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Stephen King on why he keeps writing:“The major job is still to...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:20 -0400

Stephen King on why he keeps writing:
“The major job is still to entertain people. Joyland really took off for me when the old guy who owns the place says, ‘Never forget, we sell fun.’ That’s what we’re supposed to do—writers, filmmakers, all of us. That’s why they let us stay in the playground.”

Read the full Parade magazine interview with Stephen King here.

“Chuck Klosterman has walked into the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:00 -0400

“Chuck Klosterman has walked into the darkness.”

Coming July 9 . . . I WEAR THE BLACK HAT by Chuck Klosterman

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:00:30 -0400

““The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.””

- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal..."

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:00:43 -0400

“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald (via girlwithoutwings)

The Great Gatsby for NES

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:00:48 -0400

The Great Gatsby for NES:

Yes, everyone really DOES need to see this.

oaks-n-tokes:

The Great Gatsby, for the Nintendo Entertainment System

this is fucking amazing
everyone needs to see this

For the Love of Film: The Great Gatsby

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:30:20 -0400

For the Love of Film: The Great Gatsby :

fortheloveofilm:

Remember back in high school when your English teacher tried and failed to convince you that Gatsby was actually a really big creepy stalker? Well in this new take on the book written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, director Baz Lurhmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet) takes his vision of the story in…

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Fri, 10 May 2013 22:00:27 -0400

The Great Gatsby was amazing!

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:59:21 -0400

pitchblack-the-nightmare-king:

I loved every minute of it! I might even go see it again! I have absolutely no regrets spending 2 1/2 hours in a theater watching that masterpiece. If this doesn’t get award nominations I’m gonna kill someone at the Academy.

I just saw The Great Gatsby.

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:56:51 -0400

allgreatwizardsaregay:

It was magical.

I remember reading the book in the eight grade and being furious with it. I didn’t understand why Nick Caraway would want to be around people like that. This movie though, watching it unfold the way it did, showed the depths of these characters that I didn’t understand back then. There were tears in my eyes by the end.

People, this movie captured the book perfectly. And Leo does not disappoint.

dimplesvasesandthelike: I’m not a huge Lana fan but I actually...

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:08:04 -0400

dimplesvasesandthelike:

I’m not a huge Lana fan but I actually love this song and it was perfect in the movie.

SIMPLY AMAZING. Carey Mulligan and Stephen Colbert talk The...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:20:58 -0400

SIMPLY AMAZING.

Carey Mulligan and Stephen Colbert talk The Great Gatsby, with a visit to Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton.

Required reading list for Jay Gatsby.

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:39 -0400

Required reading list for Jay Gatsby.

gatsbymovie: The Summer of Gatsby begins FRIDAY - who’s joining...

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:17 -0400

gatsbymovie:

The Summer of Gatsby begins FRIDAY - who’s joining us for 10pm screenings tomorrow? Click here to buy tickets.

weareconstance: Los Angeles-based novelist Rachel Kushner’s...

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:16 -0400

weareconstance:

Los Angeles-based novelist Rachel Kushner’s new book, The Flamethrowers, follows a young protagonist from land speed trials in the Utah salt flats to the downtown art world of 1970s New York to the milieu of massive upheaval in Italy in 1977. Her exhilarating novel has been roundly praised by the likes of the New Yorker, and she will present it on Thursday, May 9, at a Happy Hour Salon from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Press Street HQ (3718 St. Claude Ave.) along with local novelists Nathaniel Rich and Zachary Lazar.

See more information about the event here and read the Room 220 interview with Kushner here.

“When someone asks, ‘Which three books have meant the most to...

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:30:11 -0400

“When someone asks, ‘Which three books have meant the most to you?’ I can answer without having to think: The Great Gatsby, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, and Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye. All three have been indispensable to me (both as a reader and as a writer); yet if I were forced to select only one, I would unhesitatingly choose Gatsby. Had it not been for Fitzgerald’s novel, I would not be writing the kind of literature I am today.” - Haruki Murakami

15 essential novels about New York City: http://bit.ly/10nquJy

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:30:11 -0400

15 essential novels about New York City: http://bit.ly/10nquJy

bookriot: Brooklyn’s BookCourt bookstore is seeking $300K in...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:30:22 -0400

bookriot:

Brooklyn’s BookCourt bookstore is seeking $300K in crowdfunding to purchase and renovate the Bibliobarn (seen here). We’ve been thinking: Why Should Readers Crowdfund a Bookstore?

gatsbymovie: The Summer of Gatsby begins FRIDAY - get your...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:14:12 -0400

gatsbymovie:

The Summer of Gatsby begins FRIDAY - get your tickets now to the party of the year! Click here to buy tickets.

“Get in quickly. There’s no time to explain.”

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:39:20 -0400

“Get in quickly. There’s no time to explain.”

Looking for the perfect book to give for Mother’s Day?...

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:30:20 -0400

Looking for the perfect book to give for Mother’s Day? Look no further.