Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Book + Trailer: I, Alex Cross by James Patterson


Book + Trailer: Press Here, by Hervé Tullet


It's not magic . . . It's the power of your imagination! PRESS HERE. That's right. Just press the yellow dot and turn the page. Follow the instructions and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising, irresistible book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt them, and even blow on them—who knows what will happen next! Read-aloud fun for all ages!

Visit www.chroniclebooks.com/presshere to learn more.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Death Cloud (Young Sherlock Holmes), by Andrew Lane


Coming February 2011: Two dead bodies. One unforgettable hero. A teenage Sherlock solves his first murder mystery . . . and the legend begins.

It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock's true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent.

Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux BYR
An Imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
www.macteenbooks.com
youngsherlockseries.com

Also available as an Audiobook from Macmillan Audio!
(From the YouTube description)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Violets of March, by Sarah Jio


The book trailer for the novel by @sarahjio. To be published by Penguin, Plume, April 26, 2011. For more information, visit www.sarahjio.com
(From the YouTube description)

Beneath the Shadows, by Sara Foster

How do you begin to move on, if the past won't let you go?

Book Trailer for BENEATH THE SHADOWS by Sara Foster. A stunning and complex thriller about a young woman named Grace, who loses her husband, Adam, on the Yorkshire moors. A year later, Grace returns trying to tie up loose ends but always desperate for answers. Soon she discovers she has been looking in the wrong place all along and the real danger is only just beginning.

Read more about BENEATH THE SHADOWS
http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Books/B...

BENEATH THE SHADOWS is out February 2011
http://www.randomhouse.com.au/
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Shimmer, by Alyson Noël


Available March 15, 2011: @AlysonNoel, author of the Immortals series, continues her new series about Ever's younger sister, Riley.

Having solved the matter of the Radiant Boy, Riley, Buttercup, and Bodhi are enjoying a well-deserved vacation. When Riley comes across a vicious black dog, against Bodhi's advice, she decides to cross him over. While following the dog, she runs into a young ghost named Rebecca. Despite Rebecca's sweet appearance, Riley soon learns she's not at all what she seems. As the daughter of a former plantation owner, she is furious about being murdered during a slave revolt in 1733. Mired in her own anger, Rebecca is lashing out by keeping the ghosts who died along with her trapped in their worst memories. Can Riley help Rebecca forgive and forget without losing herself to her own nightmarish memories?

Shimmer by Alyson Noël
Published by Square Fish
An Imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
www.mackids.com
(From the YouTube description)

Thursday, January 20, 2011

The Leopard, by Jo Nesbø


A teaser trailer for the new Harry Hole thriller by Jo Nesbo - The Leopard. Can Harry Hole return to Oslo and help the struggling police catch a new serial killer?

In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. His victims are two young women, both found with twenty-four inexplicable puncture wounds, both drowned in their own blood. The crime scenes offer no clues, the media is reaching fever pitch, and the police are running out of options. There is only one man who can help them, and he doesn't want to be found.

Deeply traumatised by The Snowman investigation, which threatened the lives of those he holds most dear, Inspector Harry Hole has lost himself in the squalor of Hong Kong's opium dens. But with his father seriously ill in hospital, Harry reluctantly agrees to return to Oslo. He has no intention of working on the case, but his instinct takes over when a third victim is found brutally murdered in a city park.

The victims appear completely unconnected to one another, but it's not long before Harry makes a discovery: the women all spent the night in an isolated mountain hostel. And someone is picking off the guests one by one.

Published January 2011 by Harvill Secker
www.jonesbo.co.uk
www.vintage-books.co.uk

A Gemini Films production
Director - Yasmin al Naib
Cinematographer - Christopher Moon
Producer - Kurban Kassam
(From the YouTube description)

The 2011 Edgar® Nominees in Book Trailer

The full list is here






Sunday, January 16, 2011

Book + Trailer: A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz

http://www.adamgidwitz.com/

"Unlike any children's book I've ever read... A Tale Dark and Grimm holds up to multiple rereadings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be."
--The New York Times, Editor's Choice

"A marvelous reworking of old stories that manages to be fresh, frightening, funny and humane." --The Wall Street Journal

"An audacious debut that's wicked smart and wicked funny." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Gidwitz is terrifying and funny at the same time. His storytelling is so assured that it's hard to believe this is his debut novel. And his treatment of the Grimms' tales is a whole new thing." --School Library Journal, Starred Review

In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches.

Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Lady of Light and Shadows, by C. L. Wilson


(@clwilsonbooks) She is the salvation of a Fey king's tormented soul and the key to saving
his immortal race. Only by unleashing her vast power can they conquer the
evil forces determined to destroy them. Award winning author, C.L. Wilson
combines epic fantasy with simmering romance in her two-book publishing
debut, Lord of the Fading Lands and Lady of Light and Shadows.
Watch the Book Trailer...read the book!
http://www.clwilson.com

(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon


(@Danchaon)
http://www.danchaon.com - Book info here.
http://www.jamiesonfry.com - More videos here.
http://www.hanisbrown.com - Score by Hannis Brown
--
directed / edited / produced by Jamieson Fry
director of photography Brett Pawlak
camera assistant Christopher Arata
original score by Hannis Brown
sound design by Steve Tushar
illustrations by Pete Larsen
read by K. Kvashay-Boyle
--
starring:

Ben Messmer
Paloma Campos
Nathan Budde
Pete Larsen
Caden Kvashay
Brett Pawlak
Resmine Atis

special thanks to:

Dan Chaon
Patrick Brown
T.C. Boyle
Edan Lepucki
K. Kvashay-Boyle
Randal Kirk
Skylight Books

(From the YouTube description)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

To Darkness Fled, by Jill Williamson


(@JillWilliamson) Book trailer for the medieval fantasy adventure novel. It is the second in the Blood of Kings series.

In this book Achan, Vrell, and the Kingsguard Knights have fled into Darkness to escape the wrath of the former prince. They head for Ice Island to rescue two of Sir Gavin's colleagues who were falsely imprisoned years ago. Darkness is growing and only one man can push it back. Achan wanted freedom, not a crown. His true identity has bound him more than ever. He must learn decorum, wear fancy clothes, and marry a stranger. Achan knows one thing for certain. He will not be a puppet prince. Either he will accept his role and take charge or he will flee. But which will he choose?
(From the YouTube description)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Book + Trailer: The Memory Palace by Mira Bartók

(@miraslist)
It's a breathtaking literary memoir about the complex meaning of love, truth, and the capacity for forgiveness among family. Through stunning prose and original art created by the author in tandem with the text, The Memory Palace explores the connections between mother and daughter that cannot be broken no matter how much exists—or is lost—between them.
(From the YouTube description)

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Book + Trailer: Mad Love, by Suzanne Selfors


In Suzanne Selfors's third teen novel, sixteen-year-old Alice Amorous, daughter of the internationally famous romance writer, The Queen of Romance, meets a boy who claims to be Cupid.
(From the YouTube description)

Monday, January 10, 2011

Book + Trailer: Clarity, by Kim Harrington

(@Kim_Harrington)
Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It's a gift. And a curse. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case—but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare's brother, who has supernatural gifts of his own, becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smoldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture to the depths of fear, revenge, and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most? Learn more at http://www.kimharringtonbooks.com
(From the YouTube description)