Bree Tanner is introduced to us in Eclipse, so I find it only appropriate to resend this friendly reminder! As you all know, Stephenie Meyer released a 5th short book, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. The cover states that for every hard copy sold, $1.00 will be donated to the American Red Cross.
However, if you are feeling a little more giving, you can donate now on the American Red Cross website!
Here is the press release direct from Little Brown:
LITTLE, BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
TO RELEASE NEW NOVELLA FROM
INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON STEPHENIE MEYER
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2010
THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER:
AN ECLIPSE NOVELLA
NOVELLA ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AS SHORT STORY
FOR THE TWILIGHT SAGA: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE
ONE DOLLAR FROM EACH BOOK SOLD IN THE US
WILL BE DONATED TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIEF EFFORTS
NEW YORK, NY (March 30, 2010) – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, has announced today that it will release the first new title from Stephenie Meyer in nearly two years. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is a novella told from the point of view of Bree, a character originally featured in Eclipse. The novella (at 192 pages) will be released at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, 2010 in hardcover for $13.99 with a first printing of 1.5 million copies. One dollar for each book sold in the US from the first printing will be donated to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which supports disaster relief efforts such as those in Haiti and Chile.*
“I’m as surprised as anyone about this novella,” said Stephenie Meyer. “When I began working on it in 2005, it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of Eclipse, which I was editing at the time. I thought it might end up as a short story that I could include on my website. Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.”
As a special thank you to fans, Meyer is giving them exclusive access to the novel on a dedicated website, www.breetanner.com, from June 7 to July 5, 2010 where fans from around the world will be able to read the book online in English. “I’d always considered The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner as something for the fans,” said Meyer. “They have been so supportive of all things Twilight.”
Visitors to the dedicated site will also find a link to the American Red Cross website (www.redcross.org), where they can make a donation and learn more about their relief efforts worldwide. “I have been moved by the generous outpouring of support for the recent crises in Haiti and Chile,” said Meyer. “I am glad that sales of this book will support the American Red Cross with their amazing efforts abroad.”
“Fans have been waiting with bated breath for a new book from Stephenie,” said Megan Tingley, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. “We are doubly thrilled to be giving them the opportunity to read this exciting new work as well as contribute to an important cause at the same time.”
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is the riveting story of Bree Tanner, a newborn vampire first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the world she inhabits. The novella chronicles the newborn vampire army’s journey as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
The character Bree not only features prominently in the book Eclipse, but in the upcoming movie from Summit Entertainment. “Stephenie was gracious enough to let me read a draft of the novella while we were prepping the movie The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” said Director David Slade. “I thoroughly enjoyed the story and it gave us great insight and inspired location choices and the tailoring of scenes. I think fans are going to love the fascinating details involved in the loves, fears and actions of an emerging vampire.”
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will also be available as an ebook beginning at 6:00 a.m. EST on June 5, 2010. Additionally, more information about the previously announced The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, including publication date, will be released by the end of the year.
In less than five years, Stephenie Meyer has become a worldwide publishing phenomenon. The Twilight Saga’s translation rights have been sold in nearly 50 countries and 100 million copies have been sold worldwide.
*Donations to the American Red Cross from the US sales of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner will continue until all first printing copies have been sold or at the end of a two-year period from the initial publication date, whichever is the first to occur.
The American Red Cross name is used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, opinion or political position.
Someone thought it was a brilliant idea to start the cruel rumor that Stephenie Meyer had died! Well, its false, she’s alive. Just posted on her official website:
“Hey everybody. I just received a call from Stephenie and she wanted me to let everyone know that, contrary to some rumors that have recently started circulating, she is alive and well.”
Author Jordan Scott claimed Stephenie Meyer plagiarized parts of her Breaking Dawn book from Scott’s book The Nocturne. Well the case has been dismissed.
Meyer’s publisher, Hachette Book Group, released the following statement:
“In his ruling, [Judge Otis D. Wright II] stated that the two works have little in common and that the ‘characters in the two works are vastly different.’ The decision admonishes Scott for ‘the deceptive presentation of the alleged similarities’ and notes that she ‘has twice manipulated aspects of the subject works in order to create the appearance of similarity.’ While an attempt to ride on someone else’s success may not be surprising, it is encouraging that the courts and the public are not so easily misled. This judgment confirms what we have known all along — Breaking Dawn is a wholly original work by Stephenie Meyer and this was a frivolous lawsuit brought for the purposes of publicizing the plaintiff’s personal publishing aspirations. Hachette Book Group and Stephenie Meyer are pleased to be able to put this case behind us.”
Stephenie Meyer’s reveals that she thinks Breaking Dawn should be broken up into two movies. Check out the interview!
Edi talks about watching New Moon with Stephenie Meyer, but remains rather close lipped.
Little past year book photo action. Stephenie Meyer’s looks oddly the same, just my opinion!
Each book of the Twilight Series has a song that was of inspiration during Stephenie Meyer’s writing process. Twilight was dedicated to MUSE, and now New Moon’s leading musical influence is Blue October, specifically the song “Hate Me.” The song in totally in sync with the point where Edward leaves Bella in New Moon. Hopefully the song will make it onto the New Moon Soundtrack which is yet to be released.
Check out the video below which first clears up some rumors that have been going around, and then goes on to discuss Blue October’s inspirational force.
According to tmz.com, Stephenie Meyer is being accused of snagging the storyline of Twilight’s fourth book “Breaking Dawn.” Jordan Scott, the author making accusations against Stephenie, believes that the “Twilight tale contains a striking and substantial similarity” to Scott’s own, “The Nocturne.” Meyer’s rep is claiming that this is a hunk of B.S., and I could not agree more.
HOWEVER, A rep for Scott claims there are a “number of coincidences in the plotlines of the books, including a wedding, a post-wedding sex scene, a woman becoming sick because she’s carrying a child with “evil powers” and the death of a main character.” To see the full article, you can read more at TMZ. .
Please note: This is the second lawsuit brought against Ms. Meyer. In April 2009 her former college roommate, Heidi Stanton, claimed that the whole twilight series were based on a short story she wrote while both studied at Brigham Young University in Utah.
Poor Stephenie, having to deal with all these women trying to steal her claim to fame. Won’t work ladies, she is the one and only.
You are currently browsing the archives for the Stephenie Meyer category.
Loading ...