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What does it mean when a book that seems to be almost universally dismissed as drivel by many in the publishing industry is probably the greatest driving force in the hottest genre on the market today?

I’m no expert, but I’m guessing it means that, somewhere, all those smart industry people are kicking themselves.

If you’re not sure which book I’m referring to (I know—there’s so many that could fall into this description, no?), than I’ll give you some hints:

• It’s about vampires.
• It’s set in a high school in the Pacific Northwest.
• If you have a teenage daughter, granddaughter, or niece, chances are they expect you to get them to the movie theater on November 20th—with gaggles of their giggling friends.
• If you have a middle-aged wife, girlfriend, or sister—ditto.
• If you’re a twenty-something young professional woman—ditto.

If you haven’t guessed by now, then I suggest you lift your hands high up over your head, as that’s the best way to get out from under the rock you’re living beneath.

Because we couldn’t get the cast of New Moon (in theaters this Friday!) on Suvudu, we decided to do the next-best thing. We’ve spent the past two Mondays honoring our current, favorite vampires from True Blood and Vampire Diaries.

The wait is over. Today’s feature is all about New Moon.

We had to limit ourselves to just 10 but there are endless reasons why we love New Moon. Feel free to add your own reasons.

10. It’s all about the werewolves, baby.

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9. It stars improbably beautiful people in high school, who seemingly never attend class.

8. The worst break-up scene in history. Worse than: Britney and Justin, Jen and Brad, and yes, even worse than Nicole and Paris.

7. Road trip: Benvenuto in Italia. Ciao, Bella!

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6. Victoria’s back. And she’s crazier than ever.

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5. Taylor Lautner: have you seen the 17 yr-old shirtless? Can we even legally say that?

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4. Bella almost hallucinates herself to death.

3. Because we truly believe in Edward and Bella’s love.

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2. Superhot Edward Cullen: Robert Pattinson. Sigh.

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And the #1 reason why we love New Moon…

Steamy, vampire-human love connections. Need we say more?

Rarely does Orpah have a person on her show who rivals her in sheer popularity.

It happened yesterday, I think.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the mega-successful Twilight saga, spent time with the long-time daytime diva, in her only interview for the New Moon movie release. In the interview she talks about how the idea for Twilight started, how she got published, an alternate ending to New Moon that will never be seen, and many other interesting tidbits from behind the scenes.

I have been lucky enough to have lunch with Stephenie and she is the sweetest, nicest person you can ever meet. Success couldn’t have happened to a nicer or more deserving person.

Below are two YouTube clips of her Oprah appearance on November 13, 2009, followed by two links to more backstage clips:

Last week, the life expectancy of newly bitten werewolves, (not to mention their friends, loved ones, and neighbors,) took a giant leap forward with Broadway Books’ release of The Werewolf’s Guide To Life: A Manual For The Newly Bitten.

My name is Ritch Duncan, and my co-author Bob Powers and I have devoted our lives to serving the lycanthrope community.

Yes, werewolves are real.

If you suspect that you may have been bitten by a werewolf, check the warning signs on our website immediately, and review our comprehensive table of transformation dates, as if you were bitten by something on a night other than than the three nights before, after or during a full moon, you can thank your lucky stars that the only website you will have to refer to for your future care and treatment is this one.

But if you were bitten by something on a known transformation date, we recommend taking immediate action, including the following:

Ahh, the juggernaut that is Stephenie Meyer keeps steam rolling through bookstores—and over the silver screen!

New Moon, the sequel to the bestselling book and blockbuster movie Twilight, has released its next trailer! Crave more Edward? Want bare-chested Jacob? Need to watch Bella?

Click HERE!

For such a large budget, the wolf CGI looks fairly questionable, although there is time for them to put polishing touches on it. The best thing so far—to me, at least—is the Death Cab For Cutie song confirmed to be on the soundtrack!

New Moon will kick the crap out of the box office on November 20th!

Prepare for it!

I’m a guy.

I’ve read Twilight.

Would adding a conjunction to combine those two sentences make this a false statement:

I’m a guy and I’ve read Twilight.

Or, would the right conjunction help it retain its truth:

I’m a guy or I’ve read Twilight.

I’m a guy, but I’ve read Twilight.

If I had to guess, most guys (and some girls) would point to the latter two as being more plausible—the “or” statement being the closest to reality. The “but” would also be acceptable.

The thing is, though, that I’m one of those who is in the “and” statement group.

I’m a guy.

I’ve read Twilight.

This isn’t about shame, though. Sure, I did none of this reading in a public place. But that’s beside the point. Or maybe it’s exactly the point. Regardless, the deed is done, and opinions have been formed. Here’s what I’ve decided:

This book was exactly as good as I expected it to be.

That’s about as diplomatic a statement as one could make, and yet, it is the most accurate description of what I felt about Twilight.

I can, for example, see exactly why a teenage girl (or even a grown woman who enjoys romance novels) would like it: because that’s really what it is. Twilight is a teen romance, with all the angst and awkwardness that comes from a real-life encounter with a similar situation.

It just so happens that one of these teens also is a vampire.

But that Edward is a vampire really wasn’t a compelling feature for me (especially as his vampire-ness comes with the unfortunate “sparkling,” which I’m sure you’ve heard derided from here to Forks). His being a vampire is pretty much the equivalent of him being African-American, or poor, or some other social/ethnic minority-class that would seem out of place in an all-white community—and therefore taboo for a girl from the “right side of the tracks” to be with. Except, Meyer doesn’t play it this way (which I think would have been an interesting play on the standard trope, albeit a bit like Buffy and Angel/Spike). Instead, Edward just comes off as the angsty kid—the bad-boy—that of course Bella is attracted to.

And it helps that his breath smells like delicious, delicious candy.

Let’s start by congratulating our winner, Yudelky C-V! Yudelky was our 355 entrant and, when we ran the random number generator to select our winner, lucky number 355 was the result (see below).

Yudelky’s audiobooks are in the mail (or, depending on when you read this, in her music player of choice). So what would Yudelky bring along for snacks? Like many of you, she considered each possible companion. A vampire? Yudelky is packing a mountain lion as a snack (be careful, Yudelky, and kids, don’t try this at home!). For a werewolf, though, she’s packing some chips, soda, and a couple dozen slim jims. So far, we’re digging the werewolf chow. And music? Here are Yudelky’s lists:

Now, let’s talk, shall we? These types of posts are supposed to write themselves. That’s the conventional line of thinking. People send in all kinds of great stuff and it’s supposed to be a simple job of rounding it up, throwing it on the blog, and calling it a day.

Clearly, that line of thinking didn’t deal with the kind of response we go here on Suvudu.

We’ve run some great contests before with some incredible answers, but the depth of the answers we received for this one, combined with the volume, actually makes picking just a few great tidbits a difficult chore. Twilight fans, you rocked Suvudu and I’m sure I’m not just speaking for myself when I say I was really impressed with your response and creativity!

We received entries that ranging from full playlists, to song titles with lyrics, to accompanying YouTube music video playlists, and a bevy of interesting snack choices. So, you wanna know what we learned, see a bunch of the songs that were chosen, and some of the more interesting “snacks?” Follow me then and we’ll have a look.

How would you like a chance to win all of the unabridged audiobooks in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series? With Comic-Con right around the corner, we figured riding off into the sunset with Stephenie might be the perfect way to make the trip. Of course if you don’t make it by sundown…

…well, it’s a good thing you’re probably heading west.

Anyway, to enter we want you to email us (info@suvudu) with your answers to the following question:

If you were on a road trip with either a vampire or werewolf what would your itunes playlist be and what snacks would you pack to ensure you’re not the snack?
Please note that this contest has ended. Thank you!

That’s it. So go ahead, enter to win! What do you have to lose other than a few pints of blood? Oh, and be sure to check out the legal! Sorry, this one is US residents only.

Now, perhaps you’d like to get a sneak peek at the audio editions? I’m sure you would. Use the player below to listen to a few clips. And then enter the contest!

Good luck!

Okay, okay, I can’t resist doing this.

Mostly because I just like hearing the high-pitched squealing or sudden gasping of women all over the world!

They love them some Edward!

Even my mother. Ugh!

Here are some photos taken from the set of the forthcoming vampire movie New Moon, the sequel to the über-successful Twilight by Stephenie Meyer—put into a video montage!

What a use for bandwidth!

At least the ladies are happy…

Happy Friday!

Oh boy! It begins! Let the ladies of all ages begin swooning!

I am slowly awakening to the fact that the internet is actually a manifestation of The Force. It can be used for the forces of good © or for the forces of evil ©. But what Star Wars never revealed is that there is a third force at play and it can live on either of the previously mentioned sides. That would be the forces of funny and I think they are best employed alongside the good.

Such an alignment has been running strong for nearly a month now in the form of Peter David’s collaborative project and response to the whole Russet Noon debacle, Potato Moon. If you’re getting hungry for potato chips and french fries, you aren’t alone. Russet Noon’s title, which Peter describes in his blog as evoking “images of a sun-baked potato” is nearly as compelling as its author/publisher’s claim that there is no copyright violation in stealing someone else’s character and story for profit, or not for profit, and then for profit again.

Here’s the skinny: a short while back an author/publisher decided that she was going to write her own sequel to Stephanie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn from the point-of-view of Jacob (whom she wanted to turn into a “superhero”). She then decided she would publish the book and sell it for profit.

Now, fan fiction has been going on for some time and has gained wider readerships than it ever had before thanks to the internet and fan forums. That hasn’t been a big problem and is, more often than not, a fun and harmless way for fans of a story or series to connect with each other and the source material. Fine, cool. But seldom do they try to turn it around for profit. Even less seldom do they then justify it by claiming that, in essence, copyright doesn’t exist because we are all subject to the “collective mind.” Oh, unless you draw a picture. Pictures have copyrights.

A minor brouhaha erupted that resulted in said writer/publisher sending a letter to Stephanie and her publisher stating that she never meant to cause trouble and that she would only publish 50 titles and give them away for free unless she got a response telling her not to do so.

And here is where Peter David comes in with a brilliant idea, which is, quite clearly, the first one to enter this whole mess.