I must have been living under a rock not to realize that Iron Man 3 is in theaters tomorrow. Luckily I can catch up on all things Tony Stark over at Marvel's Iron Man news page. Now I am stoked to see Pepper Potts in the suit!
That time when you had to read in front of the class and said "breasts" instead of "breath"? Don't worry, we've all been there -- in real life and in fiction.
Suzanne Young's new book, The Program, is getting a lot of buzz! It's comforting to know that in the dystopian future that lies ahead, at least our hair will be perfect.
It chills my blood just thinking about Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave. They are making short trailers for each of the "waves"; this is the first one.
I think the trailer for Julie Kagawa's The Eternity Cureis stylish, despite the foghorn meme.
And our last video is an invitation to be part of a book trailer -- for Suzanne Collins's Catching Fire!!
It's getting so you can't tell 'em apart. Please note how this one uses the omninous foghorn that started with Inception. Catch up to the rest of us, book marketers! it's BEEN DONE [smacks upside head].
Still, I'm intrigued. What's with that bracelet? Will it track her, or explode off her hand if she tries to leave?
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
The City of Bones trailer is here in its extended glory!
Wow, now I don't have to watch the movie. Although, is that Magnus Bane we're seeing there? Holy hotness, Batman. Plus the kid from The Misfits -- that is the most exciting casting ever.
Big big news for my fellow horror fans and anyone who finds Christmas kinda unsettling: Joe Hill's NOS4A2 will be on shelves at the end of the month.
While Mr. Hill is indeed too-cool-for-school kids, please please please wear a full face helmet while riding your motorcycle.
The Percy Jackson franchise is still...going strong?
OMG, you guys, they totally did the foghorn thing. Logan Lerman, take the money and run! Run your adorbs face into another indie picture!
Also, you guys are only worried about Kronos? Because last time I checked, the entire Greek pantheon was made up of jerks and sociopaths.
And it wouldn't be a trailer roundup without the latest teaser of Catching Fire.
The Museum of Fine Arts is seeking teens for the 2013 summer Teen Arts Council (TAC). Members work on a variety of museum activities and attend workshops and training sessions to develop creative and critical thinking skills. And they get paid! Contact 617-369-4359 or tac@mfa.org.
Poor historical fiction. It can be a hard sell, trying to convince someone they'll enjoy reading about people hundreds of years ago. But all you have to do is check out Kiera Knightly vamping it up in Anna Karenina to understand that there is passion and thrills and adventure to be found in those long ago times.
Here are some recent and upcoming historical fiction books that deserve your attention!
I was going to wait until at least October to post about the amazingly spooky book Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough, but I just couldn't stand it any longer. It is the first day of fall, though, so that's something.
Long Lankin is based on an old English folk ballad about the betrayal and brutal murder of a mother and her child. Lankin, the man (?) at the center of the legend has gone by many names as the tale passed through generations. Some know him as Lamkin. Some know him as Balankin. Ramkin, Lambert Linkin and Lammikin are all names he's gone by. It's been said he was a disgruntled stonemason getting bloody revenge for a financial grudge. Or possibly a demon making mischief for mischief's sake. Others believe he was a leper, and felt his only hope for being cured was bathing in or drinking the blood of babies.
Any way you slice it this story (and the songs based on it) are TERRIFYING, and have been for hundreds of years.
The book brings us back to the site of the original Long Lankin murders. The village has never quite gotten over what happened centuries ago. They don't talk about it, of course, but they also don't ever let their children play near the old church. Or open their windows, even a crack. Two little girls get shipped from London out to the village to live with their auntie, and the horror starts to reveal itself. This book was scary folks. Like, no joke.
The book trailer is pretty spooktastic as well.
I'm sure once October gets rolling we'll be sending other spooky reads your way. This is a terrific place to start, though.
Where do they get all that styling product in the wilderness?
Fans of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series? Make your next read The Calling by Kelley Armstrong. I really want to read that last one, and not just because the main character is named Maya ;)
Bordertown is a halfway place, between the human world and the Realm. Elves and humans, magic and technology, exist side by side. Not peacefully though. Most of the runaways and dreamers who flee to B-Town are surprised to find there are still gangs, still drugs, still people (human and Faerie) who will take advantage of you.
So why would you ever go there? To see a whole new set of stars in the night sky, to dance all night on Soho Street, to start an Internet empire, to find your long-lost family. And the first beer at the Dancing Ferret is on the house.
is that someone will enter this contest and also let me be in their trailer. Seriously, I'll play a yeti or anything. You could win $1000! plus books for your school!
Maybe I should start a book trailer club, 'cause all I want to do is make book trailers all day. And redesign crappy book covers.
So, you love the series, and I respect that, I do! and you know not having read the books, maybe there's some context that would make this more -- MY GOD PEOPLE! it's a crazy angel in the ocean like some sort of deranged perfume ad! What exactly is he trying to do here, keep her feet dry? What what was the marketing department smoking the day they signed off on this? I ask you.
