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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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Authors on the Air: Jorge Ramos; Jonathan Weiner; Sean Payton
Today, The Bob Edwards Show interviewed Emmy Award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and author Jorge Ramos, whose latest is A Country for All: An Immigrant Manifesto (Vintage, 978-0307475541, $14).
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Authors on the Air: 'Rizzoli & Isles'; Karen Kingsbury; Ayelet Waldman
This evening, TNT premieres the series Rizzoli & Isles, based on Tess Gerritsen's popular mystery series, the latest of which is Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel (Ballantine Books, 978-0345515483, $26; Brilliance Audio abridged CD, $24.99), which pubbed last month.
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Authors on the Air: 'The Girl Who Played with Fire'; 'Despicable Me'; Leigh Anne & Sean Tuohy
Movies opening today include Despicable Me, directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and starring the voices of Julie Andrews, Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, and Miranda Cosgrove. Book tie-ins include Despicable Me: The Junior Novel by Annie Auerbach (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 978-0316083805, $5.99; Hachette Audio unabridged CD, $12.98); and three from LB Kids: Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villain by Kirsten Mayer (978-0316083775, $3.99); ... My Dad the Super Villain by Lucy Rosen (978-0316083829, $3.99) and ... Sleepy Kittens by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (978-0316083812, $7.99).
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Authors on the Air: 'Little White Whys'; 'Hamlet's BlackBerry'; 'Perfect Reader'
This morning, the Today show hosted psychiatrist Dr. Ish Major, author of Little White Whys: A Woman's Guide Through the Lies Men Tell and Why (iUniverse, 978-0595518180, $24.95).
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Authors on the Air: Venus Williams; Bill Clegg; Judy Collins
On today's Good Morning America is tennis champ Venus Williams, co-author of Come to Win: Business Leaders, Artists, Doctors, and Other Visionaries on How Sports Can Help You Top Your Profession (Amistad, 978-0061718250, $25.99), which pubbed last week.
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Authors on the Air: Drew Brees; Kendra Wilkinson; Nathan Ward
Today, Good Morning America hosted Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, whose Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity (Tyndale House, 978-1414339436, $26.99; Tyndale House CD, $29.99) pubs today.
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Hot Topic: Indies to Watch
Small books, and small movies, are anathema to summer. This season is about beach reads and blockbusters. But for every tepidly reviewed popcorn flick that adds to a bestseller's sales, there's a glowingly reviewed indie that could turn the tide for an overlooked gem.
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