebratory Afterparty at The POWERHOUSE Arena in DUMBO, hosted by Emma Straub (emmastraub), Jami Attenberg (jamiatt), and Angela Flournoy, with sponsors Tumblr, Book Riot, & Lit Hub, and beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery and snacks from Luke’s Lobster, featured in their new cookbook Real Maine Food. Free with RSVP to [email protected].

Massive thanks to illustrator & author Brian Floca for generously creating our fantastic #bookstoredaynyc artwork. Posters and postcards will be available in stores soon!

[booksanddrinksandbeautifulthings]

that feeling when coming back to reality when finished a really good book.

[emilystjohnmandel]

I knew Entertainment Weekly had picked Station Eleven as their favourite book of the year, but didn’t know until I bought the magazine that they’d provided an illustration of the Traveling Symphony’s lead caravan. I especially like the driver in the captain’s hat. Station Eleven went into its eleventh printing this week.

[samanthadoodles]

The Founder.

[littlemisstightlywound-blog]

Inhabitants of Neverland.

[insidethebookreader]

Fall is here.

[coral]

Still, the longer I was around her, the more I could see the colours of her mind and the recesses of her heart. There was a beast in there. But there was also a girl who was afraid of being a beast, and who wondered if other people had beasts in their hearts too. There was strength, and there was also just the determination to look strong. She guarded herself like a secret.

Jodi Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily (via feellng)

[quotes-shape-us]

Sometimes I think that maybe we are just stories. Like we may as well just be words on a page, because we’re only what we’ve done and what we are going to do.

Jodi Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily (via quotes-shape-us)

[booksandpublishing]

“Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.”  - The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath born October 27, 1932

[youngadultatbooktopia]

Reading across fandoms

[bellegaijin]

"The things you take for granted, someone else is praying for." - Unknown Open your eyes and really see what you have and the opportunities you've been given for their true value. A good education is so important and can open so many doors. Grumble about having to wake up early, complain about all the homework, pretend that your teacher doesn't care about you (or is "out to get you")... But drink your coffee (or whatever gets you through the day) and BE PRESENT in that classroom (PARTICIPATE); turn off the TV, ignore Facebook, and look for the lesson in the assignment, don't focus on the chore (don't just study, LEARN); know that the most fulfilling and validating moment for a teacher is to see that spark of understanding light a flame of knowledge, curiosity, and passion in your eyes, a thirst for life and to know more (CHANGE YOUR LIFE, CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER, DO GOOD WITH WHAT YOU KNOW). This little girl is going to change the world some day (maybe she already has, thanks to @HumansOfNY), and it all starts with her ABCDs, her 1234s, and her stunning red dress. "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." - Oscar Wilde Support @UNICEF. Support @PencilsOfPromise, and organizations like it. Make a difference in a child's life. Give them a good education. @UNICEFUSA @UNICEFNextGen

[bellegaijin]

Love this challenge ^_^ Since I had to leave my books behind =’( my Kindle has been invaluable! I just finished reading these three books between yesterday and today, so instead I’ll post the next book on my reading list.

Now it’s your turn! Take a selfie with the book you are currently reading and post it on your wall with the hashtag #cogeunmalditolibro. Reading is knowledge! (Knowledge is power! =P)

"A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister (A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin)

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