Twilight Graphic Novel Coming

For those of you who can’t get enough Edward and Bella, EW announced  on their website 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, Stephenie Meyer herself will be reviewing every panel.

The manga-style adaptation of Meyer’s books sounds, from the story’s description, as if it will be a straight words-to-comics of existing stories, but there is no word yet on how many books are currently planned. At least for now, though, everyone asking has their answer.

Nevertheless, this announcement will likely be a hot topic when “Twilight” fans descend on Hall H next Thursday for the “Twilight: New Moon” panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Since that room is going to be packed with a hybrid crowd of “Twilight” and comics fans, you can bet these new books will be on a lot of minds.

What do you think of the artist rendering above?  Overload or will you buy it?

YA Monday:The Strand Prophecy by J.B.B. Winner

• Publisher: Missle Rider Publications
• Pub. Date: January 2008
• 312 pp  Young Adult
• www.strandprophecy.com

WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT

I am a reluctant harbinger, chosen as I am because of an accident and a debt to which I am forever bound. My name is Strand, The Strand Prophecy is a science fiction epic set in the present day. The action begins on the steps of the White House, with stops in the jungles of Brazil and the deepest regions of Africa. Strand, a troubled and reluctant superhero discovers the beginning of a rapid evolutionary cycle. One in which new life and new predators will quickly emerge to threaten all of human existence. He races against time and the U.S. military to protect the innocent, safeguard his niece and along the way, perhaps find redemption for his brothers death. Strand’s action-packed adventure delivers non-stop intensity, mystery and surprise from its first page to it’s last.

THEMES IN THIS BOOK

CLICK ON THE BOOK COVER OF THE STRAND PROPHECY TO READ MY REVIEW AND SEE WHAT GRADE I GAVE IT!  THANKS TO PUMP UP YOUR BOOK TOURS

The Heartbreak Diet by Thorina Rose

Click on the book cover to read my review and see what grade I gave The Heartbreak Diet.  Below is a synopsis of the book.

Thorina Rose’s funny, beautifully illustrated memoir charts the unexpected dissolution of her marriage and the struggles and adventures of starting over. After marrying young, living in New York, and settling in San Francisco, Rose and her husband start a family. When he begins an affair with his “running partner,” Rose must find a way to rebuild her life with her two young sons, navigating her own inner doubts, the chorus of advice from well-meaning friends, and coping mechanisms close at hand: retail therapy and pet adoption (not so useful); leaning on friends and travels with gay men (very useful). With humor and insight, The Heartbreak Diet is a moving and entertaining meditation on fidelity, family, and finding one’s way.