Bedazzled A Book About Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight Phenomenon

by Beahm, George

• ISBN13: 9781599290416
• ISBN10: 1599290413
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-17
• Publisher: Underwood Books

Summary

Pop culture expert George Beahm takes readers on a journey that explores every aspect of the Twilight phenomenon: Stephenie Meyer and the story behind her overnight success, her books, and the films. Fans of the series and the movie adaptations will savor this guide to everything Twilight. Book jacket.

Author Biography

George Beahm, who specializes in pop culture books about bestselling authors, popularized the literary companion book with the publication of The Stephen King Companion in 1989. Beahm later went on to write about other pop culture figures, including Michael Jordan, Anne Rice, Patricia Cornwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, C.S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman.

A photographer/writer, Beahm typically travels to take original photographs on site and get a "feel" for the geography, for which there is no substitute.

A former Book Marketing Director for The Donning Company (Norfolk, VA), Beahm’s
most recent book, Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon, is currently in its third printing.

Table of Contents

The Real World Of Stephenie Meyer
A Note to the Reader	p. 12
Stephenie Meyer: By the Numbers	p. 13
Chronology	p. 14
Charmed	p. 17
Frequently Asked Questions	p. 32
The Story of Stephenie Meyer and the "Book Babe,"	p. 36
The Compulsively Quotable Stephenie Meyer	p. 40
Stephenie Meyer Recommends Books	p. 46
A Stephenie Meyer Concordance: People, Places and Things	p. 47
Changing Hands: The Official Stephenie Meyer Bookstore	p. 54
Stephenie Meyer at the National Book Festival	p. 56
The Unreal World Of Twilight Fiction
Bella Swan's Song and her Immortal Beloved	p. 60
New Blood: The Cullens as a new breed of vampires	p. 63
On the Dark Side of the Moon	p. 68
On the Light Side of the Moon	p. 78
The Twilight Saga: Kindling Interest in eBooks	p. 83
Prefatory Note: an overview of the Twilight Saga	p. 86
Twilight	p. 86
New Moon	p. 91
Eclipse	p. 92
Breaking Dawn	p. 93
Midnight Sun	p. 95
Insiders Tip: Where to Find Meyer's private correspondence, extras, outtakes, and remixes on the Web	p. 97
Fanpire Twilight Fandom
Telltale Signs that You've Been Smitten by Twilight	p. 101
A Typical Comic-Con Press Conference	p. 104
Stephenie Meyer Day in Forks, Washington	p. 107
Twilight Conventions	p. 111
Twilight Fan Trips: A Vampire Baseball Game	p. 115
150 Reasons Why We Love Edward freaking Cullen!	p. 118
So You Want to Be A Paperback Writer: Time-Tested Advice for Aspiring Authors	p. 124
Dazzle Me! Slogans on merchandise from Cafe Press and Zazzle	p. 129
The Silver Scream
Twilight: the Movie
Twilight from Book to Screen	p. 134
From Deep Space to Vampires: Twilight Invades Comic-Con	p. 140
A San Diego Comic-Con Press Conference	p. 145
Twilight: about the Movie	p. 156
Tie Twilight Saga: New Moon movie
A San Diego Comic-Con Press Conference	p. 162
A San Diego Comic-Con Press Conference	p. 169
The Twilight Saga, New Moon, About the movie	p. 179
The Twilight Saga, Eclipse. About the movie	p. 185
Robert Pattinson: Team Edward	p. 188
Kristen Stewart: Team Switzerland	p. 194
Taylor Lautner: Team Jacob	p. 197
Insider's Tip: Where to Buy Signed Twilight Film Star Photos	p. 201
Insider's Tip: How to Get Cast	p. 203
A Documentary, Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town	p. 205
Resources
Books: the Twilight Saga	p. 208
Audiobooks: the Twilight Saga	p. 209
Official tie-in books from Little, Brown	p. 209
Movie DVDs	p. 211
Music CDs	p. 211
Unofficial books	p. 212
Critical texts	p. 214
Biography	p. 215
Miscellaneous books	p. 215
Forthcoming books	p. 216
Websites: Official, unofficial, and fan	p. 216
Travel Books	p. 221
Travel Tips for Twilighters	p. 240
Touring Twilight and New Moon: Professional Tours	p. 222
Moon River: Romantic Nights in the Pacific Northwest	p. 226
Romancing in Forks: What would Bella and Edward do?	p. 231
Cullenary Delights: In the Mood for Food	p. 236
Food & Wine's Recommendations: Recipes for Twilight Fans	p. 239
Coda: Stephenie Meyer's Brave Girls	p. 240
Acknowledgments	p. 245
About the Contributors	p. 246
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