Bantam Dell News

Summer with Sisters Sweepstakes Winner Announced

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:54:17 -0500

Congratulations to George Amrhein of Connersville, IN who won the Bantam "Summer with Sisters Spa Getaway" Sweepstakes Giveaway. Mr. Amrhein will receive a $500 Spa Gift Certificate from SpaFinder. The sweepstakes was offered in conjunction with four bestselling summer titles: Sisters by Danielle Steel, Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella, Pieces of My Sister's Life by Elizabeth Joy Arnold, and Summer Sisters by Judy Blume.

Shopaholic Movie Trailer News!

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:10:30 -0500

We have the official movie trailer for "Confessions of a Shopaholic," based on the bestselling novel by Sophie Kinsella and starring Isla Fisher as Becky Bloomwood. The movie is currently scheduled to release in February.

View the official movie trailer here.

Forbes.com Calls the Snowball "Mandatory" Reading

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:03:24 -0500

In a recent review, Forbes.com called Alice Schroeder's The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life "the mandatory book to read in these treacherous times of financial crisis." The review describes The Snowball as "a thoughtful and intimate biography" and reaffirms investing in the book, "you'll be the wiser for it."

Read the full text of the Forbes.com article

Watch Alice Schroeder featured in a Forbes.com video discussing Warren Buffet

Lynch, Fowler and Chong Win British Fantasy Awards

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:16:10 -0500

Three Spectra authors took home British Fantasy Awards from Fantasycon 2008 held in Nottingham, UK. Winners included Scott Lynch (Red Seas Under Red Skies) who won the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award, Christopher Fowler (The Victoria Vanishes) who won the best collection award for Old Devil Moon and Vince Chong (the artist of the Crystal Skull game) for best artist. The BFA's are presented annually to works of fantasy art and literature.

The Snowball Shortlisted for 2008 Business Book of the Year Award

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00:00 -0500

Alice Schroeder's The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life was shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award. The winner will be announced October 14 in New York City at a dinner.

Time.com, The New York Observer, and Portfolio.com Applaud New Buffett Biography

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:35:39 -0500

Time.com explores Alice Schroeder's new biography, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, noting how the author juxtaposes Buffett's investment strengths with his personal life and relationships. The New York Observer also suggests reading The Snowball, specifically during these tough financial times, and calls Buffett "the pillar behind the pillar." Similarly, Portfolio.com mentions the timely publication of this latest biography, written with unprecedented access to the man, his family, and his files.

The Snowball goes on sale Monday, September 29.

Read the full text of the New York Observer article

Read the full text of Time.com article

Read the full text of the Portfolio.com article

Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun 'live on stage, on film'

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:03:12 -0500

A new film version of Dalton Trumbo's classic anti-war novel, Johnny Got His Gun, premiered Sept. 22, starring Ben McKenzie (The O.C. and Junebug). McKenzie plays Joe Bonham, a WWI veteran and quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth and must struggle to communicate with those around him. The movie is a new play-on-film version of the 1939 novel, adapted from the 1982 Off-Broadway play. View the full tour information and check out the movie trailer for a sneak peek.

Read the suspense novel, A Season For The Dead, for free

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:18:12 -0500

From now until October 15, the entire text of David Hewson's acclaimed first Nic Costa novel, A Season for the Dead, is yours to read free.

Click here to view the book or download the PDF.

A Season for the Dead introduced Detective Nic Costa. The series includes The Garden of Evil, The Seventh Sacrament, The Lizard's Bite, The Sacred Cut, The Villa of Mysteries and coming in March 2009, Dante's Numbers.

In the heat of a Roman summer, Nic Costa, a young, optimistic detective is faced with a crime that reaches deep into the heart of the Vatican.

The Dallas Morning News called it "A suspenseful, fascinating mystery." The Washington Post praised it as "Intelligent entertainment...Hewson, far more than most thriller writers, has a serious concern for character."

Click here for an interview with the author about A Season for the Dead.

Esquire Names Slaughterhouse-Five and Moby-Dick Essential Reading

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:10:33 -0500

In celebration of their 75th anniversary issue, Esquire Magazine has created a list of the 75 books every man should read. Included in the list was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Deliverance by James Dickey, Dubliners by James Joyce, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, and Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, all available from Bantam Dell. For the full list, pick up Esquire's 75th anniversary issue.

Chapter 3 of Karen Marie Moning's Faefever available for free

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:51:10 -0500

The last free excerpt from Karen Marie Moning's forthcoming novel, Faefever (on sale September 16th) is now live. You can read Chapter Three by clicking on the animated book image below (click here if you cannot see the flash animation).

If you missed any of the previous excerpts, you can read them here.

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Surprise Summer Blockbuster: Unusual Film Deal for Bestselling Guernsey Novel

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:26:45 -0500

The film rights to one of the most buzzed about debuts of the summer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, have been optioned by a most unlikely pair: noted bookseller Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida and award-winning film writer-producer Paula Mazur.

With more than 220,000 copies in print, the book will mark its fourth week as a top five New York Times bestseller when it hits the list at #3 on Sunday, September 7th.

The Good Thief Finalist For Sargent Prize

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:52:50 -0500

Hannah Tinti's The Good Thief is a finalist for the John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize. The Sargent Prize was created by the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction as part of its mission to promote the art of fiction in the United States. The winner will be announced later this fall.

Chapter 2 of Karen Marie Moning's Faefever available for free

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:42:03 -0500

The second free excerpt from Karen Marie Moning's forthcoming novel, Faefever (on sale September 16th) is now live. You can read Chapter Two by clicking on the animated book image below (click here if you cannot see the flash animation).

If you missed the excerpt of the Prologue and Chapter 1, you can read it here.

Get your own - Open publication

Patrick Tracey on NPR's Talk of the Nation

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:04:15 -0500

Patrick Tracey discusses his memoir, Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia, on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The interview, led by Neal Conan, includes listener calls and an excerpt of the book is now showcased on NPR's website.

Click here to join the NPR discussion on schizophrenia and listen to the audio.

New York Times Calls The Good Thief "Darkly Transporting"

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:47:13 -0500

In a recent review, the New York Times praised Hannah Tinti's debut novel, The Good Thief, calling it, "an American Dickensian tale with touches of Harry Potterish whimsy."

This richly imagined novel is a "tale of strange and unpredictable adventure," introducing one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary fiction, twelve year-old Ren.

Click here to read the full review.
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