First 3 minutes of The Walking Dead
Posted: January 31, 2012, 15:29
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Ghost Brothers of Darkland County CD due on May 22
Posted: January 31, 2012, 14:14
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John Mellencamp and Stephen King’s dramatic musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will debut as a theatrical presentation beginning April 4 in Atlanta; a guest star-packed studio concept album will follow on May 22, via Hear Music, in both a single disc and 3-CD deluxe edition.
Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal and Neko Case are set to sing on the project, with Matthew McConaughey, Meg Ryan, former boxer Joe Frazier and Costello doing readings, as well. Both projects are produced with the input of producer T-Bone Burnett — who described the sound as “dark, foggy … and scary.”
The novelist King authored the narrative, while veteran singer-songwriter Mellencamp added music and lyrics. “It sounds like the Sgt. Pepper of Americana to me,” Mellencamp said in pre-release materials, adding that the goal was to make the recording sound something like “an old radio play” complete with dialogue and sound effects.
Source.
King at Savannah Book Festival
Posted: January 31, 2012, 12:32
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But you may not have heard about the host of other outstanding authors festival organizers are bringing to the Hostess City starting Feb. 15.
Read more here.
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Who is The Governor?
Posted: January 30, 2012, 11:57
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And here is an interview with Robert Kirkman (creator of the comic) and Glen Mazzara (showrunner for the TV series) about season 2.
A lookback at Carrie: The Musical
Posted: January 29, 2012, 02:09
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See more here.
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Flyer for Wind Through the Keyhole
Posted: January 29, 2012, 01:00
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Tell the story of Marv and win IT
Posted: January 29, 2012, 00:41
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Don’t miss out on the writing contests:Tell the story of Marv and win IT (ends February 19th).
Illustrating Wind Through the Keyhole
Posted: January 28, 2012, 23:57
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Thanks!
Posted: January 28, 2012, 00:01
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Looking ahead I see two contests ending in February (please check them out because the prizes are really good and you don’t want to miss out on this) but that’s not all. During February I have at least one more contest coming up, and it’s a really good one with a prize I think many of you would love to win. And, if Ka is with us there might be as many as two more contests during February as well. Not 100% sure of those yet but keep your fingers crossed and keep an eye out for them.
The easiest way to stay updated is by following Lilja’s Library on facebook or/and twitter. That way I will let you know when something happens. If you don’t want to do that I recommend that you check in here a couple of times a day. And please keep spreading the word about Lilja’s Library.
Again, thank you so much for all the support!
Lilja
Did you catch Stephen King?
Posted: January 27, 2012, 00:05
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As I said King has done a lot of cameos in both his own movies and in others and every time a new King movie is released the fans hope to see King in it. However, it’s far from all movies that get a visit from the master but still, he is out there. King did his acting debut in George A Romero’s movie Knightriders from 1981. In it he played a spectator who has a pretty sloppy way of eating. And, the lady by his side is none other than his wife Tabitha King.
In 1982 King had a much bigger part in the movie Creepshow where he, in the section called The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, plays the unfortunate Jordy Verrill who after touching a meteor turns into a mix of a plant and a human. What few know about Creepshow is that King’s son, Joe Hill (author of Horns and the comic Locke & Key), is the kid playing Billy. King returned for Creepshow 2 in 1987 but this time he only did a short cameo as a truck driver that stops to help Lois Chiles character after she’s been in an accident.
The Jordy Verrill role is by far the biggest King has done but he’s done quite a few Hitchcock-like cameos. He played a guy that tries to get some cash from an ATM machine in Maximum Overdrive and it’s here he delivers the classic line “This machine just called me an asshole”. After that he played a minister in Pet Sematary, a bus driver in Golden Years and a cemetery caretaker in Sleepwalkers in which he was joined by Clive Barker and Tobe Hopoper as well, a lawyer in a TV commercial in Storm of the Century and a pizza delivery guy in Rose Red.
You could also see him as Teddy Weizak in The Stand, Tom Holby in The Langoliers, a pharmacist named Mr. Bangor in Thinner and a bandleader called Gage Creed in The Shining (the miniseries). But even though these characters actually had names none of them are anything other than cameos.
King has also done quite a few voice cameos. The first was for an episode of Frasier where he’s listed as the voice of Brian. This voice cameo is really short but you can clearly hear that it’s King’s voice. The next time we could hear King was in Kingdom Hospital (King’s US version of the Danish TV series Riget) in which he plays an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) sponsor of the seismologist who is visiting the hospital and he is only heard on the other end of the phone line as the seismologist first arrives in Lewiston. In a later episode of Kingdom Hospital King also appears as Johnny B. Good, the janitor at the hospital. We also get to see King in a longer version of the commercial seen in Storm of the Century. King has also done voice cameos in the Dollar Baby Stephen King’s Gotham Café where he plays Steve’s (not King) attorney Mr. Ring. And he did the voice to an animated version of himself in The Simpsons episode Insane Clown Poppy.
With the exception of Knightriders all of the above has been movies based on King’s work but King has also been featured in works by others. In Fever Pitch he plays himself as he pitches the first ball of the baseball season. In George Romero’s Diary of the Dead he does the voice of a radio priest and in Sons of Anarchy he plays the cleaner Bachman.
As you can see, King has been involved in a lot of movies and now you know where you can find him. If you don’t feel like running to your local video store you can check in on the Classic King section here at Lilja’s Library where many of the clips can be found. Good hunting!
To stay updated on all news about Stephen King follow Lilja’s Library on facebook and twitter.
Second Walking Dead book
Posted: January 26, 2012, 15:59
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Mazzara and Kirkman talks Walking Dead
Posted: January 26, 2012, 11:59
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Get More: Music News
This video can't be seen everywhere but if you can't, check out this site I found. Loads of news about the series.
Cracking the Code in ‘Heeere’s Johnny!’
Posted: January 26, 2012, 11:57
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UK Being Human gets a date
Posted: January 26, 2012, 11:55
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New Walking Dead promo
Posted: January 25, 2012, 19:10
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Two new Being Human trailers
Posted: January 25, 2012, 17:10
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Did you know...
Posted: January 25, 2012, 14:50
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Since Chinga apparently means "the f-word" in Mexico (apparently it means different things or nothing depending upon which type of Spanish you speak) the title was changed to Bunghoney when it aired outside the US.
It was rumored that King and his son Joe Hill was going to write an episode of The Walking Dead (not happening any more) last year. If you could decide, what TV series would you like King to write an episode for and why?
Original final chapter of 11/22/63
Posted: January 25, 2012, 13:54
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Latest updates on The Walking Dead
Posted: January 25, 2012, 10:40
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- There maybe have been a major spoiler released unintentionally when Variety announced that Jon Bernthal who plays Shane is in early talks with TNT about him staring in Frank Darabont's new drama L.A. Noir. If Jon gets the part it's not likely that he'll do both shows, especially since the role in L.A. Noir would be a lead.
- In a recent trailer for episode 8 (airs Feb. 12), at the very end two new characters were revealed. They have now been identified. According to The HD Room, the two mystery men are actors Aaron Munoz and Michael Raymond James. Munoz will play Tony, one of two new survivors that will cross paths with Rick's group. James' character's name is still unknown. Both roles are being labeled as "guest stars" so these characters could potentially only be around a couple of episodes or less.
- Here is a new promo clip from FOXLA:
Thanks to Dread Central.
Haven season 3 update
Posted: January 25, 2012, 08:00
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OK,I know every writer sez this,but SERIOUSLY, S3 of Haven will be our best.Writers room is on FIRE.Creepy, weird,big story answers a-comin!
Misery hits Dubai
Posted: January 24, 2012, 21:23
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Read more here.
Thanks to Herbert West
Excerpt from The Wind Through the Keyhole
Posted: January 24, 2012, 21:10
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Classic King #18
Posted: January 24, 2012, 13:14
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King interview with Bill Maher 2006.
Please join me in Episode by Episode.
Posted: January 24, 2012, 00:46
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First out is season 2 of the US version of Being Human. Episode 1 aired last week and is now reviewed and I’ll add my thoughts on episode 2 later today. I hope you all follow this series, it’s a good one.
Jonathan Demme speaks 11/22/63
Posted: January 23, 2012, 23:34
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"I'm adapting Stephen King's book," Demme told MTV News in Park City, UT over the weekend, where he was promoting the Slamdance debut of his "Neil Young Journeys" documentary. "I'm on the screenplay for it right now."
"It's a time travel story," he said of the plot. "Somebody from the 20th century gets a window back to the past and they go back with the goal of trying to prevent the assassination of JFK. It's an extraordinary thriller. It's a great love story, also. It's a fabulous book."
Demme doesn't have a time-table on when the movie might start shooting — "First I have to get the script finished," he said, "and it's going really well" — but he did say that he feels more than a little bit privileged to be working with King after working with another American icon in Young.
"Sitting here with Neil Young, and working with Stephen King — these are two great American storytellers who use different mediums," he said.
Read more here
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Bag of Bones in Europe
Posted: January 23, 2012, 23:24
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Trailer for the 4th season of Being Human
Posted: January 20, 2012, 21:48
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And here is a press release for the season:
Being Human, BBC Three's award winning and critically-acclaimed drama, returns for a fourth series. Following the gripping series three finale in which viewers watched Mitchell fall victim to the wolf-shaped bullet, series four sees the aftermath as the housemates return to their home in Barry Island. There are also some new faces in town...
In an old B&B in a sleepy seaside town, we join Annie, her housemate George and their new friend. They’re reeling from the loss of their best friend Mitchell, Tom’s father-figure McNair and the tragic departure of George’s girlfriend, Nina. But with a newborn baby to look after, it’s never been more difficult to live life under-the-radar as a ghost and two werewolves.
There are also the vampires to deal with: lurking in every corner of society, waiting for the Old Ones to arrive and take over the world with brutal force. Can they fight them off? And at what cost? One thing becomes clear – the vampires believe that the child of two werewolves is important in their own mythology. Can this little baby really be the saviour of humanity? And what exactly are Cutler’s ‘alternative’ plans for world domination?
Starring Lenora Crichlow as Annie, Russell Tovey as George, Michael Socha as Tom, Damien Molony as Hal, Andrew Gower as Cutler, Alex Jennings as Griffin, Mark Williams as Regus, Louis Mahoney as Leo, Tamla Kari as Pearl, Darren Evans as Dewi, Anthony Flanagan as Fergus, Sean Francis as Lucas and Mali Harries as Lisa.
Being Human is also being simulcast on the award-winning BBC HD channel – the BBC’s High Definition channel available through Freesat channel 109, Freeview channel 54, Sky channel 169 and Virgin Media channel 187.
A new chance...
Posted: January 20, 2012, 18:14
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Well, one of the winners from that contest has apparently moved and after 2 weeks of trying to track him down without success I have given up. So, here is what I will do with that extra copy:
I will draw a new winner on February 1st and since it was one of the facebook winners that couldn’t be reached I have decided that it’s most fair to draw a new one from my facebook followers. So, on February 1st I will draw the winner from everyone that follows Lilja’s Library on faceboook AND has "Shared" something I have posted in the Lilja’s Library facebook group (each "Share" is a chance to win).
Good luck to everyone.
What's up for Dexter?
Posted: January 20, 2012, 17:50
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Frank Darabont talks The Walking Dead & L.A. Noir
Posted: January 20, 2012, 13:05
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Here is an interview with Frank Darabont in which he talks about his departure from The Walking Dead (first non Frank episode airs February 12 on AMC) for the first time and his new series .
Behind Carrie the Musical
Posted: January 19, 2012, 12:51
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David Kajganich to pen The Stand?
Posted: January 19, 2012, 09:11
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Meanwhile, just as Damon survived a global influenza pandemic last year in Contagion, his Pearl Street partner Ben Affleck is making progress on his own viral blockbuster: Stephen King’s The Stand, about survivors of a chemically weaponized super-flu. We hear that Affleck has hired screenwriter David Kajganich to pen the script after Kajganich wowed Warner Bros. with another recent King adaptation of the 1986 horror classic It – which, like The Stand, is being produced by Roy Lee and Doug Davison. Let's hope this goes better than the last produced outbreak drama Kadjanich wrote for WB: 2007's underperforming Nicole Kidman vehicle The Invasion.
Salem's Lot - Vampire novel of the century?
Posted: January 18, 2012, 05:00
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Read more here.
2 clips from The Walking Dead
Posted: January 18, 2012, 04:00
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Spike Scream Awards Promo Video
'Like A Plague' Promo
Dolores Claiborne heading for the Opera
Posted: January 18, 2012, 03:06
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If that last one were not enough to set the jaws dropping, the trippy, ripped-from-the-lit programming will continue into the following season, when a production of Stephen King's "Dolores Claiborne," starring power mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick, will have its world premiere.
These rather dramatic choices came to light Tuesday when David Gockley, the opera's general director, announced plans for his seventh season in the post, one that encompasses nine operas and a total of 73 performances from September through early July of 2013.
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And projecting further still into the next new season, mezzo-soprano Zajick, Gockley said, is tailor-made for "Dolores Claiborne," the role that earned Kathy Bates an Oscar nomination for the 1995 film made from the Stephen King thriller.
"It's a movie of heavy passions and tragedy and survival, and we thought it had operatic qualities," Gockley said "And doing it for the indomitable Dolora Zajick made sense."
The opera, composed by Tobias Picker and well-known librettist J.D. McClatchy, will open Sept. 15, 2013.
Read more here.
Thanks to Lou Sytsma
Covers for Road Rage
Posted: January 18, 2012, 01:06
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Tell the story of Marv and win IT
Posted: January 17, 2012, 23:10
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It’s contest time here again at Lilja’s Library and this time I’m going to try something new. Most of you probably know Marv: The Library Policeman but few probably know who he was before he became Marv. Before Marv, his name was Marvin S and he was a normal human being like you and me…until that fateful night at the library that is… But what happened? Well, that is what I want you to tell me!Read the complete text
Could You Find Your Face on King's New Book?
Posted: January 16, 2012, 16:56
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This just landed in my mailbox...Could You Find Your Face on Stephen King's New Book?
To celebrate the publication of The Wind through the Keyhole, the hotly anticipated new episode in Stephen King’s fantasy series The Dark Tower, we’re inviting you to help make literary history; lucky entrants will have their faces featured on the back of the jacket artwork.
Using mosaic design technologies, thousands of readers’ images will be incorporated in the illustration on the back cover of The Wind through the Keyhole.
One winner will also be selected at random to receive the entire STEPHEN KING backlist published by Hodder in the UK.
For your chance to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, all you have to do is upload your photo via this facebook app https://www.facebook.com/stephenkingbooks. We can’t guarantee that everyone’s photo will make it on – but we’ll contact you when the jacket is ready so you can see if your face is featured, and if you’ve been lucky, you can share your pixels of fame with friends and family! The closing date for entries is 23rd January 2012. Terms and conditions apply, click here for more details.
The Wind through the Keyhole is published in April 2012.
The Walking Dead teaser mentioned earlier
Posted: January 16, 2012, 16:30
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And here are the poster for the midseason premier.
Dexter at the movies?
Posted: January 16, 2012, 14:42
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Finally, while the series has been guaranteed two more seasons, Coto says that doesn't mean the creators are plotting Dexter's exit strategy. In fact, everyone's favorite serial killer may eventually migrate to the big screen. "We're not really looking at an end game right now," says Coto. "In a way, it's almost like every season is a form of an end game. This season could've been an end to Dexter, setting it up for the movies, for example. So every season kind of comes to it's own conclusion and can be a sort of end game."
Coto is quick to add that he's "just speculating" when it comes to movie plans. "I've heard nothing about it. I'm actually just projecting from my own experience on 24, where at the end we weren't going to kill Jack Bauer. We were going to leave him open because down the road there might be a movie. And sure enough, there's a movie coming."
Read the entire interview here.
The Walking Dead season 3...and 2 news
Posted: January 16, 2012, 12:41
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And, while we wait for that. Here are the key takeaways from the AMC drama’s Saturday afternoon session at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
1 AMC screened for reporters a key scene from the midseason premiere that showed Rick giving an inebriated Hershel a pep talk when suddenly they’re interrupted by [SPOILER]!
2 Young Sophia’s death will strain Carol’s deepening bond with Daryl. “It really affects their relationship,” previews exec producer Glen Mazzara, “and forces Carol to really stand on her own.”
3 Despite chatter that the walkers appear to be moving faster this season, producers insisted that no conscious decision was made to speed them up. ”Some actors playing zombies make that choice,” said Mazzara. “They’re not getting faster on our end.”
4 Robert Kirkman would neither confirm nor deny that the pivotal comic book character of Michonne will turn up this season.
5 The escalating Shane/Rick rivalry “puts everybody else in a difficult position on that farm,” said Mazzara.
6 Mazzara said that, in keeping with the graphic-novel source material, there remain no plans to establish what caused the zombie outbreak: “This story is about our characters.”
7 Regarding the widely-circulated alterna-plan for Season 2 pitched by Frank Darabont before he and the show parted ways — one that, in flashback to the dawn of the outbreak, followed a band of Army rangers through Atlanta and ultimately planted that dead, grenade-clutching solider in the Season 1 tank — Mazzara confirmed that “that story was discussed internally,” but added, “It was under Frank’s stewardship that we moved off of that storyline. Frank moved off of that storyline.”
And the Mile 81 winners are...
Posted: January 16, 2012, 00:27
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New editions of The Dark Tower
Posted: January 13, 2012, 22:10
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The books are released on February 16th and you can order them here:
The Dark Tower 1
The Dark Tower 2
The Dark Tower 3
The Dark Tower 4
The Dark Tower 5
The Dark Tower 6
The Dark Tower 7
Latest news about Wind Through the Keyhole
Posted: January 11, 2012, 16:02
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Here are the latest news from Donald M. Grant:Welcome to issue #76 of the Donald M. Grant Newsletter
11 January 2012
We hope you all had a good Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. May 2012 be better for all of us.
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THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. WEB ORDER PAGE
2. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
3. PRINTED FLYER
4. ORDER CONFIRMATION
5. LITTLE SISTERS - MATCH YOUR NUMBER
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DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE
1. WEB ORDER PAGE
We have added another of Jae Lee’s color illustrations to the web page.
Since we began accepting advance orders on December 19 we have received over 3,000 orders. We are accepting advance orders for both the Deluxe and Artist Editions of THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE at:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-twttk.html
Please read the rest of this Newsletter before placing your order.
2. TRADE EDITION SLIPCASE
We will be producing a slipcase for the Scribner Trade Edition which will match the three slipcases we produced for the first seven Dark Tower books:
https://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-slipcases.html
This will not be shipped until 6-8 weeks after the Trade Edition is released so that we can be sure it will fit properly. Cost is $30.00 plus a $1.00 shipping charge. We will not be charging the $5.00 order fee on orders where the slipcase is shipping by itself.
3. ORDER CONFIRMATION
If you send a check and the check is cashed we have received your order. If you sent an order via our website you will receive as confirmation an email titled “RE WWW Form Submission”. We have received over 3,000 email orders but are now sending confirmations within 3 or 4 business days. If you call or email us this will only delay getting orders ready but if you sent in your order in December and did not receive an order confirmation please send us an email with the subject NO ORDER CONFIRMATION to karenf@grantbooks.com.
We have a small staff and will be hiring extra help but it will take time to process orders, especially for people expecting a specific numbered copy. We appreciate your patience.
Please do not call or email us for further details as we will just refer you to our web site and suggest you remain subscribed to our email newsletter.
4. PRINTED FLYER
Our usual full-color printed flyer will be in the mail next week.
5. LITTLE SISTERS - MATCH YOUR NUMBER
Due to financial considerations at the time many of our customers who bought the Deluxe Edition of LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA chose not to purchase the matching numbered Gift Edition. As we have been shipping copies from the higher number down we still have many of the Gift Editions up to number 690. If you would now like to match your Deluxe Edition with the same numbered Gift edition please email Karen French at karenf@grantbooks.com under the subject title “Little Sisters Gift Number” with your number and Karen will confirm if we still have that number.
We will send out another Newsletter when we know when shipping THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE will begin.
Thank you.
Robert K. Wiener, President
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc
Trailer for season 2 of Being Human
Posted: January 11, 2012, 12:03
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Tell and win
Posted: January 11, 2012, 12:03
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