Friday Link Dump: Trailers, Bookshelfies and Mash-ups

-The best fictional libraries. I want all of them. (Paste)

-Now this is a selfie trend I can get behind. Bookshelfies. As in, selfies with your bookshelf. Love it. (Tumblr)

-This fundamentalist preacher accidentally used an image of Modern Family for the cover of his self-published book and was quite concerned when he found out it was a show that featured a gay couple. So in his eyes, homosexuality is wrong, but using Google images to source a cover for your book, thereby publishing something you don't own the rights to, is totally OK. Riiiiight. (BuzzFeed)

-Aziz Ansari is releasing a book and I for one can't wait. (EW)

-Where do you stand on the New Adult genre? The Huffington Post published opinion pieces for and against. Both make good points. (The Huffington Post)

-Flavorwire lists 40 trashy books that are "worth reading", although they have a very loose definition of trashy. (Flavorwire)

-The Toast did some awesome mental illness-related essays this week, including this discussion on medication and this personal story about how reading Georgette Heyer helped the writer to cope with anxiety. (The Toast)

-If you don't mind the illusion of movie magic being destroyed a little, check out this peek behind the scenes of the special effects on Game of Thrones. (Jezebel)

-After watching Orphan Black over one weekend recently, I am totally obsessed with the show and its actors. So I'm super excited that Tatiana Maslany has been cast in Parks and Recreation (Vulture) and Big Dick Paul Dylan Bruce is going to star in... wait for it... Flowers in the Attic as none other than Bart Winslow! (The Huffington Post)

-So many trailers were released this week. I am most excited about The Book Thief, which is one of my favourite books. I was really nervous about it being adapted, but from the trailer it looks brilliant (YouTube). The Divergent teaser looks decent. (YouTube). And Zac Efron looks mighty fiiiine as a doctor, (Just Jared) and Jon Snow's abs revealed themselves in the teaser for Pompeii (YouTube).

-I know I'm relieved that Alexander Skarsgaard (and his penis) will return to True Blood next season (AV Club). And in case you were wondering (I know it's the reason you were looking really closely at the screen), this is the book he was reading in THAT scene. (EW)

-What do you get when you cross Beyoncé songs with Cinderella? Amazingness. Meanwhile this Disney Dudez video amused me way too much. (YouTube)

-I am obsessed with this Mean Girls musical parody. I wish a Mean Girls musical would really happen. It would be so fetch. (YouTube)

-These comics shed light on exactly what the creative process feels like. (BuzzFeed)

-Nine shows that really should have quit while they were ahead. (The Vine)

-I really need to use some of these internationally-sourced insults in my life. (BuzzFeed)

-I love me a mash-up - especially when it's as awesome as Mad Rock (Mad Men + 30 Rock). (Tumblr)

-Some amazing comedians auditioned for roles on The Office - and didn't make the cut. But you can watch their auditions here! (Junkee)

-Vintage photos that make you go "WTF". I just wish this was a Tumblr instead of a Twitter. (Twitter)

-Baby + dog = cutest friendship ever. (BuzzFeed)

-The real places that inspired Disney movie settings. Gorgeous. (BuzzFeed)

-Tumblr gets deep - and weird - at night. It's all documented for our amusement here. (Tumblr)

-I love the Teens React series, and this week they discuss Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" with funny and impressive results. (YouTube)

-Reality Bites is being adapted for TV and I'm not sure how I feel about it. (Gawker)

-Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cupcakes. I need these in my tummy right now. (Bakerella)

-These parents win at Facebook. (BuzzFeed)

-Bunny Mamma is my new favourite Instagram. And I really, really want a bunny. (Instagram)

-1999 really was the best year for summer songs. (BuzzFeed)

-These corgi gifs made my week. (BuzzFeed)

Friday Link Dump: Dizzie, Pink Penguins and Game of Thrones

Everything is Dizzie and nothing hurts.

-It's DIZZIE DAY. Well technically it was yesterday, but that was today in Australia. That totally makes sense.

-The bookplates of famous people are pretty awesome.

-Penguin has released a special range of pink Popular Penguins to raise money for breast cancer. LOVE.

-The NY Times names their fave book covers of 2012.

-Here's what Quentin Tarantino movies would look like as books.

-Markus Zusask answers the frequently asked question: Do Liesl and Max get together in the end of The Book Thief? I'm really happy with his answer, because I am not on board that ship.

-Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are totally engaged. In our dreams. And in these photos. Meanwhile, these cast interviews are totally adorable. And this analysis from someone who has never actually watched the show is hilarious.

-The latest Mean Girls mash-up is with Mad Men, and it's freaking funny.

-These tiny artworks made out of food are amazing.

-I wish I was this clever on Facebook.

Friday Links: The BSC, The Hunger Games and Google Poetry

New photos of Sam Claflin as Finnick, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in the watery arena (a.k.a. Hawaii) in Catching Fire have emerged. They look awesome. Also awesome: This Hunger Games/Mean Girls mash-up.

Flavorwire has listed 10 TV shows that are better than the books they're based on. I totally agree about True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, but I haven't read any of the others so I can't really judge. Even though that was my aim for this year, with my own challenge and all. Sigh.

If you like charts, you might want to check out this data on 50 Shades of Grey (specifically, the sex scenes). Apparently, the first book is 13 per cent sex, the second is 11 per cent and the third is eight per cent. But you don't have to wait as long to get to the sex scenes in the final two... so there's that.

Did you know David Levithan started out as an intern working on The Baby-Sitters Club? In honour of the BSC's 30th birthday, he's done a Q&A with Ann M. Martin for Scholastic. Super cute.

Who knew Google suggested searches could be so poetic? And hilarious - but we all knew that part.

I would really love to know how some people's minds work. Like what kind of mind goes, "hey, you know what would be a great idea? Taking celebrity mug-shots and giving them a 1920s makeover". An awesome mind, that's what kind. An awesome one.

I loved looking at these vintage photos of Australian kids, especially all the Christmas shots.

This super-cut of Barack Obama in relaxed moments will make you smile.

YouTube Clip of the Week
Poor puppy is never going to get his toy back.  

Bookish (And Other Awesome) Links: Finnick, Bookshelves and Literary Pin-Ups

Sam Claflin is the perfect Finnick. I will not hear any detractors. He is Finnick. The end.
PS. Sorry, I didn't mean that. You can detract if you want. But that is pretty much exactly how I pictured Finnick so to me, he is perfect. Jena Malone, on the other hand, is nothing like how I pictured Johanna.
PPS. While we're on the subject of The Hunger Games, this supercut of Jennifer Lawrence interviews is the greatest 12 and a half minutes you'll spend all week. The girl needs to do a comedy, because her timing is genius.

This Harry Potter/Mean Girls mash-up is as awesome as it sounds. I don't know how I lived my life til now without it.

If you like judging people by their bookshelves (let's face it, who doesn't?), you will love this Tumblr. Share your your own shelf if you dare.

Literary Pin-Ups have to be the sexiest kind. Now you can mark off 2013 with a new one each month.

Keep this list of literary insults handy for next time you're in a fight with an idiot (or someone you want to make feel like an idiot). I might take it with me next time I venture on to the Amazon forums...

I want to go to every bookstore on this list. Drool.

This behind-the-scenes look at the Game of Thrones special effects will BLOW YOUR MIND.

Ever wanted a floorplan of the apartments from your favourite TV shows? Here you go.

Random YouTube Clip Of The Week