[94] In all, the books have spent more than 235 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. [44] Over 1.3 million copies were sold on the first day. Breaking Dawn: Part II won seven Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzie awards) including Worst Picture, Worst Sequel, and Worst Screen Couple (for Taylor Lautner and Mackenzie Foy). An article from The Guardian reported that it was the best film of the series according to critical consensus for being more "cinematic" and striking a better balance between romance and the supernatural. [189] The titles of the first three novels: Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, serve as natural phenomenon in which the sun is darkened. [153], Originally an online novelized "fan-fiction" of the Twilight series, the novel Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James loosely explores the relationship between the main characters, had they not remained celibate before marriage. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Author of The Nocturne, Jordan Scott, claimed the circumstances around Bella's supernatural pregnancy and subsequent transformation into a vampire were similar to the storyline of her novel and indicated that Meyer plagiarized the plot of The Nocturne. [15], According to Meyer, the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003 about a human girl and a vampire who was in love with her but thirsted for her blood. [69] Chris Weitz directed New Moon,[70] which was released on November 20, 2009. [33] Twilight reached No. [56], In 2004, Paramount's MTV Films and Maverick Films optioned Twilight before the book was published in order to maximize its potential profits. After many rejections, Little, Brown and Company offered her a $750,000 three-book deal which led to a four-book series, several spin-off novels and novellas, and a series of commercially successful film adaptations. An avid young reader, she attended Brigham Young University, marrying at the age of twenty-one before graduating with a degree in English in 1997. [158] A stylistic focus of her novels is character development as she allows the actions and interests of her characters to define them. The Host was always a more understated aspect of Meyer’s career, but interest majorly fizzled out after a movie adaptation was released in 2013 starring now … [20][21][22] Based on this dream, Meyer wrote the draft of what became chapter 13 of the book. Meyer donated many advance reader copies and original manuscripts for auction. Stephenie Meyer is "so over" Twilight and will steer clear of future instalments in the series of romance novels that spawned the blockbuster film saga. The written script deviated greatly from the novel. She is best known for her vampire romance series Twilight, which has sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. [57] Catherine Hardwicke was chosen to direct the film and Melissa Rosenberg wrote the new script. Meyer has worked in film production and cofounded production company Fickle Fish Films. She's the real thing". Extreme fans are known as "Twihards". 5 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Chapter Books within a month of its release,[34] and later rose to #1. However, she qualifies Meyer as a gifted storyteller, not a gifted writer, noting numerous technical flaws in her novels. Christiaan Meyer, formerly an auditor, retired to take care of the children. [15], Of the 15 letters she wrote, five went unanswered, nine brought rejections, and the last was a positive response from Jodi Reamer of Writers House. [98] Following the release of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephenie Meyer donated $1.5 million to the American Red Cross Relief Fund to aid victims of the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. Bands included most often in her playlists are Muse, Blue October, My Chemical Romance, Coldplay and Linkin Park. It starts at 6:30pm Pacific time. Her annual earnings exceeded $50 million. This is the official website of author Stephenie Meyer. 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[142] Entertainment Weekly stated that the narrative of Breaking Dawn was at times so chaotic and outrageous that Meyer shifted the point of view to Jacob Black which only toned down the mayhem of the plot for so long. [163], Stephenie Meyer has named Mormonism as her greatest influence. But the tortured vampire struggles to redeem himself. Meyer torna perfeitamente plausível - e irresistível - a paixão de uma garota de 17 anos por um vampiro encantador. Hugely popular, the books were adapted into a successful film franchise. [43], After the release of Eclipse, the first three "Twilight" books spent a combined 143 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. In stock on August 28, … The study authors concluded that the predictability and superficiality of Meyer's descriptions indicate that Meyer's writing style is unexceptional and the success of her novels was related more to clever marketing. Theater Release Date: March 29, 2013 | DVD Release Date: July 9, 2013, Links: Movie Facebook Page | The Host on IMDB | Buy the Movie | Buy the Book, Hi all! [37], Upon publishing Twilight, Meyer had already outlined a story for a sequel. [15][9], Before writing her first novel, Twilight, Meyer had considered going to law school because she felt she had no chance of becoming a writer; she later noted that the birth of her oldest son Gabe in 1997 changed her mind, saying, "Once I had Gabe, I just wanted to be his mom. Will Midnight Sun be a Twilight Saga movie? Stephenie Meyer's subconscious has a lot to answer for. [45] The novel won Meyer a British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, despite competition from J. K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard. [167], Meyer cites many novels as inspiration for the Twilight series, including Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and its sequels. [127], In July 2016, Little, Brown and Company announced that Meyer has written an adult action thriller titled The Chemist, about "an ex-agent on the run from her former employers". [88] The series spawned two parody films: Vampires Suck and Breaking Wind which were critical failures. Almost 10 years ago, as a young mother in Arizona, she had a dream about an average teenage girl and a … "[146] American religious history scholar Jana Riess had mixed reactions to Meyer's novels. [175][176][177][178] Meyer cites Muse as a particular inspiration because she uses the different emotions portrayed in their songs as influences for various genres of scenes. Stephenie Meyer Updates and News. [171] Although Meyer has claimed that she did not read vampire literature and thus could not be influenced by it, scholars Anne Klaus and Stefanie Krüger argue that Meyer's characters bear similarities to "traditional vampire figures" and that Edward resembles both gothic villains and Byronic heroes. [96] In 2015, she published a new book in honor of the 10th anniversary of the best-selling franchise, titled Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined, with the genders of the original protagonists switched. [74][75] Directed by David Slade, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, an adaptation of the third book in the series, was released on June 30, 2010. Stephenie Meyer is an author, producer, director, and actress, who is best known for writing the ‘Twilight’ series of books and producing the associated series of films.Due to the phenomenal success of both the books and the films, it is now estimated that Stephenie Meyer… "[145] Comparing Meyer to J. K. Rowling, Stephen King stated: "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer, and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. [147], The Quileute do have a tradition that their ancestors transformed from wolves to people, but most of the descriptions of the Quileute in the novel are inaccurate. 49 on Time magazine's list of the "100 Most Influential People in 2008",[4] and was included in their list of "People Who Mattered", with author Lev Grossman noting, "Maybe Americans aren't ready for a Mormon presidential nominee yet. [156][157] Meyer avoids the use of passive voice and often opens her sentences with the most important information, captivating the audiences. That’s thrillingly subversive Published: 7 Oct 2015 Forks has thus received attention from fans, and celebrates "Stephenie Meyer Day" on September 13, the date of character Bella Swan's birthday. Meyer has stated that, "the world is a better place when women are in charge." [183], Another theme is overcoming the circumstances and temptations of mortality referred to in the Book of Mormon as overcoming the "natural man" which is exemplified by Meyer's character Edward. 1 position, where it remained for the next 11 weeks. [104][103] This led to the novel being on indefinite hold. [5], Stephenie Meyer was born on December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of six children to financial officer Stephen Morgan and Candy Morgan, a homemaker. Berlatsky argues that her refusal to answer the question was not to avoid revealing her political position, but rather out of "respect for women's lives and women's choices". [6][7] Meyer was raised in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. At the beginning of the series, Bella discusses leaving Phoenix and heading to Forks where she says, "[goodbye] to the sun". Wanda learns in the novel that it is only in facing darkness and sorrow, that light and joy could be experienced, echoing a quotation from the Book of Mormon, "It musts needs be that there is an opposition in all things". It follows the story of Melanie Stryder and Wanderer, a young woman and an invading alien "soul", who are forced to work as one. Influenced by the work of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, she wrote Twilight soon thereafter. Have a wonderful… Read more →, March 26, 2013 The Host Soundtrack went live today on iTunes! [172] Meyer has described Austen, Shakespeare, and Orson Scott Card as her favorite authors. [93], In August 2009, USA Today revealed that Meyer broke J. K. Rowling's record on their bestseller list; the four Twilight books had spent 52 straight weeks in the top 10. [9] Upset by the release of a draft she called "messy and flawed", Meyer decided to pursue books unrelated to Twilight as a result of the leak. [50][51][52] In 2008, the four Twilight books were in the top four spots on USA Today's year-end bestseller list. [204] After being asked in an interview with The Guardian whether she is anti-abortion, Meyer refused to directly answer the question, insisting that she does not like to talk about politics and that she abhors when celebrities use their popularity to influence voters. They were involved in their community and a young Meyer met her future husband at church. A body-snatching alien takes possession of a young woman who refuses to surrender her mind, and together they seek out the man they both love as Writer and Director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca (1997), In Time (2011)) adapts Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's New York Times best-seller. [117], The Host was adapted into a film with Andrew Niccol directing and Saoirse Ronan starring as Melanie Stryder, Max Irons as Jared Howe and Jake Abel as Ian O'Shea. Ever since the final Twilight novel came out in 2008, fans have been desperate for Stephenie Meyer to release a follow-up to Breaking Dawn.Stephenie originally planned to release a fifth Twilight book called Midnight Sun afterwards, however, she stopped writing after excerpts from the novel leaked online.As a result, it seemed as though the book wouldn't come out. Stephenie Meyer’s new novel Midnight Sun has been confirmed. [54] The success of the Twilight series has been attributed to the Internet which allowed Meyer to directly reach out to her fans, leading the series to be called "the first social networking bestseller. Exclamations", "Stephenie Meyer, J.S. Isso incluiu o fato de que os vampiros não usariam capa nem caninos gigantes: eles teriam que parecer humanos. Rowling. In Meyer's novels, vampires are immortal and have superhuman gifts and abilities; however, the Cullen family longs for things they cannot have. [122][123][124], In late 2015, it was announced that Meyer was producing a TV series based on Daniel O'Malley's book, The Rook. [28] According to Lev Grossman of Time, some of the series' appeal is due to its lack of sex and its eroticizing of abstinence. [179], According to professor of American religious history Jana Riess, a prominent theme in Meyer's novels is agency. [187] According to Riess, the distinction between eternal life and immortality is represented by Bella, who in Breaking Dawn, has achieved eternal life rather than immortality because she achieved the Mormon tenets of eternal life: immortality and a perfected body, eternal parenthood, and an eternal marriage. Stephenie Meyer is an American young-adult fiction writer and film producer, best known for her vampire romance series Twilight. "[136], She was ranked No. FREE Shipping. There's always going to be a lot of light in my stories. 82 on Vanity Fair's list of the "Top 100 Information Age Powers" of 2009. Meyer’s upcoming novel will retell her bestselling vampire series through character Edward Cullen’s perspective. [188] The titles of the novels serve to reinforce this idea. [89][130] Entertainment Weekly has stated that Meyer is "the world's most popular vampire novelist since Anne Rice",[131] while The Guardian described her as an "imaginative storyteller, a prolific author and a newly powerful figure in the publishing market. With a combined budget of $373 million, the five-film series earned $3.341 billion worldwide. [99][100][101], Midnight Sun was to be a companion novel to the series, intending to be a retelling of the events of the novel Twilight, but from the perspective of Edward Cullen. In Philadelphia Stephenie Meyer announced that she is currently writing the The Host sequel. Article // June 18, 2010 Read More Bella is subsequently resurrected in a perfected vampire body. Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan, born December 24, 1973) is the American author of the Twilight Saga and The Host. Meyer received the 2009 Children's Book of the Year award from the British Book Awards for Breaking Dawn, the Twilight series finale. [140] An article from The Guardian criticized Bella's character, calling her "a clumsy, selfish nincompoop with the charisma of a boiled potato" and criticized Edward's portrayal as the "perfect little gentleman" who constantly counters Bella's sexual advances. [76] However, an article from The Telegraph, rebutted The Guardian's claim, arguing that Twilight remined the best film in the series due to the "entirely straight-faced contrast between the forces of eternal darkness and the rigors of high school". This item: The Host Film Tie In by Stephenie Meyer Paperback $43.17. [97], On March 30, 2010, it was announced that Meyer had written a 200-page novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. 59 most powerful celebrity with annual earnings of $40 million. Though the publisher claims the novel is "original and no longer based on Twilight," James did not receive copyright authorization to write the novel and some have argued that Fifty Shades of Grey may be a copyright infringement. [3] Meyer's work has been criticized for her overly-simplistic writing style, and feminists assert that the novel encourages traditional gender roles and that furthermore, Bella and Edward's romance has signs of an abusive relationship. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list[113] and remained on the list for 26 weeks. [105] Following its release, it sold over one million copies,[106] was number two on Amazon's "most sold" list[107], and was number one on USA Today's bestseller list one week after its release date. In 2006, Erik Feig, president of Summit Entertainment, attempted to make a deal with Meyer by assuring her that the film would be true to the novel and that "no vampire character [would] be depicted with canine or incisor teeth longer or more pronounced than may be found in human beings. He continued that Meyer is a different kind of feminist that values motherhood, romance, and relationships and consequently, her characters lack the autonomy that comes from avoiding investment in relationships. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. [170] The choice to name Edward came from the works of Charlotte Brontë and Jane Austen and her novels are influenced by both medieval courtly love and 19th century etiquette. [171] Meyer has indicated that despite the supernatural and vampire themes in her novels, she was influenced far more by Austen and Shakespeare than by Anne Rice or Stephen King. [18][28] Similarly, there is no drinking and smoking in the novels. The book was released on November 8, 2016. [173][174][167], Meyer cites music as a prominent influence of her writing, and she posts playlists on her website of songs which specifically inspired her books. The New York Times called the premise of Twilight "attractive and compelling"; however, the review continues, "the book suffers at times from overearnest, amateurish writing", indicating that Meyer's relied too much on "telling" rather than "showing" and that there were excessive references to Edward's attractiveness and Bella's swooning. Since the films were released, she has opened up about her feelings and experiences relating to the adaptations of her work in several interviews. [159] In New Moon, as Bella is largely on her own, Meyer uses chapter titles to, "offer the reader a deeper insight into Bella's psyche". [38] Consequently, Meyer expanded the story into a series with three more books: New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007), and Breaking Dawn (2008). [81] The Breaking Dawn-Part 1 was released on November 18, 2011, and the second part on November 16, 2012. [47], The series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide[48][49] in 37 languages. [86], The Twilight Saga was successful in the box office. Meyer's membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shaped her novels: there are no drinking or smoking scenes, and the characters Edward and Bella in her Twilight series remain sexually abstinent until marriage. Meyer dismissed the accusation, claiming she had not heard of the writer nor the novel. Best known for her Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer’s four-book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally. [89][90][91], In 2009, Stephenie Meyer was included in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities, entering at No. Meyer spent much of 2011 producing both parts of Breaking Dawn[80] as well as the film adaptation of Shannon Hale's novel Austenland. Stephenie Meyer Bestselling author and film producer Stephenie Meyer has gained worldwide recognition for her original and captivating stories, with unprecedented success for her book-turned-film series, Twilight. Enjoy! [181] However, "imprinting" in her Twilight series, the involuntary formation of a mate relationship, undermines Meyer's prolific theme of free agency. [35] The novel was named the Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Editor's Choice. They say that the series romanticizes a physically abusive relationship, pointing to red flags that include Bella's entire life revolving around Edward; never being in control of her own life; being absolutely dependent on Edward's ability to protect her life, her virginity, and her humanity; and the physical injuries Bella suffers from finally consummating her relationship with Edward. Stephenie Meyer’s appearance in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 wedding wasn’t actually her first cameo in the film franchise. Stephenie Meyer’s newest chapter in the Twilight saga, 'Midnight Sun,' tells the original 'Twilight' tale from Edward’s perspective. "[133] Tymon Smith of The Times has described her as the "superstar of young adult fiction". [148] The Quileute tribe described her use of their traditions in the books and films and subsequent merchandising as cultural theft. [77] Having already obtained the rights to Breaking Dawn,[78] Summit approved a two-part adaptation. 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Seeker plays a Satan-like role in the novel, as Meyer attempts to convey the message that the maintenance of agency is crucial. However, the release of Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian in 2015 halted and soured Meyer's plans to release the Midnight Sun because Grey was also told from the male perspective. Author Stephenie Meyer released Midnight Sun on Tuesday, Aug. 4, a companion novel to 2005's Twilight. [24] Meyer researched the Quileute Native Americans to include their legends and traditions in the novel,[25] though the Quileute tribe found her use of their legends offensive. Best known for her Twilight series, the 4-book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally. [129], The reception of Meyer and her novels has been mixed. [15][16] They married in 1994, when Meyer was 21. [28][29] Her sister's response to the book was enthusiastic and she persuaded Meyer to send the manuscript to literary agencies. [180] Additionally, Meyer's novels contain the themes of opposition. Despite this criticism, Meyer considers herself a feminist. [182] According to literature and women's studies scholar Natalie Wilson, the juxtaposition between Bella's agency to choose her mate and Jacob, a Native American male's, inability to choose has racial and cultural implications. [120][121] It received poor critical reviews and was a box office flop compared to the Twilight series films. [30][31] Eight publishers competed for the rights to publish Twilight in a 2003 auction. Aside from young adult novels, Meyer has ventured into adult novels with The Host (2008) and The Chemist (2016). [200][201][202] Meyer has dismissed such criticisms, saying both that the books center around Bella's choice, and that her damsel in distress persona is due only to her humanity. "[161], Meyer develops complex characters and relationships throughout her novels which she describes through action, dialogue, and facial expressions. Stephenie Meyer's 'The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner' tops best-seller lists in U.S. and U.K. Twilight, the 2008 film, grossed more than $393 million worldwide. [104][103] According to an article from The Guardian in 2018, Midnight Sun was "no longer in the pipeline". [138] Meyer was the second bestselling author of the decade, according to a list published by Amazon, beaten by J. K. [185] Self-control is a prominent theme in the Twilight series, the word appears 125 times throughout the novels, as the main characters struggle to control their emotions, attraction, thirst, or jealousy. [39] Meyer's fans urged her to expand "Hell on Earth" into a full novel, but Meyer was occupied finishing Eclipse. [68] Each novel adaptation was headed by a different director, chosen by Summit in order to provide each film a different atmosphere already existent in the novels. It will be live streaming at this link: The Host Red Carpet Stream on Facebook. Meyer’s other novels included The Host and The Chemist. [28] As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Meyer acknowledges that her faith has influenced her work.