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via GIPHY Hal Jordan is a Complete Douchecanoe Except in Green Lantern: The Animated Series and not only because Josh Keaton, who happens to have voiced Takashi Shirogane, one of my all-time favorite spaceboys, is Hal. Anyone Can Be Redeemed, Even a Rage-Fueled Monster, However… As in real life, and as with Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender, he is going to have to earn it. None of this, “poor Hal, look what Parallax did to him” crap....

I mean, Sydney is green; like, really green. We’ve also had a number of bananas male leaders who originated from Sydney (Howard, Abbot, Turnbull, current Prime Minister Morrison). And it IS the largest city in the Land of Oz. All it needs is a bunch of reading nooks to discover your favourite Oz characters. Oh, wait. We have that too. wicked grin Welcome to the Wonderful Reading of Oz: Emerald City edition....

The book, which will have a 250,000 first print run, will hit shelves November 5. Kiki and Jax is inspired by the KonMari method, as it follows two best friends — Kiki, a collector, and Jax, a sorter — as they work through what it means when their friendship has to navigate things. When those things begin to get in the way, they learn the power of how their friendship works: the spark of joy....

Find here a wide array of Mary Oliver gifts, ranging from stickers to jewelry, T-shirts to cross-stitch patterns. There’s something for everyone here. Mary Oliver Gifts To Delight and Inspire Immediately download a gorgeous Mary Oliver cross-stitch pattern reading: “It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” $4. What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life (in sticker form)?...

In thinking about this particular kind of thread just a while ago, I thought about how some of my crushes definitely aligned with a few of the Read Harder tasks. I couldn’t help but ask myself…how many of these could I potentially pull together? (Well, the first thing I asked myself was…is this weird? And then I thought…maybe, but it’s still fun!) Here are a few Read Harder recommendations (sadly, not 24) based on my weirdest childhood crushes....

—Jessica Plummer —Dana Lee —Adiba Jaigirdar —Trisha Brown —Christine Hoxmeier —Sharrisse Viltus —Sarah Ullery —Jamie Orsini —Emily Polson —Kate Krug —Cassie Gutman —Emily Wenstrom —Liberty Hardy —Kathleen Keenan —Emily Martin —Kendra Winchester —Laura Sackton —Yaika Sabat —Julia Rittenberg —Carina Isabel Dias Marques Pereira —Cathleen Perez Brenycz —Shireen Hakim —Silvana Reyes Lopez —Susie Dumond —PN Hinton —Rebecca Hussey —Aimee Miles —Ann Foster —Steph Auteri —Elisa Shoenberger —Andy Winder —M Lynx Qualey —Alison Doherty —Margaret Kingsbury —Eric Smith —Neha Patel —Kate Krug —Leah Rachel von Essen —Isabelle Popp —Jeffrey Davies —Rachel Brittain —Nicole Hill —Jamie Canavés —Annika Barranti Klein —Courtney Rodgers —Casey Stepaniuk

When I was a kid, I had some obsessive passions. (One was books, obviously, but that never went away.) Neopets was my time-sink of choice for most of my childhood, eventually migrating from playing the games and taking care of virtual pets to hanging out on the message boards. Around that time, I was also falling in love with the Harry Potter series, and what better way to express that than roleplaying it on Neopets message boards?...

Which is why it’s funny that I am so excited to read Hafsa Lodi’s book Modesty: A Fashion Paradox. Although the photographs in it are striking, it’s not the styling or clothing I’m interested in. Instead it is the way fashion intersects with definitions of “modesty” (whatever that means) and “modest fashion.” Lodi studied journalism and has written about fashion (among other topics) for numerous publications including The National and Vogue India....

Sure, you could curl up with some Stephen King or other classics, but then you’d be missing out on fresh releases. Do you want to miss out on The Hollow Places, the follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s The Twisted Ones? Are you willing to live without that and myriad other new horror books in your grabby hands? Good news: You don’t have to. Even in this year of constantly shifting publication dates, there are tried-and-true ways to keep up with new horror novel releases....

Andersen’s story is not from the oral tradition, but rather a reimagining, a short story, written as a queer love letter. He based his mermaids on European legends of merfolk. But humanoid sea creatures exist in every land with an abundance of water, not only in Europe. Here are a selection of 16 such watery creatures, some malevolent, some divine, some tricksters. 16 Mermaids From Around The World China: Hai Ho Shang With the body of a large fish and the shaved head of a Buddhist priest, the giant Hai Ho Shang drags entire boats underwater, drowning all on board....

Aries (March 21–April 19) As the year draws to a close, you’re looking for something bigger. As an Aries, you’re always looking for the next big opportunity, the next chance to win. But this is different. Now you’re looking for something outside of your bubble, maybe even outside of this universe. You’ll spend much of November thinking about the big spiritual questions. Answers may be found through travel or in deep conversations with loved ones....

Annotation became the bane of your existence, so you were more than willing to dispose of the habit after passing your class. But seeing your friends and peers continue to line the margins of their books with comments makes you wonder: is annotating really worth it? Until recently, my answer was a solid “No.” But I’m fresh out of high school, so I haven’t yet overcome the shame of not annotating my books....

Knowing that we had to buy furniture and make small renovations as a matter of priority, we decided against hiring a moving service and committed to painting, moving and organising our house all by ourselves, with our tiny Smart car to help us bumble through London. Well, reader, I don’t regret it, but there’s no denying that moving house is an unpleasant experience. That said, we have learned lessons in the years of moving between rental properties that helped us to make this less painful than in years past....

Of my first ebook, I loved how I wanted, purchased, and started reading immediately. I bought Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi the same day. (By the time the novel wound through my neighborhood, I had finished Women.) During lunch, I indulged three times in my cubicle. They say three makes a pattern, so I guess I’m ereading now. I love that ebooks don’t add extra weight to my bag. I don’t have to remember to stick them in my purse....

Certainly, print-at-home bookish art is something you can print yourself if you’ve got a high quality printer. But there are so many other great options, too, and do it on the cheap. One possibility is using Engineer Prints. This won’t be your big, glossy, fancy print, but it will be inexpensive and a bonus of that is when or if the piece no longer suits your style, you can recycle it without feeling like you’re out of money....

Our Strangely Warmed Hearts: Coming Out Into God’s Call by Bishop Karen P. Oliveto Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay by James Alison I bought Faith Beyond Resentment after opening to a sentence describing gay priests as “lace by day, leather by night”. It did not disappoint. A gay theologian moves away from resentment of homophobia by radically reimagining the Gospel message of God’s love for all. The Queer God by Marcella Althaus-Reid This is my Body: Hearing the Theology of Transgender Christians edited by Christina Beardsley* There is too much said about trans folx without actually hearing from us....

Crime fiction includes a number of genres familiar to mystery readers. From courtroom dramas to psychological thrillers to police procedurals, crime fiction can come from many perspectives. But the books suggested in this quiz have a certain noir vibe that will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you’re a voracious crime reader, you may find yourself running through the crime classics and desperate for something new. The dark crime books featured in this quiz are fairly new and less likely to already be on your shelf....

Perfect for Mother’s Day, Until The Last Star Fades is a slow-burn romance and a hopeful, inspiring, life-affirming novel about the incomparable bonds we share with our mothers. Give with tissues, give with love. In her senior year at NYU, Riley Hope appears to be on top of the world. With a loving mother who makes Lorelai Gilmore look like a parenting slacker, ride-or-die friends, and a longtime boyfriend destined for the NHL, she puts on a smile for the world....

This is a pretty common sentiment, especially when it comes to children’s choice of books. In one sense, I completely agree. Kids should be encouraged to find a love of reading, and whether that means picking up comics, classics, books below reading level, books above reading level, or Guinness World Records books, the important part is that they find books that they enjoy reading. That helps to create a lifelong positive association with books....