Phillipa Carr.
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
sj - Jul 22, 2009 10:20:05 am PDT #9707 of 28393
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Toddson - Jul 22, 2009 10:36:05 am PDT #9708 of 28393
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
eep ... shades of summers past! I went through just about all of Victoria Holt - many with those same covers. And I still have that edition of Barbara Michaels' Witch and I also had the Dennis Wheatley one ... or at least, my father did.
Barb - Jul 22, 2009 5:40:08 pm PDT #9709 of 28393
“Not dead yet!”
And say it with me one more time:
AAAAAAAYYYYYYYIIIIIIII!!!!
FICTION: THRILLER
APOCALYPSE HAPPENS and THUNDER MOON Lori Handeland's SHAKESPEARE UNDEAD, inspired by a conversation with her editor at RWA and quickly turned into a proposal exploring the Bard and vampires, zombies and more, to Jennifer Enderlin of St. Martin's, for publication in spring 2010, by Irene Goodman at Irene Goodman Agency (world).
Inspired by a conversation with her editor. At RWA. Which was where I was last week. And it'll be published in the spring.
Oy.
Amy - Jul 22, 2009 5:58:19 pm PDT #9710 of 28393
Because books.
Huh. I can't be too mad because I love Lori (she was one of my first authors at Kensington, and she really is a very talented author), but that's ... a stretch, for sure.
Barb - Jul 22, 2009 6:00:07 pm PDT #9711 of 28393
“Not dead yet!”
I'd react the same way if it was any author, I think. I've read her for the RITAs and liked her work. It's just the amorphous, "oooh, this is popular, how can we spin it, let's use SHAKESPEARE!" vibe to the whole deal.
erikaj - Jul 22, 2009 7:32:57 pm PDT #9712 of 28393
Always Anti-fascist!
It's either going to be awesome and hilarious or romance's Medellin I don't see middle ground at all. But I don't know the author in question.
Volans - Jul 24, 2009 9:48:14 am PDT #9713 of 28393
move out and draw fire
Amazon and U of Michigan to reprint rare and OOP books...and sell them. [link]
beth b - Jul 24, 2009 9:46:50 pm PDT #9714 of 28393
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Just finished reading The Strain.
It was a real horror book. and the Vampires were not attractive. Oddly the younger vampires seemed to have a lot of Zombie traits.
Not sure it can last three books.
I also just read The Hunger Games, whic is YA. Very very good. and I was horrified to realize it was part of a series becaus 1) post apoclyptic books arre harsh 2) this was extra harsh ( 24 children enter -- only 1 leaves alive -- all broadcast on tv) and 3) the next book isn't out until September.
Spoiler fonted parts are vague, but because I have a few friends that want to know Nothing I am extra careful
Kat - Jul 25, 2009 4:59:45 am PDT #9715 of 28393
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I really liked The Strain. I agree, it might be a bit insustainable. I think, though, the idea that the new vamps go after the ones they loved the most and therefore the son is targeted is even more heartbreaking than going after you spouse.
I'm meh on Hunger Games, BUT, students LOVE it. It's sort of like Battle Royale in premise.
Steph L. - Jul 25, 2009 6:56:48 am PDT #9716 of 28393
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
For zombie books (zombies apparently being the new black), I liked Carrie Ryan's Forest of Hands and Teeth. Bleak, though.