Category Archives: Books
Bill Moyers on Banned Books Week 2012
This year, Banned Books Week is September 22–28.
Rutherford B., Who Was He? by John Hendrix
Wireman by Sue Stauffacher
Click here to watch a video book trailer for Wireman by Sue Stauffacher.
The Death Cure by James Dashner
Click here to watch a video book trailer for The Death Cure, book 3 in the Maze Runner trilogy, by James Dashner.
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Click here to watch a video book trailer for The Scorch Trials, book 2 in the Maze Runner trilogy, by James Dashner.
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Click here to watch a video book trailer for Insurgent, the sequel to Divergent, by Veronica Roth.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Click here to watch a video book trailer for Divergent by Veronica Roth.
The Conundrum by David Owen
Click here to watch a video book trailer for The Conundrum by David Owen.
ReadIt1st
“Read it 1st was envisioned by Hank Green and created by Nerdfighteria, an online community of awesome people who do awesome things. The site was coded by Sam Rudge and the newsletter is hosted by MailChimp.
We created Read it 1st because five of the top 10 movies of 2010 were based on books. Most of the people who watched those movies had never read the book. In fact, most people in America read fewer than two books per year. While movies are great, and we love them, the stories from those movies were originally envisioned in a different way. A way that requires more interaction, more brain, more relaxation, more free time, and more commitment. We think those are all things that the world doesn’t have enough of these days.
So we wanted to tell the world that we were pledging to read the book before we watch the movie from this day forth. And we also wanted to invite the world to do that with us.”