Here Is Kate Moss Reading "50 Shades Of Grey" Out Loud
What better way to give to charity then to have a supermodel seductively read 50 shades of Grey out loud if enough money has been donated.
What better way to give to charity then to have a supermodel seductively read 50 shades of Grey out loud if enough money has been donated.
The best book porn you could ever ask for.
As if being a bookworm is a bad thing?
…unless you have children. Or you’re just still a child at heart!
Pedro sent an incredibly thoughtful thank you note, in which he mentions his love for books and calls The Westing Game “limit-breakingly stupendous.”
Thanks to the astounding popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey’s witless eroticism, Total-E-Books will publish a series of classic novels with the addition of new sex scenes. The series of ebooks called Clandestine Classics includes tales of Sherlock and Watson’s gay love affair; Jane Eyre’s sexual submissiveness; and Mr. Darcy’s naughty attempts to screw Elizabeth Bennett in the meadow. Here are some excerpts.
They have phone sex, threesomes, and babies via turkey baster — that is, if you believe everything ever written in book form about the crowned clan across the pond. Here’s a guide to the best books about the royals, with our patented five-crown rating system.
I think. I don’t know? Maybe. Yes, definitely!
Readability’s bold experiment to pay publishers for articles saved by users failed. What went wrong with it.
And how do you measure up to everyone in the USA? Bonus points for reading comprehension.
We’re probably in a bubble in terms of the way we talk about reading longer pieces of writing. But where did #longreads and longform come from?
Were you the kid reading Catcher In The Rye, did you go through a really bitter Lord Of The Flies phase, how many times were you forced to read The Great Gatsby? We want to know what your favorite book was and why! Read More ›
You should never judge a book by it’s cover. Unless it’s these books. Then you should definitely judge them.
Before anyone gets up in arms, when was the last time you read to kids at a grade school? Yeah, I thought so. Sasha Grey, who retired from adult films two years ago, reads to first and third graders at Emerson Elementary School in Compton, California. Some of the parents freaked out and the school actually denied this ever happened. But then TMZ found these photos.
Louis CK likes to read Mark Twain to his kids at bedtime. Well, sort of. (via.) View Media ›
From Channel 4’s “Saturday Zoo” in the UK. Air date 1/30/93. (via neatorama.com) Watch Video ›
Can’t decide on a summer read yet? Sit right back and let this handy flowchart do all the work for you! (via twitter.com) View Image ›
This intriguing series of ads for a used bookstore in Lithuania encourages readers to really lose themselves in a good book. (Via) View List ›
Yep, seems about right. View Image ›
I bet it isn’t Twilight… View Image ›
This is very serious business indeed. (Note: I was unable to date this particular image, but this advice was circulating as early as 1895. OK, history lesson over!) View Image ›
Shouldn’t you be encouraging your kid’s dreams? Not according to Joseph Smets, who takes a more realistic approach to teaching kids to make more practical choices in life. When did practical ever get anyone anywhere? View Image ›
Happy International Literacy Day! What were your favorite childhood books? [Note: Technically ILD was yesterday, but there’s a case to be made that literacy is still important. Add your favorites below!] View List ›
With more people choosing to buy books online, a Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side prepared to close early next year.
What the the hell? My mind is blown. View Image ›
The surprising true story of Canadian novelist Howard Engel, who woke up one morning to find that he could still write but was no longer able to read. (Via.) Watch Video ›
These totally make me wish I knew how to read. :( (Via TurtleFeed.)
Even if they are wedged into a corner, New York’s subway riders still manage to read. And they read just about everything.
After 26 years, Reading Rainbow will end due to lack of funding.
No, seriously. It took just six weeks for trainer Lyssa Rosenberg to teach Willow to sit, beg, and play dead simply from reading the commands on a piece of paper. After winning a bet that she couldn’t actually teach Willow to read, Rosenberg will now be traveling to Mexico (with Willow) on her friend’s dime. And that’s why you get a dog, people. View Image ›