New Books from BenBella

Through the Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia
By Herbie Brennan
Publication Date: November 2010
$12.95

ISBN-10: 1935251686
ISBN-13: 9781935251682

DESCRIPTION
The third in the latest film version of C.S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, will be released in December 2010. In a crowded market of predictable tie-ins, Through the Wardrobe—a collection of always thoughtful, frequently clever explorations of the series by sixteen popular YA authors that proves the series is more than its religious underpinnings—stands out.

Step through the wardrobe and into the imaginations of these friends of Aslan as they explore Narnia—from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to The Last Battle, from the heart of Caspian’s kingdom to the Eastern Seas.

Through the Wardrobe, edited by internationally bestselling British fantasy author Herbie Brennan, reveals new levels of richness and delight the other Narnia books overlook.

ABOUT THE EDITOR
Herbie Brennan is the author of the New York Times bestselling Faerie Wars series, among many other titles.

CONTRIBUTORS
Deb Caletti, Brent Hartinger, Diana Peterfreund, Ned Vizzini, Sarah Beth Durst, Diane Duane, Kelly McClymer, Lisa Papademetriou, Sophie Masson, Elizabeth E. Wein, Susan Juby, Susan Vaught, O.R. Melling, Zu Vincent, and Kiara Koeing



A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbanger's Guide

Edited by Leah Wilson
Publication Date: June 29, 2010
$14.95
ISBN-10: 1935251961
ISBN-13: 9781935251965

DESCRIPTION
"True Blood," Alan Ball’s critically acclaimed television adaptation of Charlaine Harris’ bestselling Southern Vampire mysteries, is HBO’s most-watched show since "The Sopranos," averaging over 12 million viewers an episode in its second season. Thanks to its large, dedicated fanbase, it won the People’s Choice “Favorite TV Obsession” award in early 2010.

A Taste of True Blood: The Fangbanger’s Guide gives those fans something to savor between episodes—and whets their appetite for more. Covering the show’s first two seasons and released just in time for the third (with real-time online updates from the book’s contributors throughout season three), the book includes pieces on:

• Vampire Bill’s season 2 slide from hot to not
• Sookie’s mind-reading talents as a critique of our oversharing Facebook culture
• What a Louisiana setting adds to the traditional vampire myth
• Why the television series had to differ from the books
• And much more, from shapeshifters to maenads to Merlotte’s

A Taste of True Blood also includes a quick reference guide to the show’s first two seasons.

CONTRIBUTORS
Peg Aloi, Bruce and Karen Bethke, Philippa Ballantine, Jacob Clifton, Daniel Kimmel, Alisa Kwitney, Maria Lima, Peter B. Lloyd, Nick Mamatas, Joseph McCabe, Vera Nazarian, Paula Rogers, Bev Katz Rosenbaum, Jonna Rubin, Kirsty Walker