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nypl:

Happy birthday Brooklyn Bridge! Today in 1883 our lovely bridge opened to the public. The NY Times has the short history of the day. Or, come over to the Manuscripts and Archives Division, where you can pour over the architectural plans and drawings of parts of the Bridge, including images of the Brooklyn anchorage and tower, derricks, and other equipment used in the bridge’s construction.

richters:

I do love you by Laura Osorno

Yet another tiger I’d trust—Grrr!

Not camping is my other passion.

For today’s Tiara Tuesday we are heading to France for the Pearl and Diamond tiara. It was commissioned for the Empress Eugenie by Napoleon III. The tiara was auctioned off in 1887 to Prince Albert I of Germany.

This is like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” Frankenstein—it looks really amazing.

richters:

Never trust a smiling, cute tiger by Albarozo

npr:

Friday cute overload. — tanya

loveyourchaos:

They’re Valais Blacknose Sheep from Switzerland.

Cutest sheep ever!

braiker:

well played

flavorpill:

Yes.

All publicity is good publicity.

(via npr)

Love this! Even the birdies are reading.

fishingboatproceeds:

prettybooks:

Check out more infographics that compare 2011 YA book covers, from jacket colour to ethnicity of models over katehart.net.

So fascinating. (Witness, for instance, the fact that almost 99% of models featured on the cover of YA novels are caucasian, for instance.)

I suppose the cover of TFiOS features clouds, but only in a fairly abstract way. I really wanted the cover to move away from the conventional wisdom about what sells: white girls’ faces (or headless bodies), water, moons, spooky typeface, hands holding apples, etc.

But I’m really fortunate to work with a publisher who A. cares what I think when it comes to book covers, and B. will take the time/spend the money to make sure that all parties are happy. Most authors don’t have much say in their covers (and, indeed, I didn’t always have much say in mine—there are some, in fact, that I actively dislike).

In semi-related news, I am so, so, so excited to be able to reveal the new cover of Katherines in a couple weeks, which was designed by a nerdfighter.

I noticed the similarities in YA covers walking around the convention floor at TLA this year. We figured we could start a drinking game where you had to take a swig every time there was a girl in a ball gown on the cover. We would have been pretty tipsy had I thought to bring the fun flask.