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Cover Reveal for Myra McEntire’s HOURGLASS

January 27, 2011

Myra McEntire has been a friend to the Lexicon for years. If you are from the Nashville area you may have seen her helping run our movie events there. In fact, when we were being asked to run an event in Nashville in November 2009, Myra volunteered to run it knowing we couldn’t be there. Today is a big day for Myra and we are helping her celebrate by revealing her book cover and hosting a giveaway! Hourglass, Myra’s debut novel from Egmont USA, will be released on May 24th.

Synopsis:

Since the age of fourteen, Emerson Cole has seen strange things – dead things – swooning Southern Belles, soldiers, and other eerie apparitions of the past. She’s tried everything to get rid of the visions: medication, counseling, asylums. Nothing’s worked.

So when Emerson’s well-meaning brother calls in yet another consultant from a mysterious organization called the Hourglass, Emerson’s willing to give it one last try.

Michael Weaver is no ordinary consultant. He’s barely older than she is; he listens like no one she’s ever met before; and he doesn’t make her feel the least bit crazy. As Emerson ventures deeper into the world of the Hourglass, she begins to learn the truth about her past, her future–and her very life.

A seductive time-slip novel that merges the very best of the paranormal and science fiction genres, Myra McEntire’s Hourglass is a stunning debut from an author to watch

I’ve had the chance to read Hourglass and trust me you want this book. The writing is witty and snarky. Emerson is one of the sassiest main characters I’ve ever met and she isn’t going to let anyone push her around. Enter Michael, the boy who has the answers, well some of them, and a wicked smile. The story is fast paced and filled with memorable characters. (just wait until you meet Kaleb) Add in the timeslip factor and you have a truly unique story.

One lucky winner will be receiving a signed arc and an hourglass. All you have to do is a leave a comment below and a winner will be chosen at random. The contest is open to anyone INTERNATIONALLY (sorry for the confusion) The contest will close on January 30th at 8PM est.

Now for the big moment……………………..

Twitter: @MyraMcEntire

Website: http://myramcentire.blogspot.com/

Hourglass on Facebook

Pre-Order Hourglass on Amazon

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Twilight Saga Twitter Listing: January 27, 2010

January 27, 2011

Lexicon reader Megan created the Eclipse band list for us and Jamie Campbell-Bower just tweeted about Bill Tangradi coming on to Twitter, so it’s time to update! We also put in official websites of the actors that either they or their management teams run. If they have any other type of social media, you can get it from their websites.

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Stephenie Meyer DO NOT HAVE TWITTERS, FACEBOOKS, or any other type of social media!

Here are a listing of the real Twitters
relating to the Twilight Saga

[Read more…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Twitter

Judi Shekoni Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

January 27, 2011

Judi Shekoni who plays Zafrina (vampire photo by Adonis) is quite the busy woman. She’s in Breaking Dawn, she’s going to host her own reality TV show, and now we can add hair extensions and actor advice book to that tally. Contact music has the story on both:

Hair Extensions:

“The stunning star explains, “I’ve always been wearing hair extensions since the age of 16 and I’ve definitely made a few weave mistakes in my time. It’s just always been important to me to find better techniques and to make my hair look good.

“My friend already had a company in England where she had done it before and she was interested in doing it again and so we decided to go into partnership.

“We researched it for about a year-and-a-half; all the manufacturing, and figuring everything out before we launched in 2010 and it was instantly successful. We now have stockists in Nigeria, Australia, England, America and Switzerland.”

See more here.

Actor help book for actors from the UK transitioning to the USA

“I didn’t realise you needed a work permit to work. I didn’t know nothing (sic) and so basically I just spent my money trying to figure out what to do… There are so many mistakes that you make and there are so many things people don’t tell you.

“I thought it would be of great service to put this information down in a book so that someone could spend three hours reading it and get all that information, rather than it taking them three years and costing them their savings.”

“There’s also so much choice in Los Angeles – you want an acting teacher, there are 10,000 acting teachers, there are 20,000 photographers. There are so many of everything and there’s everything from hustlers who are just taking your money to people who are at the top of their craft.

“By writing the book out and publishing the book it made me feel better about some of the experiences I’ve had here.”

See more here.

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The Girlfriend Movie Reaches Out For Help

January 27, 2011

The movie, The Girlfriend, co-starring Jackson Rathbone is reaching out for help. The other day we mentioned how most indie films struggle for funding and hope for a distributor to pick them up. Recently, Peter Facinelli made a pitch for a friend’s film. Here is what the creative team behind The Girlfriend is doing according to their indiegogo site:

“Our Story:

Girlfriend recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and garnered audience and critical acclaim. This groundbreaking film was directed by talented first timer Justin Lerner and stars Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction), Shannon Woodward (“Raising Hope”), Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga, Last Airbender), and newcomer Evan Sneider, who delivers an unforgettable powerful performance.

We want to deliver Girlfriend to you as soon as possible. Our goal is to get it out in as many theatres as we can.

What we need:

We are looking to raise funds to pay for the marketing and promotion of the film. If we are able to raise enough, we will be able to bring the film to more cities than in our initial release.

*Once Girlfriend is released a percentage of the profits will be donated to the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS).”

After this initial pitch there are a variety of ways you can donate and different levels of donation can get you everything from autographs to costumes the actors wore.

To donate or to learn more, click here.

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Stephenie Meyer’s Jane Austen Love Helps to Inspire Another Book

January 26, 2011

We told you about two weeks ago about Elizabeth Eulberg’s novel, Prom and Prejudice. Elizabeth is Stephenie Meyer’s publicist. Entertainment Weekly just did an interview with Elizabeth and she talks about how her book was partially inspired by Stephenie Meyer.

“In your acknowledgments you thank Stephenie Meyer for a conversation that sparked your idea for the book. What was said?

We were on tour and talking about Pride & Prejudice and the different ways it’s influenced current pop culture—from Bridget Jones’s Diary to the Bollywood movie Bride & Prejudice. And I started thinking to myself, Could it be retold from a teen point of view? Pride & Prejudice is all about the Bennett sisters trying to find a husband but I didn’t want it to be about girls in high school trying to find a boyfriend. So I was like “What do girls and boys do in high school?” And then all of the sudden the title Prom & Prejudice came to mind and I said it aloud and Stephenie was like ‘Ooh, that’s really good!”

See the entire interview on EW.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: elizabeth eulberg, Stephenie Meyer

Judd Nelson Sings Dakota Fanning’s Praises

January 26, 2011

Movie Trailers – Movies Blog

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Peter Facinelli Goes to Bat for Bo

January 26, 2011

Unlike mega blockbusters done by studios, most directors have to struggle for everything they get. They then take a film on the festival circuit in the hopes that someone picks it up for distribution. So do you think Peter made a good pitch?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Peter Facinelli