Thursday, December 30, 2010

Book + Trailer: The Perfect Mistress, by Victoria Alexander


#1 @nytimes bestselling author @VictAlexander will sweep you away with her dazzling new historical romance novel where after the discovery of a scandalous memoir, one otherwise proper lady learns some desires are worth the scandal, and that passion is her legacy. Learn more about this book here:http://bit.ly/bsSXGj and its author here: www.victoriaalexanderbooks.com Historical Romance
(Adapted from the YouTube description)

Born that Way, by Susan Ketchen


Book trailer for Born That Way by author @SusanKet features a horse that really gets into reading.
This young adult novel set on Vancouver Island stars a teenage horse-nut struggling with her psychoanalyst mother, BlackBerry-obsessed father, and an undiagnosed case of Turner Syndrome. She spends her nights having lucid dreams about horses and an uninvited grumpy unicorn. Smart and funny, this book will appeal to teens and adults, horse lovers, or anyone wanting a humorous look at family dynamics.
Susan was at Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament in Calgary. Will you be at The Mane Event?
MUSIC: The Way Out: Kevin Mcleod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 http://creative commons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Sapphique, by Catherine Fisher


ON SALE 12/28/10.
In this stunning sequel to the critically acclaimed INCARCERON, seventeen-year-old Finn has escaped from the sentient prison only to find that things Outside are not at all what he expected. Claudia, the daughter of the prison's warden, has declared Finn the lost heir to the throne. But another claimant emerges, and soon, both Finn's and Claudia's very lives hang on Finn convincing the Court of something that even he doesn't fully believe.

Still trapped within Incarceron, Finn's friends Keiro and Attia hunt for the magical glove, which legend says Sapphique used to escape. In order to find it, they must battle the prison itself. Incarceron has built itself a body and it wants to go outside--just like Sapphique, the only prisoner Incarceron ever loved.
(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Book Trailer: The Chronology of Water, A Memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch


This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch, a lifelong swimmer and Olympic hopeful, escapes her raging father and alcoholic and suicidal mother when she accepts a swim- ming scholarship which drug and alcohol addiction eventually cause her to lose.
What follows is promiscuous sex with both men and women, some of them famous, and some of it s&m, as Lidia discovers the power of her sexuality to help her forget her pain. The forgetting doesn't last, though, and it is her hard-earned career as a writer and teacher, and the love of her husband and son, that ultimately create the life she needs to survive.

The Chronology of Water will be released April, 2011 from Hawthorne Books.

http://www.hawthornebooks.com

Filmed and Edited by Andy Mingo.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: What the Night Knows, by Dean Koontz


Here is a ghost story like no other you have read. Dean Koontz brings to life a family in a war for their survival against an adversary more malevolent than any he has yet created. Of all his acclaimed novels, none exceeds What the Night Knows in power, in chilling suspense, and in sheer mesmerizing storytelling. Learn more about this book here: http://bit.ly/cSgcQK and its author here: http://bit.ly/B9dv9 Suspense Thriller
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Cloudette, by Tom Lichtenheld

Petite individual seeks full time job...

Introducing Cloudette - the little cloud with big dreams. Watch bestselling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld's latest masterpiece come to life!
(From the YouTube description)

Monday, December 27, 2010

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Tempestuous (Wondrous Strange), by Lesley Livingston



Book Trailer for @LesLivingston's novel TEMPESTUOUS, the third and final installment of the WONDROUS STRANGE trilogy, now available from HarperCollins.

From the jacket:

"I don't love Sonny Flannery."

With a single lie, Kelley Winslow manages to protect the boy she loves and send him retreating into a have for Lost Fae hidden below New York City. If she can figure out who's after Sonny's magick and uncover the reason why Janus Guards are being recruited to hunt innocent Faerie, Kelley might stand a chance at getting him back ... but not before she must finally confront her own powers and master them.

The much-anticipated finale of Lesley Livingston's trilogy that began with WONDROUS STRANGE and gathered force with DARKLIGHT comes to a stormy head. Fans new and old will revel in the lush romance -- and be swept away by the chaotic tempest that's swirled Kelley and Sonny together.

A Grovers Mill Production
Featuring Meghan Campbell as Kelley Winslow.
Directed and Edited by Joseph O'Brien.
Produced by Jonathan Llyr & Lesley Livingston.
Director Of Photography Brian Chambers.
Executive Producers for Grovers Mill Joseph O'Brien & Mark Opausky.
Special Visual Effects by Monkey Boys In The Facility - A Division Of Grovers Mill.
Hair/Makeup/Wardrobe Adrienne Kress.
Chief Winion Nadine Bell.

Special thanks to:
Daniel Levinson
Rapier Wit
Steven Burley
Andrew Kramer
Video CoPilot
(From the YouTube description)

The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady, by Elizabeth Stuckey-French


Book Trailer directed and edited by @BenMekler for the novel coming from Doubleday February 8th, 2011.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Book + Trailer: Party, by Tom Leveen


It's Saturday night in Santa Barbara and school is done for the year. Everyone is headed to the same party. Or at least it seems that way. The place is packed. The beer is flowing. Simple, right? But for 11 different people the motives are way more complicated. As each character takes a turn and tells his or her story, the eleven individuals intersect, and reconnect, collide, and combine in ways that none of them ever saw coming.

For more information: http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/cata...
(From the YouTube description)


Thursday, December 16, 2010

Book + Trailer: The Lost Saint: A Dark Divine Novel, by Bree Despain

(@breedespain)

*Spoiler Alert* - If you have not read The Dark Divine, this synopsis may contain spoilers. (www.thedarkdivine.com and www.lostsaint.com)

Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with the werewolf curse while trying to save him, and lost her beloved brother in the process. When Grace receives a haunting phone call from Jude, she knows what she must do. She must become a Hound of Heaven.

Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot—a newcomer to town who promises her that he can help her be a hero. But as the two grow closer, the wolf grows in Grace, and her relationship with Daniel is put in danger—in more ways than one.

Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace begins to give into the wolf inside of her—not realizing that an enemy has returned and a deadly trap is about to be sprung.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Bloody Valentine (a Blue Bloods Novel), by Melissa de la Cruz


(@MelissadelaCruz)
In matters of the heart, not even immortal vampires have total control. Might a witchy new girl help cure Oliver's broken heart? How did Allegra fall in love with a human? Will Schuyler and Jack finally be bonded? Romantic and sensual, Bloody Valentine reveals the undying love, the hope and the devastation, and the lust and the longing that have defined Blue Bloods throughout history. Prepare to be swept off your feet.
(From the YouTube description)

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Book + Trailer: Buying Cigarettes for the Dog, by Stuart Ross


This is the newest exciting trailer for my recent short-story collection, Buying Cigarettes For The Dog, from Freehand Books.

I'm very excited about this trailer. It's my second one ever and I think it really builds on the tension that the first trailer created. I've learned a lot since those early pioneer days of book-trailer-making.

Thanks.

Stuart
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: When I Grow Up, by Al Yankovic

(@alyankovic)
Billy's classmates may have never considered careers in snail training or sumo wrestling before, but by the time the exuberant eight-year-old is done cataloging his dream jobs, they just might share his belief in unlimited potential!

Virtuoso wordplay, irresistible rhythm, and laugh-out-loud humor abound in the first picture book by the one and only "Weird Al" Yankovic. This unbridled celebration of creativity and possibility invites readers of all ages to consider afresh what they want to be when they grow up.

Browse and buy the book: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com...

(From the YouTube description)

Monday, December 6, 2010

Book + Trailer: The Sky Is Everywhere, by Jandy Nelson

(@jandynelson)
Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to centre stage of her own life - and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey's boyfriend; his grief mirrors Lennie's own. Joe is the new boy in town, with a nearly magical grin. One boy takes Lennie out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But the two can't collide without Lennie's world exploding...
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Across the Universe, by Beth Revis

(@bethrevis)
A Story of Love, Murder, and Madness Aboard an Enormous Spaceship Bound for the Future

Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed. She expects to wake up on a new planet, 300 years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed's scheduled landing, Amy's cryo chamber is unplugged, and she is nearly killed.

Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed's passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader, and Elder, his rebellious and brilliant teenage heir.

Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she? All she knows is that she must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again.

Across the Universe is Titanic meets Brave New World.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: The Lost Gate (Mithermages), by Orson Scott Card

Danny North knew from early childhood that his family was different, and that he was different from them. While his cousins were learning how to create the things that commoners called fairies, ghosts, golems, trolls, werewolves, and other such miracles that were the heritage of the North family, Danny worried that he would never show a talent, never form an outself.

He grew up in the rambling old house, filled with dozens of cousins, and aunts and uncles, all ruled by his father. Their home was isolated in the mountains of western Virginia, far from town, far from schools, far from other people.

There are many secrets in the House, and many rules that Danny must follow. There is a secret library with only a few dozen books, and none of them in English — but Danny and his cousins are expected to become fluent in the language of the books. While Danny's cousins are free to create magic whenever they like, they must never do it where outsiders might see.

Unfortunately, there are some secrets kept from Danny as well. And that will lead to disaster for the North family.

http://us.macmillan.com/thelostgate

(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Ministry of Pandemonium, by Chris Westwood


This spine-tingling, magical book is an exciting return for author Chris Westwood and a thrilling read from start to finish.
When Ben Harvester meets the mysterious Mr October in Highgate Cemetery, nothing could have prepared him for the strange and dramatic turn his life is about to take.
Soon Mr October is leading him towards his true calling - his work at the Ministry of Pandemonium, helping to guide the dead to the afterlife.
But Ben quickly discovers that there are terrifying forces keen to thwart the work of the Ministry and lead the newly-dead astray. And when Ben's mum suddenly becomes seriously ill, he questions whether he can continue with the important job he has been given.
(From the YouTube description)

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Book Trailer: We need to talk about your Amazon sales ranking...


A cautionary tale about husband-and-wife authors, "Love in the Time of Amazon.com," by John Yunker and Midge Raymond.

And a book trailer (of sorts) for The Tourist Trail by John Yunker and Forgetting English by Midge Raymond.

www.TouristTrail.com
www.ForgettingEnglish.com

(From the YouTube description)

19: The Nomadic Journeys of a Complex Young Man, by Eric Leach

(@19thebook)
A Phenomenal novel that will change lives! go to www.19thebook.com for more information!!
(From the YouTube description)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

The 4-Hour Body, by Timothy Ferriss


Trailer for the new bestseller by @tferriss #1 @NYTimes bestselling author.

The full title is "The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman," and Wired Magazine calls it: "A cookbook of minimalist methods for rapid body transformation." Click here for full content! http://www.fourhourbody.com

Directed and edited (post-production) by bad-ass, Adam Patch, http://www.adampatch.com
(adapted from the YouTube description)