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Authors on the Air: 'Twelve'; 'Flipped'; 'The Dream Machine'
Movies opening today include Twelve, directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Emma Roberts, Chace Crawford, Kiefer Sutherland, Ellen Barkin, 50 Cent, and Zoë Kravitz. It's based on Nick McDonell's novel Twelve (Grove Press mti, 978-0802144676, $14), which PW declared a "shocker of a first novel. And although it brims with New York references, this is really a story about excess and its effects."
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Authors on the Air: 'Do It Gorgeously'; 'The Great Divorce'; 'Moscow Sting'
Today's Good Morning America hosted environmentalist and bestseller Sophie Uliano, whose latest is Do It Gorgeously: How to Make Less Toxic, Less Expensive, and More Beautiful Products (Voice, 978-1401341398, $19.99).
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Authors on the Air: 'Nigella Fresh'; 'Higher Education?'; 'Encountering Heaven and the Afterlife'
This morning on Today, Nigella Lawson served up Nigella Fresh: Delicious Flavors on Your Plate All Year Round (Hyperion, 978-1401310424, $19.99).
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Authors on the Air: Tony Dungy; Andrew Morton; Anna McCarthy
This morning, The Today Show hosted coach Tony Dungy, whose The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People & Teams That Win Consistently (Tyndale House, 978-1414338040, $24.99; Tyndale House CD, $34.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: 'Packing for Mars'; 'These Children Who Come at You with Knives'; 'No More Dirty Looks'
Tonight on The Daily Show: science writer Mary Roach, whose Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (W. W. Norton, 978-0393068474, $25.95; Brilliance Audio unabridged CD, $29.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: 'Charlie St. Cloud'; 'The Extra Man'; 'Kaboom'
Movies opening today include Charlie St. Cloud, directed by Burr Steers and starring Zac Efron, Amanda Crew, Ray Liotta, Donal Logue, and Kim Basinger. It's based on the Ben Sherwood novel The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (Bantam mti, 978-0553584028, $7.99), which PW found "warmhearted but not maudlin, exploring the bonds between the living and the dead and the lengths to which we'll go for love."
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Authors on the Air: 'The Fiddler in the Subway'; 'The Same River Twice'; 'The Little Book of Bulletproof Investing'
Today on The Bob Edwards Show, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gene Weingarten shared stories from his new collection, The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts... And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer (S&S, 978-1439181591, $15.99). PW wrote, "Entertaining and funny, Weingarten's stories depict the poignancy of the human condition."
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Movie Alert: 'Flipped'
Will summer moviegoers go for an old-school, middle-school romance set in the 1960s? Flipped, based on Wendelin Van Draanen's 2001 coming-of-age novel of the same name -- about two dissimilar eighth-graders, Bryce Loski and Juli Baker, whose longtime feelings for each other change abruptly -- hits the big screen on August 27.
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Authors on the Air: Lis Wiehl; Father Alberto Cutie; Richard Morais
This morning on The Today Show: bestseller Lis Wiehl, co-author of Hand of Fate (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595547064, $24.99; Oasis Audio unabridged CD, $29.99), the second novel in the Triple Threat series, which PW said "offers an exciting if familiar plot."
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Authors on the Air: Carl Hiaasen; Sally Ride; 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World'
This morning, both The Today Show and The Leonard Lopate Show hosted Carl Hiaasen, whose Star Island (Knopf, 978-0307272584, $26.95; RH Audio unabridged CD, $40) pubs today. PW called it an "outrageous, offbeat novel. The torrent of pop culture barbs are bound to please Hiaasen's ardent fans."
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Authors on the Air: 'Super Sad True Love Story'; 'Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses'; 'God Says No'
Authors on today's Leonard Lopate Show include Gary Shteyngart, who shared his Super Sad True Love Story (Random House, 978-1400066407, $26), which pubs tomorrow. In a starred review, PW declared, "A rich commentary on the obsessions and catastrophes of the information age and a heartbreaker worthy of its title, this is Shteyngart's best yet."
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Authors on the Air: 'Ramona and Beezus'; 'The Pillars of the Earth'; 'Write That Book Already!'
Today, the movie Ramona and Beezus opens, directed by Elizabeth Allen. Starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Hutch Dano, it's based on the Ramona novels by Beverly Cleary. Tie-ins from HarperFestival: Beezus and Ramona (978-0061914614, $5.99) and Ramona's World (978-0061894077, $5.99).
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Authors on the Air: 'The Boozy Baker'; Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Unwrapped; 'Memory Wall'
This morning on Today, food writer and recipe tester Lucy Baker channeled The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets (Running Press, 978-0762438020, $18.95).
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Authors on the Air: Jane Green; Jen Lancaster; Dana Priest
Today, Good Morning America talked with Jane Green, whose 12th novel is Promises to Keep (Viking, 978-0670021796, $25.95; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $39.95). PW wrote, "While the subject matter is intense and personal, it's far from depressing; the characters are warm, funny and realistic. Overall, Green once again delivers an enjoyable emotional story."
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Authors on the Air: Daniel Silva; Bryan Batt; Vendela Vida
Authors on this morning's Today show included bestseller Daniel Silva, whose The Rembrandt Affair (Putnam, 978-0399156588, $26.95; Brilliance Audio abridged CD, $26.99) pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: Ken Follett; 'Sh*t My Dad Says'; 'Talking to Girls About Duran Duran'
Today's Good Morning America featured Ken Follett, whose The Pillars of the Earth (Signet tvti, 978-0451232816, $9.99; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $59.95) is the basis of a series premiering on the Starz TV network this Friday, and whose World Without End (Signet, 978-0451228376, $9.99) comes out in paperback next week.
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Authors on the Air: 'The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet'; 'Just Food'; 'Come to Win'
Authors on today's Leonard Lopate Show include David Mitchell, who talked about his latest novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Random House, 978-1400065455, $26). In a starred review, PW declared it a "majestic historical romance set in turn-of-the-19th-century Japan. It's certainly no Cloud Atlas, but it is a dense and satisfying historical with literary brawn and stylistic panache."
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Authors on the Air: Frank Deford; Pete Carroll; Stolen Art, Unwrapped
Authors on this morning's Today show include Frank Deford, whose new book is Bliss, Remembered (Overlook, 978-1590203590, $25.95). PW's starred review declared, "Told as a memoir, Deford's newest is entertaining and thought provoking. This is a poignant story, utterly charming and enjoyable."
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Authors on the Air: 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'; 'Fiesta at Rick's'; Eileen Davidson
Today the movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice opens, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, and Omar Benson Miller. Book tie-ins include James Ponti's The Sorcerer's Apprentice: The Junior Novel (Disney Press, 978-1423126904, $5.99) and Michael Singer's The Answer Is Yes: The Art and Making of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Disney Editions, 978-1423129035, $35).
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Velveteen Films Adds Book-Film Department
Independent production company Velveteen Films, with offices in Newburyport, Mass., and New York City, announced the launch of a book- film department to be overseen by former editor and ghostwriter Brin Stevens, who will be based in Massachusetts.
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