Review by Cynthia Kartman Mr. Seth Grahame-Smith Los Angeles, California Tuesday 16 June 2009 Literary Pantheon, The Great Beyond Universe, Known and Unknown Dear Sir, It has come to my attention that you have used my book, Pride and Prejudice, as the basis of your new book, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, published in April…
Review by Trai I was asked to include that Del Rey publishes this book in the United States, whereas Titan Books does in the UK. If you’re a Janeite, or even if you’re not, I’m sure you know about the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies craze by now. I’m sure that many of these mashups…
Bullet format seems as good as any other: A preview of the P&P&Z graphic novel (it is indeed graphic) Download first two chapters of P&P&Z: Dawn of the Dreadfuls for various ebook readers that are not owned by the Editrix (seriously, there are more than those three available, publishers) Seth Grahame-Smith starting rumors he shouldn’t…
As you may have guessed from the title, interest in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies continues unabated, and we found a couple of articles of particular interest. The Philadelphia Inquirer engages in a bit of good-natured snark. In the new version, which Grahame-Smith sees as a mix “between a costume drama, The Matrix . .…
Congratulations to Seth Grahame-Smith! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is No. 3 on the New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction Bestseller List this week! Apparently it’s doing well in the UK, too. The BBC has an interview with Seth: What’s been the reaction from the literary establishment? I was expecting to be burned in effigy…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is officially out, even before its elders are married, and the press coverage is pretty overwhelming, so let’s get to it! Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly gives it an A-. Indeed, you’ll miss out if you do not, so smartly does young Mr. Grahame-Smith insert himself in the thicket of…
Welcome to Weekend Bookblogging! There is lots of news this week, especially since we were too lazy and distracted with domestic crises to post on Friday, and lots more came in over the weekend. Thanks to all the Alert Janeites who have sent us news. The Times lists the ten best second novels ever, and…
Guess it’s not a hoax after all, though we won’t take it seriously till the cameras start rolling. Not all talk was so heavy at John’s gala. The music legend’s husband, David Furnish, chatted up his next movie producing gig, Pride & Predator. “We’re taking a Jane Austen-type story and dropping in an alien from…
An article in today’s Times reports that the movie rights to P&P and Zombies are expected to be sold this week. Hollywood studios are bidding to turn a radical reworking of Austen’s most popular book, now called Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a parody to be published in April, into a blockbuster movie. Desperate for…
Seth Grahame-Smith hastens to assure the Janeites, in the most gentlemanlike way, that he is not our enemy. We feel a little like Lizzy Bennet must have when Darcy got all humble. 😉
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