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NEWS ABOUT: Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer stories: 11 news summaries

 Twilight's Secret 
 Superfans: Moms 

The secret group of Twilight fans even reports better sex lives

Nov 16, 09 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Twilight’s “unthinkably cheesy,” unabashedly adolescent take on love—vampire love, at that—is inspiring adoration in a hidden cache of fans: “smart, sophisticated, well-read mothers.” Why would an otherwise mature adult turn to mush over Stephenie Meyer’s teen saga—even putting a photo of... More »

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entertainment • mothers • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • moms

(Newser) - Author Stephenie Meyer had never even been to Forks, Wash., when she chose it, with a little help from Google, as the setting for her wildly popular Twilight books. But that hasn’t stopped fans of the series and the movies it has spawned from flocking to the town,... More »

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entertainment • film • tourism • Washington state • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • Kristen Stewart • Forks, Washington

TV review

 Vampire Diaries  
 Bloody Good Fun 

CW series knows the teen mind

Sep 10, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vampire Diaries, which premieres tonight on the CW, has its finger on the pulse of American youth, delivering a teen-vampire love story that gives Twilight a run for its money:
  • “Let the other franchises sniff with disdain at moldy old genre conventions,” writes Mary McNamara
... More »

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television • vampire • CW network • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • television review • The Vampire Diaries • Kevin Williamson

 Twilight Scribe Accused 
 of Plagiarism 

Dueling vampire novels bear similarities, author says

Aug 4, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being accused of ripping off another vampire book, TMZ reports. Jordan Scott claims the series’ fourth installment, Breaking Dawn, bears a “striking and substantial similarity” to her 2006 book The Nocturne, with both including a post-wedding sex scene, a doomed pregnancy, and the death... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • copyright infringement • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • Jordan Scott • Breaking Dawn • The Nocturne

OPINION

 Harry Potter Is 
 Neutering America 

At the box office, the chaste rule, writer says

Jul 16, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Remember the old teen sex comedies, where hormones ruled and no one talked about their feelings? Hollywood doesn't, ST VanAirsdale writes in Esquire. Today's sexless blockbusters—think the Harry Potter flicks and Twilight—reflect how "our PG-13 imperative has scrubbed mass culture of its libido." The new leading... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • sex • Transformers • teen sex • movies • Esquire • teenager • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer

GLOSSIES

 Puppy Love 
 Fuels Twilight Author 


Feb 25, 09 6:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight books, is not a shadowy vampire, Vogue reports. In fact, she is a shy, retiring Mormon mother of 3 living in a Phoenix suburb. Sure, the characters for the hit books came from a dream, but the substance is straight puppy... More »

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housewives • Arizona • Phoenix • Mormon • children's books • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • vampires

Twilight Author 'Can't Write Worth a Darn': King

Horror maven gets vampire books' appeal

Feb 4, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Sorry, Stephenie Meyer, but Stephen King isn't among your millions of fans. The wildly successful horror author compared the wildly successful vampire author's Twilight series with JK Rowling's Harry Potter books in a recent USA Weekend interview: "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and... More »

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Stephen King • book • publishing industry • authors • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer

 Twilight Director 
 Booted From 
 Sequel 

Studio can't agree on helmer's timeline

Dec 8, 08 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke, who smashed the record of biggest opening weekend for a female director, will not return for the sequel, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. Sources inside and outside Summit Entertainment said the director was “difficult and irrational” and that Summit “didn’t like her.” The... More »

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film • franchise • film director • sequel • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • Kristen Stewart • Catherine Hardwicke

 Meyer: the New JK Rowling  

Vampire author gaining on Rowling's popularity

Nov 28, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Have we finally found the next JK Rowling? Even Brits are starting to admit Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer is coming close, the Daily Telegraph reports. The 34-year-old Mormon author of a series of swoon-worthy novels about teen vampires has a similar “out of nowhere” story, and her book and... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • author • book • vampire • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer

 Twilight's Big Bucks 
 Greenlight Sequel 

Teen vampire flick breaks box office records

Nov 23, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as the cash registers were still clanging on Twilight's monstrous opening weekend, the teen vampire flick's producers confirmed that a sequel is on, says MTV News. New Moon, the second book in Stephanie Meyer's series, is now officially set to be adapted for the big screen. Twilight is... More »

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box office • vampire • sequel • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer

 For Devotees, 
 Twilight More a Lusty Dawn 

Star Pattinson has female fans out for more than blood

Nov 20, 08 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - The hotly anticipated vampire movie Twilight doesn’t open until midnight tonight, but teenage girls have already sunk their teeth into lead actor Robert Pattinson, CNN reports. Pattinson portrays Edward Cullen, hero of Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels. He’s “this incredibly seductive creature wanting to bite your neck,... More »

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film • vampire • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • Kristen Stewart

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