Here is a roundup of the tweets of the week:
Books
- @GuardianBooks Accio! From Harry Potter Latin to Hunger Games Rome: the classical jokes hiding in your favourite children’s books http://gu.com/p/4bbga/stw
- @HuffPostBooks 7 classic feminist YA books everyone should read http://huff.to/1LcSyHY
- @robynschneider That time I was profiled in the NYT and they mentioned @johngreen‘s The Fault In Our Stars, but not any of my books: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/18/magazine/23mag-culturesidebar.html?_r=0 …
- @EpicReads Book Recommendations Based On Your Astrological Sign! ––> http://bit.ly/1KB8E1j
Pop Culture
- @TheMarySue The Psychology of Fandom: Why We Get Attached to Fictional Characters. http://www.themarysue.com/the-psychology-of-fandom/ …
- @EW J.J. Abrams reveals exclusive new secrets on the dark side in @StarWars: #TheForceAwakens: http://ow.ly/QO3dB
- @VanityFair The women left out of #StraightOuttaCompton have begun to speak up http://vnty.fr/1K6Kt9T
Librarianship
- @HuffPostBooks How did the humble GIF become an unlikely queen of Internet speak? http://huff.to/1U9a70G
- @SheriGick @CAMMediaCenter thanks! See all of our creations on my blog at http://bit.ly/PostItNoteArt
- @edutopia 6 steps for building the ultimate #makerspace at your school: http://edut.to/1TOZFZW .
- @TLT16 MakerSpace: Making Movie Magic with Tweens and Teens in the Library — @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2015/08/makerspace-making-movie-magic-with-tweens-and-teens-in-the-library/ …
- @GwynethJones The Daring Librarian: Makerspace Starter Kit – #PicMonkeySmarts #EDUSpin http://pinterest.com/pin/128423026851162374/ …
- @Dewy_SI Librarians on Bikes Are Delivering Books and WiFi to Kids in “Book Deserts” #ProjectLiteracy http://magazine.good.is/articles/bike-libraries … via @good e#edchat
Just for Fun!
- @BuzzFeedBooks 23 adorable gifts for book lovers that are too cute for words: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/adorable-gifts-for-book-lovers-that-are-too-cute-for-word …
-Katie Shanahan Yu, currently reading The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
