<table class="image-container float_right" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/518be07a6bb3f7e434000009-337-252/allie-brosh.png" border="0" alt="Allie Brosh " /></div><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Allie Brosh </a></td></tr></table><keyword id="1743541" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Allie-Brosh">Allie Brosh</keyword>, the author of the hugely popular blog and web comic <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Hyperbole And A Half</a>, has returned with her first post since she announced <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html" target="_blank">her fight with depression back in October of 2011</a>. 
The internet is a happier place today with Brosh's return.
<keyword id="1743542" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Hyperbole-And-A-Half">Hyperbole And A Half</keyword> is crudely drawn web comic crafted with Microsoft paint that highlights the normal and the absurd of Brosh's life and observations. Brosh's quirky, uplifting and humorous style was an immediate hit and helped her build a loyal following that includes over <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hyperbole-and-a-Half/" target="_blank">300,000 Likes on her Facebook page</a>. 
Which made it all the more shocking to her fans when she suddenly posted a heart wrenching comic depicting her struggle with <keyword id="6354802" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="depression">depression</keyword>. 
After her final two posts that addressed her depression, Brosh stopped updating her blog, posting comments, stopped tweeting, stopped updating her Facebook page. She <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/qov3p/does_anybody_know_what_is_happening_with_allie/" target="_blank">resurfaced briefly</a> to let fans know she was OK and was dealing with getting a handle on her depression.
Last night, Brosh announced on her Facebook page and in a <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/pre-post-transition-post.html" target="_blank">post on Hyperbole And A Half</a> that there would be a new comic telling the story of her struggles with depression over the last two years. 
She announced the new post in typical Brosh style. With a drawing of an airplane. 
<div class="image-container" style="width:590px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/518bdf8969bedd1a28000004-415-311/allie-brosh-hyperbole-and-a-half.png" border="0" alt="Allie Brosh Hyperbole and a half" width="590" /></div>Allie Brosh</div>
In her "<a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html" target="_blank">Depression: Part 2</a>" post, Brosh's description of what she's been going through with depression is a fascinating, unique and emotionally personal look into her life and the lives of those who must deal with this disease. 
In an email to Business Insider, Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology University of South Florida, called Brosh's return post "<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/charting-the-depths/201305/what-is-it-be-severely-depressed" target="_blank">stunningly brilliant</a>." 
Rottenberg explained what is brilliant about the post is that it captures recovery from depression as not being an easy or linear process; it can be as confusing as depression itself.
She candidly illustrates how difficult it is to fight the feeling of "nothing," what its like to struggle with notions of suicide and how it can feel like your brain is playing games with you you don't understand. 
<div class="image-container" style="width:590px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/518bdff469bedda22200001a-659-400/screen%20shot%202013-05-09%20at%201.41.16%20pm.png" border="0" alt="Allie Brosh hyperbole and a half" width="590" /></div><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.com">Allie Brosh</a></div>
Brosh tackles it all with her weapons of choice, art and words. She's also mentioned she's finished a draft of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hyperbole-Half-Unfortunate-Situations-Mechanisms/dp/1451666179" target="_blank">her upcoming book</a>.
Welcome back Allie Brosh, the internet has missed you.

Popular 'Hyperbole And A Half' Web Comic Allie Brosh Returns With 'Stunningly Brilliant' Blog Post

People who are trying to help someone with depression often go about it in the wrong way.
Allie Brosh of <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a> has an illustrated anecdote that perfectly explains why. Brosh has openly talked about her battle with depression on her blog, which inspired <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hyperbole-Half-Unfortunate-Situations-Mechanisms/dp/1451666179/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1407860005&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=hyperbole+and+a+half">a book by the same name</a>.
According to Brosh, well-meaning but misguided attempts to problem-solve can be the most frustrating thing about having depression:
All the hopeful, proactive solutions start to sound completely insane in contrast to the scope of the problem.
It would be like having a bunch of dead fish, but no one around you will acknowledge that the fish are dead. Instead, they offer to help you look for the fish or try to help you figure out why they disappeared.
The problem might not even have a solution. But you aren't necessarily looking for solutions. You're maybe just looking for someone to say "sorry about how dead your fish are" or "wow, those are super dead. I still like you, though."
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table full"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53ea43edeab8ea8953e15500-800-821/80-6.jpg" border="0" alt="80"><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a></img></div></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table full"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53ea43ed69beddc94a6a5f10-800-820/79-6.jpg" border="0" alt="79"><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a></img></div></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table full"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53ea43ed6da8110440e668f0-800-820/78-5.jpg" border="0" alt="78"><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a></img></div></div></div>You'll want to spend some time reading over Brosh's full story and checking out all the illustrations.
<h3><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html">Here's what depression is really like &gt;</a></h3>
<h3><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html">And here's what it's like to finally start feeling better &gt;</a><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html"> </a></h3>

Here Is The Most Frustrating Thing About Being Depressed

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/53ea3ede6da811502ae668ea-640-480/hyperbole-and-a-half.png" border="0" alt="Hyperbole and a Half"><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a></img></div></div></div>Allie Brosh runs the well-known blog <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a>, famous around the internet for its unique illustrations and relatable confessionals. On the blog, she has detailed her struggles with depression.
Her candid voice, paired with the cartoons, capture the essence of what it's like to have depression in a way that few others have, as in her blog post/comic "<a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html">Depression part two</a>."<a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html"></a>
While depression isn't the same for everyone, this sentence from Brosh sums up an all-too-common experience:
At first, I'd try to explain that it's not really negativity or sadness anymore, it's more just this detached, meaningless fog where you can't feel anything about anything - even the things you love, even fun things - and you're horribly bored and lonely, but since you've lost your ability to connect with any of the things that would normally make you feel less bored and lonely, you're stuck in the boring, lonely, meaningless void without anything to distract you from how boring, lonely, and meaningless it is.
It's worth checking out the full post on Hyperbole and a Half. <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html">Read it here &gt;</a>

This Sentence Explains What It Really Feels Like To Be Depressed

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="jmawork/flickr" title_caption="Life doesn't come with spell-check." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5576f0106bb3f79029e55aea-960/typos-1.jpg"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5576f0106bb3f79029e55aea-1024-768/typos-1.jpg" border="0" alt="typos" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/illuminated_photography/3708793116">jmawork/flickr</a>Life doesn't come with spell-check.</div></div></div>F. Scott Fitzgerald was <a href="http://theweek.com/articles/462824/11-historical-figures-who-really-bad-spelling">a notoriously terrible speller</a>. So was Ernest Hemingway. And Winston Churchill, <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/30529/6-wordsmiths-who-couldnt-spell">Jane Austen</a>, and John Keats. And the list goes on.While being a very good speller often indicates high intelligence, and having very low intelligence usually predicts bad spelling, being a very bad speller does not necessarily indicate low intelligence."The verdict is clear," writes Marilyn vos Savant in "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Spelling-Madness-Method/dp/0393322084/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8">The Art of Spelling: The Method and the Madness</a>." "One does not <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=biKOnUhQ8ocC&amp;pg=PA38&amp;lpg=PA38=bl&amp;ots=XBwZnaK4r_&amp;sig=-QFwp7vQN-w2w3oURYP4-OP2qWw&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=dBR2Vc79Nc6KyASe2YCoAg&amp;ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">reliably predict</a> the other."But just because it isn't an accurate metric of brainpower doesn't mean people don't use it as one, which means that, for better or worse, spelling still matters.Inspired by the (British-inflected) Quora thread "<a href="http://www.quora.com/English-language/What-is-the-most-misspelt-word-in-the-English-language">What is the most misspelt word in the English language?</a>," we pulled together a list of embarrassingly common errors.tomorrow"Often to my surprise, I find a lot of well-educated folks will spell 'tomorrow' as 'tommorrow' or 'tommorow,'" <a href="http://www.quora.com/English-language/What-is-the-most-misspelt-word-in-the-English-language/answer/Kyle-Arean-Raines-1?srid=3ECx&amp;share=1">writes</a> Quora user Kyle Arean-Raines.accommodateOne of the <a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/common-misspellings">most commonly misspelled words</a> in the English language, according to data culled from the Oxford English Corpus, "accommodate" has two C's and two M's.trulyTrue has an E. Truly does not.separateIt's "separate," not "seperate." Quora user Ashish R. Bhat <a href="http://www.quora.com/English-language/What-is-the-most-misspelt-word-in-the-English-language/answer/Ashish-R-Bhat?srid=3ECx&amp;share=1">says</a> he was seeing the incorrect spelling so often that he began to doubt the correct one. Tip: Remember there's "a rat" in "separate."a lotIf you have a large amount of something, then you have "a lot" of it - two words. "Alot" is nonstandard. It is the name of an <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html">adorable creature</a> that "<a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/">Hyperbole and a Half</a>" writer and cartoonist Allie Brosh made up "to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5571fa516bb3f79f1f1d2b9b-680-510/alot-allie-brosh.png" border="0" alt="Alot Allie Brosh"><a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html">Allie Brosh</a>This is Alot. We like it a lot.</img></div></div></div>definitelyJust as there is no crying in baseball, there is no A in "definitely." But <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5538890/Definitely-is-most-commonly-misspelt-word.html">according to a survey</a> from OnePoll, it's the most commonly misspelled word in English. Remembering that the root is "finite" helps. If etymology doesn't work, webcomic "The Oatmeal" offers <a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling">a handy phrase</a> to help you remember.restaurateurUnless you live a very specific kind of life, it's likely you're not regularly writing about restaurateurs. When and if you are, take note: The correct spelling has no N. "Restaurant" has an N. "Restaurateur" does not.misspellThere is particular shame in misspelling "misspell," so avoid it. The correct spelling has two S's, because, as "Barron's Pocket Guide to Correct English" <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_XViUnB0UdcC&amp;lpg=PA54&amp;ots=A4SYRqiSgl&amp;pg=PA54#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">explains</a>, "prefixes are kept intact even when their final letter is the same as the first letter in the base word."necessary Another one from <a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/common-misspellings">Oxford's top 100 misspellings</a>: "Necessary," which has one C but two S's. "Unnecessary," meanwhile, is frequently misspelled too. Because of the same prefix rule that governs "misspell," it has two N's: one in "un" and the other in "necessary."pronunciationWhile it feels like "pronunciation" should contain the word "pronounce," it doesn't. The middle syllable in "pronunciation" is "nun." The middle syllable in "pronounce" is "noun."all rightIf something is adequate or satisfactory, it is "all right," two words. As Writer's Digest <a href="http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/alright-vs-all-right">gently puts it</a>, "'alright' technically isn't, well, a word."One of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Garners-Modern-American-Usage-Garner/dp/0195382757">the world's foremost authorities on the English language, Bryan Garner,</a> says this: "Alright for all right has never been accepted as standard" in American English. "The short version may be gaining a shadowy acceptance in [British English] ... Still, the combined version cannot yet be considered good usage - or even colloquially all right."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="YouTube/Oscars" title_caption="" All="" right="" all="" is="" the="" way="" to="" go.="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55760f7d6bb3f7d021e8f25e-960/matthew-mcconaughey-oscars-alright-alright-alright-4.jpg"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55760f7d6bb3f7d021e8f25e-961-720/matthew-mcconaughey-oscars-alright-alright-alright-4.jpg" border="0" alt="matthew mcconaughey oscars alright alright alright" /></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2cVhC-63I">YouTube/Oscars</a>"All right, all right, all right" is the way to go.</div></div></div>maintenanceMaintenance does not contain the word "maintain." Instead, the "ai" turns to an E. According to Google Trends, people in Missouri are particularly confused about this - it's the <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-worst-spellers-in-america-live-in-this-state-2015-05-28">most frequently Googled spelling in the state</a>.receiveAs with many English spelling rules, "I before E except after C" has plenty of exceptions (and Mental Floss has <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/51635/how-i-e-except-after-c-rule">a guide to them here</a>), but in this case, at least, the saying stands.occasion, occasionallyMore than a few Quora users <a href="http://www.quora.com/English-language/What-is-the-most-misspelt-word-in-the-English-language">admitted having trouble</a> with "occasion" and "occasionally," which have double C's but not double S's.occurrenceYet another frequently confused case of double letters, "occurrence" makes <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5538890/Definitely-is-most-commonly-misspelt-word.html">Britain's list of top misspelled words</a>, thanks to its double C's, double R's, and the ambiguous-sounding vowel in the last syllable. (It's an E.)<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="" Memento="" Newmarket="" Films="" title_caption="" is="" a="" movie="" about="" memory="" not="" moments.="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5577265f6bb3f7dc08e55ae8-960/memento-4.jpg"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5577265f6bb3f7dc08e55ae8-928-696/memento-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Memento" /></a>"Memento"/Newmarket Films"Memento" is a movie about memory, not moments.</div></div></div>memento"Why would something to remind you of a 'moment' be spelled 'memento'? Well, it is," <a href="http://qr.ae/7101qf">wrote</a> an anonymous Quora user. A more nuanced explanation: "Memento" comes from the same root as "remember."privilege"According to the pronunciation (not 'pronounciation'!) of this word, that middle vowel could be anything," one anonymous Quora user <a href="http://qr.ae/7101qf">points out</a>. But it isn't. Accordingly, remember: two I's and two E's, in that order.scheduleThis one makes the Barron's list because of <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_XViUnB0UdcC&amp;lpg=PA54&amp;ots=A4SYRqiSgl&amp;pg=PA55#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">pronunciation confusion</a>. Although some people say "schedule" as if it were a three-syllable word - sched-u-al - <a href="http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/schedule">it isn't</a>, and it isn't spelled that way.Bonus:minusculeBecause it means very small, a lot of people think of "mini" and incorrectly spell this word as "miniscule." "But the word derives from the word minus; it has nothing to do with the prefix mini-," <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Garners-Modern-American-Usage-Garner/dp/0195382757?tag=bisafetynet-20">says Garner</a>. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/items-keep-off-resume-careers-2015-4">5 things you should never put on your résumé</a></h3> <div> <div> <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="duNjBmdDpbHFsqP9jEZSGXMaxI7gJ3wD" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> <script> if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'duNjBmdDpbHFsqP9jEZSGXMaxI7gJ3wD',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); </script> <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div> </div> <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script> </div>

18 incredibly common spelling mistakes that make you look dumb

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/50c78bf6eab8ea064f000005-528-396/picture%2014-59.png?maxX=480" border="0" alt="Malala Yousafzai" width="480" /><a href="http://statigr.am/p/321116325282487437_26580678">statigr.am/priscillaramirez</a>Malala Yousafzai's "I Am Malala" was voted the best memoir from <keyword id="133644" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="2013">2013</keyword>.</div></div><keyword id="1619292" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Goodreads">Goodreads</keyword> is out with its <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2013" target="_blank">2013 Goodreads Choice Awards</a>.
Every year, the book recommendation site asks its users to vote for the best new book across 20 genres, from historical fiction to horror.
Goodreads editors first analyze statistics from the 250 million titles that were added, rated, and reviewed on the site in 2013 to nominate 15 <keyword id="5050" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="books">books</keyword> in each category. Readers are also encouraged to write-in nominations if their favorite didn't make the cut.
The final winners this year were then based on almost 2 million reader votes. See if your favorite book is on the list below.
FICTION: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16115612-and-the-mountains-echoed?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"And the Mountains Echoed" by Khaled Hosseini</a>. From the author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" comes the tale of an Afghanistan family separated by dire circumstances who struggle over half a century to find one another from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to Greece.
MYSTERY/THRILLER: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17212231-inferno?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Inferno" by Dan Brown</a>. Robert Langdon is back again with more riddles, secret passageways, and classic art as he sets out to reveal the mystery behind Dante's epic poem.
HISTORICAL FICTION: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790842-life-after-life?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson</a>. What if you could die and be reborn again? That's the question in this brilliant, multi-layered novel set in 20th century London that is as funny as it is philosophical.
FANTASY: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15783514-the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman</a>. An adult fairy tale at its finest, a middle-aged man remembers his magical childhood, proving that sometimes stories are able to shelter us from the harsh realities of life.
PARANORMAL FANTASY: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12216302-cold-days?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Cold Days" by Jim Butcher</a>. The 14th in the Dresden Files series, Dresden is back from the dead, but beset by magical enemies both old and new as he is forced to do the impossible: Assassinate an immortal.
SCIENCE FICTION: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17262203-maddaddam?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"MaddAddam" by Margaret Atwood</a>. The third of her MaddAddam series, only a small group of humans survive after a man-made plague sweeps the earth. Now they must work together when the planet is attacked.
ROMANCE: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13570854-lover-at-last?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Lover At Last" by J.R. Ward</a>. Long-time fans of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series are finally rewarded for their patience when the unrequited love of two of Ward's best characters is finally realized.
HORROR: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16130549-doctor-sleep?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Doctor Sleep" by Stephen King</a>. Dan Torrance from "The Shining" is now a middle-aged man who must protect a 12-year-old girl against a quasi-immortal tribe that feed off the children with the "shining" in King's latest thriller.
MEMOIR/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17851885-i-am-malala?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai</a>. The highly acclaimed memoir of the young Pakistani girl who stood up to the Taliban for every girls' right to an education, was shot at point-blank range - and miraculously survived.
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17262134-jim-henson?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Jim Henson: The Biography" by Brian Jay Jones</a>. Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. Jim Henson was the man behind The Muppets, but Jay Jones proves he was also much more in this comprehensive biography.
NONFICTION: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16056498-the-autistic-brain?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum" by Temple Grandin</a>. From a scientist on the forefront of the "autism revolution," Grandin weaves together her own experiences with new theories on what causes autism and how we can best diagnose and treat it.
FOOD/COOKBOOKS: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15843172-tequila-mockingbird?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist" by Tim Federle</a>. A cocktail book for the literary obsessed, Federle combines witty names and classic books with 65 cocktails, such as the Vermouth the Bell Tolls.
HUMOR: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17571007-hyperbole-and-a-half?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Hyperbole and a Half" by Allie Brosh</a>. Out of her viral blog comes Brosh's first book that make use of her deceptively simple illustrations to tell stories that belie a dark humor and striking wit, with topics ranging from dogs to depression.
GRAPHIC NOVELS/COMICS: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15789361-beautiful-creatures?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Beautiful Creatures: The Graphic Novel" by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl</a>. Based on the young adult novel of the name name, the manga version of "Beautiful Creatures" is filled with stark black and white images that will satisfy and intrigue fans.
POETRY:<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16075147-the-fall-of-arthur?from_choice=true" target="_blank"> "The Fall of Arthur" by J.R.R. Tolkien</a>. This is the world's first publication of a previously unknown work by Tolkien from the '30s which tells of the final days of King Arthur in verse alongside essays from his son Christopher.
DEBUT AUTHOR: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18297707-tangled?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Tangled" by Emma Chase</a>. This is a romance novel that revolves around New York's elite who strive for both success and love in the hilarious premier book from author Emma Chase.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745753-eleanor-park?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Eleanor &amp; Park" by Rainbow Rowell</a>. This novel about two misfit teenagers who fall in love on a bus is sweet without being saccharine. It's also a story adults can love, too.
YOUNG ADULT FANTASY/SCI FI: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17383918-allegiant?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"Allegiant" by Veronica Roth</a>. The third in the dystopian Divergent series comes "Allegiant," the most outward-looking of the books that battles to comprehend the complexities of human nature in the ultimate finale for fans.
CHILDREN'S: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12127810-the-house-of-hades?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"The House of Hades" by Rick Riodan</a>. Filled with Olympian gods and folklore, this book follows Percy Jackson in his latest - and most dangerous - quest in The Heroes of Olympus series.
PICTURE BOOKS: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16101018-the-day-the-crayons-quit?from_choice=true" target="_blank">"The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt</a>. This delightful and imaginative story about crayons who have had enough will make children both laugh and color in a whole new way.
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2013" target="_blank">See the runners up in each category over at Goodreads</a>.

The Best New Books Of The Year, According To Goodreads

<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54a3041869bedd88590e8372-1200-924/library-reading-girl-books.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="Library, Reading, Girl, Books" width="480"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/loughboroughuniversitylibrary/6334661382">Flick/Loughborough University Library</a></img>If you want great book recommendations, just ask the folks who know books best.
Librarians from the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/12/22/best-books-year">New York Public Library recalled</a> the best books they read in 2014. From romance to thriller to biography, you'll find your new favorite books below.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803734964/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0803734964&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=7MIQSEICCQZUGH57">I'll Give You the Sun</a>" by Jandy Nelson:&#xa0;Twins Noah and Jude are total opposites, but very close growing up. Fast forward to adulthood, and they're no longer speaking. "A story of sibling rivalry, family, love, art, betrayal, perseverance, death and dreams," said Mulberry Street branch librarian Anne Rouyer, "it filled my soul with hope and humanity and made me a better person."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802122515/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0802122515&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=INQQHN2CFYKTSI2G">An Untamed State</a>" by Roxane Gay:&#xa0;Mirelle is an attorney on her way to visit her parents with her husband and son when she is kidnapped and held for ransom. "It really gave me chills to read what she resorted to doing just to survive such traumatizing events," said Grand Concourse branch librarian Sherise Pagan.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594633118/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1594633118&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=42ZTJD5JDSF4R76X">The Paying Guests</a>" by Sarah Waters:&#xa0;In 1922 London, an impoverished widow and her spinster daughter take in some boarders to earn a little extra money. "The setting is rich, the characters captivating, the writing inspiring, and the story!" said Lynn Lobash, in Readers Services. "The book turns from fascinating historical fiction to thriller. It's amazing!"
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451649282/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1451649282&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=GA36FQF5QQVGGBOP">Unremarried Widow: A Memoir</a>" by Artis Henderson:&#xa0;Artis Henderson's soldier husband dies in a helicopter crash in Iraq - a death which mirrors that of her father, who died in a plane crash when Artis was five. "It's achingly sad," said Maura Muller, in the Volunteers Office, "but it is a beautiful love story that in spite of the heartache, leaves you smiling."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802122566/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0802122566&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=JB4O7A22ZYIZCBXO">The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle</a>" by Francisco Goldman:&#xa0;Goldman's grief over the death of his wife manifests itself in his fear of driving in Mexico City, a fear which he symbolically tries to overcome. "It's at once a deeply felt love story, an elegy, political study and meditation on home," said Miriam Tuliao, on the NYPL Selection Team.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1606997688/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1606997688&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=GWBJXQJFJ5VW6XS3">An Age of License</a>" by Lucy Knisley:&#xa0;This graphic travel memoir follows Kniskley on a trip to Europe and Scandinavia she took in her twenties to try and discover herself. "With lovely and evocative illustrations, it perfectly captures the fun of traveling as a young person, while also touching on the anxieties that come with being a twenty-something," said Mulberry Street branch librarian Susie Heimbach.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159643774X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=159643774X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=64J43OWOLVWZN42J">This One Summer</a>" by Mariko Tamaki:&#xa0;"This graphic novel is an evocative coming-of-age tale that perfectly captures the innocence of feeling small when experience reveals that the world is a much larger and darker place than the familiarity of summer suggests," said Mid-Manhattan branch librarian Daniel Norton.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525426035/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0525426035&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=UJQLMHUWYENLFPAV">Grasshopper Jungle</a>" by Andrew Smith:&#xa0;In a world where giant preying mantises are taking over the world lies a story "with a solid bedrock of character development and an unusual storytelling style," Kingsbridge librarian Andrea Lipinski said. "Austin Szerba is a great character and a fascinating narrator, and we follow him down surprising paths as his mind takes leaps backwards and forwards in time to tell this story."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143119680/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0143119680&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=LCAJZAERPYNT6ERL">A Discovery of Witches</a>" by Deborah Harkness:&#xa0;The first book in a trilogy of vampires, witches, time travel, and romance where a student navigates a long-lost alchemical manuscript and discovers a fantastical history. "What's not to love?" said Mid-Manhattan librarian Lois Moore. "I'm already halfway through the second book in the trilogy, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143123629/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0143123629&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=OH2FT6KQZDSTX2AO">Shadow of Night</a>.' The third volume, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670025593/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0670025593&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=2HEABKP767CWJYC2">The Book of Life</a>,' was published this year."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765364883/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0765364883&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=GVOJQIDQRG4VFV5E">A Memory of Light</a>" by Brandon Sanderson:&#xa0;This is the finale of Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" fantasy series, continued by Sanderson after Jordan's death. "Seeing so many character stories wrap up, others end in tragedy and saying goodbye to favorites you've followed over the course of fourteen epic novels was a bit wrenching," Spuyten Duyvil branch librarian Joshua Soule said. "I'm not afraid to admit there were tears."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451666179/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1451666179&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=ULCWALUJQFIZTJHT">Hyperbole and a Half</a>" by Allie Brosh:&#xa0;Based on the author's popular blog, this is a book of hilarious, everyday situations accented by spunky, crudely-drawn illustrations that help tell a story. "I appreciate her total honesty in pointing out her own flaws," said Rabecca Hoffman, from the Kingsbridge branch. "It was smart, funny, and ... made the rest of us feel normal."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312424094/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0312424094&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=HYPA6O7GCDRSOEDI">Housekeeping</a>" by Marilynne Robinson:&#xa0;Two sisters face grief, growing up, and survival as they're shuffled from one relative to another as each dies. "Every sentence is vivid," said Mid-Manhattan branch librarian Jessica Cline. "I felt the leaves build up in the corners of my rooms and paint begin to peel on my door frames."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062110845/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0062110845&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=475ZALNKAQJOVJP6">The Golem and the Jinni</a>" by Helene Wecker:&#xa0;Both Chava, a golem, and Ahmad, a jinni, are mythical creatures who exist in Jewish and Muslim lore, respectively. A chance meeting between the two in New York city mixes genres and mythologies at the same time. This is "an epic story that documents the immigrant experience of the two unlikely title characters," said Rosa Caballero-Li, in the AskNYPL service.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439172560/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1439172560&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=OQAL2HAKX327ANTF">The First Bad Man</a>" by Miranda July:&#xa0;Cheryl is a neurotic woman living alone when her bosses ask if their 21-year-old daughter - a spoiled bully who thrusts Cheryl into reality - can live with her for a while. "It was so funny and fresh," said Lynn Lobash, in Readers Services. " The narrator is socially spastic. She will make you cringe like Larry David."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062271504/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0062271504&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=HVNJYJ4DTCWHCSZ2">The Luck Uglies</a>" by Paul Durham:&#xa0;"This fantasy adventure reminded me just how much fun it can be to plunge into a world of deliciously awful villains, mysterious rogues and fearsome monsters with a group of undaunted young protagonists," Seward Park librarian Stephanie Whelan said. "Can't remember the last time I missed so many subway stops because I just didn't want to stop reading!"
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805086846/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0805086846&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=36IZ6DRZBYNPQEJQ">Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee</a>" by Dee Brown:&#xa0;A history of Native American Indians in the West, Brown's novel "opened a door to another point of view on American history," said Mid-Manhattan librarian Jessica Cline. "I am a more conscientious person for it. It is also a great conversation starter, many people have strong feelings about reading this book."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476746583/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1476746583&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=SKRD3SLIWSWJVXCS">All the Light We Cannot See</a>" by Anthony Doerr:&#xa0;A blind girl and a young German soldier, on opposite sides of World War II, come together as each must solve a puzzle of their own. "It's not just that characters are finely drawn, the path Doerr sets them on left me thinking for days afterward about the people I meet and the paths and puzzles that draw us together, for whatever reason, for however long," said Christopher Platt, in Sites and Services.
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EKYGLKA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00EKYGLKA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=V6ODKLJDXW3T6BFW">The Sweet Science &amp; Other Writings</a>" by A.J. Liebling: "The collection is part of the estimable Library of America series and comprises five works," Wayne Roylance, in the Selection Team, said. "Liebling's deftness at turns-of-phrase, his inventive word choice ... as well as his wry humor and trenchant analysis make him - for my money - one of the best writers The New Yorker ever published."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803740018/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0803740018&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=MO4MUWKOB446GPUB">Under the Egg</a>" by Laura Marx Fitzgerald:&#xa0;"The story is set in New York City and introduces readers an array of fascinating residents," said Children's Center 42nd Street librarian Louise Lareau. "Think art, science, WWII, celebrity kids, Monuments Men, gardening and super cool librarians all rolled in one."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060936223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0060936223&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=UXILVKX4AOXK4XV5">Just Kids</a>" by Patti Smith:&#xa0;This is Smith's "eloquent memoir of her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and their development as artists," said Elizabeth Waters, a librarian at the Mid-Manhattan branch. "It was wonderful to see the New York City of the late 1960s and 1970s through her eyes. I wonder if any of our future poets are sleeping in city parks like she sometimes did when she first arrived in New York."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375867821/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0375867821&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=NO4HY32RBR4PPEDK">The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia</a>" by Candace Fleming:&#xa0;"Fleming interweaves excerpts from diary entries of peasants and shop girls with descriptions of the Romanovs' lives of excess and grandeur," Epiphany branch librarian Mina Hong said. "This is a suspenseful and juicy read ... that reveals the chilling circumstances surrounding the Romanovs' deaths during a truly tumultuous period of Russian history."
"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374363099/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0374363099&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=bibooklists-20&amp;linkId=GLPULNKDV7OCDPB4">The Riverman</a>" by Aaron Starmer:&#xa0;Two kids, Alistair and Fiona, get wrapped up in a treacherous situation involving a portal into another world where a creature called the Riverman steals childrens' souls. This book of fantasy vs. reality "wormed its way into the crevices of my brain, set up house, and will NOT be evicted for a very long time," said Betsy Bird, in the Selection Team. "I can feel tendrils of it affecting everything I do even now."

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