Trailer Thursday - Twilight, True Love and You

I mentioned a few months ago Twilight, True Love and You: Seven Secret Steps to Finding Your Edward or Jacob by Louise Deacon which is now available (a bit early) on amazon, and I've just been told about a couple of related trailers. I particularly like the one of the author's daughter unwrapping her copy:



and here's the official trailer:

Finding your own Twilight hero

Hmm, I'm surprised this book's not out already, ready for Christmas gift buying but it is scheduled for 4 April 2011 from Summersdale Publishers.

Stephenie Meyer's gripping supernatural romance saga has inspired millions of people worldwide with its tale of a young girl torn between two apparently perfect loves. Many fans are now on the hunt for their own real-life Edward or Jacob - but can such a love truly exist? Luckily for all the "Twilight" fans out there, psychologist Louise Deacon has uncovered seven secret steps towards true love. Inspired by the saga, these secrets reveal the relevance of Bella's experiences to your own love life, explain your feelings for Edward and Jacob and expose the perils of "Twilight"'s powerful, romantic messages. So for all you girls who adore vampires or werewolves, read on to learn how to find lasting love and loyalty with a human.

Trailer Thursday - Eclipse clip

Rough Cut Reviews have a new short clip from the Eclipse film showing some tension between Edward (having a bad hair day) and Jacob. Watch it here. It's different to the official new clip released yesterday. There is also a new poster:

Twilighting the Classics

I know the Twilight-style rejacketed Wuthering Heights has been around a while but I hadn't seen these two more recent covers of Jane Eyre and Tess of the Durbervilles until today (in Tesco's Dark Romance section with BOGOF offer):

Breaking Dawn in Paperback at Last

The Bookseller reports today that Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn will be released in paperback in the UK and the US on 3 August:

The title will be available from 3rd August priced £7.99, with the publication date coinciding with the American paperback release.

Samantha Smith, Atom editorial director, said: "With everything Stephenie Meyer we try to do everything at the same time, so one set of fans doesn't get the book before the other set of fans. She is one of those true brand authors. Her fans are her fans and they will buy her books no matter what time of the year they come out."

The paperback edition has been a long time coming, with the hardback first published in the UK on 4th August, 2008.

The jacket image on the paperback will remain the same as on the hardback. Smith explained: "We've kept the images consistent across all of our Stephenie Meyer hardbacks and paperbacks. The Twilight Saga images are so iconic—there's such a strong association with them from the fans and the retailers—that I can't imagine changing it."

Read the whole article here.

Twilight Graphic Novel - release date

Announced back in July, the Twilight Graphic Novel now has a release date, at least for part one. From Publishers Lunch today:

Hachette Book Group's Yen Press has announced a March 16 pub date and a 350,000-copy first printing for their first installment of the graphic novel version of Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT. "As is typical in graphic novel publishing, due to the length of the prose novel, the book will be divided into two volumes and the release date for the second volume is forthcoming." Illustrations are by Korean artist Young Kim.

The cover and one of the pages can be viewed on the Entertainment Weekly site.

Update: ATOM will be publishing it in the UK.

Twilight Graphic Novel on the way

Revealed exclusively on Entertainment Weekly:

For those of you who can’t get enough Edward and Bella, EW can announce — exclusively — that Yen Press will be publishing Twilight in graphic-novel form, publication date still to be determined. Though Korean artist Young Kim is creating the art, Meyer herself is deeply immersed in the project, reviewing every panel.

Read the EW take on the above drawing and the many comments at the EW website.

SFX Twilight Cover

I think a copy of the latest SFX magazine will find its way into my shopping basket tomorrow (possibly along with some books...):


More details on the contents can be found on the SFX website.

New editions of Twilight saga books...

From BookBrunch:

In addition to the movie tie-in programme for the New Moon movie (scheduled for UK release on 27 November), Atom will publish a limited edition of Breaking Dawn, the last book in the Twilight Saga, as well as journals featuring the cover artwork from the series.

On 25 June, a limited run of Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse B-formats with red-edged pages will be published to coincide with the paperback edition of The Host. On 4 August, Breaking Dawn Special Edition, imported from the US, will feature an exclusive DVD of the Breaking Dawn Concert Series, including a performance by Blue October’s Justin Furstenfeld and a conversation between him and author Stephenie Meyer. Published in hardback, it will also include a reproduction of the personal, handwritten lyrics for "My Never" from Furstenfeld, and a Bella and Edward poster.

A New Moon Collector’s Edition, another US import, comes on 6 October. A deluxe edition, it is slipcased and includes a ribbon bookmark and cloth cover. Alongside it, New Moon: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion features a behind-the-scenes guide to the making of the movie, including photos of the cast, locations, and sets.

The Twilight Journals are due on 13 October, four journals packaged in a collectible, keepsake tin. Each features the Twilight Saga cover art and includes images and decorative quotes from the books, as well as from the literary classics that inspired them. Then, on 27 October, there's the film tie-in edition of New Moon.

In addition, a Twilight Saga Collection, featuring four hardbacks in a boxed set, will be available June/July 2009, again as a US import.