AUTHORS & BOOKS
Interview with Charlaine Harris, author of the Southern Vampire series, about the new "True Blood" tv series. "It's my feeling that they're going to follow the story fairly closely but, of course, the books are in the first person so they're going to have to expand the other characters and invent new things for them to do to fill up the hour." (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Interview with Stephanie Meyer, author of the Twilight series. "These are vampire novels with little blood shed and a strong moral message, written by a woman with a robust Mormon faith who does not like horror books (she hasn't even read Dracula) and has never seen an R-rated film on principle." (The Times, London)
Interview with Rachel Caine, author of the Weather Warden series. "But looking human and being human are two very different things, and Cassiel has a lot to learn about herself, and the world around her." (Darque Reviews)
Patricia Altner interview with Derek Gunn, author of Vampire Apocalypse. "There's something about vampires that seems to have been lost in recent years. They are not like any other monster. They look like us, can hide among us and yet are so fundamentally powerful that they are terrifying." (Patricia's Vampire Notes)
While you're at Patricia's Vampire Notes, enter her May contest for a copy of Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready by signing up for her newsletter. It's a great newsletter for any fan of vampire/paranormal fiction.
Slain police officer Nicholas Pekearo's werewolf novel is now in print. "...the novel, 'The Wolfman,' is being released on Tuesday by Tor Books, an imprint of Macmillan that focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror." (New York Times)
Review of Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear. "In her area, there have been several redheads murdered. The women have bite marks, and the police suspect a vicious dog. But Bella knows that a man created those marks, a man who turns into a wolf, and she intends to hunt him down." (Fresh Fiction)
Read an excerpt from Terry Spear's Heart of the Wolf. "Adopted by the gray pack, she wasn’t even a gray wolf. So why should it matter if she left them and chose the human boy for her own?" (Terry Spear)
Not paranormal, read an excerpt and enter to win one of four autographed copiess of Emily Griffin's new novel, Love the One You're With. "I know this fact not so much because I was an overeager newlywed keen on observing trivial relationship landmarks, but because I have a mild case of OCD that compels me to keep track of things." (A Book Blogger's Diary)
MOVIES & DVDS
"Twilight" movie might be more sizzling than the books. "As we noted last week, the highly anticipated Twilight franchise appears to be far steamier and sexier than the books' tween fans may have expected. " (Defamer)
Watch a behind-the-scenes video with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson for "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" movie. "It's really nice to act with her [Gillian] again, because not only do I, David, enjoy acting with her, but when Mulder and Scully come alive [again onscreen] -- that was fun; that was kind of magical for us." (Entertainment Tonight)
GRATUITOUS VIDEO OF THE DAY
I'm sort of feeling "The X-Files" vibe again. I may have to dig out those DVDs.
“An addictive combo plate of romance and vamp satire.” Publishers Weekly
“Ultra-hip and very now...belongs on nightstands in hip downtown apartments everywhere.” Bookpage
“The characters pop off the page and the dialog crackles with good lines…Definitely a great by-the-pool pick.” Orlando Sentinel
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