BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "reading" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:57:16 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) What Was Your Favorite Book In High School And Why? http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/what-was-your-favorite-book-in-high-school-and-why

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!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/what-was-your-favorite-book-in-high-school-and-why Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:32:10 -0500 <b>Were you the kid reading <i>Catcher In The Rye</i>, did you go through a really bitter <i>Lord Of The Flies</i> phase, how many times were you forced to read <i>The Great Gatsby</i>?</b> We want to know what your favorite book was and why! ryanhatesthis nonadult These 24 Books Have Actually Been Published http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/these-24-books-have-actually-been-published You should never judge a book by it's cover. Unless it's these books. Then you should definitely judge them.

By the skull on the cover of this book, I can tell it's gonna be jam packed with some bad-assery.

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No more trips to the gyno, just a farm.

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Le sigh.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/these-24-books-have-actually-been-published Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:02:07 -0500 <b>You should never judge a book by it&#39;s cover.</b> Unless it&#39;s these books. Then you should definitely judge them. hgrant nonadult Porn Star Sasha Grey Reading To Kids At A Grade School http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/porn-star-sasha-grey-reading-to-kids-at-a-grade-sc 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.

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Photo By Luke Cheney

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/porn-star-sasha-grey-reading-to-kids-at-a-grade-sc Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:04:33 -0500 <b>Before anyone gets up in arms, when was the last time <i>you</i> read to kids at a grade school? Yeah, I thought so.</b> 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. gavon nonadult Christopher Walken Reads The Three Little Pigs http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/christopher-walken-reads-the-three-little-pigs

From Channel 4's “Saturday Zoo” in the UK.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/christopher-walken-reads-the-three-little-pigs Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:17:13 -0400 From Channel 4&#39;s "Saturday Zoo" in the UK. abrams nonadult Become Someone Else http://www.buzzfeed.com/somenorcalguy/become-someone-else-e6x This intriguing series of ads for a used bookstore in Lithuania encourages readers to really lose themselves in a good book. ( Via )

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/somenorcalguy/become-someone-else-e6x Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:02:09 -0400 This intriguing series of ads for a <a href="http://www.mintvinetu.com/en">used bookstore in Lithuania</a> encourages readers to really lose themselves in a good book. (<a href="http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/mint_vinetu_bookstore_become_someone_else_2">Via</a>) somenorcalguy nonadult Nobody Reads My Blog http://www.buzzfeed.com/sly/nobody-reads-my-blog Yep, seems about right.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/sly/nobody-reads-my-blog Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:07:14 -0400 Yep, seems about right. sly nonadult How to Open a New Book http://www.buzzfeed.com/clio/how-to-open-a-new-book-1iti 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!)

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/clio/how-to-open-a-new-book-1iti Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:02:03 -0400 This is very serious business indeed. (Note: I was unable to date this particular image, but this advice was circulating as early as <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=3oHnAAAAMAAJ&amp;pg=PA335&amp;dq=%22how+to+open+a+new+book%22+william+matthews&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=y02NTPP1CIKKlwfg64Bg&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=3&amp;ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&amp;q=%22how%20to%20open%20a%20new%20book%22%20william%20matthews&amp;f=false">1895</a>. OK, history lesson over!) clio nonadult You Can&rsquo;t Be An Astronaut! It&rsquo;s Just Not Realistic! http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/you-cant-be-an-astronaut-its-just-n 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?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/you-cant-be-an-astronaut-its-just-n Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:31:18 -0400 <b>Shouldn&rsquo;t you be encouraging your kid&rsquo;s dreams? </b> Not according to Joseph Smets, who takes a more realistic approach to teaching kids to make more practical choices in life. When did <i> practical </i>ever get anyone anywhere? melismashable nonadult Share Your Favorite Childhood Books http://www.buzzfeed.com/rebeccae/favorite-childhood-books 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!]

  1. The 'Little House' books

    Classics.

  2. The Mennyms

    I don't know anyone else who's read this series but I absolutely loved it.

  3. Animorphs

    I started reading Animorphs because in 3rd grade I had to do a "sci-fi" book report. I threw a fit because I didn't like sci-fi...and only agreed to read this because it had a dolphin on the cover. A decade and a half later...my favorite TV shows are Star Trek and Supernatural and I've never looked back.

  4. Harry Potter

    This list would not be complete without the Harry Potter books. I won't get into my thoughts on the last two, but the first 5 were a golden part of my adolescence and will always have a special place in my heart.

  5. Add yours!

    What books will you always remember from your childhood?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/rebeccae/favorite-childhood-books Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:20:48 -0400 Happy <a href="http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/literacy/">International Literacy Day</a>! What were your favorite childhood books? [<i>Note</i>: Technically ILD was yesterday, but there&#39;s a case to be made that literacy is still important. Add your favorites below!] rebeccae nonadult The Writer Who Couldn&#39;t Read http://www.buzzfeed.com/elmarburchia/the-writer-who-couldnt-read-7ve

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 .)

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/elmarburchia/the-writer-who-couldnt-read-7ve Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:02:04 -0400 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. (<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127745750">Via</a>.) elmarburchia adult Tampon Prank Gone Wrong [NSFW] http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/tampon-prank-gone-wrong-6y

Poor dude's just sitting on the porch, reading his book, when his hilarious girlfriend slaps him with her bloody tampon.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/tampon-prank-gone-wrong-6y Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:32:37 -0400 Poor dude&#39;s just sitting on the porch, reading his book, when his <i>hilarious</i> girlfriend slaps him with her bloody tampon. ries adult Fat Barbie http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/fat-barbie-6y Here's Barbie and her second chin reading BuzzFeed in bed.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/ries/fat-barbie-6y Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:55:37 -0500 Here&#39;s Barbie and her second chin reading BuzzFeed in bed. ries nonadult Read at Work http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/read-at-work

A website that simulates a Windows XP desktop and loads a selection of literary works disguised as technical PowerPoint presentations.

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  1. “A Truly Ingenious Way to Read More at Work”
  2. Today’s Terribly Amusing Website
  3. Can We Get a Windows Vista Version?
  4. Developed by the New Zealand Book Council, Fool Your Boss While Reading Emily Dickinson
  5. Bored at Work? Site Disguises Classic Lit
  6. Read at Work - The Website
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/read-at-work Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:59:58 -0400 A <a href="http://readatwork.com/">website</a> that simulates a Windows XP desktop and loads a selection of literary works disguised as technical PowerPoint presentations. peggy nonadult Netherland http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/netherland

Michiko Kakutani calls it “the wittiest, angriest, most exacting and most desolate work of fiction we’ve yet had about life in New York and London after the World Trade Center fell” in a New York Times book review.

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  1. Booker Prize Long List Announced; Can Anything Beat ‘Netherland’?
  2. Amazon.com: Netherland
  3. Michiko’s Glowing Review in the NY Times
  4. Book Review in the New York Times
  5. It’s “The Great Gatsby” but with Cricket
  6. Rave Review Actually Made Me Not Want to Read This Book
  7. “How Long Before Hipsters Start Playing Cricket?”
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/netherland Mon, 19 May 2008 17:32:36 -0400 Michiko Kakutani calls it &ldquo;the wittiest, angriest, most exacting and most desolate work of fiction we&rsquo;ve yet had about life in New York and London after the World Trade Center fell&rdquo; in a <i>New York Times</i> book review. peggy nonadult Norman Mailer's Sex Life http://www.buzzfeed.com/eliot/norman-mailers-sex-life

For an undisclosed amount, Harvard University purchased sordid details of Norman Mailer’s sex life from his former mistress.

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  1. From “Cherubic” To “Monstrous,” Carole Mallory Spilled All To The Harvard Crimson
  2. Mailer’s Mistress: “Norman Was a Real Man and He Knew What He Was Doing”
  3. Carole Mallory, Mailer’s Mistress, Sure Got Around
  4. WTF, Harvard?
  5. Harvard Buys Ideologue’s Smut Diaries
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/eliot/norman-mailers-sex-life Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:52:56 -0400 For an undisclosed amount, Harvard University purchased sordid details of <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/Norman_Mailer_Dies">Norman Mailer's</a> sex life from his former mistress. eliot nonadult Cheer! http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/Cheer

A book by former Jane contributor Kate Torgovnick that follows three elite college cheerleading teams for a grueling competition season.

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  1. Review: a “Fascinating, Empathy-inducing Portrait”
  2. Review: This Book Is Worth Reading, Even If You Don’t Care for Cheerleading
  3. Kate’s On a Book Tour This Week
  4. Kate Torgovnick Writes an Article on why Public Access Remains Vital for The Huffington Post
  5. Kate Torgovnick Writes for This Blog
  6. Buy Cheer! on Amazon.com
  7. CHEER! The Official Site
  8. Kate Torgovnick Lists the Soundtrack to Cheer! (Songs Inspired by or That Appear In)
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/Cheer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:16:10 -0400 A book by former <em>Jane</em> contributor Kate Torgovnick that follows three elite college cheerleading teams for a grueling competition season. buzz nonadult