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"True Blood," the TV series based on Charlaine Harris' bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series, is coming to HBO on Sunday, September 7, 2008! The initial order is for 13 episodes, and is directed by Alan Ball, of Six Feet Under fame. The series will star Anna Paquin (The Piano, X-Men Trilogy) as Sookie Stackhouse; Stephen Moyer (Starter Wife) as Bill; Ryan Kwanten (Summerland, Dead Silence) as Jason, Sookie's brother; and Sam Trammell (What If God Were the Sun?) as Sam, the bar-owner. **UPDATE!** Joshua almost got run over by a Tru Blood truck the other day! Well, not quite run over, but walking back from the post office, a delivery truck passed by him, decorated on all sides with big ads for TRU BLOOD: All Flavor. No Bite. This is but one small part of the major effort HBO is investing in their launch of True Blood (series with an E, thirst-quenching beverage without), which is now less than a month away with a major launch event on Sunday, September 7th! HBO has also set up the following promotional sites: Be on the look out for a "True Blood" vending machine at a comics convention near you! You may also start to see True Blood advertisements in the local city paper as well.
Trubeverage.com: The site for the tasty TRU BLOOD drink
Blood Copy: The official journal of record for the vampire community
The HBO homepage for the series
The official forums for the show.
"Blood Ties", the Lifetime series based on Tanya Huff's popular "Blood" books, has finished its 2nd season on Lifetime, but we're told will be aired in its entirety in the spring on Lifetime's "Real Woman" network, available on satellite and select digital cable nets nationwide. It will also be airing in reruns on Lifetime beginning the week of October 12th. The series launched in August 2007 in Canada on City TV and Space, and overseas launches follow in Germany, Italy and many other markets.
On the Web: You can still head on over to www.lifetimetv.com/shows/bloodties/ for all kinds of goodies, and download episodes from I-Tunes!, and also visit Tanya's Livejournal: http://andpuff.livejournal.com/tag/blood+ties.
**BOOK GIVEAWAY!** With the recent publication of paperback and omnibus editions of some of our clients' titles, we now find ourselves with extra books. So, we're giving them away! If you would like a copy of any of the following books, please e-mail us. They will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis:
Marjorie Kellogg - DRAGON QUARTET #2 omnibus edition of BOOK OF FIRE and BOOK OF AIR.
9/02/08: We at JABberwocky would like to congratulate Peter V. Brett on the UK launch of THE PAINTED MAN! Be sure to check out his blog for a great picture. And a big thanks to everyone at Harper Voyager for their wonderful efforts. They really did a number for Peat and it's inspiring to look at.
8/13/08: Congratulations are in order for Kat Richardson! UNDERGROUND, the third book in the GREYWALKER series, has just had a great first week, debuting at #1 on the fantasy hardcover list on Nielsen Bookscan, #4 on the Barnes & Noble sf/fantasy list, and #9 on the overall fantasy list on Bookscan. As a reminder, Kat has forthcoming appearances in Oregon, California, Minnesota, and more!
8/13/08: With just weeks to go before the debut of True Blood, based off the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, press coverage is really starting to roll in. The LA Times blog is doing a number of posts building up to the series launch, and Times blogger Geoff Boucher has given True Blood a flattering overview, calling the characters "HBO's next great tribe" and likening the show to The Sopranos. The NY Times did a more in-depth feature with series director Alan Ball.
The series begins on Sunday, September 7th, so be sure to save the date!
8/1/08: Our great new mystery writer Jeri Westerson is starting to finalize her tour for her forthcoming book, VEIL OF LIES. Check out the latest schedule on her website!
7/8/08: JABberwocky is delighted to welcome another of its clients to the NY Times Bestseller list!!
VALIANT: THE LOST FLEET #4 by Jack Campbell, has just had a stellar first week, debuting at #29 on the NY Times Mass Market Fiction bestseller list for the week ending June 28. It was also #32 on the B&N mass market list, #35 on the Nielsen Bookscan mass market list, and top 5 on the sf/fantasy list for B&N, Borders, and Nielsen Bookscan.
Congratulations, Jack!
6/19/08: It's official: Tobias Buckell will be writing the new Halo novel! Check out his blog for more details.
Congratulations to Simon Green. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TORC made #23 on the NY Times bestseller list for mass-market fiction, just 3 spots shy of the edition printed for the June 29, 2008 issue of the Book Review.
6/18/08: If you want to find out what Donkey and Fiona have in common with Alcatraz and Leavenworth, you might want to check out the exciting news in Brandon Sanderson's June 2, 2008 blog entry: Link.
6/11/08: This past week was one of the biggest, broadest weeks in JABberwocky history. Many titles had a June 3 on-sale date, and they're now all over the Nielsen Bookscan bestseller lists...
Charlaine Harris was #50 on the Hardcover chart (#6 fantasy, and #3 hardcover fantasy) with FROM DEAD TO WORSE, and #15 on the mystery chart (#8 mass market) with THE JULIUS HOUSE.
Simon Green was #46 on the mass market chart with THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TORC (#4 fantasy, #2 fantasy mass market), while DAEMONS ARE FOREVER was the #12 fantasy and #4 hardcover fantasy, right behind Charlaine.
Brandon Sanderson was #15 on the fantasy list and #9 fantasy mass market with WELL OF ASCENSION.
And Tanya Huff was perched high up on the science fiction list, with THE HEART OF VALOR and VALOR'S TRIAL both in the top 10, and both in the top 5 on the mass market and hardcover sf charts respectively.
Congratulations to all!!
6/2/08: A big round of applause for Toni L.P. Kelner and Pari Noskin Taichert! Both were named Anthony Award finalists. Kelner was nominated in the Best Short Story category for her story "How Stella Got Her Grave Back," which appears in the MANY BLOODY RETURNS anthology (co-edited by Charlaine Harris). Murderati, founded by Pari Noskin Taichert, was nominated for Best Web Site.
6/2/08: Fans of Kat Richardson, please read! The author of the GREYWALKER series will make appearances throughout the US in August in Baltimore, Denver, San Francisco, and more! See her website for a full list of cities and dates.
5/21/08: Congratulations to Charlaine Harris. Her latest Sookie Stackhouse novel, FROM DEAD TO WORSE, debuted on the NY Times hardcover bestseller list at #6. Wow. Each book just keeps climbing higher!
5/21/08: This week marks Steve Mancino's last as a part of JABberwocky Literary Agency. He has decided to step down from his position so that he could focus more on his Philadelphia roots (he moved back to Philly at the start of the year). He sends his very best to all of his clients and he will miss them terribly. And he regrets not being able to see some of the younger new writers he had been working with grow. (He'll be keeping an eye on the book shelves!) Steve: Catch you all on the flip side. Be well.
5/9/08: Kat Richardson is heading abroad! While in the UK to do some research for the fourth Greywalker novel, she will be signing copies of GREYWALKER and POLTERGEIST at Murder One, in London, on Thursday, May 15th (5-6pm). This was put together by the wonderful folks at Little, Brown UK. They've even posted the nifty event on their website: http://www.littlebrown.co.uk. Our thanks to the entire Piatkus/Little, Brown UK team for setting this up and their support overseas for one of JABberwocky's rising stars in urban fantasy.
5/8/08: Del Howison and Jeff Gelb's horror anthology, DARK DELICACIES 2, is a Finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Anthology. Named for the author of "Haunting of Hill House" and "The Lottery", the award is for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. Winners will be announced at ReaderCon at the end of July. Good luck, guys!
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February 2006 marked Joshua Bilmes' 20th anniversary in the business. Joshua composed his own memoir of his first 20 years. And he was big-time surprised to find this special tribute section had made its way onto the web site.
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