Bookclub-in-a-Box Discusses The Lovely Bones, the Novel by Alice Sebold (Bookclub in a Box Discusses)
Vulture (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Every week between now and February 2, when the nominations are announced, movies and stars will help themselves — or, sometimes, hurt themselves — in the Oscar race. Vulture's Oscar Futures will listen to insider gossip, comb the blogs, and out-and-out guess when necessary to track who's up, who's down, and who's currently leading the race for a coveted nomination. Best Picture UP: Precious...
Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
In the past week, I read back to back -- and without consciously planning this -- two novels centered around a death or disappearance. One you've surely heard of, and one probably not: Unending Nora by Julie Shigekuni and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Each of these books maps the fallout from these losses and shows us the holes left in the lives of the dead/missing characters' family and friends,...
Idol Chatter (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
I'd never really thought of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel "The Lovely Bones" as a ghost story--though to call it haunting is an understatement, too. But there is no getting around the fact that the story's protagonist, Susie Salmon, raped and...
Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
After being shown "a few minutes of footage" from Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones (as well as "an exceptionally handsome trailer"), N.Y. Times writer Terrence Rafferty writes that Jackson "appears to have made the attempt to be faithful to Alice Sebold's wistful, lyrical tone, but there are indications, too, that he hasn't entirely abandoned his hyperbolic horror style: the...
Thimbleanna (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Last night was my turn for our monthly book group, which means it’s been a busy week in ThimbleannaLand. Our book discussion was The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold. Definitely not a fan favorite. As I heard one member put it, “That’s a few wasted hours of my life that I wish [...]
Elizabeth Baines (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
I know it doesn't count in the literary scheme of things (one should NEVER quote one's relatives!), but on a personal level it means a whole load to me that my sister is raving about Too Many Magpies ! I have to say that she is a horribly honest person, my sister, and she usually has no hesitation in telling me which bits she didn't like in my work! Anyway, she has said that she hasn't had such a gripping...
Celebrity Baby Scoop (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Here's a famous family we don't see too often! Actress Rachel Weisz and her partner Darren Aronofsky were spotted out for a stroll in New York today with their 3-year-old son Henry Chance. The very talented couple both have projects in the works. Rachel has four new flicks scheduled for release, including The Lovely Bones , based on the best-selling book by Alice Sebold. Meanwhile, Darren is writing...
MoviesOnline! (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
“The Lovely Bones,” based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson, has been selected for the Royal Film Performance 2009. The World Charity Premiere will take place in late November in Leicester Square. “The Lovely Bones” is directed by Academy Award® winner Peter Jackson and stars Academy Award®...
SCI FI Wire (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones , based on Alice Sebold's best-seller, has been selected for the Royal Film Performance 2009, which will take place in late November in London's Leicester Square as a benefit for charity. ...
Bookgasm (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
With Peter Jackson’s film adaptation hitting theaters this fall, Back Bay Books has reissued Alice Sebold’s THE LOVELY BONES, the bestselling novel about Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven. It is a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue [...]
Beattie's Book Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending By MOTOKO RICH Published, New York Times: October 14, 2009 Kate Lambert recalls using her library card just once or twice throughout her childhood. Now, she uses it several times a month The lure? Electronic books she can download to her laptop. Beginning earlier this year, Ms. Lambert, a 19-year-old community college student in New Port Richey, Fla.,...
LisNews (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Kate Lambert recalls using her library card just once or twice throughout her childhood. Now, she uses it several times a month. The lure? Electronic books she can download to her laptop. Beginning earlier this year, Ms. Lambert, a 19-year-old community college student in New Port Richey, Fla., borrowed volumes in the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” series, “The Lovely Bones”...
Bookgasm (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
With Peter Jackson’s film adaptation hitting theaters this fall, Back Bay Books has reissued Alice Sebold’s THE LOVELY BONES, the bestselling novel about Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven. It is a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue [...]
Movie news, trailers, photos (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
First official poster for Peter Jackson’s upcoming movie “The Lovely Bones”, which is an adaptation of book by Alice Sebold, appear online. The movie centers on a young girl Susie who watches her family cope with her death from the afterlife once she’s raped and murdered by a serial killer who’s gearing up to strike again. The [...]
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Paramount Pictures has debuted the first official poster for Peter Jackson's upcoming film The Lovely Bones, which is an adaptation of the heartbreaking but hopeful book by Alice Sebold.
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ineedmyfix | 08/30/2009
Newlywed Marky Mark Wahlberg leaves a party at the American Girl Place in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter Ella Rae . Mark will be starring along side Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones , the film adaptation of the 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold . Pictures here
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