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rreadsdaily · 5 years

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This week for #GetToKnowTheRosendeReaders, we meet Alberto!

I had the lucky chance to sit down with Alberto at #ITAInstituteCon3 last July and to ask him a few questions about his personal reading experience and about RosendeReads!

Let’s start with the first question: how did you get into reading? Was it something that has always been with you as a child or would you say it’s more of a passion you discovered yourself? A: I think it’s both, in a way. I know that when I was younger my dad always had a book in his hands and then my mom is actually… I don’t know if she considers herself a reader, but she’s always reading a book. So both of my parents, whether or not they consider themselves avid readers, were always reading. I know that in high school I feel like I didn’t read as much as I should’ve, especially when it came to taking tests on books… I didn’t do that. I was very lazy when it came to that. And then I had one teacher at the end of high school, in my last two years, and she was just an incredible, great teacher and specifically in the way she talked literature and that helped me realize that I love books and that I wanna keep reading.

Do you usually set up a reading challenge for yourself? A: No, I don’t like putting any pressure on myself to read. And that’s one of the challenges of the book club: It does put pressure on me to read. I like when it’s more casual and then I happen to finish the book. But I feel like with books that you really like you never really have to challenge yourself, you end up just reading them all. But with the book club, because we do a bunch of different types of books and authors… there are some books that I’m like “I thought I would’ve enjoyed this book a little more” or “I thought I’d have gotten into it faster” so it is taxing but yeah, I try not to [challenge myself]

Is there a particular moment in which you realized you wanted to put together a book club? A: Not a particular moment but I remember I talked about it to Tessa and I mentioned it before to my parents like “You know, I wanna start a book club” and then the idea kinda grew and I’m kinda of impulsive so I was like if I don’t do it today, I’m not doing it. So I was like “How would it work? It would work like this. We would do this, this and this” and I was like I’m just doing it and hopefully I can… like Tessa wrote on my birthday card one year this Kurt Vonnegut’s quote that said “I believe that our job is to continually jump off cliffs and try to build our wings on the way down” and I think that’s kinda of what the book club was.

I also remember when you talked about the book club for the first time, you were here in Milan two years ago and you were like “I’m going to create a book club” and I was like “I don’t think he’s really gonna do that” and a month later you were like “Listen, this is what we’re gonna do. This is how it’s gonna work” A: Yeah! So it was like kinda of a process but when it came time I was like… It’s happening today! What’s the thing you love the most about RosendeReads? A: The community and the books we read together but mostly, the conversations we have. That’s my favorite thing cause it involves the community and it involves the books but it’s really what we find in the middle. That’s my favorite thing, yeah. Do you have a favorite and least favorite book we read? A: Favorite book? It’s always changing but “Song of Solomon”, I loved it. Least favorite… maybe like “Diary of Anne Frank��

Not Catch-22? A: Mh, no! I actually started to enjoy “Catch-22” although it was a hard book to read in one setting. But what was the other one… maybe “Into the Wild”, I found difficult to read too because at first I thought it was gonna be a different book because of the film. I admire McCandless more in the movie than I did in the book. I feel like in the movie they really romanticized his passions and the book talks about that but because it shows a lot of both sides I started to feel like this kid is really selfish, in a way, until it was too late…

Right?! Selfish and ungrateful A: Ungrateful, yeah! That would be a good word. But then again, I do believe the movie may have captured his essence a little bit better in a sense that he obviously didn’t find himself to be ungrateful, he was just obsessed with the status-quo and didn’t want to live by any rules but his own and he was really willing to go that far to do it and to search something bigger than himself, which is cool. But yeah, least favorite one.

Is there a genre you think we would never read? A: Anything written by Donald Trump because I don’t think it’s written by him… But I’d say maybe we would read something written by Donald Trump, one of those books he did write cause maybe we wanna see what he thinks but at the same time I think that’s stupid.

Yeah and I think it would make us more angry A: Exactly. And I don’t wanna give him any more money or anything, so probably not

I think you once mentioned a book about Donald Trump? Like “Fear”? A: Yeah, “Fear: Trump in the White House” by Bob Woodward. I was reading that, I’m almost done with that but yeah, I don’t think I’d read that one with everyone because I believe political opinions should stay, you know, to myself. I don’t know if there’s a genre we wouldn’t read because I don’t wanna say “You can’t read those books”, cause it goes against everything we believe in.

How do you see this book club growing? Like I remember you mentioned once merchandise and a fundraising? A: Yeah and I was looking into it and it gets difficult with settling it and I don’t want anyone to think that I’m ever taking money from it. I do eventually wanna have it growing into something we eventually can… my mom and I were actually talking about this. We are both always on the look out for ways to expand and how we can start to grow our community to help. That’s what the goal is: to take our RosendeReads community and help the community outside. I want us to become an active book club, in terms of service.

If you could describe to a newbie what RosendeReads represents in order to convince them to join, what would you say? A: It’s the sharing of ideas through one common thing, which you can find when someone studies in University or is in a class: it’s a sharing of ideas and growth through one communality, whether it is the course you’re taking or the subject matter you’re currently reading. And RosendeReads is an extension of that, it’s us reading one book and like what I said my favorite thing is, it’s the conversation in between about that book with the people from all over the world that you get to grow and learn. So yeah, I’d be like… just why wouldn’t you?!

Last question: a message you would like to send to the members of the book club? A: Keep reading, keep exploring, keep being curious and keep being positive forces of change in your communities cause that’s what we’re about.

A massive thank you to Alberto for his time and for the fun and inspiring conversation. You can find Alberto’s official book club account on Instagram: @RosendeReads, make sure to give it a follow and stay tuned for all the latest news about the book club!

#alberto rosende #get to know the rosende readers #gtktrr

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basicshadowhuntersstuff · 6 years

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This week in Shadowhunters news, updates, sneak peeks, and behind the scenes. All the stuff you need to stay up to date.

Official Promotion

Key difference. #Shadowhunters

A behind the scenes photo of Isaiah (Luke) and Nicola Correia-Damude (Maryse Lightwood): What's so funny? #Shadowhunters

Clary behind the scenes of #ShadowhuntersSeason3.

Heidi gets that look a lot. #Shadowhunters

Why stop at only six? #Shadowhunters

Shadowhunters In The News

Basic Stuff Magazine (interview): Chatting Dungeons & Dragons with Actor Steve Byers

2GB 873 AM (interview): Hollywood star Dominic Sherwood reveals whether he's a DC or Marvel man

Pez (interview): Matthew Daddario Opens Up On Receiving Heartwarming Letters From LGBTQIA Fans

SyFy Australia (interview): We caught up with #Shadowhunters star Dominic Sherwood to find out what he thinks of the amazing fan support behind the show, whether there’ll be a 4th season and his next role.

E! News Australia (interview): Dominic Sherwood Reacts to "Shadowhunters" PCAs 2018 Nominations

The Televixen (interview): Steve Byers Talks Frankie Drake Mysteries, Shadowhunters, and Goalie

Pez (interview): Dominic Sherwood Has A Sick ‘Shadowhunters’ Spinoff Idea & It Needs To Happen

Digital Fox (interview): Dominic Sherwood Interview: Pick-Up Lines, #SaveShadowhunters, and More!

The AU Review (article): 5 things we learned at the Shadowhunters panel at Oz Comic-Con Sydney

Twitter & Social Media Stuff

Brian Hui (makeup artist) tweeted a photo: Just stumbled across this cute pic of me, ⁦@JMunozActor⁩ and ⁦@alyssa_caps⁩ ! Miss you guys!

MCM Comic Con shared a video of Chai Hansen (Jordan Kyle): The Downworld wouldn't be complete without a werewolf... @ch8i, aka Jordan in Shadowhunters & Ilian in The 100, is joining us at MCM Comic Con London!

Brian Hui (makeup artist) tweeted a photo: Ah, ⁦@Kat_McNamara⁩ remember rosé on the Seine? Miss you!

Matt (Alec) shared photos of a koala and some kangaroos.

Brian Hui (makeup artist) tweeted a photo: Little BTS before the camera rolls!

Brian Hui (makeup artist) tweeted a photo: Feeling like I need a Chai post! ⁦@ch8i⁩

MCM Comic Con tweeted: Alert the downworlders! Our amazing Shadowhunters guests will be taking to the stage at MCM London Comic Con - 26-28 October

The Italian Institute announced Luke Baines (Jonathan Morgenstern) as another guest: Let's welcome @LukeBaines into our Shadow Vibes family! Luke will be a BONUS guest at the next #ITAInstituteCon3! We can't wait for the new episodes! #ITAInstituteCon3

People’s Choice Awards

Shadowhunters is a finalist in three People’s Choice Awards categories, #TheSciFiFantasyShow, #TheBingeworthyShow, and #TheShow. Kat McNamara (Clary) is a finalist for #TheFemaleTVStar and Harry Shum Jr. is a finalist for #TheMaleTVStar.

Voting on the People’s Choice Awards website can be done here.

ShadowhuntersTV posted on Twitter and Instagram:

Action we could watch all day long. RT to vote #Shadowhunters as #TheBingeworthyShow in the #PCAs.

Smile. #Shadowhunters has been nominated as #TheShow in the #PCAs. RT to vote for us.

Raise your glass. #HarryShumJr has been nominated as #TheMaleTVStar. RT to vote for him in the #PCAs.

We think #KatherineMcNamara rocks. Don’t you? RT to vote her as #TheFemaleTVStar in the #PCAs.

We’ve been in awe of this show since day one. RT to cast your vote for #Shadowhunters as #TheSciFiFantasyShow in the #PCAs.

Perfect timing. Help #Shadowhunters win #TheShow in the #PCAs with a retweet.

We could watch Magnus work his magic all day. RT to vote for #Shadowhunters as #TheBingeworthyShow in the #PCAs.

A show that’s never short of sci-fi moments. RT to vote #Shadowhunters as #TheSciFiFantasyShow in the #PCAs.

Clary kicks ass. Literally. RT to vote for #KatherineMcNamara as #TheFemaleTVStar in the #PCAs.

Use your retweeting magic to vote for #HarryShumJr as #TheMaleTVStar in the #PCAs.

We heard #Shadowhunters is a finalist in the @peopleschoice awards. RT to vote for us as #TheShow in the #PCAs.

High five. #Shadowhunters has been nominated as #TheBingeworthyShow in the #PCAs. RT to cast your vote.

And we’re happy for #KatherineMcNamara’s #PCAs nomination as #TheFemaleTVStar. RT to cast your vote for her.

We’re happy to have been gifted with #HarryShumJr. RT to vote for him as #TheMaleTVStar in the #PCAs.

It’s no surprise. #Shadowhunters has been nominated for #TheSciFiFantasyShow in the #PCAs. RT to vote for us.

Cheers to #Shadowhunters being nominated in the #PCAs. RT to vote for us as #TheShow.

A great show to binge with your best friends. RT to vote #Shadowhunters as #TheBingeworthyShow in the #PCAs.

Clary never backs down, and neither will we. RT to vote #KatherineMcNamara as #TheFemaleTVStar in the #PCAs.

On point. Just like #Shadowhunters. RT to vote us as #TheSciFiFantasyShow in the #PCAs.

That's right we're talking about you #HarryShumJr. RT to vote him as #TheMaleTVStar in the #PCAs.

Will you join Lilith? RT to vote #Shadowhunters as #TheSciFiFantasyShow. #PCAs

It’s true. #KatherineMcNamara has been nominated in the #PCAs. RT to vote her as #TheFemaleTVStar.

We’re mesmerized by #HarryShumJr both on and off screen. RT to cast your vote for him as #TheMaleTVStar. #PCAs

If you like Simon, Maia, and #Shadowhunters, RT this to vote us as #TheShow. #PCAs

Winning #TheBingeworthyShow would be legendary, and you know what they say about legends. RT to cast your vote for #Shadowhunters in the #PCAs.

People’s Choice Awards tweeted:

YOU voted and we listened! Here are your write-in nominees for The E! People's Choice Awards! #PCAs

Cast and Crew Reactions:

Kat (Clary) tweeted: Holy moly, angels! Let's keep this going and join together and vote at http://pca.eonline.com for Harry, Shadowhunters, and me :) #KatherineMcNamara #TheFemaleTVStar #PCAs 1 RT = 1 Vote

Kat (Clary) tweeted: Once again - thank you, angels, for the nominations for Shadowhunters, Harry and myself. @peopleschoice #KatherineMcNamara #TheFemaleTVStar #PCAs

Oz Comic Con

Matthew Daddario (Alec) and Dom Sherwood (Jace) spent a weekend in Sydney, Australia at Oz Comic Con.

The entire panel can be seen on the Oz Comic Con Facebook Page.

Clare Kramer shared a number of photos from the weekend’s panels and beyond:

The OG of @ozcomiccon. 🖤@dichenlachman @matthewdaddario @idomknow 📸 @karolinatx

Fan: @MatthewDaddario, I just wanted to ask you about your character… @DomSherwood1: *drops mic, takes out phone* #OzComicCon18 #Shadowhunters @OzComicCon

.@MatthewDaddario: I’ve never seen your brain work so quickly @DomSherwood1: Or at all, really. #Shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

.@DomSherwood1: Jace in 3B. Right. Where did we leave him? Oh right, Clary’s dead. The love of his life is dead. @MatthewDaddario: He’ll be fine after that brutal psychological torture. #ShadowHunters #OzComicCon18

A fan @OzComicCon asked @DomSherwood1 to do his best @MatthewDaddario imitation and this was the result. #Shadowhunters #OzComicCon18 (video)

It’s @MatthewDaddario at the @OzComicCon #Shadowhunters panel in #Sydney. #OzComicCon18

It’s @DomSherwood1 celebrating getting a fan question, and not @MatthewDaddario. #shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

Fan: For the record, I love you both. @DomSherwood1: Well if you all say it like that, I’m not making up any numbers! I’m already behind! #shadowhunters #OzComicCon18 @MatthewDaddario

Fan: If you were a boxer, what would your motivational song be? @DomSherwood1: That’s a good question! @MatthewDaddario: Alternating between Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now and the Indiana Jones theme. @DomSherwood1: I was going to say one of those! #Shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

On 3B @MatthewDaddario: Jace is going to be miserable. You’re going to hate it. @DomSherwood1: Unless you hate Jace, in which case you’ll love it. #Shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

On auditions @DomSherwood1: You know that thing where they turn you down because you’re too good-looking? @MatthewDaddario: No. #shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

Here @MatthewDaddario at the @OzComicCon #shadowhunters panel. #OzComicCon18

Q: If you could design a rune, what would it do? [Lengthy off-topic conversation re: monkey’s paws] @DomSherwood1: Yeah, Brendan Fraser. Just be able to teleport Brendon Fraser whenever you’d want. #shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

And here’s @DomSherwood1, who enjoys wearing “loud, outlandish-colored boxers.” #Shadowhunters #OzComicCon18

Awwwwww… #shadowhunters @MatthewDaddario #OzComicCon18

Photo dump! The #Shadowhunters boys are too fast to keep up with! @MatthewDaddario @DomSherwood1 #OzComicCon18

The nicest ever new friend. @domsherwood @ozcomiccon 📸 @karolinatx

One more photo dump of @MatthewDaddario and @DomSherwood1 at their Sunday @OzComicCon panel for all you #shadowhunters meme maniacs. #OzComicCon18

The AU Review shared a thread of live-tweets from the Shadowhunters panel.

#SaveShadowhunters (continued)

On June 4th, it was announced that Freeform wouldn’t be continuing on with a fourth season of Shadowhunters. Here are a few major highlights. (Our full roundup for #SaveShadowhunters can be found here.)

Clevver (article): Here’s Everything Shadowhunters Fans Have Done to Save the Series

Film Daily (article): #SaveShadowhunters: Here’s how a People’s Choice vote might do just that!

Basic Stuff Magazine (article): Save Shadowhunters Takes Over NYCC 2018

Other News

Matthew Daddario’s birthday was October 1st!

Hollywood Life (article): Happy Birthday, Matthew Daddario: See The ‘Shadowhunters’ Star’s Hottest Pics

Shadowhunters TV tweeted: Happy, happy birthday @MatthewDaddario. 🎂

Famous Birthdays tweeted a video: Happy 31st Birthday to @MatthewDaddario!

Ariana Williams (Madzie) tweeted: Happy birthday Matt love from Ariana #BestWishes #funtimes #memories #Alec&Madzie #SAVESHADOWHUNTERS

Amanda O’Leary (makeup artist) shared a video on Instagram: Been saving this for a special day! HAPPY BIRTHDAY @matthewdaddario you are just the bestest. #thebest

Kat (Clary) tweeted: The happiest of happy birthdays to the master of little known information, honest observant opinions, and overall general wise advice. @matthewdaddario thanks for always treating me like one of the big kids, even though we know we’re children at heart. Enjoy your day, brother!

Harry (Magnus) tweeted: @MatthewDaddario yo, did you know it’s your birthday? Anyone tell you? If not, I’ll be the first. Happy—oh, it’s October 1st now...oops.

#shadowhunters #bss news roundup #saveshadowhunters #oz comic con #peoples choice awards

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