Harry Potter and Twilight fans have always found a reason to feel like they’re better than the other – whether it’s about the books’ stories, characters, plots, or endings. This week, though, no fighting will commence. Instead, we all gather round to talk about one thing that binds us together: a really good book and how reading takes us to places only reachable through fueled imaginations. Hop on the Hogwarts Express, ride with the pack, or travel with goblins – we’ll take you there:
- Christopher Borrelli’s post lets us in on some creative and new ideas for books: bookshelves. If you’re thinking all they do is stand still in the corner of your room, you are so wrong.
- Patrick Condon’s post shares how William Alexander won the National Book Award: by channelling the child inside him. You’d think you’ve seen all kinds of creatures in today’s best-selling novels – his book will tell you otherwise.
- In J.K. Rowling’s Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Potterheads will find themselves immersed in the [augmented] magical reality. With a swish and flick, we’re closer to the wizarding world than we’ve ever been.
- If you think Gone Girl sealed the deal for author Gillian Flynn – think again. Not only will there be a film adaptation of her novel, she’s also working on her new two-book deal.
- Which books would you recommend for a two-year old kid? The Telegraph’s Literary Critic, Lorna Bradbury, gives us a short list.
- Finally, we let out our Firebolts and suck some blood as we have a mighty discussion on the things that fiction books have given us (and are still giving us) readers all over the world. Enter the zone in “In an Alternate Universe.”