Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Book + Trailer: One Love, by Cedella Marley


This heartwarming picture book, based on one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, brings his joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics to life for a new generation. Adapted by Cedella Marley, Bob Marley's oldest child, and vibrantly illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, One Love depicts the positive groove of change, showing one girl's journey as she enlists her friends, family, and community to help transform their neighborhood for the better.

Cedella says, "When my father sang 'One Love,' he felt it all the way—heart and soul, mind and body. He thought a world united by love was possible, and it is. All we've got to do, he said, is 'Give a little, take a little.' " One Love animates this sentiment and passes on an important message about the strength of love and community. Perfect for families everywhere, this charming story is a colorful and upbeat testament to the amazing things that can happen when we all get together with one love in our hearts.
(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Book + Trailer: Machine Man, by Max Barry

(@MaxBarry)
MACHINE MAN by Max Barry (author of "Syrup", "Jennifer Government", "Company"): *** OUT AUGUST 9, 2011 *** http://maxbarry.com/machineman

Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.

Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.

"Machine Man" is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.

http://maxbarry.com/machineman

(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Book + Trailer: Children of Paranoia, by Trevor Shane


(@childofparanoia) Break the rules, become the target.

Children of Paranoia is the first novel in a trilogy by Trevor Shane. On Sale September 8, 2011.

http://www.childrenofparanoia.com

(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Book + Trailer: The Implosion of Aggie Winchester, by Lara Zielin

(@larazielin)
My Kirkus review for 'Aggie Winchester' was so brutal, my friend turned it into a black metal song, which we turned into a video. Rock on, readers!
(From the YouTube description)

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Book + Trailer: "You: A Novel", by Joanna Briscoe


Cecilia is obsessively in love with her teacher, the older, married Mr. Dahl. She plots and speculates, yet she never guesses that what she dreams of could actually happen. Is it her imagination, or is the high-minded Mr. Dahl responding to her?

Cecilia's mother Dora wants the good life. She and her husband moved to Dartmoor so their children could run wild, free to make their own choices and mistakes. But Dora discovers that there is more to the countryside idyll, and indeed to her own marriage, than she assumed, when she finds herself fascinated by the very last, the very worst person she could fall for: the elegant and dangerous Elisabeth Dahl.

Now, after twenty years, Cecilia is coming home, to face Dora, and to face her past. But the excitement and pain she had thought were buried cannot be buried. The past is a dangerous place.

You, the unnerving and exceptional new novel from Joanna Briscoe, is a stunning story of sex, memory and family lies.
http://bloomsbury.com/You/Joanna-Briscoe/books/details/9780747598992
(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

[Book + Trailer] Bad Girls Don't Die: From Bad to Cursed, by Katie Alender

(@KatieAlender)
Zendaya (From Disney Channel's Shake It Up!) stars in the trailer for Katie Alender's new novel, BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE: FROM BAD TO CURSED, available now from Hyperion!

http://katiealender.com
http://facebook.com/KatieAlenderBooks
http://twitter.com/KatieAlender

http://zendaya.com
http://twitter.com/Zendaya96

Music by Lovett: "The Signal Waltz, 1st Movement" - available on Amazon and iTunes
http://www.lovettmusic.com/

(From the YouTube description)

Friday, May 27, 2011

Book + Trailer: Wire to Wire, by Scott Sparling

(@Sparling)
Scott Sparling takes his editor, Tony Perez, on something of a tour of his debut novel.

tinhouse.com

Learn more about Scott at: scottsparling.net

Directed by Zak Davis
Produced by Zak Davis & Jayson Bosteder
Shot by Jayson Bosteder & Everett Yockey
Edited by Jayson Bosteder & Adam Souza
Sound Design by Matt Harmon

(From the vimeo description)

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Book + Trailer: Man with a Pan, by John Donohue


(@StayAtStoveDad) Daddy Does Dinner! The first video in Parent Earth's and Algonquin Books' series celebrating dads in the kitchen features John Donohue, editor of "Man with a Pan -- Culinary Adventures of Fathers Who Cook for Their Families." In this send-up of a 1950's film noir, Donohue creates harmony out of chaos by stepping into the kitchen to cook. Contributors to the book include Chef Mario Batali, Mark Bitman, Stephan King, Matt Greenberg, Paul Greenberg, Shankar Vedantam, Sean Wilsey and others!
find more videos about food for parents at http://www.parentearth.com/

GET THE BOOK and read John Donohue's blog:http://www.stayatstovedad.com/

(From the YouTube description)