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PPZ Movie To Start Shooting Next Year?
by Dan
Fiction + Humour / August 13, 2010
We were very excited around here when we heard whispers last year from our friends at Quirk Books that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was going to be made into a movie. So just imagine our delight when they confirmed that the book was optioned by Natalie Portman, who will produce and star in the film adaptation, and that David O. Russell, who directed and wrote Three Kings and the existential comedy I ♥ Huckabees is writing the script and directing!
Last month at the San Diego Comic-Con, Portman updated MTV on where things are at with the movie:
And if literary mash-ups are your thing, don't forget about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, and the latest Quirk Classic Android Karenina!
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)
The Wrath of Con!
by Dan
Fiction + Humour / May 18, 2010
From Quirk Books, the people who brought you Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, and Dawn of the Dreadfuls, comes sci-fi/zombie/comedy/adventure Night of the Living Trekkies!
Following a group of rag-tag Trekkies getting together for the fifth annual GulfCon (billed as the “largest Starfleet Convention in the western Gulf Coast region”), our heroes (armed only with prop phasers) soon find themselves defending their hotel and convention centre against hordes of flesh-eating undead!
The book is packed with hundreds of gags referencing Star Trek, Star Wars, comic books, and fan conventions. According to our friends at Quirk, it reads like the strange lovechild of Galaxy Quest and Dawn of the Dead."
Oh yes.
Night of the Living Trekkies will be available from Raincoast this fall. But in the meantime you can find out more information about the book on Facebook.
(Night of the Living Trekkies is an original work of parody and is not officially sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by the owners of the Star Trek®) brand.)
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Peeps and Prejudice and Zombies
by Siobhan
Craft + Food & Drink + Humour / March 30, 2010
Peeps Show 2010 is perhaps not what you think. No scandal here, just good ol' sugar coated fun. But I bet you won't be able to tear your eyes away...
For four years now, the Washington Post has been hosting an annual Peeps Diorama Contest: the classic Easter candy is styled and dressed up in various hilarious scenes. They received more than 1,100 sugar-inspired entries, and the Washington Post is sharing some of their faves online.
This year's entries featured many book-themed diorams: Goodnight Moon, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Where the Wild Things Are, The Book of Bunny Suicides, Madeline....
But of course the one I found brilliant was "Peeps and Prejudice and Zombies" based on the mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!
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Based on the best-selling novel by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, dioramists Dayle Cristinzio of Silver Spring and Kasey Gillette of the District depict a ballroom scene with traditional dancing and zombie mayhem in "Peeps and Prejudice and Zombies." Note the period costumes, original Peep oil painting above the mantle and working chandelier.
Some other awesome Peeps dioramas include scenes of Shaun White at the Olympics, Wii Sports, old school Mario Bros, President Obama walking his dog and Michelle Obama playing skiprope in the Whitehouse garden. View the slideshow of the finalists on WashingtonPost.com
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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2 new upcoming titles in the Quirk Classic Series
by Danielle
Contests + Fiction / January 20, 2010
Yep there are two more coming your way.
In 2009, readers gobbled up the Globe and Mail's and international best seller PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES faster than zombies eat brains. Yet, in the midst of their ravenous reading, audiences began asking questions: Where did the zombies come from? How did Elizabeth Bennet develop such quality martial-arts skills? Thus, a prequel! PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DAWN OF THE DREADFULS, by Steve Hockensmith, is an all-new work of fiction inspired by Jane Austen’s beloved characters that gives readers the answers they’ve been looking for—and more.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS coauthor Ben H. Winters is back with an all-new collaborator, legendary Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, and the result is ANDROID KARENINA (due in stores July)—an enhanced edition of the classic love story, now set in a dystopian world of robots, cyborgs, and interstellar space travel.
The other two in the series, available at your local bookstore and online:
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS
WIN A SIGNED COPY OF SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS!
Let us know what you think of the series. Comments are aways welcome!! Winner will be drawn at random. Good luck!
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P+P+Z Best Cover of 2009
by Dan
Fiction + Humour / December 23, 2009
After several weeks of voting, Amazon customers have chosen the Best Book Cover of 2009: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, cover designed by Doogie Horner!
Congratulations to Doogie and publisher Quirk Books!
See all 60 of Amazon's nominees.
Natalie Portman to produce and star in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies movie!!
by Danielle
Fiction + Film + News / December 11, 2009
Yes that's right! Variety broke the news this morning that Natalie Portman will star as Elizabeth Bennet in the movie adaptation of the bestselling PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES.
photo courtesy of
natalieportman.com
No official release date has been announced. But I can certainly assure you we here at Raincoast and the folks down at Quirk are stoked about this news! She'll make the perfect Elizabeth. Wonder who else'll be cast? I'll let you know as soon as I find out!
Here's a link to CBC's website. They're talking about the new movie as well. But who isn't?
May the Best Zombies Win!
by Siobhan
Humour / November 13, 2009
It's Friday the 13th... so it seems appropriate to be writing about blood, gore and zombies.
But wait, who am I kidding? I've been writing about zombies consistently for the last few weeks here on the Raincoast blog. I couldn't help it though, as photos (and even a video!) have been pouring in from booksellers across the country to share their Quirk Classics Monster Mash-Up displays.
We sent all the entries down to our friends at Quirk Books to deliberate which deathly display should be crowned the best in Canada. After much deliberation -- and, in true zombie fashion, with much blood, sweat and tears -- the judges finally came back with the results....
1st prize: University of Alberta Bookstore (Edmonton, Alberta)
Judges' comments: Particularly impressed by the zombie lady and the Col. Brandon.
2nd prize: Millennia Books (Hanover, Ontario)
Judges' comments: Enjoyed the sea monster balloon (very creative).
3rd prize: Kwantlen Polytechnic University Bookstore (Surrey, BC)
Judges' comments: Liked the zombie lady and the smaller touches.
Honorable Mention: Misty River Books (Terrace, BC)
Judges' comments: These ladies dressed up as regency era zombies -- pretty cool.
See photos of their display
In case you are wondering, the judging committee at Quirk Books consisted of...
- Jason Rekulak, Quirk Classics mastermind and a sucker for regency era zombie costumes.
- Doogie Horner, Creator of the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters covers and judging his 5th window display contest of the year.
- Brett Cohen, enjoys his trips to Canada.
Congratulations to all the booksellers who participated:
- Chat Noir Books (New Liskeard, Ontario)
- University of Alberta Bookstore (Edmonton, Alberta)
- Millennia Books (Hanover, Ontario)
- Westminster Books (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
- Book Express Ltd. (Cambridge, Ontario)
- Books on Beechwood (Ottawa, Ontario)
- Misty River Books (Terrace, BC)
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University Bookstore (Surrey, BC)
Quirk Classics:
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DELUXE HEIRLOOM EDITION
How many eyeballs can you count?
by Siobhan
Humour / November 12, 2009
Book Express in Cambridge, Ontario, just sent in a video of their Quirk Classics window display. Watch it to get a close-up view of all the gorey details… I think the rat is my favourite. He’s wearing a monocle and a top hat! Oh, and he’s munching on an eyeball. Awww. And ewww…
Quirk Classics:
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: DELUXE HEIRLOOM EDITION