Book Bird Q&A with Lauren!

318076_458346767560228_1743568992_n

-

Recently BookBird had the opportunity to have a question and answer session with Lauren Oliver!

In the interview, they discuss her writing, whether she likes physical books or e-books, and what inspires:

Do you think Book covers are important or should you never judge a book by it’s cover?
I think book covers can often be misleading, but I think everyone is guilty of doing it to a certain extent.

If you could have dinner with anyone in the world who would it be?
Hmm… maybe Alanis Morissette. She’s one of my favorite singers and has had such an interesting life!

The full interview can be read here

Pitch Dark creates Delirium TV Show Dream Cast

Pitch Dark, one of Harper Teen’s fantastic online communities promoting fantasy and dystopian books including the Delirium trilogy, has listed their dream picks for the “future Emmy winning TV series”, Delirium!

Here are their choices:

LENA – Daveigh Chase

Daveigh-Chase-2010-4

HANA – Imogen Poots

Imogen-poots-166436

 

CHECK OUT THE PITCH DARK BLOG to see their choices for Alex and Julian, then tell us what you think!

Who would you cast in your perfect version of the television show?

The 13 Heroines Who’ll Make 2013 Kick Ass

VH1 Celebrity recently featured an article of 13 kickass heroines from best selling books who will feature on screens big and small in 2013.

20130125-171133.jpg

Lauren’s very own Lena features on such list along side Katniss from Hunger Games and Melanie from The Host!

If you take stories like The Hunger Games, The Host and Warm Bodies to heart, you might think we don’t have much to look forward to in the distant post-apocalyptic future. But in the more immediate days ahead, like say, the rest of 2013, there’s a whole lot to be excited for — especially if you like ladies who kick ass, stand up for what they believe in and protect their loved ones at all costs. It’s going to be a great year for heroines in movies, on TV and in books — but not necessarily the easy-to-love/worship kind…

In March, we’ll see the release of Requiem, the conclusion of Lauren Oliver’s Delirium trilogy following Lena, who lives in a society that has decided to surgically eradicate the disease of love (and compassion, and empathy, and all those other good things). And now we’ve learned that Lena could get a new life on the small screen, as Fox has ordered a pilot based on the books.

The full article can be read here to see all the heroines we can expect to see an hear more from in the upcoming year!

FOX Orders ‘Delirium’ Pilot

 

Well, here’s some big news!  A television pilot based on Delirium is being developed for FOX.

delirium-delirium-26905222-318-463

From TV Line:

Delirium, penned by Karyn Usher (Prison Break), is based on a bestselling trilogy about a world where love is deemed illegal and is able to be eradicated with a special procedure. But with 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, lead character Lena Holoway does the unthinkable and falls in love. Oops. Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope join Usher as EPs.

What does everyone think about this?  It should be interesting to see how this turns out.  Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below!

The Past Is Nothing But A Weight

There’s no shortage of wisdom in Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, and this quote is just one more example of this.  We’ve shared many quotes from the trilogy with you simply because it’s so quotable.  It’s refreshing to find a book that is full of such lyrical lines that are also so very thought-provoking.  The complete quote is as follows:

“The past is nothing but a weight. It will build inside of you like a stone. If you hear the past speaking to you, feel it tugging at your back and running its fingers up your spine, the best thing to do is run.”

Keep moving forward, friends.

The Past Is Nothing But A Weight

ducktaile.tumblr.com

Lauren Oliver and Delirium Honored in Germany!

Lauren Oliver and Delirium are officially embedded on the streets of Germany after winning the Buxtehuder Bulle Jugendbuchpreis, the one of the most renown youth book awards in the nation!

Lauren Oliver Delirium Book Award

The award recipients are chosen by a panel of eight young adults and four adults from the local area. Lauren won in 2011, but her memento on the streets of Buxtehude seems to have just been added in recently!