Francis Lawrence CONFIRMED To Direct Catching Fire!

It has been confirmed! Francis Lawrence will be directing Catching Fire! Below is a personal message to the fans! You can check out the full press release here

Hello fellow Hunger Games fans!  I just want you all to know how unbelievably excited and honored I am to be a part of Catching Fire.  At the end of the day, all of the work that I put in to my movies is for you — the fans. Make sure to post and let me know what you’re most excited to see in this adaptation as we aim to make something truly faithful and spectacular!

Here’s what Mr. Lawrence had to say about the books and how he feels directing the sequel:

It is truly an honor and a privilege to bring Catching Fire, the second chapter of Suzanne’s beloved trilogy, to the big screen. I fell in love with the characters, the themes and the world she created and this chapter opens all of these elements up in such a thrilling, emotional and surprising way. I can’t wait to dive right into it and bring this chapter to life along with the truly superb cast and filmmakers involved.

Warner Brothers Pushes Back Beautiful Creatures Movie Release Date!

While in the process of working and arranging some release date scheduling in 2013 for such titles as The Seventh Son, Warner Brothers pushed the Beautiful Creatures Movie release date back 2 weeks, moving it from the previous date of February 1st, 2013 to the new release date February 15, 2013.

Warner Bros has also moved its supernatural love story “Beautiful Creatures” back two weeks to fill the Feb. 15 slot.

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US Book Trailer of Rapture by Lauren Kate Released!

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Rapture is the final book in the Fallen Series by Lauren Kate, and releases June 12, 2012.

First Beautiful Creatures Movie Still Released- Lena and Ethan photo


EW gives us the first look at the Beautiful Creatures Movie with the release of this first movie still from the Beautiful Creatures Set. Still of Alice Englert as Lena Duchannes and Alden Ehrenreich as Ethan Wate 

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Revealed cover of Prodigy – Legend #2 by Marie Lu

Prodigy is the sequel to Legend, a fantastic distopian debut novel by Marie Lu.

Book is set to be released Jan 29, 2013.

USA Today (click HERE) has the entire story, including a excerpt of Prodigy. The fans say “thank you!”

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The Selection by Kiera Cass Coming to the Small Screen

 

Synopsis(Goodreads)

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn’t want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she’s made for herself- and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined

The Selection written by Kiera Cass hit shelves April 24th, 2012. It was announced back in January that CW Network picked up The Selection for a pilot, and they have been on top of this and fast at work with casting and filming the pilot since mid-March.

CAST

               

Aimee Teegarden- America Singer                                       Ethan Peck- Prince Maxon              

                                 

Sean Patrick Thomas- Sylvan Santos                                     William – Aspen Leger

  

   Leonora Verala- Queen Amberly, Martin Donovan- King Clarkson
   Peta Sargeant- Commander Gaia Woods

You can view complete cast on The Selection IMDB Page

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May Releases!

 Spring has sprung!  Make sure you check out the amazing list of new releases available this May!  Complete with a list of author information at the bottom of the page!


Paperback Edition of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Available May 1st, 2012

 The long-awaited companion to New York Times bestsellers Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore

Synopsis


Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck’s reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle–disguised and alone–to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past.
Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck’s reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn’t yet identified, holds a key to her heart.

Available May 1st 

The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon.

Can the lost be reclaimed? What price is too high to pay for love? Who can be trusted when sin and salvation collide?

Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge.

Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.

Available May 8th

In Honor is the sequel to Moonglass by Jessi Kirby

Synopsis

A devastating loss leads to an unexpected road trip in this novel from the author of Moonglass, whose voice Sarah Dessen says “is fresh and wise, all at once.”

Hours after her brother’s military funeral, Honor opens the last letter Finn ever sent. In her grief, she interprets his note as a final request and spontaneously decides to go to California to fulfill it.

Honor gets as far as the driveway before running into Rusty, Finn’s best friend since third grade and his polar opposite. She hasn’t seen Rusty in ages, but it’s obvious he is as arrogant and stubborn as ever—not to mention drop-dead gorgeous. Despite Honor’s better judgment, the two set off together on a voyage from Texas to California. Along the way, they find small and sometimes surprising ways to ease their shared loss and honor Finn’s memory—but when shocking truths are revealed at the end of the road, will either of them be able to cope with the consequences?

Available May 8th

 Immortal Hearts – Vampire Kisses #9

Synopsis

Athena “Stormy” Sterling is coming to Dullsville, and Raven is both excited and panicked in anticipation of Alexander’s little sister’s visit. Alexander tells Raven that she and his sister have a lot in common, but can the mini-Raven be everything she hopes for? Alexander calls her Stormy for a reason.

Stormy’s visit stirs up the perfect immortal whirlwind. Raven is forced to take a good look at what it would really mean to be a vampire in the Sterling family, aside from some of the things she already loves, like shunning the sun and sleeping in a coffin with Alexander. When Raven compares her life with Stormy’s, she can see that it’s not all starry skies and black roses. But Raven knows she’s always wanted to be a vampire.

Alexander is as romantic and dreamy as ever, and though he keeps showing Raven how much he loves her, will she ultimately be able to convince him that it’s the right thing to turn her?

This final chapter of Vampire Kisses’ nocturnal romance will keep all mortal and immortal hearts racing.

Available May 15th

Insurgent is the sequel to Divergent by Veronica Roth

Synopsis

One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Tris’s initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth’s much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.

Available May 1st

 Fated (Soul Seekers series #1)

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortals comes a breathtaking new saga brimming with magic, mystery, and an intoxicating love story that will steal your heart away. Meet The Soul Seekers.

Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. Fearing for her daughter’s sanity, Daire’s mother sends her to live with the grandmother she’s never met. A woman who recognizes the visions for what they truly are—the call to her destiny as a Soul Seeker—one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead.

There on the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico, Daire sets out to harness her mystical powers. But it’s when she meets Dace, the boy from her dreams, that her whole world is shaken to its core. Now Daire is forced to discover if Dace is the one guy she’s meant to be with…or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy.

Available May 22nd

Synopsis

In her last adventure before starting college, Alice takes to the open sea for the summer—and nothing can stop the tides of change.

Everything Alice has ever known is about to change—from where she sleeps at night to how close her closest friends will be. So Alice is meeting that seasick feeling head-on by setting sail as staff on a Chesapeake Bay cruise ship. And like any last great adventure before starting college, Alice knows she’ll need sunblock, an open mind, and…oh yeah, all her best girlfriends. It’s the perfect summer job.

Perfect, that is, when things are going perfectly. But when they’re not, Alice has to figure out how to weather unexpected storms of all sorts. Which could be perfect after all—perfect training for her next big adventure—college.

Available May 22nd


Dark Kiss is the first novel in the Nightwatchers Series by Michelle Rowen.

Synopsis

I don’t do dangerous.  Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one unattainable crush. A kiss that did something to me…something strange. Now I feel hungry all the time, but not for food. It’s like part of me is missing-and I don’t know if I can get it back. Then there’s Bishop. At first I thought he was just a street kid, but the secrets he’s keeping are as intense as his unearthly blue eyes. If he’s what I think he is, he may be the only one who can help me. But something terrifying is closing in, and the one chance Bishop and I have to stop it means losing everything I ever wanted and embracing the darkness inside me…. NIGHTWATCHERS When angels and demons must work together, something beyond evil is rising…

Available May 22nd, 2012

Dreamless is the sequel to Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Synopis

Can true love be forgotten?

As the only scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades, trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family. By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding her sanity. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the strength to go on.

Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point, a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Funny and brave, Orion shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. But time is running out—a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies’ cry for blood is growing louder.

As the ancient Greek world collides with the mortal one, Helen’s sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. But the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos.

Josephine Angelini’s compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding as an unforgettable love triangle emerges and the eternal cycle of revenge intensifies. Eagerly awaited, this sequel to the internationally bestselling Starcrossed delivers a gritty, action-packed love story that exceeds all expectations

Available May 29th

Endure is the fourth novel in the Need series by Carrie Jones

Synopsis

Zara is at the center of an all-out war, and an impending apocalypse. True, she’s successfully rescued Nick from Valhalla, but it simply isn’t enough. Bedford is being ravaged by evil pixies and they need much more than one great warrior; they need an army. Zara isn’t sure what her role is anymore. She’s not just fighting for her friends, she’s also a pixie queen. And to align her team of pixies with the humans she loves will be one of her greatest battles yet. Especially since she can’t even reconcile her growing feelings for her pixie king…

Unexpected turns, surprising revelations, and one utterly satisfying romantic finale make Endure a thrilling end to this series of bestsellers.

Available May 8th, 2012

Underworld- (Abandon #2) by Meg Cabot

Synopsis

Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.

Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead.

Not this time.

But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey.

Her captor, John Hayden, claims it’s for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they’ve come back as Furies, intent on vengeance…on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves.

But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there…and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies.

And unless Pierce is careful, this time there’ll be no escape

May 8th, 2012

 

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Maggie Stiefvater
Website - Twitter- Facebook

Kristin Cashore
Official Website

Cassandra Clare
Official Website - Twitter - Facebook - Tour Dates
*Make sure you check out her tour dates for her City of Lost Souls tour!*

Jessi Kirby
Official Website - Twitter - Facebook

Ellen Schreiber
Official Website 

Veronica Roth
Official Website - Events
*Keep checking her events page because she’s going to be adding tour dates for June & July for the Dark Days Tour!*

Alyson Noel
Official Website - Events - Twitter - Facebook - Goodreads - Blog
*Lots of upcoming tour dates!*

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Blog

Michelle Rowen
Website

Josephine Angelini
Official Website - Twitter - Facebook - Blog

Carrie Jones
Official Website - Twitter

Meg Cabot
Official Website/ Twitter

Penguin Five/Breathless Reads Fall 2012 Book Tour Reveal Week: Friday- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

The Penguin Five/ Breathless Reads is revealing the tour list this week for their Fall 2012 Breathless Reads Book Tour. The final reveal and announcement, Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (A pen name of Michelle Rowen)  joins the tour. Falling Kingdoms will be released Deceember 12th, 2012.

Friday (4-27-2012)- Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (a pen of Michelle Rowen)

 

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Read Breathless Reads Falling Kingdoms Chapter Sampler HERE

Synopsis (Goodreads):

 Sixteen-year-old Cleo has grown up in luxury, the royal heiress to a prosperous kingdom. But beneath her nation’s seemingly peaceful surface lies dangerous unrest. Whispers of war are growing ever louder—intensified by a murderous incident for which Cleo’s betrothed, Aron, is accused.

Amidst the ongoing intrigue, Cleo has a more desperate mission. She defies her father’s orders and sets off on a secret and perilous journey into a neighboring country, seeking a magic long thought to be mythical. If it’s real, it could be the cure that heals her ailing sister. If it’s only legend, Cleo will be stranded in a kingdom that has just declared war on her own.

This sensational series debut melds intricate storylines with unforgettable characters and vibrantly imagined magic. Falling Kingdoms is ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore, Cinda Williams Chima, and George R.R. Martin.

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2 New Stills From Breaking Dawn Part 2 Released!

 

 

The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa Cover Revealed

Here is the cover for The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa. The Lost Prince is the first book in a new Iron Fey’s triology. The Lost Prince is set to release October 23rd, 2012.

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Synopsis (Goodreads)

Set several years after the events of the first, this trilogy will star an older Ethan Chase, Meghan’s brother.

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