So, yeah...

Hey, everyone. Sorry for the lack of news-being-posted, but I swear I have an alibi! I was on vacation, and while I did have wi-fi access, the only outlet I had to the internet was my Kindle Fire, and I absolutely hate posting things from there, because I've got to do it from the HTML section, and it takes me forever to type on thing and yeah. So, yeah...

I suppose to make up for all the lack of news, I should sort of round things up a bit, shouldn't I?

Here goes nothing/this super-post:

• LeakyCon 2012 took place this week in Chicago, and seemed to be a success from everyone who went. The Leaky team announced that not one--but two--LeakyCons would be taking place next year; one in Portland, OR, over the last week of June, and one in London over the course of August 8-11. Will you be attending either?
• Catching Fire casting has been...out of control lately. Meta Golding has been cast as Enobaria, the brutal Victor from District 2, and Bruno Gunn as her fellow Victor-Tribute, Brutus. Alan Ritchson has been cast as Gloss, the glamorous District One VT (to the pleasure of many female fans...just--just Google him--or look at his face). 
• Primary casting for City of Bones also came to a close with the casting of Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Valentine Morgenstern, *spoilerspoiler* Clary's father/the story's main antagonist.
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower was pushed back to a release date of September 27, which now, unfortunately, clashes with Jennifer Lawrence's thriller, House at the End of the Street, both of which I was planning on seeing at midnight, buuuuut, now I've got to choose between the two.

Alright, then. I hope this makes up for all the news-lackage, so PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I should be getting back in the routine of posting news and book reviews within the next few days, although don't hate me if things don't get posted right away. School is starting up in two days, and I'll be quite busy, but I'll still make time for the site!

'Perks of Being a Wallflower' trailer finally released!

During tonight's MTV Movie Awards pre-show, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Ezra Miller presented the trailer for the highly-anticipated film, Perks of Being a Wallflower. You can see the trailer here. It features an added scene when Logan (Charlie) stands up in a pickup truck, as well as the book's renowned quote, "We are infinite."

'Perks of Being a Wallflower' trailer to premiere during the MTV Movie Awards!

Finally, at long last, the trailer for Perks of Being a Wallflower will debut during the pre-show of MTV's annual Movie Awards.

The cast of the film will be there to help present the trailer. Emma Watson, though, will not attend the trailer's presentation.

The MTV Movie Awards will air Sunday, June 3, at 9/8CT on MTV.


What do you guys hope to see from the trailer? Perks is my favorite standalone novel of all time (along with TFiOs, of course), and you can find my review in the "Book Reviews" section of this site.

'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Receives 'R' Rating from MPAA; Intends to Lower

Good news! The MPAA has rated Perks of Being a Wallflower! What does this mean, exactly? It means that the film is in some type of presentable form, and a release date is sure to be announced soon and hopefully the aforementioned date is sometime soon!

Bad news! The MPAA has rated Perks of Being a Wallflower! What does this mean, exactly? Well, the Motion Picture Association of America gave the film an 'R' rating, meaning that many of the novel's readers, as well as fans of Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Nina Dobrev, would not be able to go see the film, at least not without an attendee at least seventeen-years-old. Many parents would be turned off to a film such as Wallflower, so that possibility is almost mitigated. Summit Entertainment hopes to lower the rating, as author Stephen Chbosky's desire for the film's rating was (and is) PG-13.