Twisted Lit

Double, double, toil and trouble. Our new Shakespeare-inspired YA series from Merit Press, Twisted Lit, has been called "compulsively readable."

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March 4
February 26
Shakespeare's First Hamlet

kimaskew:

“The death of Richard Burbage in 1619 caused a minor scandal. So lavish was the outpouring of grief that it threatened to overshadow official mourning for Queen Anne who had died a few days before.”
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Queen backs calls for a national Shakespeare Night - Telegraph

If Guy Fawkes gets a day, surely so should the Bard!
February 25
Wish critics would stop calling the HBO miniseries “Parade’s End” the “thinking man’s ‘Downton Abbey.’” First of all, how insulting. Secondly, just because they’re set in the same era and country doesn’t make them even slightly comparable. I’ve only read one novel by Ford Madox Ford (The Good Soldier) and was underwhelmed. Still, I remain cautiously optimistic and, if nothing else, I’m excited for glamorous costumes. (Yes, sometimes I’d rather just swoon at pretty dresses than think too much.)

Wish critics would stop calling the HBO miniseries “Parade’s End” the “thinking man’s ‘Downton Abbey.’” First of all, how insulting. Secondly, just because they’re set in the same era and country doesn’t make them even slightly comparable. I’ve only read one novel by Ford Madox Ford (The Good Soldier) and was underwhelmed. Still, I remain cautiously optimistic and, if nothing else, I’m excited for glamorous costumes. (Yes, sometimes I’d rather just swoon at pretty dresses than think too much.)

February 20
Josh Boone to Direct ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
February 19

my-european-men:

James as a really hot Macbeth 

(Source: cumberverse)

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Confessions of a Book Addict: Bookaddict24-7 Welcomes: Kim Askew & Amy Helmes!

bookaddict24-7:

Welcome to Interview Fridays!

This week I have the honor of introducing Amy Helmes and Kim Askew, authors of the new Merit Press novels, Tempestuous and Exposure—both part of the Twisted Lit series, and adaptations of Shakespearean classics.

I hope you enjoy this week’s fun interview with…

(Source: bookaddict24-7)
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pixiedustreviews: Exposure: A Modern-Day Spin on Shakespeare’s Macbeth by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes Rating: ★★★★★ It tells the story of Skye, a girl who would rather hide behind her camera than stand out, and what becomes of her life once a tragic accident occurs. She, along with the other people involved, faces the question of what really makes someone guilty.

pixiedustreviews:

Exposure: A Modern-Day Spin on Shakespeare’s Macbeth by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes

Rating: ★★★★★

It tells the story of Skye, a girl who would rather hide behind her camera than stand out, and what becomes of her life once a tragic accident occurs. She, along with the other people involved, faces the question of what really makes someone guilty.

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Tumbling Books: Review of Tempestuous

Thank you, Tumblingbooks!

tumblingbooks:

Title: Tempestuous
Author: Kim Askew and Amy Helmes
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Source: publisher

Recently banished, unfairly, by the school’s popular crowd, former “it girl,” Miranda Prospero, finds herself in a brave new world: holding dominion amongst a rag-tag crew…
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Thank you, pixiedustreviews! pixiedustreviews: Tempestuous by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes Rating: ★★★★ It tells the story of Miranda, a once well respected and popular girl turned social pariah, as she deals with her new social status and her desire to make certain people pay for what they’ve done to her. Everything seems to fall into place when she along with all of the group of misfits are trapped in the mall with those she wants to enact revenge upon. Brian, Rachel, Britney, and Whitney. If only everything was that simple.

Thank you, pixiedustreviews!

pixiedustreviews:

Tempestuous by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes

Rating: ★★★★

It tells the story of Miranda, a once well respected and popular girl turned social pariah, as she deals with her new social status and her desire to make certain people pay for what they’ve done to her. Everything seems to fall into place when she along with all of the group of misfits are trapped in the mall with those she wants to enact revenge upon. Brian, Rachel, Britney, and Whitney. If only everything was that simple.