Week 5

Week 5: Assignment 1

I've been following the Daily Beast since BMB started, but I must say that I don't find it as useful as Early Word which I have been following for much longer. The DB is much busier, but they do have a wide array of information. I find myself getting easily lost in all of the ads and news articles and the Hot Reads. With that said,while there is a lot more information, the presentation and busy-ness of the page detract from its usefulness, but I feel that this is just my own personal preference and this could be a very useful tool for someone else.

Week 5: Assignment 2


I check Early Word a couple of times a week. Some of my favorite parts of the site are the New Title Radar, the Holds Alerts, and the Media Tie-ins. I find the Media Tie-Ins more helpful because sometimes, when a book is turned into a movie or a TV show, they change the title (think "True Blood" inspired by "The Sookie Stackhouse Mysteries").

Week 5, Assignment 3

"Doctor Sleep", Stephen King's follow up to "The Shining" is set to be released in September 2013. Danny, the little boy from "The Shining" is all grown up. Haunted by the events of his childhood, he drifts through life before settling in New Hampshire where his gift of "shining" helps those who are not long for this world. Then Danny meets a little girl who "shines" brighter than anyone he's met before and feels compelled to help her fight for her life when she is targeted by an immortal species that feeds off the release of the "shining" when gifted children are killed. Again, Stephen King has woven a tale of good versus evil that will surely not disappoint fans both old and new.