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Books To Movies & TV Shows in 2019

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It’s that time of year that the summer is about halfway over, Comic Con just finished (trailer releases) so a bunch of good stuff is on the way. What is coming, you may ask? Check out this list.

The Witcher [Netflix]

Based on a book by Andrzej Sapowski, this 8-part series produced by Netflix may be something you want for your Autumn 2019 ‘to watch’ list. Seems like Netflix may be trying to make their own kind of ‘Game of Thrones’ TV show?

It Chapter Two

Part 2 of Stephen King’s terrifying novel It is finally on it’s way. A continuation from the 2017 movie, this follows the children after they are grown up and come back to once again fight Pennywise. I know I’ll be there, but looks to be a nail-biter! Excited?

His Dark Materials

HBO has found something to keep them afloat after ‘Game of Thrones’ finished off with Philip Pullman’s novel His Dark Materials. A follow on from the movie The Golden Compass, this will be produced as a TV show. Could be good as there’s more episodes, but are you a fan of book to TV show?

Cats

A movie-adaptation of the book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. The reviews of the trailer are pretty damning (which you can decide for yourself what opinion you have) but I have to agree with them. I loved the book and the Broadway musical but this? They did this without asking if they should. I’ll be keeping on top of the news regarding this one and haven’t decided if I want to see it. What do you think?

Suffering From Game of Thrones Withdrawl? Help Is Here

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Games of Throne fans are having withdrawal now that the series has ended. Completely. No more. And for readers it is worse, you have invested so many hours with the characters, immersed yourself in the world and now you have to face reality.
So what is a GOT reader to do to alleviate the withdrawal? Penguin Random House  has come up with some really useful suggestions that are loaded with battles, cold weather and darkness. For those of us who aren’t coping to well without their fix of epic fantasies this list is good start to help step into another world.
Go check THIS OUT OUT and see which new world can fill the gap.

The Horse That Acts Like A Library

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While some of us have to go to our local library, in a village in Indonesia, the library comes to you.

Called Kudapustaka (Horse Library), three days a week Ridwan Sururi and his horse, Luna, go to visit villages and schools.

The best part is, Ridwan is not looking for money to read his books, but really operates it as a library.

From BBC

Illiteracy in Indonesia has been a massive issue however in recent years the numbers have dropped drastically due to interventions.

Is Luna his? Nope! Luna belongs to a neighbor who doesn’t notice the horse missing so off Luna and Sururi go to help spread the written word.

Just like all of us book lovers, Sururi dreams to have his own library one day, but for now is settling on the goal of owning his own horse and keeping up his amazing work.

Read a full story here!

For another adorable mobile library, check out the BurroMobile in Colombia!

7 Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Names [International Women’s Day]

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Throughout history, women have chosen to write under male names to get more publicity and to be taken seriously. As today is International Women’s Day, I think that some of these lovely ladies should be recognized.

I wonder if these’s any male writers who write under female names – such as if a guy is writing a romance book. Do you know any?

1. The Brontë Sisters

These ladies originally posted under the pseudonym names of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. As some of their books were pretty edgy for the time, like Wuthering Heights, it is completely understandable why the decision to take a male author name was chosen. Additionally, during this time, writing was not seen as something that a lady would do, so the decision to write under a males name was chosen.

2. Mary Ann Evans aka. George Eliot

The writings of George Eliot are up there with works by Charles Dickens! Dickens himself even believed that works under the name of Eliot were written by a female as he had never seen writing so beautiful!

3. Joanne Rowling aka. J.K. Rowling

This one is pretty commonly known now, but as it’s a modern book, you’d never think that writing under a males name was still needed. Part of the reasons was to help bring more males into the world. I guess men don’t want to read books written by women, or they may find the writing too girly. As Harry Potter is one of the most famous books out there, I guess she did pretty well for herself!

4. Pamela Lyndon Travers aka. P.L. Travers

Best known for her book Mary Poppins, it took two names before arriving on the better known P.L. Travers. She was born with the name Helen Lyndon Goff and later renamed herself Pamela Lyndon Travers. Fun fact: she hated children, really disliked the Mary Poppins film and was rumored to be quite a grouch!

5. Karen Blixen aka. Isac Dinesen

Best known for her book Out of Africa (which has a fantastic movie adaption by the way) she used her pen name, especially for her Gothic writings which were published in America. She used various pen names for various works.

6. Louisa May Alcott aka. A.M. Barnard

Best known for her work Little Women, which she published under her real name, she used her male pen-name to write her Gothic novels. This was because Gothic novels were seen as not being feminine but she wanted to write anyway!

7. Nelle Harper Lee aka. Harper Lee

Lee dropped her first name as she felt that it was too feminine and so opted for the second and third parts of her name. Best known for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, she chose to write under a more gender-ambiguous name as all the popular authors during her time were men!

How many on this list were you familiar with?

New Website – College Survival 101 16

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I’m very proud to announce my newest website, College Survival 101.

As a college student, I used to write little posts about college life on here. But recently, I’ve realized that I have so much more information that I’d like to share, as a college student to another college student.

So much information out there is shared by adults to students, from what they used to know, but I, personally, haven’t really found much written by students, barring some lifestyle blogs where they share tips on how to be organized and such. However a lot of it is just them wanting to present themselves as a perfect college student.

College is difficult and you will be far from perfect, which is which I started College Survival 101.

It’s full of information to survive and to get through the beginning of freshmen year, things you need to remember, tips to do well in the long run and reiterating what your parents said (maybe if someone else says the same thing you will listen).

Things have changed since your parents were in college and that’s why you may not have listened to them, or don’t want to. I was like that, so I do know.

So, here you can find all the information told to you by someone who has survived it and thrived.

Right now the website will be focusing on prospective students and freshmen but I will start to cover Masters life once I fully get into that (I’m heading that way soon!).

I hope that you find the website interesting and find something useful there. It’s perfect for college kids, so if you have a kid, or know someone, please share.

I am not writing this information just because I want to write stuff. I’ve realized how much college kids don’t know – which is surprising with the amount of time they have their noses buried in their phones. The website was created to genuinely help others and support them. And trust me, if your kid spends less time complaining later in college about wish they didn’t know, the better life will be!

www.collegesurvival101.com