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urs-uriarte:My nail artist is better than yours

urs-uriarte:

My nail artist is better than yours

hreadsbooks:Grisha Fashion Series: Etherealki - The Order of...

hreadsbooks:

Grisha Fashion Series: Etherealki - The Order of Summoners {Part Two}

Grisha cannot create or animate matter. Inferni don’t “magically” create fire. They summon combustible gases like methane or hydrogen, but still need a flint to start a spark. Squallers can raise or lower air pressure to create storms, while Tidemakers use temperature and pressure to summon and control water. Etherealki frequently work in pairs. 

(Pictured: Top Left: Dolce & Gabbana, Top Middle: Canali, Top Right: Chanel, Bottom Left: Canali, Bottom Middle: Chanel, Bottom Right: Dolce & Gabbana)

I love all of these so much.

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"Though from afar it’s easy to imagine the publishing business as either a collection of jaded..."

“Though from afar it’s easy to imagine the publishing business as either a collection of jaded gatekeepers who enjoy affirming their superiority by rejecting your work, or as a bunch of crass entertainment execs chasing the next megahit, I’ve been disappointed to find that it’s actually neither. Everyone who I’ve encountered in the book biz—from editorial to sales—seems disarmingly genuine about their love of books, and their jobs are pretty much like everyone else’s in the world, which is to say torn between reconciling their passion with the realities of the market. Every book they publish, especially if it’s by a first-time writer, is a risk to them and their reputation, and it’s one they take because they personally responded to the book. This was a revelation to me, the fact that the grand faceless facade of New York publishing turned out to be a collection of surprisingly normal people, all of whom were looking to fall in love with a manuscript.”

- Ted Thompson in Ask a Debut Novelist #2 (via rachelfershleiser)

macteenbooks:You guys are AMAZING! This unlocked in under 24...

macteenbooks:

You guys are AMAZING! This unlocked in under 24 hours!

yalsa-ttt:Summary:Alina, a sun summoner on the run from the...

yalsa-ttt:

Summary:

Alina, a sun summoner on the run from the evil Darkling, is searching for a way to increase her power and save the ones she loves. But as her power grows she falls deeper in the Darkling’s grasp and farther away from her best friend and love, Mal. When the time comes Alina must choose between her love, her power, or her lust for the Darkling and all of his power.

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Ummm awesome swag from @blossombooks!! I need one!...

Ummm awesome swag from @blossombooks!! I need one! #shadowandbone #degrisha #schimenschaduw

The Black Heretic: you are the stories I’ve been told.

The Black Heretic: you are the stories I’ve been told.

wreckitronnie:"[NERVOUS SWEATING]" — Romeo, probably

wreckitronnie:

"[NERVOUS SWEATING]" 
— Romeo, probably

Come See Me in New York on Thursday

Come See Me in New York on Thursday:

sarahreesbrennan:

hollyblack:

Although it seems like everyone else is scampering off to NOLA for RT, I am going to be heading to New York this week and signing at Books of Wonder with a great line-up of fabulous folks:

HOLLY BLACK Doll Bones & Coldest Girl in Coldtown
DANIELLE PAIGE Dorothy Must Die
EMMY LAYBOURNE…

I will in fact be in NOLA (my first time in New Orleans! Going Wednesday! Going to moderate a panel on LGBTQ representation in YA which has Malinda Lo and Scott Tracey and Suzanne Brockmann on it! Going to moderate speedreading also! [I almost killed Jennifer Lynn Barnes last year. I do nothing, especially moderating, in moderation.] Going to sign everything in sight on Teen Day! Also I am going to go on a vampire tour but that’s a personal matter…)

What I’m saying is that a) Holly should clearly be in NOLA with me making sure there are no fatalities but b) if you are in NYC you should go see her. Because c’mon, it’s Holly.