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We were no longer “good society” . . .

by Dan
Fiction + Humour / July 26, 2010

At some point over the weekend this hilarious video for Jane Austen's Fight Club went viral:

  

Of course, all this ass-whupping Austen action started with Lizzie Bennett kicking seven shades of shih tzu out of the undead in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and its prequel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, but we're not going to begrudge them that. Well played ladies... 

And, if you haven't seen it before, here is the fantastic trailer for PPZ: Dawn of the Dreadfuls:

(via Mashable)

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GalleyCat reviews Android Karenina

by Danielle
Fiction / June 09, 2010

...When I began reading Ben H. Winters' mash-up novel, Android Karenina, my hopes were not high for a quick, light or funny read. Oddly enough, it was all three. Mash-ups are the latest thing in the literary world, mixing classics with new world monsters and demons. It's not really all that new; the music world has been doing it for ages. Mad Magazine used to rewrite the comics--Al Capp writing Brenda Starr, for instance.

Winters, a playwright, librettist, and author of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, connects all of Tolstoy's dots in the cleverly bizarre world he has created and he transforms a Russian novel into a reasonably demented work of science fiction...
~ Louise Leetch

 

More of GalleyCat's review here

Other books in the Quirk Classic series include:

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

SENSE AND SENSIBILTY AND SEA MONSTERS

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls Book Trailer!

by Danielle
Fiction + Film / March 15, 2010

How cool is this? Quirk has done it again. Here is the much anticipated book trailer for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS!!

Here are some photos from the makers of the movie

Can't get enough? Here's the one from SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls press kit prep!

by Danielle
Fiction / March 10, 2010

I thought it might be fun to blog about how I whipped up the press kit for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS. I came up with the idea of using a Katana Sword on the cover because it seems that this is one of Elizabeth's weapons of choice, and quite frankly was racking my brain on what to do. I used watercolor crayons to color the cover and with help from my very nice co-workers 41 kits were made for the media. I took the original and color copied it. Then wrapped the book in red paper, covered it with the katana cover then finished off with a red ribbon. Took a while but here is what came of it!! Phew!! All done, till the next one!

 

Other books in the Quirk Classic series:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Android Karenina

Press kit to come... (and book to be released June)

 

 

 

 

 

 

And if you are a media contact who for some reason didn't get a a copy, please cotact me and I'll send one off. Please note I just sent these March 10.

~Danielle

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Bloggers Wanted to Review PPZ: Dawn of the Dreadfuls

by Danielle
Fiction / February 01, 2010

Calling all bloggers, big and small, to review

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS on March 3, 2010

Raincoast and Quirk Books would like to offer bloggers a first look at the new prequel, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS by Steve Hockensmith. This original novel will be in stores and on-sale on March 23, 2010, and if you request a copy to review on your blog, you’ll be one of the first people to get your hands on it!
 
To receive your free copy, please send along your name, address, and the name of your blog, and we’ll get one out to you ASAP.

Send requests to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Subject line: PPZ DOD

Please note: open to Canadian bloggers only. If you are from the U.S. please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
 
Quirk is requesting that you post your blog review on March 3, 2010, and link to QuirkClassics.com. On this day, QuirkClassics.com will be offering your readers a chance to win one of fifty Quirk Classics prize packs! In addition, they will be showcasing two illustrations from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS.

When your readers click on the link to QuirkClassics.com, they'll be asked to post the name the blog where they read the review and heard about the contest. This is a great opportunity to further promote your blog and potentially find new readers for your site. Free books + free publicity for your blog = everybody wins!
 
We hope you decide to review this exciting new work of fiction, and will be a part of making this Quirk Classic a huge success.

Please feel free to email Danielle Johnson .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have any questions.

Read more about the PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS.

Limited amount of review copies available, so act fast! Please put in subject line PPZ: DOD, and tell us where you heard about our Call for Bloggers.

Thanks again, and the hunt for zombies is on!
Danielle

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