This Washington Post article by Leonard Sax, whose previous works have included, “Why Gender Matters” has written an op-ed piece that states that Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga seems to buck feminist ideas and embrace traditional gender rolesand this has somehow contributed to the success of this series.
It has been reported that Meyer’s readership is not as […]
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I found this video on the Hachette Book Group page for teens that has Stephenie Meyer informing readers of what happens next in the Twilight universe. First, she does say that Breaking Dawn is the last story told from Bella’s perspective. She says she may explore this universe more with other characters (I hope it’s […]
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I haven’t been reading much lately because I’m working on a project, so in lieu of a graphic novel review, here are a few books that I am anticipating and please, feel free to share some of your own!
Holly Black –The Good Neighbors, Kin: Book One, October 2008, YA hardcover. Another series featuring faeries and I can’t wait to read it! […]
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This news piece showed up in my inbox today, informing me that there’s a very brief excerpt of the first chapter of Breaking Dawn available online at EW. There are special editions of Eclipse that will have the full first chapter on sale May 31. Breaking Dawn pub date is Aug 2 which is on a Saturday. Some […]
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My first reader contest and trust me, it will not be my last. I am excited to be able to provide my fellow readers with the opportunity to win a copy of Stephenie Meyer’s latest, bestselling novel, The Host, which released on May 6, 2008 by Little, Brown. The publisher has provided me with three copies (3) […]
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I’m baack…from my brief vacation, out in the country. It was quiet, peaceful with zero Internet service save my phone (that hardly worked). Made a week feel like a month. Anyway, enough about that.
Here’s Your Chance To Win A Copy of The Host by Stephenie Meyer
I have great news to share with my fellow readers: the […]
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Stephenie Meyer has temporarily set aside her vampires to give us, adults, a science fiction story. Well, she exceeded my expectations because this book turned out to be a solid sci-fi thriller.
The Host, doesn’t employ an original storyline because to me, it sounded like another version of the Body Snatchers. When I mentioned the plot of Ms. […]
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So doth proclaim Time magazine, who does a nice write up of the author. Meyer’s Twilight series has sold 5.3 million copies in the US and purportedly knocked down a Harry Potter book on some bestselling lists. I’ve read all three of Meyer’s vampire series featuring the handsome vampire, Edward Cullen and his human girlfriend, […]
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Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer is available in hardcover and categorized as YA and continues the much anticipated saga of Bella Swan and her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen. Also there is the rest of the Cullen family: Dr. Carlisle and his wife, Esme, Alice and Jasper and Rosalie and Emmett. The Cullens have been living in Forks, Washington for […]
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New Moon by Stephenie Meyer was a much anticipated book by many readers. However, New Moon was a slight disappointment. The most captivating parts of New Moon for me would have to be the beginning and the end.
Yes, those are the scenes with Edward in it. However, the author decided to _not_ have Edward and the Cullen family included […]
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Stephenie Meyer makes a memorable debut with YA novel that gives readers a bit of a twist with plenty of suspense, atmosphere and charm that had me staying up well past my bedtime. Twilight is classified as a YA novel but don’t let the label throw you off as you would be missing out on one of the most captivating reads of last year. Here […]
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