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Best animated movie is the second category of the night. My 15 seconds of Coraline talking to the camera goes by fast. There, I think. The largest audience that my words will ever have. Up wins.

— Neil Gaiman’s “A nobody’s guide to the Oscars” for The Guardian

Hank Green, with the help of Potter know-it-all Melissa Anelli, made a Google search story, closely resembling the Google Super Bowl ad, based on the Harry Potter series.

Here’s a riddle: How do you make your book a best seller on the Kindle? Answer: Give copies away.

— Motoko Rich’s “With Kindle, Publishers Give Away E-Books to Spur Sales” for The New York Times

If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.

— Lemony Snicket in Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

One Book, Many Readings →

Detailed analysis and info-graphic visualizations of the old Choose Your Own Adventure books, by Christian Swinehart. Beautiful and fantastically detailed work. Be sure to explore the sections of the site from the menu atop the page. Truly wonderful. (via John Gruber)

I may or may not have bought this last night. And I may or may not be extremely excited about reading it.

This book is too funny not to blog about. As best put by Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like:

[This book] contains what are, without a doubt, the funniest charts in human history. Suck it cartographers.

Now, you may be saying to yourself “That’s great and all John, but I don’t want to spend ten dollars on a book, even if it won an Edgar Award.” And that’s fine, because I’m not asking you to spend ten dollars. I’m asking you to spend $9.99.

— John Green on the paperback release of his book, Paper Towns

These metal bookends, called Bendit Bookends bend and shape to fit your bookshelf and hold your books nicely in place. (via Design Milk)

Falling Books Bookend by Artori (via woodswoodswoods)