Book Related Things
Mandy C. is hosting author/director Chris Weitz for a discussion of his new YA book, The Young World! Houston FYAers, go see her on Sunday, August 3rd.
Go Read Alice, or the history of the diary novel geared toward young women.
Reading Harry Potter makes you a better person.
Margaret Stohl has a publishing deal with Marvel.
Which Female Harry Potter character Are You? (I am McGonagall, which caused me to fist pump in a very un-Minerva way.)
CAN WE ALL PLEASE GO TO THIS FAIRY TALE THEME PARK, STAT. Brb, growing my hair out to be the brunette Rapunzel.
Movie Related Things
Book Riot has rounded up the latest book-to-film adaptations, including Lev Grossman's The Magicians, Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun, and Mindy McGinnis' Not A Drop To Drink.
ICYMI, the latest on the Grasshopper Jungle film.
The Giver nail polish, because in The Great Tome of Marketing, it is written that every dystopian book-to-film adaptation must come with its own makeup line.
Today in "Yeah, we know, sigh," Hollywood blockbusters are overwhelmingly white and male.
Elle Fanning set to star in All The Bright Places (Jennifer Niven) film adaptation. I kind of love her garish neon eyeshadow in the accompanying photo. Oh to be young again.
Into The Woods trailer.
TV Related Things
The Originals Season Two trailer!
Orphan Black is crossing over into comic books.
Speaking of Tatiana Maslany: see her along with other awesome actresses in Marvel's Women Who Kick Ass Comic Con panel.
Miscellaneous Things
In case you missed it, a San Francisco FYA book club member got a Forever Young Adult tattoo. Because when you love FYA...you really love FYA. In my exclusive interview with the owner, she reported that having the drunk unicorn on her body makes her giggle when she's having a bad day.
Tee hee, men in suit-shorts. Second photo, guy on the right: DAAAAAMN.
The Comic Con GIF photo booth.
NSYNC dropped a new album of old songs. Resurrect your JT posters, ladies.
The 23 Greatest Hair Flips of All Time.
Punctuation jewelry roundup.
That's it! What are your plans for this weekend? What are you reading? Have you added us on ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA yet?