Hello and Happy New Year!
I truly hate New Year's resolutions. My only annual New Year's resolution is not to make resolutions...and there, I've already broken that resolution, which is why I don't bother with them in the first place. But in the spirit of all things New, I thought I'd post about some upcoming things in the works.
The first exciting arrival for 2009 will be the
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist DVD!
It comes out on February 3, 2009 and includes these special features:
· Digital Copy of the film for playback on PSP™ and iTunes
· Deleted scenes
· Outtakes
· Music Video: "Middle Management" by Bishop Allen
· Storyboard Animations with optional filmmakers' commentary
· A Nick & Norah Puppet Show by Kat Dennings
· Ari Graynor's Video Diary: A Look Behind-the-Scenes
· Faux interview with Michael Cera, Kat Dennings and Eddie Kaye Thomas
· Photo Gallery
· Commentary with director Peter Sollett, actors Michael Cera, Kat Dennings and Ari Graynor
· Commentary with Peter Sollett, authors Rachel Cohn and David Levithan and screenwriter Lorene Scafaria
Yes, you read right. David and I got to record commentary for the DVD, and yes, it did make us feel spectacularly important and cool to do so. I say this not having heard the commentary played back. I'm sure once I have heard all the dumb things I said on it, I'll be feeling less special and more afflicted with a case of Shut-Up-Rachelitis.
Yes, you also read right, a Nick & Norah puppet show by the glorious
Kat Dennings. I can't wait to see it! Though I'll note that David and I performed a Nick & Norah puppet show at the book's launch party many moons ago...and I personally am very grateful there's no recorded video of that. May 2006:
Next, on February 24, 2009, the paperback edition of my most recent book,
You Know Where to Find Me, will be available. The book was an
Oprah's Book Club pick for teens on Oprah.com, and comes out in paperback with this pretty new cover:
Beyond that, no big news to report for the time being, but stay tuned! I'm going to try to be a better blogger this year. That's not a resolution, of course. Just a general goal. Meantime, here are answers to YOUR questions -- thanks for sending 'em in!
Q: When is your next book coming out? Where there be a sequel to
Cupcake?
A: After about a two-year break from writing, I've finally completed a new novel which I'm really excited about. It's tentatively entitled
Very LeFreak (do you like that title? what does it make you think the book will be about?) and the new book will be coming out in early 2010. I'll post more details, along with a cover, fairly soon. As for
Cupcake, sorry, no sequel. I loved writing the Cyd Charisse character, but she and I are both ready for my writing brain to move on to new worlds. However, the books have recently been re-packaged with new covers which I madly love -- what do
you think?
Q: Are any of your characters modeled after anyone special?:) Love you.
A: Not really. Some of them have characteristics shared by people I know and love, but the fictional characters are essentially all their own people, just like the real ones. ;> The Norah character in N&N, though, was a little bit inspired by my younger sister Martha (now 21), who was a straight edge punk girl in her teens. Norah and Martha aren't very much alike otherwise, but that one characteristic was very intentionally shared.
Love you, too, 'course.
Q: Are any of your other books going to be movies?
A: Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List is in development as a possible starring vehicle for Hayden Panetierre, but there's nothing going into production as of now -- just a nice possibility. A lot of people have also asked about the CC/
Gingerbread books. The update on that is Amy Sherman-Palladino is no longer attached to the project (she's way busy with other stuff), and I am trying to decide if and how I could get those books brewing on the film/TV front again. So the answer on that front is really: no news.
Q: What's your absolute favorite sugar and coffee combo?
A: I love a coffee from
Sant Ambroeus in the West Village/NYC and a cupcake from
Cake and Art in West Hollywood, CA. Unfortunately, logistically, they're hard to have at the same time on the same day. What are your favorite sugar/coffee combos, dear readers?
Q: What about a novel where the characters from Twilight and the Characters from Nick and Norah face off in a gang war?
A: I like it! I see a lot of sparkly F-bombs and
West Side Story meets
Sid and Nancy meets
The Thin Man musical interludes. Dear readers, I entreat you, write this fan fiction -- I'd love to read it! And I know the Edward love is mad crazy in this particular time and space, but my heart belongs first and foremost to Nick -- and I hope the fan fiction will also! (Pretty please?)
Okay, and finally, I have a question for you.
Rachel: If I move my blog so it's based somewhere other than MySpace, what do you recommend? No LJ for me, though, thx. ;>
You: ?!?!?
Happy New Year to you all! Wishing you lotsa lattes and great books to read!
Much love,
Rachel