Friday, August 13, 2010

SPHDZ Book #1! (Spaceheadz), by Jon Scieszka - Book Trailer


In Jon Scieszka's new interactive media book aliens have invaded our planet. Their mission: to to convince 3,400,001 kids to BE SPHDZ. Will they succeed? Find out!

Get more on Jon Scieszka at SimonandSchuster.com: http://authors.simonandschuster.com/J...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The 39 Clues, Book 10: Into the Gauntlet, by Margaret Peterson Haddix - book trailer


39 Clues hidden around the world hold the secret behind the most powerful family of all time. Will you be the first to find them? Start reading The New York Times bestselling series today! http://www.the39clues.com
(From the YouTube description)

We are Not Eaten By Yaks, an Accidental Adventure by C. Alexander London


(@naveltwins)
ON SALE FEBRUARY 2011

Author C. Alexander London tells us all about his upcoming book, WE ARE NOT EATEN BY YAKS, AN ACCIDENTAL ADVENTURE and encounters some exciting adventures of his own along the way...

www.CAlexanderLondon.com
(From the YouTube description)

Early Warning, by Michael Walsh - book trailer


All Enemies Foreign And Domestic

The NSA's most lethal weapon is back. Code-named Devlin, he operates in the darkest recesses of the US government. When international cyber-terrorists allow a deadly and cunning band of radical insurgents to breach the highest levels of national security, Devlin must take down an enemy bent on destroying America—an enemy more violent and ruthless than the world has ever known.

"Michael Walsh is the new master of the political thriller. With the sophistication of Forsyth, the intrigue of le Carré, and the intensity of Ludlum, Early Warning is an incredible thriller. This book should be stamped Satisfaction Guaranteed! " -- Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Foreign Influence
(From the YouTube description)

Monday, August 9, 2010

Light Boxes, by Shane Jones - Book Trailer

Light Boxes Book Trailer from Ellen Frances on Vimeo.


(@hiShaneJones)
A novel about a war waged by a group of balloonists against the month of February.

"Light Boxes twists through a waking nightmare, where violence slashes through characters but vines and flowers emerge in blood’s stead."
— TIME OUT CHICAGO

Author: Shane Jones
Publisher: Penguin Books

Video by Ellen Frances
(From the Vimeo description)

The Wake of Forgiveness, by Bruce Machart - book trailer


@BruceMachart tells an epic story of a Texas family at the turn of the century - A family of men led by a father, emotionally crippled following the death of his wife while in childbirth to their fourth boy, Karel. From an early age Karel proves so talented on horseback that his father enlists him to ride in acreage-staked horse races against his neighbors culminating in the ultimate high-stakes race against a powerful Spanish patriarch and his alluring daughters. Hanging in the balance are his father's fortune, his brother's futures, and his own fate. Fourteen years later, with the stake of the race still driven hard between him and his brothers, Karel is finally forced to dress the wounds of his past and to salvage the tattered fabric of his family.

With rich descriptive language and a cadence as deliberate and determined as the people and horses of the story, Wake of Forgiveness compels us to consider the inescapable connections between sons and their mothers, between landscape and family, and between remembrance and redemption
(From the YouTube description)

All My Friends Are Dead, by Avery Monsen - book trailer


No animals were harmed in the making of this video. Except for the dog we murdered.

www.nomorefriends.net
(From the YouTube description)

Friday, August 6, 2010

Overprotected, by Jennifer Laurens - book trailer


@JenniferLaurens' YA book about a teenage girl who falls in love with her bodyguard. Release date 2011
(From the YouTube description)

Death Most Definite, by Trent Jamieson - Book Trailer

(@trentonomicon)

Steve knew something was wrong the moment he saw the dead girl in the Wintergarden food court. Nothing new - he saw dead people all the time -- but this one was about to save his life.

Steven works in the family firm. He's a Pomp -- tasked with easing spirits from this dimension to the next after death. And he's kind of OK with that, until someone high up the corporate hierarchy makes a bid to be Australia's new Regional Death. This
means killing all of the current Death's staff. After his parents, relatives and pretty much every other Pomp he ever knew has been killed, Steve is left to make a reluctant stand.

But to do this he must stay alive. Threatened at every turn, Steve and the perilously
attractive (and dead) Lissa go on the run to save what's left of their world.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Zero History, by William Gibson - Book Trailer


(@GreatDismal)
"His eye for the eerie in the everyday still lends events an otherworldly sheen."
-The New Yorker

"Gibson's ability to hit the sweet spot of cutting-edge culture is uncanny."
-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A writer who can conjure the numinous out of the quotidian."
-The Washington Post Book World

"William Gibson can craft sentences of uncanny beauty, and is our great poet of crowds."
-San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

ZERO HISTORY is on sale September 7, 2010
Please visit http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/ for more information
(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Fat Vampire, by Adam Rex - book trailer


Wanna live forever? Get RE-VAMP in your life!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

CassaStar, By Alex J Cavanaugh - Book Trailer


(@AlexJCavanaugh)
To pilot the fleet's finest ship...

Few options remain for Byron. A talented but stubborn young man with a troubled past and rebellious attitude, his cockpit skills are his only hope. Slated to train as a Cosbolt fighter pilot, Byron is determined to prove his worth and begin a new life as he sets off for the moon base of Guaard.

Much to Byron's chagrin the toughest instructor in the fleet takes notice of the young pilot. Haunted by a past tragedy, Bassa eventually sees through Byron's tough exterior and insolence. When a secret talent is revealed during training, Bassa feels compelled to help Byron achieve his full potential.

As war brews on the edge of space, time is running short. Byron requires a navigator of exceptional quality to survive, and Bassa must make a decision that could well decide the fate of both men. Will their skills be enough as they embark on a mission that may stretch their abilities to the limit?

Release date: October 19, 2010, Dancing Lemur Press, L.L.C.
$15.95 USA, 6x9 Trade paperback, 246 pages, Science fiction
ISBN 978-0-9816210-6-7
(From the YouTube description)

Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary Robinette Kowal - Book Trailer


(@MaryRobinette)
The novel Jane Austen might have written, had she lived in a world with magic.

Read a sample chapter at http://www.ShadesOfMilkAndHoney.com
(From the YouTube description)

Monday, August 2, 2010

Tell Me a Secret, by Holly Cupala - book trailer


(@hollycupala)
Tell me a secret, and I'll tell you one...

In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda's death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister's world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own.

Then two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears. Stripped of her former life, Miranda must make a choice with tremendous consequences and finally face her sister's demons and her own.

In this powerful debut novel, stunning new talent Holly Cupala illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her own future.

"A powerful story of self-discovery, and a brilliant debut novel." - Ellen Hopkins, New York Times bestselling author of CRANK

"Tell Me a Secret is a gripping, emotional story about a young girl with a tragic past and an uncertain future. I dare you to set it down during its last hundred pages. I dare you." - Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist author of HONEY, BABY, SWEETHEART

Music by Splashdown: http://www.myspace.com/splashdowntheband

Trailer by Paul Michael Gordon: http://www.paulmichaelgordon.com

Find out more secrets at http://www.tellmeasecretnovel.com
(From the YouTube description)

Firelight, by Sophie Jordan - Book Trailer


(@SoVerySophie)
Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a draki—a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.

Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner draki to life. Although she is irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner draki is slowly slipping away—if it dies she will be left as a human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.

FIRELIGHT is the YA debut of author Sophie Jordan. Learn more about the book here: http://www.harperteen.com/books/Firel...

"Magnificent and masterful! A world so captivating, you'll never want to leave!"
— Kerrelyn Sparks, New York Times bestselling author
(From the YouTube description)