In This Week’s Trailer Park: Courtesans, Crazies & Cake!

For your viewing pleasure, three book trailers sure to titillate, mesmerize, and tickle your pickle.

First up, who doesn’t love a high-class Regency hooker? I know I do. Here’s the trailer for Claudia Dain’s new book, The Courtesan Chronicles.

This one really intrigued me because the serial killer is — gasp! — a woman! That’s almost unheard of in crime fiction, so Chelsea Cain’s Sweetheart certainly got my attention. And the trailer is pretty snazzy too.

One of my favorite books of this year is I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley. Check out the wonderfully inventive and funny trailer…then read the book.

October 10, 2008 | Filed Under Trailer Park | 9 Comments 

In the Trailer Park: The Dead, The Dope, and The Damsel

Can I just say again how much I love book trailers? Compiling the videos for these posts is just too much damn fun. Enjoy today’s picks.

The way-cool Sherrilyn Kenyon has become a literary sensation with her Dark Hunter series. Here is the trailer for her latest, Acheron.

A powerful, no-nonsense trailer for the bestselling addiction memor Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff.

Bertrice Small is one of the grand doyennes of historical romance. Her books tend to be great big sagas of strong-willed, big-boobed ladies. Her latest is The Captive Heart.

October 3, 2008 | Filed Under Trailer Park | 1 Comment 

The BS Becomes Trailer Trash

Yes, it’s true.

I’ve become addicted to trailers.

Book trailers, that is.

They’ve been around for awhile, but lately I’ve noticed more and more book trailers popping up. Book trailers are, in essence, the same thing as movie trailers except they’re for — duh — books.  They provide a brief introduction to a book, give you a feel for its story and style, tell you a little about the author, and all in less than a few minutes.  Some are fantastically elaborate and grand, others are deliciously cheap and basic.  And some, of course, are good, and some suck donkey wang.

I’ve come across three that really caught my attention.  They are for vastly different books, but all are presented in an unforgettable way. And I want to read all of them.

 

The first one has been out for some time, but I thought it was remarkably beautiful and highly effective through the use of a simple photo montage and elegant music.

 

The second is from one of my favorite people on the planet, Jen Lancaster.  Jen is the author of a book that wins The Book Snark Title of the Year contest: Bright Lights, Big Ass. This trailer is for Jen’s latest, Such A Pretty Fat (Or, Why Pie Is Not the Answer).

 

And now for something COMPLETELY different.  Get the kiddies outta the room and grab your favorite ping pong paddle.  At the end of the trailer, the look on the face of the chick sitting on the sofa is absolutely fantastic.  I’ve already ordered my copy of this book.

OUCH.

Where’s my donut pillow?

 

Image Source  A Little Northwest of Normal

September 19, 2008 | Filed Under Trailer Park | 9 Comments 

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