Author of the So Close to You series with HarperTeenTumblr (3.0; @rachelcarterya)http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7kzqgdItk1qihqxpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rookiemag.tumblr.com/post/46169770806/geraldine-hoff-doyle-was-a-17-years-in-1942" target="_blank">rookiemag</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><span><br/>Geraldine Hoff Doyle, was a 17 years (in 1942) while she was working at the American Broach & Machine Co. </span>when a photographer snapped a pic of her on the job.</p> <p><span>That image </span><span>used by J. Howard Miller for the “We Can Do It!” poster, released during World War II.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Amazing!!!! - dana</p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/46200790016http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/46200790016Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:48:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/108b1f2d5b3cb679f7e4e21de7274756/tumblr_mk6slsYAGs1ru5crio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>1940s fashion = love.</p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/46200651464http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/46200651464Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:46:40 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PLAOaP2PHY8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="https://twitter.com/jerameykraatz" target="_blank">Jeramey Kraatz</a> and I talk books and dance party songs. Plus learn more about my lonely VT past.</p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/45999527049http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/45999527049Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:11:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd582b86ebd1a25966c55bfdda7f44c3/tumblr_mk2lfoxQWU1qilfuzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/45998781956/life-during-wartime" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://midcenturyblog.tumblr.com/post/45996774553/daddy-helps-build-them-by-paul-malon-on-flickr" target="_blank">Life During Wartime</a></p> </blockquote> <p>World War II ad, for all you historical lovers!</p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/45999216602http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/45999216602Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:06:02 -0400““If you don’t like someone’s story, write your own.””<br/><br/> - <em>China Achebe, d. March 23, 2013 (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sssdb.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">sssdb</a>)</em>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/45992320050http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/45992320050Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:49:53 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ei5iNAqi1qm7x6lo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/34298124738http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/34298124738Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:11:54 -0400wwII<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o9_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mal1t4VEbF1qziz83o10_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://eisforellie.tumblr.com/post/31883232185/kisses-from-world-war-ii" target="_blank">eisforellie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Kisses from World War II</p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/34298050550http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/34298050550Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:09:49 -0400wwII<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc07xzoWqD1rd9j3do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/34297976147http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/34297976147Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:07:48 -0400vintage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbqaxne3IL1ru5crio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Official title for the sequel to So Close to You!</p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/33360821530http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/33360821530Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:34:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbhdl7s7Sh1ru5crio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Cats and goodbyes.</span></p> <p><em><span>Photograph by Sam Hood</span></em></p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/33014052462http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/33014052462Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:53:31 -0400wwII<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mawzsmpS2z1rqd5coo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just like Mary and her friends!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagechampagnefever.tumblr.com/post/32299039975/forties-teenagers" target="_blank">vintagechampagnefever</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Forties teenagers</p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/32334542149http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/32334542149Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:54:22 -04001940s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_max0b1R2oj1rqd5coo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagechampagnefever.tumblr.com/post/32319147885/british-second-world-war-propaganda-poster" target="_blank">vintagechampagnefever</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>British Second World War propaganda poster </p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/32334463630http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/32334463630Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:52:43 -0400wwII<p>Enter to win a signed copy of So Close to You, a copy of I Am Number Four, and a special prize on my blog! <a href="http://www.rachel-carter.com/blog" target="_blank">www.rachel-carter.com/blog</a></p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/31732699339http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/31732699339Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:51:48 -0400giveaway<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_magi692CmO1rqd5coo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagechampagnefever.tumblr.com/post/31724465798/vivien-leigh-and-robert-taylor-meet-on-waterloo" target="_blank">vintagechampagnefever</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor meet on <em>Waterloo Bridge</em></p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/31732650502http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/31732650502Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:50:36 -0400wwII<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma6yvhuJmC1qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/31732629364http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/31732629364Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:50:05 -0400<a href="http://thedailyheynow.com/post/19757814130/11-rules-to-a-successful-korean-drama-the-sequel">THE DAILY HEY NOW!: 11 Rules to a Successful Korean Drama: The Sequel</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thedailyheynow.com/post/19757814130/11-rules-to-a-successful-korean-drama-the-sequel" target="_blank">thedailyheynow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1b9jg0vvl1r3kbnf.png"/></p> <p>Screencaps, you are my hellacious cyst. But since you guys enjoyed the first round, I decided to bring it back for a second spin.<br/><br/></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1. Single Parents are Korea’s Dating Goldmine</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ba6pwBxL1r3kbnf.png"/></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>What’s sexier than a dead mother? Something about this equates to a hardship that makes a woman humble…</span></p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/30735181294http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/30735181294Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:23:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92hsqvY7u1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/29840934208/swell" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanearth/6664842989/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Swell</a></p> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29869312483http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29869312483Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:05:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m92tpdjlit1rpudlro1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cassandraclare.tumblr.com/post/29857420174/have-some-jace-in-hq-i-like-the-gear-i-like" target="_blank">cassandraclare</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Have some Jace in HQ.</p> <p>(I like the gear. I like that it has different components and is bendy at the knees so it looks like you could actually move in it.)</p> <p>Also, if you look at his hand you can see THE MORGENSTERN RING.</p> <p>Cool, huh?</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hellyeahjamiebower.tumblr.com/post/29857026175/jace-wayland-in-hq" target="_blank">hellyeahjamiebower</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jace Wayland… in HQ</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29869122817http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29869122817Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:02:52 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8roj9dlYc1qbz9meo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://life.tumblr.com/post/29437025111/not-originally-published-in-life-celebrations-in" target="_blank">life</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Not originally published in LIFE.</strong> Celebrations in Chicago, August 14, 1945 — V-J Day.</p> <div>See more photos <a href="http://ti.me/OWKGg6%20" target="_blank"><strong>here.</strong></a></div> </blockquote>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29450474983http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29450474983Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:58:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ronilY0n1qzt7sso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beach.</p> <p>Via:</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scrapbook.elizabethweinberg.com/post/29437198468" target="_blank">eliz</a>:</p>http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29450406159http://rachelcarterya.tumblr.com/post/29450406159Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:57:44 -0400