Happy first day of August! Lots of things going on in the Twitterverse this week. The first trailer for Mockingjay Part 1 was released. Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling celebrated their birthdays while LeakyCon was happening in Orlando, FL. Lots of authors and YA lit fans at this conference, so feel free to follow the hash tag #LeakyCon to see what’s happening. There was also the release of Kindle Unlimited which has stirred up quite the chatter on the interwebs. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed this week on Twitter:
Books
- @EW .@RichelleMead answers some of our burning questions about her latest Bloodlines novel, ‘Silver Shadows’: http://ow.ly/zI5q4
- @RichelleMead This Silver Shadows review made me smile, she had exactly the reaction I wanted from this book! Spoiler free. :) http://angelreads.com/2014/07/book-review-silver-shadows-bloodlines-5-by-richelle-mead/ …
- @BuzzFeed 7 New Must-See “Harry Potter†Covers http://bzfd.it/1qLhwIv
- @MuggleNet Study finds that Potter readers show more compassion towards stereotyped people – http://www.mugglenet.com/2014/07/harry-potter-and-the-promotion-of-empathy/ … pic.twitter.com/xYYYavYMoO
- @PublishersLunch #plnws Warners Bros Creates Harry Potter Global Development Team http://publun.ch/1tuPqBo
- @LeakyCon Happy birthday, Harry and @jk_rowling!
- @ParkRidge_HA Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday like a wizard with these 7 ideas — http://bit.ly/1Ar736U
- @sljournalGoing to #LeakyCon (http://LeakyCon.com ) and want to write about it? Contact @sljournal editor @shbayliss; sbayliss@mediasourceinc.com
- @naturallysteph Hey, @LeakyCon! I’m bringing tons of ANNA/LOLA/ISLA tote bags. Find me this week & ask for one. :-) #LeakyCon
- @BookRiot 7 Bookish Things You Missed at San Diego Comic-Con: http://ow.ly/zKeGv
Movies/TV
- @HuffingtonPost ICYMI: The first trailer for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” is here http://huff.to/1Ao9YgV
- @TiffanyE Awesome! RT @EW: If you’re excited for ‘The Giver’ you’ll LOVE One Republic’s new video: http://ow.ly/zCbzl #kidlit #tlchat #yalit
- @CWReign #Reign answers your questions in this #CWSDCC Fan Q&A, presented by Samsung Galaxy S5. http://bit.ly/1rQelPm
Librarianship
- @needalibraryjob Ten Useful Websites for Techie Librarians http://fb.me/1V6yL9FhK
- @philshapiro A Librarian’s Guide to Boosting the Maker Movement: http://wp.me/p22K2I-1o33 via @make
- @sljournal School Librarian Fights Summer Slide with School Bus-Turned-Bookmobile http://ow.ly/zLvyX
- @joycevalenza via @rdlankes Public Libraries Will Survive Despite Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited http://infospace.ischool.syr.edu/2014/07/29/public-libraries-will-survive-despite-amazons-kindle-unlimited/ … #library #tlchat
- @LibraryJournal Librarians, Media React to Launch of Kindle Unlimited http://ow.ly/zAaTS
- @noshelfrequired How Kindle Unlimited Is Changing the Amazon Kindle Best-Seller List http://shar.es/Lc2le
- @midmanhattanlib NYPL wins the eBook smackdown with Kindle Unlimited: http://www.popularmechanics.com/how-to/blog/pmam-kindle-unlimited-vs-the-library-2471850 … #NoContest
Just for Fun
- @BookRiot What’s the deal with YA dystopian novels getting their own nail polish lines? http://ow.ly/zKeEE
- @CBCBook Playing dress up? Make a ‘Fangirl’ skirt for your wardrobe! http://ow.ly/zE2c7 @MacKidsBooks @RainbowRowell #yalit
Contests & Giveaways
- @TheHungerGames What’s your fave #OurLeaderTheMockingjay Teaser Trailer moment? Tweet us at http://hungrgam.es/oltm for the chance to win a #Mockingjay pin!
- @Kim_Harrington #ForgetMe comes out August 7th. RT by 8/6 for a chance to win a hardcover! Details: http://kimharrington.blogspot.com/2014/07/three
- @jessica_shea ICYMI – you can win an ARC of SISTERS’ FATE & read a Cate-Finn excerpt over @book_junkee! http://toofondofbooks.com/2014/07/the-time-it-was-about-sisters-fate.html …
- @MartinaABoone Giveaway of 3 Books by Lisa Schroeder plus New YALit Releases 7/28-8/3 http://goo.gl/fb/e2HVeL #amwriting
-Katie Shanahan Yu, currently reading Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
