Happy day after New Year’s, Hubbers! I hope you all are having a wonderful winter season. I, unfortunately, received a cold as a present this year, but that’s not going to stop me from bringing you all the fun news from Twitter this week (and it’s going to be a lot of best of lists, people) In case you missed it…I’m here to compile it all for you!
Books & Reading
- @galleycat #PercyJackson #Author Rick Riordan Unveils His Favorite #Reads of #2014 http://mbist.ro/1xvRcWe @camphalfblood #books
- @teenreads Which YA books blew you away this year? Nominate your 2014 faves for the #TeenChoiceBookAwards by 2/2! http://ow.ly/Fjpqy @cbcbook
- @BuzzFeedBooks The 17 Best YA Books Of 2014: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/the-best-ya-books-of-2014 … pic.twitter.com/kYCuXV94PK
- @sarahdessen Just finished @gayleforman‘s I WAS HERE. It’s a book that’s not only beautifully written and heartwrenching, but IMPORTANT. Wow. Just, wow.
- @mstohl “@latimesbooks: YALLWEST organizers @Mstohl and @MelissadelaCruz discuss the upcoming YA festival… http://lat.ms/1CMxy9Q ” one more time!
Movies & Television
- @NBCConstantine Watch the “To Hell and Back” series for an exclusive look at the making of #Constantine: http://bit.ly/1xbJr6V
- @BookBub 9 YA books to cure your 80’s nostalgia http://media.bookbub.com/blog/2014/12/29/ya-books-80s-teen-movies/ …
- @Nielsen True to form: YA adaptations that stay true to books are 1.38x more likely to drive fans’ interest in movies http://niel.sn/1uXpQAN #YA
- @Academy_Library 11 YA books to read before they become movies http://tinyurl.com/p6pwd6r @nypl
Comics & Graphic Novels
- @cbr CBR’s Top 100 Comics of 2014: #10-1 #cbrtop100 http://on.cbr.cc/1Ac5d9k
- @goraina The New Wave of Graphic Novels: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-wave-of-graphic-novels-1420048910?KEYWORDS=jennifer+maloney … Pretty proud of this, you guys. Here’s to the future. @WSJ
- @ImageComics The “11 Best Comics of 2014” via @BleedingCool includes ODDLY NORMAL, SAGA, TREES, & WYTCHES, here’s why: http://ow.ly/GEcZe
- @PWComicsWorld Graphic Novel News: PW’s Best Books: Graphic Novels, ‘This One Summer’ tops Critics Poll, Webcast & Podcast. http://pwne.ws/UEOvYW
- @ComicsAlliance 12 Facts You Might Not Know About Batman http://bit.ly/1HZy2aU
Librarianship
- @ILoveLibraries RT @lifehacker Career Spotlight: What I do as a librarian: http://lifehac.kr/AExyGyO
- @JrLibraryGuild Vintage Ads for Libraries and Reading | Brain Pickings http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/11/vintage-ads-for-libraries-and-reading/ … via @brainpicker
- @nypl “Libraries will never become irrelevant.” — Evan Chesler, Chairman of @NYPL‘s Board of Trustees http://on.nypl.org/13SEC5J
- @HuffPostBooks Gorgeous photos of the world’s most beautiful libraries http://huff.to/1xeiA91
-Traci Glass, currently reading Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver