Monday, January 27, 2014
Book + Trailer: One More Thing, by B.J. Novak
B.J. Novak's "One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories" (On-sale by Knopf 2/4/14) is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction.
A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes—only to discover that claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins—turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We meet Sophia, the first artificially intelligent being capable of love, who falls for a man who might not be ready for it himself; a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; and post-college friends who try to figure out how to host an intervention in the era of Facebook. Along the way, we learn why wearing a red T-shirt every day is the key to finding love, how February got its name, and why the stock market is sometimes just . . . down.
Finding inspiration in questions from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, "One More Thing" has at its heart the most human of phenomena: love, fear, hope, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element just that might make a person complete. Across a dazzling range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, the many pieces in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humor, deep heart, sharp eye, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the reader.
B.J. Novak is a writer and actor best known for his work on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series "The Office" as an actor, writer, director, and executive producer. He is also known for his stand up comedy performances and his roles in motion pictures such as Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks". He is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in English and Spanish literature.
(From the YouTube description)
Friday, January 24, 2014
Book Trailer: The Rule of Three, by Eric Walters
A person can last 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food. A community begins to die in just seconds. One shocking afternoon, computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe. At sixteen-year-old Adam Daley's high school, the problem first seems to be a typical electrical outage, until students discover that cell phones are down, municipal utilities are failing, and a few computer-free cars like Adam's are the only vehicles that function. Driving home, Adam encounters a storm tide of anger and fear as the region becomes paralyzed. Soon—as resources dwindle, crises mount, and chaos descends—he will see his suburban neighborhood band together for protection. And Adam will understand that having a police captain for a mother and a retired government spy living next door are not just the facts of his life but the keys to his survival. Welcome to the all-too-possible nightmare of The Rule of Three—a breakout adventure story from acclaimed Canadian author Eric Walters. The Rule of Three Eric Walters Farrar, Straus and Giroux an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group http://www.macteenbooks.com/books/win... (From the YouTube description)
Monday, November 4, 2013
Book + Trailer: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, by Chris Hadfield
Even an astronaut needs a guide sometimes. Find yours.
Visit: http://www.chrishadfield.ca
(From the YouTube description)
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Book + Trailer: THE TURNCOAT, by Donna Thorland
(@DonnaThorland) A swashbuckling tale of love, espionage, and war. From Penguin NAL March 2013.
The Turncoat Trailer was produced and directed by Donna Thorland and Peter Podgursky, and shot on the Red Epic camera by Charles DeRosa over two days at the Shirley Eustis House in Boston, Massachusetts, the only colonial governor's mansion still standing in America. Starring Angie Jepson Marks, Liam McNeill, Georgia Lyman, Douglas Cochrane and Alan White, with fight choreography by Kim Carrell, appearances by the members of Gardner's Regiment, the First Foot Guards and the Tenth Regiment of Foot, and a score written and performed by Emmy winner David Klotz.
http://www.donnathorland.com/
(From the YouTube description)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Book + trailer: An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris, by Stephanie LaCava
(@StephanieLaCava) via @GalleyCat
Film by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman www.gosupermarche.com
Cinematography by David Jacobson www.dpjacobson.com
Costume: Heidi Bivens
Colorist: Sam Daley
Snake Wrangler: Dominic Rizzo
Music: "Assez" by Marlena Dietrich
BOOKMARC & Stephanie LaCava present "An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris", the book tour.
December 13: NYC - 400 Bleecker St.
December 18: LA - 8407 Melrose Place
January 21: London - 56 South Audley Street
January 23: Paris - 17 Place du Marché st. Honoré
6 to 8 pm Author Signing and Champagne Reception
www.marcjacobs.com
Book available Dec. 4th, 2012 -- published by HarperCollins
(From the YouTube description)
Film by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman www.gosupermarche.com
Cinematography by David Jacobson www.dpjacobson.com
Costume: Heidi Bivens
Colorist: Sam Daley
Snake Wrangler: Dominic Rizzo
Music: "Assez" by Marlena Dietrich
BOOKMARC & Stephanie LaCava present "An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris", the book tour.
December 13: NYC - 400 Bleecker St.
December 18: LA - 8407 Melrose Place
January 21: London - 56 South Audley Street
January 23: Paris - 17 Place du Marché st. Honoré
6 to 8 pm Author Signing and Champagne Reception
www.marcjacobs.com
Book available Dec. 4th, 2012 -- published by HarperCollins
(From the YouTube description)
Friday, November 9, 2012
Book + Trailer: Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook, by F.L. Fowler
A young, free-range chicken. A dominating, ravenous chef. A naughty tale of fowl play.
If Fifty Shades of Grey left you hungry and lusting for more (more, more!), satisfy your culinary kink with Fifty Shades of Chicken, a titillating collection of tied-and-true recipes bound to make every meal a turn-on:
Dripping Thighs, Learning to Truss You, Erect Chicken, Chicken with a Lardon, Happy Ending Chicken
For more titillating content from Fifty Shades of Chicken, including free recipes, @50shadeschicken Twitter feed, and a playlist of "Music to Cluck to," visit www.fiftyshadesofchicken.com.
(From the YouTube description)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Book Trailer: Puppyhood: Life-size Portraits of Puppies at 6 Weeks Old, by J. Nichole Smith
(@pet_photography) via @GalleyCat
Puppyhood showcases adorable puppies in life-size photographs taken at six weeks old. The book itself is oversize at 13 by 11 inches, allowing enough space to bring each of these little ones to life. Twenty-five breeds are captured in engaging photographs, showing all the details that make puppies so irresistible, from their pink bellies to their tiny teeth, soft ears, and oversize paws. The book features the most popular breeds, including the French bulldog, Labrador, golden retriever, and Parson Russell Terrier. Puppyhood is a unique gift book for dog lovers everywhere.
Available October 2012 wherever books are sold!
Find out more at: http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Puppyhood-9781584799849.html
(From the YouTube description)
Puppyhood showcases adorable puppies in life-size photographs taken at six weeks old. The book itself is oversize at 13 by 11 inches, allowing enough space to bring each of these little ones to life. Twenty-five breeds are captured in engaging photographs, showing all the details that make puppies so irresistible, from their pink bellies to their tiny teeth, soft ears, and oversize paws. The book features the most popular breeds, including the French bulldog, Labrador, golden retriever, and Parson Russell Terrier. Puppyhood is a unique gift book for dog lovers everywhere.
Available October 2012 wherever books are sold!
Find out more at: http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Puppyhood-9781584799849.html
(From the YouTube description)
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Book Trailer: Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold's @Schwarzenegger's memoir of his epic life. Schwarzenegger talks about his early days as a body builder, his rise to Hollywood fame and his time as the Governator.
(From the YouTube description)
Monday, September 17, 2012
Book + Trailer: My Mother Was Nuts, by Penny Marshall
Fred Armisen of SNL and Portlandia in drag as the one and only Penny Marshall promoting her hilarious new memoir, MY MOTHER WAS NUTS (on sale 9/18). Visit http://www.amazon.com/mymotherwasnuts and get your copy of this hilarious memoir today!
Her trailblazing career was a happy accident. In this funny and intimate memoir, Penny takes us from the stage of The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955 to Hollywood's star-studded sets, offering up some hilarious detours along the way.
Order today on Amazon and other book sellers!
(From the YouTube description)
Friday, August 24, 2012
Book + Trailer: Last to Die: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel, by Tess Gerritsen
(@tessgerritsen)
For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family's mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is instead just one horrifying part of a relentless killer's merciless mission.
Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong's mysterious benefactors aren't the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Yablonski and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy's, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.
Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children's fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer's twisted quest.
Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT
(From the YouTube description)
For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family's mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is instead just one horrifying part of a relentless killer's merciless mission.
Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong's mysterious benefactors aren't the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Yablonski and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy's, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.
Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children's fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer's twisted quest.
Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT
(From the YouTube description)
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Book + Trailer: Where'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple
Enjoy Tom Skerritt, a bevy of Seattle's finest booksellers and Jeopardy champs, bestselling author Garth Stein, and, of course, the force of nature known as Maria Semple!
(from the youtobe description)
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Book + Trailer: Wake (Watersong Novels), by Amanda Hocking
(@amanda_hocking)
Reserve your copy and read an excerpt:http://www.worldofamandahocking.com/watersong/wake/
Immerse yourself in Watersong—the never-before-published series from Amanda Hocking, New York Times bestselling author of the Trylle Trilogy. The Watersong quartet begins with Wake, on-sale August 7, 2012.
ABOUT WAKE:
Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's attention—but it's Gemma who's attracted theirs. She's the one they've chosen to be part of their group.
Gemma seems to have it all—she's carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He's always been just a friend, but this summer they've taken their relationship to the next level, and now there's no going back. Then one night, Gemma's ordinary life changes forever. She's taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something is different.
Suddenly Gemma is stronger, faster, and more beautiful than ever. But her new powers come with a terrifying price. And as she uncovers the truth, she's is forced to choose between staying with those she loves—or entering a new world brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets.
Look for the second novel in the Watersong series, Lullaby, coming November 27, 2012.
(From the YouTube description)
Immerse yourself in Watersong—the never-before-published series from Amanda Hocking, New York Times bestselling author of the Trylle Trilogy. The Watersong quartet begins with Wake, on-sale August 7, 2012.
ABOUT WAKE:
Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's attention—but it's Gemma who's attracted theirs. She's the one they've chosen to be part of their group.
Gemma seems to have it all—she's carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He's always been just a friend, but this summer they've taken their relationship to the next level, and now there's no going back. Then one night, Gemma's ordinary life changes forever. She's taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next morning she wakes up on the beach feeling groggy and sick, knowing something is different.
Suddenly Gemma is stronger, faster, and more beautiful than ever. But her new powers come with a terrifying price. And as she uncovers the truth, she's is forced to choose between staying with those she loves—or entering a new world brimming with dark hungers and unimaginable secrets.
Look for the second novel in the Watersong series, Lullaby, coming November 27, 2012.
(From the YouTube description)
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Book + Trailer: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, by Jessica Brody
(@JessicaBrody) Lexington Larrabee, a spoiled teen heiress, famous for her party-girl antics and tabloid headlines, is forced by her ever-absent mogul father to take on a different low-wage job every week for a year, if she wants any hope of receiving her trust fund.
Recently optioned for film!
"The #1 reason you'll love this book? It's tons of fun." - Meg Cabot
"Famous and spoiled teenage heiress Lexington Larrabee could give the Kardashians a run for their money in this opulent and fast-paced story...sharp writing and over-the-top scenes will appeal to readers looking for a fun summer read." - Publishers Weekly
"This unusual riches-to-rags tale is fun and interesting...the mysteries layered throughout, as well as the depth of the main characters, draw you in. Lexi is an obnoxious but lovable character you'll root for!" - Romantic Times
BUY THE BOOK: http://amzn.to/MEMJai
Starring Alanna Giuliani, Hunter Blake, Micky Shiloah, Tom Wade, Wesley Rice, and Javier Lezama
Featuring the song "Life in Reverse" by Time Will Tell (https://www.facebook.com/timewilltellrock)
Featuring the song "Get Down!" by Sh! It's a Secret (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-down!/id480286384?i=480286510)
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux BYR
On Sale July 3, 2012
Read more about Jessica's books at: http://jessicabrody.com (From the YouTube description)
Recently optioned for film!
"The #1 reason you'll love this book? It's tons of fun." - Meg Cabot
"Famous and spoiled teenage heiress Lexington Larrabee could give the Kardashians a run for their money in this opulent and fast-paced story...sharp writing and over-the-top scenes will appeal to readers looking for a fun summer read." - Publishers Weekly
"This unusual riches-to-rags tale is fun and interesting...the mysteries layered throughout, as well as the depth of the main characters, draw you in. Lexi is an obnoxious but lovable character you'll root for!" - Romantic Times
BUY THE BOOK: http://amzn.to/MEMJai
Starring Alanna Giuliani, Hunter Blake, Micky Shiloah, Tom Wade, Wesley Rice, and Javier Lezama
Featuring the song "Life in Reverse" by Time Will Tell (https://www.facebook.com/timewilltellrock)
Featuring the song "Get Down!" by Sh! It's a Secret (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-down!/id480286384?i=480286510)
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux BYR
On Sale July 3, 2012
Read more about Jessica's books at: http://jessicabrody.com (From the YouTube description)
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