In the last episode, The Distracted Librarians chatted about tattoos based on books, movies, and videogames. Read on to find inspiration for your next tattoo.
Books
Titus Andronicus / William Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s earliest and bloodiest tragedies.
Winnie the Pooh : a reproduction of the original manuscript / A. A. Milne
Written by A. A. Milne in 1926, this children’s book kicked off the saga of Winnie-the-Pooh and went on to captivate children-and adults-of all ages for decades to come.
Wolfsong / TJ Klune
When Joe Bennett, a charming and handsome shapeshifter who is haunted by scars he cannot heal, returns to Green Creek three years after a murder sent his pack scattering, 26-year-old Ox can no longer ignore the attraction between them.
Heartstopper / Alice Oseman
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out.
Six of Crows / Leigh Bardo
Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction–if they don’t kill each other first.
And Still I Rise / Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou’s third poetry collection, a unique celebration of life, it consists of rhythms of strength, love, and remembrance, songs of the street, and lyrics of the heart.
Macbeth / William Shakespeare
With the help of his scheming wife, he sets into motion a sinister plan that will paint bloody strokes across the entire landscape of Scotland.
Slaughterhouse-Five / Kurt Vonnegut
Billy Pilgrim, a chaplain’s assistant during the Second World War, returns home only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an eternal present.
Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling
On Harry’s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
The Fellowship of the Ring / J. R. R. Tolkien
The first volume in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Pride and Prejudice / Jane Austen
The provincial Bennet family, home to five unmarried daughters, is turned upside down when a wealthy bachelor takes up a house nearby.
Fault in Our Stars / John Green
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.
Movies
Titus
Presents the story of a victorious Roman general whose rigid code of honor and duty proves to be his downfall. A shocking journey into the depths of the human heart, a place where vengeance and passion reign supreme.
Spirited Away
When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents.
My Neighbor Totoro
Two young sisters spend a summer in the Japanese countryside with their father. The children’s strange new home turns out to be a wonderland filled with creatures and a trio of furry woodland sprites who can only be seen by children.
Titanic
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Games
Kingdom Hearts
Sims 3
Sims 4
Dead by Daylight