Shakespeare and the Original Pronunciation
Check out this very cool clip on the original pronunciations of Shakespeare's sonnets and plays. From Open University: An introduction...
Soundbites
Harry Potter vs Star Wars: Epic Nerd Battle
So who would win in a battle against Harry Potter and a Jedi? Well the guys over at RackaRacka· decided to find...
Maggie Stiefvater – How Bad Teens Become Famous
We love this TED from 2010 by author Maggie Stiefvater. Reposted on her Tumblr account when she was asked by...
Video: Romance Is My Day Job
We love this behind-the-scenes look at the life a Harlequin editor, Patience Bloom. Who knows the ins and outs of...
Harry Potter ‘Fanfic on Film’ is Pretty Cool
12 years ago, on Nov. 16, the film adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" opened in theaters, starting...
Soundbite: Jason Lee Norman on ’40 Below’
You guys, it's so cold! Of course some of us (hello, we're in Louisiana), aren't feeling quite as fridgid as...
Martin on His ‘Game of Thrones’ Inspiration
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin describes the realities of human nature that underpin the success of the book...
A Little Inspiration
From Author Magazine, here's a small dose of inspiration for you writers, artists and lovers of words out there. Inspirational...
John Green on Perspective
A great, great, great short video (his most recent "vlogbrothers" video) from John Green (an amazing writer) on Perspective. It's...
A Day In The Life Of A Writer
From The Huffington Post: A writer's life is not for the faint of heart. There just aren't enough hours in...
Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories
Short lecture by Kurt Vonnegut on the 'simple shapes of stories.' Source
Neil Gaiman’s US Tour, 20 cities in 80 seconds
Neil Gaiman toured the USA to promote his novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane in Summer 2013....
Watch This If You Have Writer’s Block
We love this inspirational video from BuzzFeed. A must watch!
The Query Letter, Demystified
Over at GalleyCat, Jason Boog's recent post will be just the ticket for those in throes of putting together the...
Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ Gets Remade By Librarians (VIDEO)
From The Huffington Post: While a number of things may come to mind when reflecting upon director Spike Jonze's 1994...
Beautiful, Devastating Spoken Word Poem
From Gawker. God, is this perfect or what? When a poem is powerful enough to get the Internet to stop...
Carolyn Turgeon Discusses Her Book ‘The Fairest of Them All’
Carolyn Turgeon describes The Fairest of Them All, a completely new take on the original Rapunzel fairy tale. Synopsis In...
Authors on Short Stories
We love this post from Poets & Writers. Some really incredibly writers discuss writing short stories versus writing novels. Make...
Rare Recording of James Joyce Reading ‘Ulysses’
From Flavorwire: While celebrating Bloomsday — the day we celebrate James Joyce’s 1922 novel, Ulysses. Our friends at Open Culture...
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ Trailer
The precious new trailer for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has debuted. One word to keep in mind: dragons....
Red Wedding Reactions Compilation
Well, not everyone has read the books, clearly, as is evident by this compilation video of fans reacting to the...
Neil Gaiman Reads from His Novel THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
From one of our favorites: A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror,...
“Death” and Flash Mob Staged in Support of Wendig’s Polish Release of ‘Blackbirds’
Chuck Wendig's Polish publishers went all out for their launch of Blackbirds. Check out the video below to see how...
Dr. Maya Angelou Shares Her Best Advice With Oprah
From The Huffington Post: Dr. Maya Angelou's advice and teachings have inspired people all over the world, including Oprah, who...
Why David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Speech Went Viral
From Business Insider: Last week, in the midst of commencement season, small L.A. video production company The Glossary released a five-minute...
Animated David Foster Wallace Interview
David Foster Wallace gave many interviews, but none have looked as beautiful as Blank on Blank's animation based on the...
154 Shakespeare Sonnets Adapted as Videos
From GalleyCat: Over the next year, the New York Shakespeare Exchange will create 154 videos inspired by the sonnets of...
Kurt Vonnegut on How to Write a Story
From BrainPickings: “Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so...
Finally, It’s Here! Trailer: Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
From The Huffington Post: How did Joss Whedon celebrate the end of shooting on "Marvel's The Avengers"? By getting a...
New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 3 Trailer
There's an extended "Game of Thrones" trailer to get you that much more excited for Season 3. Who knew 20...
Soundbite: Man Builds Library in His Front Yard
From The Huffington Post: Duayne Samples, a Folsom, California man, has built a free library in his front yard. Samples...
Shane Koyczan’s ‘To This Day,’ Anti-Bullying Poem, Goes Viral
We can't express just how much we love this video. This, folks, is true, vital poetry. From The Huffington Post:...
Book Trailer: Mind Games by Kiersten White
Mind Games by Kiersten White Synopsis James’s frozen face melts into a smile. “Do you want to know the trick...
Do Your Job: TED Lecture by Elizabeth Gilbert
Need a little inspiration? Stuck in the creative process? This TED lecture is worth a look. Elizabeth Gilbert muses on...
Soundbite: President Obama Talks with YA Author John Green
From The LA TImes: Following his State of the Union address, President Obama did a Google+ hangout with five engaged...
Book Trailer: Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman
Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman Rory Hendrix, the least likely of Girl Scouts, hasn’t got a troop or a badge to...
What Terry Pratchett Gained from Libraries
Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series, shares his love of libraries and describes how, as a child, he would...
Celebrating Black History Month: Rita Dove – On the Bus with Rosa Parks
From 92nd Street Y: “So what if we were born up a creek and knocked flat with the paddle, if...
Soundbite: Zora Neale Hurston Discusses Zombies
From The Huffington Post: In 1937, while researching Haitian folklore for one of her books, Zora Neale Hurston witnessed a...
Book Trailer: Scoundrels – Star Wars by Timothy Zahn
Scoundrels: Star Wars by Timothy Zahn Ocean’s Eleven meets Star Wars in this classic adventure set just after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. From...
HarperCollins to Publish Neil Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” Speech, Designed by Chip Kidd
From Tor.com: While still in the early stages of our Neil Gaiman reread, Magic and Good Madness, (look out for...
Book Trailer: Here I Go Again by Jen Lancaster
Twenty years after ruling the halls of her suburban Chicago high school, Lissy Ryder doesn’t understand why her glory days...
The BIBLIO-MAT: A Book Dispensing Machine
Via Book Riot: Pay a visit to The Monkey’s Paw, an antiquarian bookstore in Toronto, and put coins into this...
George R.R. Martin Plays ‘GRR vs. JRR’
Who would win in a fight between Tolkien characters and Game of Thrones characters? George R.R. Martin weighs in. Warning:...
Spock Sings the Praises of Bilbo Baggins
All we can say is, "Wow, Spock. Wow." Via The Huffington Post
Trailer: World War Z First Look
Brad Pitt plays a family man who faces a deadly zombie pandemic in World War Z. Just when you thought...
Book Trailer: Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
Via BookRiot: In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship...
Book Trailer: Cold Light by Jenn Ashworth
A haunting book trailer via Book Riot. Cold Light by Jenn Ashworth: Synopsis I’m sitting on my couch, watching the...
Clip of Ray Bradbury on “You Bet Your Life”
From BookRiot. Look what io9 dug up! Science fiction author Ray Bradbury matches wits with Groucho Marx as a contestant...
Book Trailer: The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
In the good old days, magic was indispensable—it could both save a kingdom and clear a clogged drain. But now...
JK Rowling On ‘The Daily Show’
As part of her Casual Vacancy tour, and just prior to her speaking engagement in New York City, JK Rowling...
Book Trailer: Kat Zhang’s ‘What’s Left of Me’
What’s Left of Me, the debut novel from the 21-year-old author Kat Zhang, is a story set in a world...
Banned Book Week: Thoughts from Censored Authors
"There's nothing like making something forbidden that accomplishes more in the way of drawing attention and interest to it," says...
Book Trailer: Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Simply because we love Chuck and we want to make sure you get a chance to watch one of the...
New 'Hobbit' Trailer: 'An Unexpected Journey'
Since the last time we checked in on The Hobbit Peter Jackson has confirmed he intends to film the project...
Stephen King Reveals Release Date for Sequel to 'The Shining'
From GalleyCat: Novelist Stephen King announced that he will publish Doctor Sleep on September 24, 2013. Scribner and Hodder &...
Soundbites: Amy Tan Talks Creativity
From TED Talks: Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, journeying through her childhood and family history and...
'Penny Marshall' In 'My Mother Was Nuts' Book Trailer
He won't be playing President Obama on "SNL" this year, but that doesn't mean Fred Armisen won't continue to delight...
Why a Proposed Book-Burning Party was a Very Good Thing
Troy, Michigan couldn't afford to keep its library open, so it scheduled a vote for a tax increase. A strong...
Book Trailer Pays Homage To David Foster Wallace
From The Huffington Post: D.T. Max's new book trailer for David Foster Wallace biography "Every Love Story is a Ghost...
Hear Oscar Wilde’s Voice, Which Sounds Exactly the Way You’d Imagine
From Flavorwire: Oscar Wilde was one of the greatest wits of all time, his quips and aphorisms as vital now...
Harry Potter Periodic Table of Elements
From THP: The periodic table, the bane of high school chemistry students everywhere, just got a bit of a magical...
New Footage in 'The Hobbit' Trailer
From THP : At first glance, this newly released "Hobbit" trailer might not look all that different from the first...
Watch the Only Footage of Mark Twain in Existence
File this one under "very cool." From Flavorwire: In this short silent film, the only known footage of Mark Twain in...
Labyrinth Made Out of 250,000 Books
A vast labyrinth of 250,000 books, entitled aMAZEme, was installed on The Clore Ballroom in the Royal Festival Hall between...
Doctor Who Cast Discuss Their Favorite Books
Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill reveal their all-time favorite books. Share yours below in the comment, LitStackers. We...
Video: How To Read A Book
Cassidy Tucker (aka Cass Jay Tuck) reads a lot. She also makes a lot of videos, and has gained quite...
Watch Joss Whedon Fight a Monster While Reenacting Stories Written by Children
i09 posted a wonderful video of Writer/Producer/Director/Geek God, Joss Whedon, stars in the "first episode of Written By A Kid...
Jimmy Fallon's 'Do Not Read' List
Get ready to ask yourself, how on Earth did these get published? While some of the books on Jimmy Fallon's...
Video: Game of Thrones ComicCon Panel With Mr. Martin Himself!
Thanks to Geek of the Round, we were able to get our vicarious thrills since ComicCon just wasn't an option...
'Oz: The Great And Powerful' Trailer: Five Key Scenes
From MTV News: SAN DIEGO — Hot off its Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con, the "Oz: The Great...
SDCC 2012 – Neil Gaiman Sandman Announcement
Gaiman minions, do try to contain your glee. From the pen master himself: My big secret for the last 18...
Trailer: Alex Cross
Alex Cross is a reboot of the film franchise based on James Patterson’s novel series featuring the titular detective Cross...
Book Trailer: So Close to You by Rachel Carter
Lydia Bentley has heard stories about the Montauk Project all her life: stories about the strange things that took place...
Video: Writing is an Art Form
Rather than taking the traditional route and simply printing catalogs for their fall list, Hachette Australia has put together a...
'Anna Karenina' Trailer
"There are as many loves as there are hearts." Thus begins the "Anna Karenina" trailer. What follows is your basic...
Video: Spotlight on Laurell K. Hamilton
From Penguin Books: Paranormal Spotlight- #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton celebrates the 20th installment of the...
Featured Author: The Savages Trailer
Well, LitStackers, we thought we'd treat you to something you may or may not have seen yet: the wonderfully gripping...
On Worldbuilding
We discovered a very interesting clip on worldbuilding from Open Media. In this clip, SciFi and Fantasy novelists Alan Dean...
Video: Neil Young and Patti Smith at BEA
Penguin publishers presented a "Live from BEA," video with music legends Patti Smith and Neil Young. In 2010, Patti Smith's book,...
Douglas Adams’ Animated History of the Book
In the early 1990s, the Voyager Company looked into creating "Expanded Books," digital books that would offer an enhanced onscreen...
Video: The Best of Tyrion Lannister
From The Huffington Post, in celebration of the amazing season finale of Game of Thrones, here are some of the...
Harry Potter Supercut
YouTube masterminds Jeremy Scott and Chris Atkinson -- the duo behind "Transformers: Just The Transforming" -- created the ultimate "Harry...
Book Trailer: "The Good Dream" by Donna VanLiere
In this new full-length novel from the New York Times Bestselling author of "The Christmas Shoes" and "The Angels of...
Love It or Hate It, It's Here: Trailer for The Great Gatsby
In what can only be seen as yet another recycled version of films of old (not that old, true, but...
Neil Gaiman Gives Commencement Speech at University of the Arts in Philadelphia
From Gaiman's Facebook page: I gave a commencement speech yesterday, at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. It's almost...
Barack Obama Doesn't Know '50 Shades Of Grey'
As part of his campaign efforts, president Barack Obama was on The View, where he took a pop culture quiz....
Video: Bill Murray Reads to Construction Workers at Poets House
Members of the construction team which built Poets House's new home joined actor Bill Murray in May 2009 for the...
John Green on How To Make Boys Like You
New York Times Bestselling author John Green has some advice for you young ladies and to further this advice, one...
Really, Really Funny: A Sexual Experience by Robert Jackson Bennett
"Presented without comment" other than Bennett's bio: Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but grew up in...
Brush Up On Your Game of Thrones History With These Animated Shorts
From i09: If you need a scorecard to tell the Baratheons from the Targaryens, or just want to delve more...
Wednesday Inspiration: No Excuses. Just Write.
From Author Magazine, here’s a small dose of inspiration for you writers out there. Inspirational writing advice from the likes...
Video: Ellen Narrates '50 Shades of Grey'
Ellen DeGeneres taped a funny little clip of her "narrating" the bestselling (and by the author's own admission, not well...
Video: 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross
A writer “in the company of Child and Coben” (Connecticut Post), New York Times bestseller Andrew Gross is the acclaimed...
Classic Video: This is the End of Publishing
We never get tired of this one. In case you were worried about the state of publishing, check out this...
Video: Best Opening Lines
From Get Caught Listening: What is Get Caught Listening? Recent studies have shown that one in every five American households...
Fundraiser: Ada Lovelace and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Re-emerge to Solve a Mystery
Ada Lovelace and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley are two of the most fascinating women of the Victorian era, and their contributions...
Chip Kidd Tells TED About The Essence Of Great Book Cover Design
Chip Kidd is probably the world's most famous book designer. His work with Knopf Doubleday includes such classic covers as...
Hand-Drawn Stop-Motion Version of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’
Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is the kind of book that lends itself to reimagination, perhaps because...
New Official Trailer for Sony's Hotel Transylvania
Sony Pictures has released the new American trailer for Hotel Transylvania. The film is about where all those literary monsters...
George R.R. Martin Reads From His Next Book, 'The Winds Of Winter'
It's okay. Go ahead and scream like a twelve-year-old at a Bieber concert. We sure did. From The Huffington Post:...
Snow White and the Huntsman Trailer # 2
Check out the second trailer along with the first for Joe Roth and Rupert Sanders Snow White and the Huntsman. True...
The Birth of a Book
The following makes me a bit more giddy than should be allowed. So cool, so beautiful and every aspiring writer's...
Trailer: The Raven
File this one under "Tee Cannot Contain Her Glee." Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) joins forces with a young Baltimore...
'Hunger Games' Clip: Katniss Says Goodbye To Gale
Spoilers, obviously. In this scene, Katniss and Gale say goodbye before she heads off to do battle in the Games....
51 Shades of Grey
File this one under "Evil Genius is Evil...and so, so Funny." I'm absolutely convinced if, given enough Red Bull or...
First Official Trailer for Disney’s Frankenweenie
The first official trailer for Disney’s new 3D black-and-white stop motion-animated film Frankenweenie has surfaced! Directed by Tim Burton and distributed...
Another New Epic 'Game of Thrones' Trailer
HBO has released yet another trailer for the upcoming "Game of Thrones" Season 2, which premieres on April 1. Based...
Pulp Bard
We love it when the Bard is honored. We love it even more when he's honored in a cool, cool...
Mini Documentary on the "Keep Calm and Carry On" Poster
twentytwowords.com posted an interesting little documentary on the history of the iconic "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster originally produced...
Suzanne Collins Gives a 'Thumbs Up' to the Hunger Games Film Adaptation
Hunger Games author, Suzanne Collins, gave her approval to the film adaptation of her book, The Hunger Games. In a...
Oprah's Book Club Fight Club
A funny little clip where Jimmy Kimmel (in his post-Oscar show) pitches an "new" kind of book club to Oprah Winfrey....
Abraham Lincolin Vampire Hunter First Official Trailer
I have to admit, LitStackers, I'm way more excited about this than I should be. Looks amazing. About the book:...
Latest Game of Thrones Season 2 Pics Reveal New Locales
A new behind the scenes video from Game of Thrones season 2 reveals the look of several important new...
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore”...
Second Hunger Games Trailer Released
If you're planning on watching the *Superbowl, you'll get a glimpse at the second Hunger Games trailer. (Along with a few...
Jimmy Fallon's Latest 'Do Not Read' List
"What do killer slippers, severed heads, billionaires and babies have in common? Hopefully nothing, except they're all the subjects of...
Johnny Depp Reads You His Personal Letters from Hunter S. Thompson
Here's a very cool, very rare post from Flavorwire. How would you react to a letter from Hunter S. Thompson?...
"There's Nothing Quite Like a Real Book"
YouTuber crazedadman has created a beautiful, magical video about what books do when no one is looking. According to his...
Book Trailer: Before I Go to Sleep
This one looks very cool. From debut author SJ Watson, Before I go to Sleep follows Christine, who: wakes up...
Book Trailer: THE SPACE BETWEEN by Brenna Yovanoff
Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this? Daphne is...
THE HUNGER GAMES Official Trailer Released
Yesterday, the trailer for the film based on Suzanne Collins's worldwide bestseller The Hunger Games was released. The novels follow...
Anne Rice Gives Stephenie Meyer a "Backhanded Compliment"
File this one under, "She Likes Me, She Really Doesn't Like Me." Thanks to i09 for linking a great article...
Book trailer: Word as Image by Ji Lee
One of the coolest book trailers we've seen in a long, long time. Word as Image by Ji Lee. What...
Julie Klam and Timothy Hutton discuss books and dogs (sort of)
Did you guys see Timothy Hutton's appearance in Julie Klam's book trailer for You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs...
The Night Circus Has Arrived
Yesterday, debut author, Erin Morgenstern's greatly anticipated novel The Night Circus was released. Below you'll find a fabulous book trailer...
My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors
Some silliness for you this afternoon, from Moxy Fruvous on Canadian TV Breakfast Show back in '09.
