Welcome to another Link Salad! Here are the interesting links I found around the internet this week, plus a video at the end that you must watch:
Alas for Sookie Stackhouse fans, Charlaine Harris’ long-running series is about to end. The final book, Dead Ever After, comes out next month, and the author visited Entertainment Weekly to share her self-narrated book trailer (it’s pretty fun!) and talk about her plans for life after Sookie. Click here to see the book trailer and read the interview.
Jessica Khoury, author of the YA science fiction novel Origin, shares her rules for being a writer. This is the kind of no-brainer advice for writers that I love to see. Whether you’re a pro or just starting out, you might learn something new. Or Jessica might just inspire you to sit down and write. Click here to read her advice!
The inimitable David Levithan’s next book isn’t coming out until August, but EW’s Shelf Life just revealed the book cover. They also interview Levithan about the book, Two Boys Kissing, a story based on true events about two teenaged boys who set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous kiss. You can read the interview here.
Talk about awesome book designs…designer Elizabeth Perez has come up with a unique design for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Unfortunately, this is only a concept design, and it’s not for sale—yet. The book includes a match that can be lit by striking it against the spine. You can read more about it on The Fire Wire, as well as Elizabeth’s website.
Debra Driza’s debut sci-fi thriller Mila 2.0 has just hit shelves, but you can go to The Midnight Garden and enter to win a copy right now! As long as you’re a U.S. or Canadian resident, that is. Click here to enter and get in on the first book in this electrifying new series!
There’s still time to enter my giveaway of a signed ARC of Insomnia by J.R. Johansson! I loved this creepy thriller about a boy who is unable to fall asleep, but instead goes into the dreams (or nightmares) of the last person he makes eye contact with that day. You can also read my interview with Jenn! Click here to enter!
To wrap up this week’s Link Salad, I’ll leave you with the new trailer for Joss Whedon’s next film. Did you hear me? I said JOSS WHEDON. Much Ado About Nothing is, well, based on Shakespeare’s play, and updated for us modern folk. It’s not the first time this has been done, but has it ever been done quite like this? Probably not. And Nathan Fillion’s in it. Did you hear me? I said NATHAN FILLION!!! Also Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, and Sean Maher, who are all from past Whedon shows. No need to click any links this time, here you go:
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I like Joss Whedon’s stuff, but this looks like a serious take on Much Ado About Nothing, which I have always seen primarily as a comedy. Maybe it’s the black & white film, lack of color. Did anyone else see the 1993 version? Here’s the IMBD link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107616/