Sorry for the Absence

Just a quick announcement. Sorry for the lack of news and posting lately. Between family emergencies and other obligations many of us have been off line.

Slowly getting back into it.

Please forgive us… now on with the news.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone from Team Georgia. I know that news has been few and far between but we are all excited about 2009 and the filming of New Moon. Check back often for information on the movie, the actors, and events surrounding Twilight, New Moon, and Stephenie Meyer.

We wish you a happy and prosperous New Year!

Modesto Bee Encourages Everyone to Read

See the Modesto Bee article here that encourages everyone to go grab a book and read. Below is an excerpt of an example of a 40-something getting back into reading thanks to Twilight. It is a story I have heard from various friends and co-workers.:

“I have not read a book in years,” admitted Rana Rolland, a 40-year-old sales director in Minneapolis. “It is actually embarrassing to admit that fact, but at least that has finally changed.”

Rana has made us laugh (in a good way), because she is the story of a self-proclaimed nonreader turned “Twilight” fanatic. “Twilight” junky, if you will — a familiar story for millions of other people in the world.

“I started reading the first ‘Twilight’ book, by Stephenie Meyer, during Thanksgiving vacation,” Rana said. “I was at the airport before a long flight and was looking for something to read besides my usual ‘high-quality,’ pop-culture magazines. You know, the ones with all the breakups and makeups. And I stumbled upon ‘Twilight.’ “

Apparently, Rana had no idea what she was getting herself into. Today, just one month later, she is now in the middle of the fourth book in the “Twilight” series. If our math serves us correctly, that is roughly 2,400 pages in 30 days, or 80 pages a day. Not bad for someone who has not finished a book in years.

Article: “10 Reasons Breaking Dawn Shouldn’t Be a Movie”

This was an article in the LA Times Online site. I was just curious to see what other readers think of their points and if you agree that the films should stop with Eclipse.

Read the article!

ReelzChannel: 10 Things Parents should know about Twilight

Thank you to Amy from ReezChannel for giving us a heads up on an excellent article written about things parents should know about letting their children read Twilight. The article features TwilightMom Coven leader Lisa Hansen as well as comments from other fellow TM’s. See the article here.

So to help you make that personal decision, Hansen and her fellow TwilightMOMs helped us put together this look at what parents should know about Twilight.

Breaking Dawn Special Edition?

Borders has a link up for a special edition for Breaking Dawn coming out in May of 2009. Very interesting. No other details are listed. Looks like we have something else to keep an eye out for?

A Month after the leak Kansascity.com chimes in

Wow, has it really been a month already? Seems like ages in some ways. Good article here about Midnight Sun and it’s impact and indefinite status. ***CONTAINS SPOILERS***

Article: “Meyer’s vampire novels bite into the hearts of college students”

I thought this was a pretty good article about how the Twilight craze is affecting more than just adolescents. The article was posted on the website for Drake University’s Newspaper. Check it out!

Stephenie’s Book Recommedation

Stephenie just posted a new book that she highly recommends. It’s called The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It sounds like a great book, so I did some googling. I found Cheryl Rainfield’s website, and she is giving away 3 copies! You have to enter by midnight tonight (Sept 18), so get your entry in as soon as possible.

Click on the book to go to Amazon, and enter the contest here.

Morning show talks about Midnight Sun

Here is a morning show segment that talks about the leak of Midnight Sun. You can also vote on whether you will or will not read the unfinished version. To vote click here.