MOVIES
Beautiful Creatures
- Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby will be a summer blockbuster instead of a holiday film. The release date has been pushed back to summer 2013
- First look at Thomas Mann and Emmy Rossum as secondary characters Link and Ridley from Beautiful Creatures.
Rhys Meyers (Tudors)
- Rumor has it that Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, known for his role in The Tudors, will join the cast of City of Bones as villain Valentine Morgenstern.
Books/Publishing
- Following his Middle Grade debut, Glee’s Chris Colfer lands a deal for a YA Novelbased on his indie film starring Christina Hendricks and Rebel Wilson.
- NPR had revealed the top 100 Best-Ever-Teen Novels as voted on by YA book readers. There is disagreement and analysis.
- Wanna see your name next to Kaiden and Anna’s in Sweet Hope by Wendy Higgins ? Check out Wendy Higgins’ cover design contest hosted by Bewitched Bookworms.
- The Atlantic asks Why Do Female Authors Dominate YA
- Crushable.com counts down 7 Sexy Young Adult Books That Need To Be Made Into Movies ASAP.
Cover Reveals
This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E Smith
The Mirrored Shard by Caitlin Kittredge