June 2013 – Page 2 – The Lit Bitch

Special Feature: ThrillerFest VIII

June 12, 2013June 12, 2013by The Lit Bitch4 Comments

The most thrilling week in the literary world is back for it’s eighth year in a row!

The International Thriller Writers (ITW) are bringing ThrillerFest VIII to The Grand Hyatt Hotel in NYC from July 10-13, 2013! So if you are going to be in the area, then this is an event you don’t want to miss!

Below is a thrilling press release about the upcoming event that I wanted to share with all my readers! Be sure to check out their website and their Facebook page for frequent updates as the event gets closer!

Spines are already tingling for the legendary Anne Rice, Queen of the Gothic Thriller, who will make a rare appearance to serve as the 2013 ThrillerMaster. Rice is the author of 31 novels, including The Vampire Chronicles, Songs of the Seraphim and the new Wolf Gift Chronicles.

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Special Feature and Giveaway: What Maisie Knew by Henry James

June 8, 2013June 7, 2013by The Lit Bitch3 Comments

The classics are making a vivacious come back to the silver screen this year! This year we have seen modern takes on old favorites with such blockbusters as Anna Karenina, Les Misérables and The Great Gatsby.

The Henry James classic, What Maisie Knew, has also been made into a feature film!

Though there hasn’t been as much buzz about this film as some of the others, it has been highly praised by the critics after its debut at the Toronto Film Festival in Sept 2012.

The movie has now been released to the masses in May and continues to garner much critical praise for the performances of Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan, and the young Onata Aprile.

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Review: Appointment in Samarra by John O’Hara

June 6, 2013by The Lit Bitch1 Comment

Haven’t we all fantasized about acting on pure impulse? Have you ever thought about removing all filters and just saying exactly what you think about someone?

How about throwing a drink at someone because you honestly can’t stand to listen to them for a minute longer? Sure, we all have but for the most part we control our impulses and the filters remain in place.

Luckily we can live vicariously through some of our favorite literary characters! Meet Julian English. Julian is going to act on those impulses and what follows is a train wreck of self destruction.

This is a story about how easily you can fall from grace when you give into rash behavior and you take for granted your “innocents” and become arrogant instead. Julian manages to destroy his life in a matter of three days.

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