#american books

[starlight-bread-blog]

Me: I shouldn't disturb Neil Gaiman. I shouldn't send an ask unless I really have no way of getting the information otherwise. I'll check old interviews and all the articles that vaguely mention the subject. Of course it goes without saying that I'll read though the FAQ in its entirety. Only then, will I send an ask. However, I'd be very polite and praise his work, as anyone would. I'd also keep it short, because I don't want to waste his time. But I'd keep it very very respectful. I'd be sending a message to a very talented, amazing author that deals with god knows how many like me. Or I'd just stay in the dark and not send him an ask. Yeah, I'll do that.

My Dash:

#neil gaiman #good omens fandom #aziraphale #american gods #the graveyard book #coraline #coraline book #the graveyard #good omens #gomens #good omemes #crowley #anthony j crowley #go season 2 #good omens 2 #archangel aziraphale #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable idiots #ineffable spouses #ineffable divorce #good omens book #good omens shitpost #go shitpost #bildad the shuhite #michael sheen #david tennant #<-because they're in good omens #make good art

[anotherpapercut]

genuinely it will never stop baffling me how people will wear twilight shirts and talk about team Edward vs team Jacob and then the same people will be like "I'm not basing my personality off of a piece of media (harry potter) made by a transphobe 😌" like good that's great! so you can excuse racism but you draw the line at transphobia? good to know

#remember when twilight came out and there were news articles about the quileute tribe and also if you read the books with your eyes #you know that theyre extremely like INSANELY racist #i remember reading them at age 10 and thinking 'wow this author hates women and native americans' #and i was right bc later i found out shes mormon 😐 #begging you all to take racism and especially pretty extreme racism against natives seriously lmfao

[greencreeker]

Seattle Public Library is doing this awesome program called Books Unbanned that allows teens and young adults (ages 13-26) access to their collection of e-books and e-audiobooks from anywhere in the USA. All you need to do is fill out a simple form and you get their Books Unbanned card. Please share this information far and wide. I know they're not the only ones to have done this, but the more the merrier!

#banned books #seattle public library #american libraries #public libraries #book banning #book bans #library love #signal boost

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustration from The Ship of Ishtar by Virgil Finlay (1949)

#virgil finlay #art #illustration #1940s #1940s art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #pulp art #american art #american artist #american illustrators #fantasy #fantasy art #the ship of ishtar #books #book illustration #classic art

[danzigmcfly]

#the creature #adaptation #wrestling fans #model American #comic book #comics #comic books

[h1jadeatenea]

#polls #books #reading #bookblr #john green #becky albertalli #adam silvera #patrick ness #j.d. salinger #lisa williamson #giovanni boccaccio #jane austen #dmitry glukhovsky #neil gaiman #maria zaragoza #american books #spanish books #british books #ancient books #russian books #fantasy #thriller #horror #romance #what if it's us #looking for alaska #a monster calls #the catcher in the rye #english literature #the art of being normal

[mysharona1987]

#Books #florida #woc #native american #poc #gop #libraries #librarians #black literature #Mlk #rosa parks #latinx #latinos #schools #abuela #mlk jr #ron desantis 2024

[peevishpants]

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\: u like book? u want buy book? two dollar *falls asleep*

available as a print here!

#CAT #artists on tumblr #i am going to make a list of every book in this drawing later #they are all some of my faves!!! #i ripped this joke from bts's suga from that show where they had to demonstrate american swag #weiwei art #pls reblog this its my favourite thing ive drawn all year

[thegirlwholied]

I regret to inform you that American Girl's latest dolls are from that ye olde historical setting of *1999*

i feel my sanity slipping

#millennial #millenialism #pizza hut book it #american girl #i am SLAIN by the Pizza Hut Book It set #the outfits seem to be Clueless + Alex Mack with a nod to both Mary-Kate & Ashley and Sweet Valley via twins

[theniftycat]

What other Neil Gaiman work might you like?

The biggest thing to know about Neil Gaiman is that each work of his is a mixture of horror, fantasy, and subtle comedy.

That being said, each of his projects is pretty distinct from one another and there might be some that are more up to your tastes than others.

I haven't read some of his newer stuff (because I largely stopped reading as much since the early 2010s), but I'll do my best to remember what matters in other works.

Horror

The Sandman is a great work for horror fans. It's also great for mythology fans and other nerds, but horror is a major push and pull factors.

The comic is probably the greatest body of work Gaiman produced and it's recommended if you're a goth at heart and are comfortable with themes of death and humans being gods' toys.

The Sandman (TV) is a great adaptation, but it's very short so far and doesn't cover the best stories.

Coraline is a horror story for children. It doesn't have anything that's not suitable for kids, but it can be viscerally scary to some people. Both the book and the film are great.

Mirrormask is my personal favourite, it's a low budget film with mindblowing surreal imagery and one of the best soundtracks ever.

It's about a teenage girl who has troubles with her parents (who run a circus, btw) and who gets swiped up by her imagination into a bizarre world that is being eaten by her depression. Not a scary film, per se, but it's disturbing. However, it's a very warm film and it always makes me feel better.

Fantasy

Neverwhere is set in a dimension of twisted London Underground where everything that's straightforward in our world becomes weird and too real.

It really tickled my imagination, I highly recommend the book.

Stardust is set in a more high fantasy setting.

It features kings, witches, ghosts, and a star that fell to the Earth. It has a young protagonist who's not exactly the best or the brightest person, so if you hate such things, stick to the adaptation. In my opinion, the book is just lovely.

American Gods is a darker fantasy that asks the questions: "What if every god people ever believed in became real through the power of their worship? And then what if that worship started fading?"

It's set in the USA and because that country is such a melting pot, there are many gods. And not all of them are happy. This is the book that gave Neil Gaiman his reputation of a writer who loves weird sex scenes.

Humour

Stardust the film is often compared to Princess Bride. It's lighthearted, funny, full of imaginative adventures.

Just a very nice film with an all-star cast.

Anansi Boys is a spin off of American Gods, but it's a lot more lighthearted.

Anansi is a trickster god, so you know things will get funky.

I haven't read The Graveyard Book and The Ocean at the End of the Lane yet, but I hear they're very good as well.

Also, short story collections or Norse Mythology might be a good place to start if you want to get a feel of Neil Gaiman as an author first.

#neil gaiman #book recommendations #neverwhere #stardust #mirrormask #anansi boys #coraline #the sandman #american gods

[newvision]

— Bob Dylan from When the Deal Goes Down on Modern Times (2006)

#zimmerman my love #Bob Dylan #modern times #when the deal goes down #literature #dark academia #aesthetic #books #poetry #light academia #academia #dark academia style #dark academia aesthetic #litblr #American literature #lyrics #music #🌧

[liyazaki]

via the Arkansas Advocate

it’s official: in Arkansas, library staff may now be charged with a Class D felony for providing books to their communities that are deemed “obscene”.

in Florida, school librarians and teachers can be criminally charged for checking out books to kids that dare to touch on LGBTQ topics & gender identity, thanks to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

book censorship in the US is at such an all-time high, book sanctuaries are popping up all over the country.

library staff aren’t physically safe, either. just over the past couple months, threats against libraries and their staff resulted in the temporary closure of “five public library systems due to bomb and shooting threats," ALA. active shooter trainings have become the new norm for me.

the censorship myself and my colleagues have been watching unfold over the last several years has felt like watching a slow-motion car crash.

but this bill? this feels like a death knell for my profession.

via Teen Vogue

when I was a confused queer kid growing up in an ultra-religious household, the library was my refuge. when I asked hard questions, librarians listened and gave me the tools I needed to answer them. in many ways, libraries saved my life. it's why I became a librarian.

I can't believe I'm living in times where future generations of kids may not have access to the same refuge I did, but it's happening.

if you live in the US and you care about protecting open, equitable access to information, please check out the American Library Association for anti-censorship resources in your state, info on contacting your representatives, etc.

you can also report censorship you see in your community and ALA will investigate (1-800-545-2433, ext. 4266; [email protected]).

I know this isn't my usual content, but libraries are standing on the edge of a horrifying precipice- one we can't escape on our own.

libraries are free society's canary in the coal mine, and all the alarms are singing. when libraries fall, nations usually aren't far behind.

this matters- and we need help.

#censorship #book banning #libraries #banned books #arkansas #florida #public libraries #school libraries #librarians #american library association #american libraries #lgbtq+ #lgbtq+ history #us politics #homophobia #transphobia

[thefugitivesaint]

Jill Karla Schwarz, 'Tam Lin', ''Fairies and Elves'', 1984 Source I'm going to use this post as the perfect opportunity to direct you to my favorite song from the folk band Fairport Convention from their 1969 album 'Liege & Lief', Tam Lin (which, I'm sure, I've posted about at some point)

#Jill Karla Schwarz #american artists #Tam Lin #scottish ballads #scottish folklore #time-life books #fairies #elves #fairport convention #folk songs

[bookscreener]

The Spawn of Lilith - Dana Fredsti

Book Tags and Triggers:

Female Author  -  Urban Fantasy  -  Horror  -  America  -  California  -  Hollywood  -  Blood  -  Murder  -  Gore  -  Body Horror(mild)  -  Loss of Body Autonomy(brief)-  Near Death Injury  -  Workplace Injury/Death  -  Hospitalization(brief)  -  Amnesia  -  PTSD  -  Scars(mild)  Starvation  -  Confinement  -  Friend Breakup/Toxic Friendship(brief)  -  Female Solidarity  -  Hipster Bashing  -  Hidden Bar  -  Alcohol Use  -  Deceased Parents(off page)  -  Secret Family Heritage  -  Family Business  -  Fratricide  -  Technically not Incest(referenced)  -  Demons  -  Multiple Supernatural Species  -  Abrahamic Mythology  -  Christianity  -  Nyctophobia(Bad Stuff comes from the dark)  -  Rape Threat  -  Sexual Harassment  -  Sexual Assault  -  Consensual Sex(off page)  -  Film Industry  -  Student Film  -  Stunt Work  -  Hostile Work Environment  -  Body Image(mild)  -  Cancer(referenced)

Review:

Hollywood is secretly filled with those of supernatural heritage. Magical seduction/attraction powers help with making a name for yourself as an actor, flight makes for a good safety backup for height related stunts, demons are drawn to desperation and contracts, and gnomes and dwarves make good set constructors. Stuntwoman, Lee Striga, is a member of the most sought after stunt work company in the game, despite being a plain human. She is in the know, but still no special abilities.  

This was paced/plotted oddly (not badly, just oddly). It feels like a mix of a prequel and a series volume 1. The majority of the page count is spent setting up the character background and relationships for a fairly short conflict limited to a few climax scenes in the last third. There are interludes of demon related scenes sprinkled in from the beginning, but they never interact with our protagonist until the climax.  Despite this, the plot doesn’t drag, and it kept me engaged enough to finish in 2 days. A strong Horror B-Movie horror vibe in the best way. Definitely intentional, given the setting and B-movie horror references. I really missed mass market paperback urban fantasy. I feel like mass market paperbacks are getting killed as an industry by e-publishing. I literally bought both books in this series because it was the first new MMPB series I have seen in a bookstore since the popularization of kindle unlimited.

If you are afraid of the dark, or still get that impulse that something is going to reach out and grab your feet from under your bed, this may be something that you want to read only during daylight hours. I have happily cured myself of this impulse (which followed me long into my teens) by sleeping a floor mattress for a few years (it cant hide under your bed when there is no “under” to your bed). 

Consent violations are not fully “consummated,” though physical force/contact is made.

#Books #Book Review #American Books #Urban Fantasy #Horror #Female Author #Hollywood #B-Movie Horror #Mass market paperback

[the-evil-clergyman]

Illustrations from The Flying Islands of the Night by Franklin Booth (1913)

#franklin booth #art #illustration #golden age of illustration #1910s #1910s art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #american art #american artist #books #book illustration #fantasy #fantasy art #classic art

[wyrd-author]

Another copy of American Gods by @neil-gaiman . Originally in paperback, rebound as a hardcover book in hand dyed red sienna leather with gilded pages edges and gold vinyl decoration depicting Shadow Moon standing beneath the tree Yggdrasil.

#bookbinding #bookstagram #bookaholic #bookshelf #neil gaiman #american gods #neil gaiman books #bookbookbook #books and reading #books #bookbinder #bookworm #leather books