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10 Fans From Around the World Get to Meet Stephenie Meyer

January 12, 2011

This Press release just in from Little Brown

LITTLE, BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

TO HOST AN INTIMATE GATHERING OF

TWILIGHT FANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

TO MEET STEPHENIE MEYER

TWILIGHT INTERNATIONAL FAN EVENT

TO CELEBRATE UPCOMING RELEASE OF

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

US/CANADIAN FAN SWEEPSTAKES ON THETWILIGHTSAGA.COM

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, will host a special International Fan Event, featuring Twilight fans from around the world. Ten fans will be chosen to have a once-in-a-lifetime intimate meeting with international bestselling author Stephenie Meyer. The event coincides with the upcoming release of The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide (April 12, 2011; $24.99).

Little, Brown is partnering with the Twilight Saga publishers in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan and the United Kingdom to bring together each country’s respective Twilight fan. The fan selected from each country will receive an advance copy of The Official Illustrated Guide and get to talk extensively with Meyer, who will answer their Twilight-related questions.

“The one thing I miss most about my first book tour was the chance I had then to spend quality time with my readers,” said Meyer. “At an event with just ten or twenty people, I was able to get to know everyone a little bit. I could also more effectively answer each person’s questions. I’m so excited to have that opportunity again, and to get to spend time with fans from many different places and backgrounds.”

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“We receive hundreds of travel requests for Stephenie from our foreign publishing partners every year,” said Megan Tingley, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “Since it is physically impossible for one author to be in so many places, we thought this would be a great way to bring some fans to her.”

The Official Rules for the sweepstakes to select the fan from the United States (as well as one from Canada), including entry details and eligibility requirements, can be found on TheTwilightSaga.com.

Due to the intimate nature of this event, details regarding the location and timing are being kept confidential. Photos and additional details will be distributed upon the event’s conclusion.

The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide provides readers with exclusive new material and everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. The Guide also includes character profiles, outtakes, a conversation with Meyer, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references, and much more. Originally announced as “The Official Guide,” The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide includes illustrations from several artists, including Young Kim, the illustrator behind the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1.

In five years, Stephenie Meyer has become a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The Twilight Saga’s translation rights have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 116 million copies have been sold worldwide.

UK’s Top Selling 100 Books of All Time

January 5, 2011

The Guardian published the UK’s Neilson tracking system announcement of the UK’s Top Selling Books of all time ( or at least since they began tracking in 1998). Stephenie Meyer Novels are all high on the list.

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1	Da Vinci Code,The	Brown, Dan	Corgi Books	4,522,025	22,857,837.53
2	Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	3,844,316	19,853,187.43
3	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	3,184,492	16,224,021.98
4	Angels and Demons	Brown, Dan	Corgi Books	3,096,850	15,537,324.84
5	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	3,043,226	33,925,431.19
6	Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince:Children’s Edition	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	2,947,565	28,030,020.14
7	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	2,842,059	25,028,396.30
8	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	2,776,314	14,140,490.93
9	Twilight	Meyer, Stephenie	ATOM	2,105,862	10,148,762.73
10	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Rowling, J. K.	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	2,057,397	10,745,711.77
11	Deception Point	Brown, Dan	Corgi Books	2,018,264	10,047,195.89
12	New Moon	Meyer, Stephenie	ATOM	1,975,659	9,425,640.57
13	Lovely Bones,The	Sebold, Alice	Picador	1,942,042	11,561,201.71
14	Digital Fortress	Brown, Dan	Corgi Books	1,911,943	9,642,124.01
15	Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,The	Haddon, Mark	Vintage	1,868,969	10,196,570.23
16	Eclipse	Meyer, Stephenie	ATOM	1,846,171	8,981,704.14
17	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The:Millennium Trilogy	Larsson, Stieg	Quercus	1,697,425	9,205,553.55
18	Kite Runner,The	Hosseini, Khaled	Bloomsbury Pub PLC	1,551,953	9,317,049.76
19	Time Traveler’s Wife,The	Niffenegger, Audrey	Vintage	1,496,081	8,227,127.81
20	World According to Clarkson,The	Clarkson, Jeremy	Penguin Books	1,447,188	7,503,190.76
21	Atonement	McEwan, Ian	Vintage	1,396,366	8,671,447.35
22	Lost Symbol,The	Brown, Dan	Bantam Press	1,370,347	13,052,345.93
23	Short History of Nearly Everything,A	Bryson, Bill	Black Swan	1,334,635	9,911,709.25
24	Breaking Dawn	Meyer, Stephenie	ATOM	1,315,685	12,034,126.42

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Twight Saga Books Take 3 Out of 5 Top Seller Positions in Scotland

December 31, 2010

According to the Daily Record, Twilight Saga books continued to be strong sellers in Scotland this year.

“The Oor Wullie Book: 2011 topped the chart ahead of Meyer’s The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.

The Guinness World Records 2011 was third while two other books from Meyer’s worldwide hit Twilight vampire series, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, were fourth and fifth.”

Oor Willie is a Scottish comic strip that has been around for over 70 years. The Oor Willie book is a compilation of comic strips.

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MTV: The Twilight Saga Year in Review

December 20, 2010

MTV recaps 2010 Twilight style:

“Last year we listed off the movies, TV shows and other pop-cult gems we were most excited for in 2010, and though the Wizarding World of Harry Potter got the top spot (come on, it’s a theme park), “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” was the movie we were most looking forward to. It’s been a big year for “The Twilight Saga,” and “Eclipse” definitely did not disappoint. As another year of “Twilight“‘s domination is about to begin, we figured now would be a good time to look back at the series’ biggest moments in 2010.”

Check it out on MTV

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Former Summit Board Member Called Out For Misrepresenting The Twilight Saga

November 5, 2010

Nikki Finke from Deadline Hollywood has the scoop and the emails on this one. The long and short of it seems that there is a former Summit board member who is/was showing the movies to audiences at what were billed as charity screenings. At these screenings, actors associated with the franchise were solicited to appear. There were also set visits auctioned off without that were apparently without authorization.

According to Nikki Finke:

“Failure may be an orphan in Hollywood, but success has many fathers. I’ve learned that Summit Entertainment has sent a letter threatening legal action if this NYC-based businessman continues to “misrepresent that he’s involved in the ownership, management, decision-making, and operations” of Summit. Last time the studio warned him, he was claiming involvement with Summit’s New Moon and Breaking Dawn movies in the Twilight saga.”

See more details including the correspondence from the legal team and parties involved here.

It looks like the Summit legal team is pretty busy. Over the past year they have been/are currently involved in lawsuits stemming from people hacking into their photographer’s server and distributing unauthorized photos from Eclipse to stopping magazines from running photos for which they did not obtain the proper licensing.

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White Twilight Saga Books Are Out

October 21, 2010

We told you about the Twilight Saga books getting a repackaging in the UK back in August. Instead of the iconic black and red they opted for white. You can actually have the items sent to the USA as Laura found out quite accidentally. She looked them up on her Amazon UK account when she first heard about them, and she saved them in her shopping cart so she could write the story. Well…you guessed it…she forgot to remove the items from her shopping cart, and now she has a set of the white UK books here in the USA.

The books came yesterday and there are a couple of noticeable items:

1. They are paperbacks and smaller in dimensions than the USA produced paperbacks.

2. They don’t have any wording on the covers, just the image associated with the book. No title, no author, nothing!

3. The pages are all edged in blood red rather than just the typical paper stock.

4. Only Twilight-Breaking Dawn is available, not Bree Tanner.

Check out Amazon UK and other UK retailers to get the books.

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Twilight Sales Reached Saturation Point?

October 20, 2010

The Daemon’s book blog has noted that Twilight sales have fallen off:

“For the first time in over three years, none of the books in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga are on USA Today’s top 50 Best-Selling Books list. At least one or more of the four books had been on the list since July 12, 2007 (170 consecutive weeks).

Breaking Dawn fell from the top 50 to number 54, Twilight is at 172, New Moon is number 238, and Eclipse is 198.

Meyer’s publicist tells USA Today that they expect to see a spike in book sales when the Breaking Dawn movie hit theaters in December[Lexicon note: article error on the author’s part, possibly they meant the Eclipse DVD]. Plus, Meyer is releasing The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide in April, and that is sure to put her back on the bestseller list.

Twilight Book Burning By Portland Vampires

October 18, 2010

Well, one of the great things about living in America is that you have to a large degree the freedom of expression (No yelling “fire” in a crowded theater, and all that.). Granted the above seems to be a theatrical-type street event, but in our opinion, it’s hard to see any book burned under any circumstance. It just brings to mind images of very unfortunate events in history. What’s your take?

Via RPattzNews

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Why Are Vampires Sucking In Female Fans

September 24, 2010

Arizona Central explores vampires from Bella Lugosi’s classic interpretation to current favorites like the vampires of True Blood and Twilight, and examines what has changed to spark the current interest. They talk about the common ties even though each mythology is different. (photo credit: Crystal Ochoa/The Arizona Republic)

“In business terms, the numbers are huge. The first three “Twilight” films, featuring Stephenie Meyer’s brooding teen vampires, have earned a cumulative $1.76 billion at the box office, according to the “Hollywood Reporter.” “True Blood” has emerged as HBO’s most successful show since “The Sopranos.” And in the publishing world, Meyer’s books have sold around 100 million copies.

“This particular subject seems inexhaustible at the moment,” says Jay A. Fernandez, who wrote about the business of vampires for the “Hollywood Reporter.” “If you really widen your gaze to the different types of pop culture, it’s endless.”

See more on Arizona Central

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Which Twilight Star in a Non-Twilight Role Do You Want to See

September 21, 2010

MTV has a poll up that does a really good rundown of the movies releasing within the next year that have Twilight stars as part of the cast. Some are starring roles like Kristen Stewart in On the Road and others are feature roles like Jamie Campbell Bower in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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