Podcasts about Maximum Ride

James Patterson is one of the most popular storytellers of our time. The creator of some of the most popular characters and series in fiction, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, he has also written on fascinating true stories from the lives of the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods. As a co-author, he has also written bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. In this conversation with David M. Rubenstein, he speaks about his life and prolific career as an iconic American writer. Recorded on January 25, 2025

Hello dear listeners! Over the years, we have had the opportunity to speak with some of the most influential authors of our time…one of them being James Patterson. James Patterson has written more than 200 novels, including the Alex Cross series, the Women's Murder Club, the Maximum Ride series and more. He has co authored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton. James is also crazy about his fabulous wife, Susan Solie Patterson. Susan joined us for a conversation about her novel, Things I Wish I Told My Mother, which she co-authored with Susan DiLallo. Susan is a former All-American swimmer from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We loved getting to know Mr. and Mrs. Patterson in these two conversations and hope you do too.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapter 96 is an unexpected unexpected part two, because we biologized the hell out of this book! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they continue to have a surprising number of opinions about birdkids and Erasers. Tune in for answers to the questions you never knew you wanted to ask, like: If the birdkids are 2% bird, who (or what?) is 2% human? Which birdkid has a superpower that is never mentioned after chapter one? Why do Erasers have such nasty blood? How does electrolysis work anyway? And STAY TUNED for the thrilling answer to everyone's most burning question: What 2007 book is Midlight Crisis going to read next!?

Is it a bird? Is it a kid? Is it another gosh damn hexapod? No, it's Chapter 95! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah as they finally, DEFINITIVELY reveal just how the Maximum Ride is made, if birdkids really DO fly in the fetal position, and, most importantly: how did we manage to talk about this dingdang book for so long that we had to make it a duology… in Chapter 95: Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment: The Birdkid, Explained: Part 1!

Chapter 94 is the wrap-up episode, and the Voice in your head… or is it?! I guess we'll never know… OR WILL WE?! Join Sophie, Sam, and Hannah in a retrospective of Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment as they share final thoughts and feelings, spoil the absolutely unhinged trajectory of the rest of the series, and reveal egg canon from an unexpected place.

James Patterson has written bestsellers in many genres. But as he tells the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles in this episode of The Modern Law Library, he has always been fascinated by legal thrillers, courtroom dramas and crime novels. He even considered becoming a lawyer, before his literary career took off. In his newest release, The #1 Lawyer, James Patterson partnered with co-author Nancy Allen to tell the story of Stafford Lee Penney, a criminal defense attorney in Biloxi, Mississippi, who's never lost a case. But after handing a high-profile murder trial involving the son of a mobster, Penney finds himself on the other side of the bench as a defendant himself, charged with murdering his own wife. Patterson has written and co-written more than 300 books, including bestselling series like Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Maximum Ride. He had some writing tips for attorneys, particularly on how to work collaboratively. As Patterson tells listeners in the podcast, he is open about working with other writers on many of his books, and he finds tools like outlining absolutely essential. He also shares with Rawles how he thinks co-writers should handle interpersonal communication while working together. Patterson says one of the major benefits of working with co-authors is pulling from their experiences to make his books more accurate and true to life. When he wrote The President is Missing with Bill Clinton, the former president could tell Patterson the inside details of how a Secret Service detail worked. When he wrote Run, Rose, Run with Dolly Parton, she walked him through the production cycle for a song. Allen, who conducted more than 30 jury trials as a prosecutor in Missouri and taught law for 15 years at Missouri State University, contributed her firsthand courtroom experience to The #1 Lawyer. Patterson says they worked to make everything as accurate as possible—while still allowing for a good story. It's the pair's second book together, following a previous standalone novel, Juror #3. In this episode of The Modern Law Library, Patterson shares some of his favorite law-related pop culture picks; news about new and ongoing projects; and describes a very special birthday event with Dolly Parton. He also discusses how his children's series Maximum Ride got caught up in Florida book bans in 2023. For fans of Patterson's breakout success, the Alex Cross series launched in 1993 with Along Came a Spider, the author shares updates about what's next for the intrepid detective—including details about the upcoming Amazon Prime TV series Cross, starring Aldis Hodge.  

James Patterson has written bestsellers in many genres. But as he tells the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles in this episode of The Modern Law Library, he has always been fascinated by legal thrillers, courtroom dramas and crime novels. He even considered becoming a lawyer, before his literary career took off. In his newest release, The #1 Lawyer, James Patterson partnered with co-author Nancy Allen to tell the story of Stafford Lee Penney, a criminal defense attorney in Biloxi, Mississippi, who's never lost a case. But after handing a high-profile murder trial involving the son of a mobster, Penney finds himself on the other side of the bench as a defendant himself, charged with murdering his own wife. Patterson has written and co-written more than 300 books, including bestselling series like Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Maximum Ride. He had some writing tips for attorneys, particularly on how to work collaboratively. As Patterson tells listeners in the podcast, he is open about working with other writers on many of his books, and he finds tools like outlining absolutely essential. He also shares with Rawles how he thinks co-writers should handle interpersonal communication while working together. Patterson says one of the major benefits of working with co-authors is pulling from their experiences to make his books more accurate and true to life. When he wrote The President is Missing with Bill Clinton, the former president could tell Patterson the inside details of how a Secret Service detail worked. When he wrote Run, Rose, Run with Dolly Parton, she walked him through the production cycle for a song. Allen, who conducted more than 30 jury trials as a prosecutor in Missouri and taught law for 15 years at Missouri State University, contributed her firsthand courtroom experience to The #1 Lawyer. Patterson says they worked to make everything as accurate as possible—while still allowing for a good story. It's the pair's second book together, following a previous standalone novel, Juror #3. In this episode of The Modern Law Library, Patterson shares some of his favorite law-related pop culture picks; news about new and ongoing projects; and describes a very special birthday event with Dolly Parton. He also discusses how his children's series Maximum Ride got caught up in Florida book bans in 2023. For fans of Patterson's breakout success, the Alex Cross series launched in 1993 with Along Came a Spider, the author shares updates about what's next for the intrepid detective—including details about the upcoming Amazon Prime TV series Cross, starring Aldis Hodge.  

James Patterson has written bestsellers in many genres. But as he tells the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles in this episode of The Modern Law Library, he has always been fascinated by legal thrillers, courtroom dramas and crime novels. He even considered becoming a lawyer, before his literary career took off. In his newest release, The #1 Lawyer, James Patterson partnered with co-author Nancy Allen to tell the story of Stafford Lee Penney, a criminal defense attorney in Biloxi, Mississippi, who's never lost a case. But after handing a high-profile murder trial involving the son of a mobster, Penney finds himself on the other side of the bench as a defendant himself, charged with murdering his own wife. Patterson has written and co-written more than 300 books, including bestselling series like Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Maximum Ride. He had some writing tips for attorneys, particularly on how to work collaboratively. As Patterson tells listeners in the podcast, he is open about working with other writers on many of his books, and he finds tools like outlining absolutely essential. He also shares with Rawles how he thinks co-writers should handle interpersonal communication while working together. Patterson says one of the major benefits of working with co-authors is pulling from their experiences to make his books more accurate and true to life. When he wrote The President is Missing with Bill Clinton, the former president could tell Patterson the inside details of how a Secret Service detail worked. When he wrote Run, Rose, Run with Dolly Parton, she walked him through the production cycle for a song. Allen, who conducted more than 30 jury trials as a prosecutor in Missouri and taught law for 15 years at Missouri State University, contributed her firsthand courtroom experience to The #1 Lawyer. Patterson says they worked to make everything as accurate as possible—while still allowing for a good story. It's the pair's second book together, following a previous standalone novel, Juror #3. In this episode of The Modern Law Library, Patterson shares some of his favorite law-related pop culture picks; news about new and ongoing projects; and describes a very special birthday event with Dolly Parton. He also discusses how his children's series Maximum Ride got caught up in Florida book bans in 2023. For fans of Patterson's breakout success, the Alex Cross series launched in 1993 with Along Came a Spider, the author shares updates about what's next for the intrepid detective—including details about the upcoming Amazon Prime TV series Cross, starring Aldis Hodge.  

"Summer Surprise" continues with another YA lit adaptation, this time from one of the world's most successful authors. We're looking at Maximum Ride, the story of lab-created, winged teenagers on the run, based on the popular series by James Patterson. But this one has us in a new, confusing situation, as we're forced to question whether this even counts as a "movie." How does a bestselling series from a widely beloved author become something like...this? That's what we're here to try to figure out, because I guess someone has to do it. Our Twitter Our Facebook Our Instagram Our YouTube Trev's Letterboxd Chris' Letterboxd

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Here is a clip from Yesterday's show. Today Doc discusses the fact that James Patterson has started to call for fans to request his Maximum Ride books be unbanned in Florida Schools.Website - https://www.thatsonpoint.infoMerch - https://teespring.com/stores/thats-on-point-meFollow Us On;Bitchute-https://www.bitchute.com/channel/8SXcz1rqDyu7/YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRNHroldv9kuaatarS7uclAMinds-https://www.minds.com/thatsonpoint/Top Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_fZ4JhHN05YLijsdmkYSQ/Paler:https://parler.com/profile/DocComeauSupport Us On;Subscribe Star-https://www.subscribestar.com/that-s-on-pointPatreon-https://www.patreon.com/ThatsOnPoint?fan_landing=tru

It's been a while since we did a proper news segment, isn't it? We have grievances to air with the coming and going of that game's release, a certain author's doings and new media projects, and the shambling undead franchise we are finally free of. We miiight also have a teeny tiny bit of schadenfreude to spare for some gamers whose wildest dreams weren't met by a mid AAA open world game. But that's not the main event here... That's right, we watched Maximum Ride! A movie with a flying montage so nice they play it twice. We turn in a traditional longer-than-the-film episode, which is impressive considering the movie isn't even 90 minutes long and only covers the first half of the novel. How on earth did it manage that? Tune in and find out! Get in the cage, rarrrgh! (Content notes: naturally, we haven't played the game and have no plans or desire to engage with it beyond , but if you're not in the mood to hear even haters chat about it, skip the first 15 minutes. The Maximum Ride movie also prestige-ified a scene to give it some assault implications--It's nothing graphic, but when you hear us start talking about super hearing, skip ahead 5 minutes if you wanna skip the scene.)

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As 2022 comes to a close, we want to hit pause and share a couple of our favorite episodes from throughout the year. We hope you enjoy listening (or re-listening) to these as much as we do. The world's bestselling author, James Patterson, talks to Patrick about the importance of trusting your gut, peeking through doors, and taking action when you hear that Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh sound. Gain insights into how a boy from small-town New York becomes the world's most successful writer. Listen to this podcast and then pick up a copy of his memoir James Patterson by James Patterson. James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. His enduring fictional characters and series include Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and Ali Cross, along with such acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction as Walk in My Combat Boots, E.R. Nurses, and his autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson. Bill Clinton (The President Is Missing) and Dolly Parton (Run, Rose, Run) are among his notable literary collaborators. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. Having written more than two hundred novels, James Patterson is known as the "king of bestsellers", holding the record for the most number one New York Times best sellers by a single author. He is best known for his famous book series' Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennet, Maximum Ride, and many more. Patterson shares stories on his early career, interesting details of some of his recent books, and the inspiration behind his new thriller Blowback. On the topic of books, fiction reviews editor David Varno of Publishers Weekly talks about why he believes James Patterson has been so successful and shares his list of book recommendations for fall. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg also joins us to talk about his recent visit to Houston inspecting our city's infrastructure. Sec. Buttigieg discusses the amount of funding that will be used to improve the conditions of our freeways, airports, and public transportation. Guests: James Patterson World's Best-selling Author Author, Blowback Pete Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation David Varno Fiction Reviews Editor Publishers Weekly Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps.

Hello Everyone,I love the writings of James Patterson Lets talk about James Patterson- by Dr Afshan Hashmihttps://www.jamespatterson.com/James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 400 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books.[1][2] In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million.[3] His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.[4]In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, which cited him as a "passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority.[5] A generous supporter of universities, teachers colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships with the purpose of encouraging Americans of all ages to read more books.RegardsDr Afshan Hashmiwww.afshanhashmi.comwww.drafshanhashmi.comDr. Afshan Hashmi's Radio & TV Show is broadcast live Wednesdays at 7PM ET.Dr. Afshan Hashmi's TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Dr. Afshan Hashmi's Radio Show is broadcast on W4WN Radio - Women 4 Women Network (www.w4wn.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Dr. Afshan Hashmi's Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

Twilight chapter 14/Midnight Sun chapter 18 We convene a Late Recording to deliver a rowdy episode about a rowdy pair of chapters! Bella has invited Edward into her house, but what's going to happen when there's only one bed!? It turns out that they won't, naturally, but things will get incredibly weird, between Edward admitting that he has been watching Bella sleep and Charlie entering a game of Spy vs. Spy with Bella to make sure she's not sneaking out to see anyone. We discuss Edward's music taste, how the sleep-watching reveal goes down in Twilight vs. the Midnight Sun version we've been dealing with so far, the strange high-wire act between romantic tension and abstinence fantasy, and much more. These books are so weird. (We touch ever so briefly on the JK/Walsh news that broke right after the last episode dropped and we declared no news for the week, but if you don't want the rundown on that skip to 8:30 to get to Maximum Ride)

Twilight chapter 13/Midnight Sun chapter 17 We've had a week (knock on wood) with precious little Potter or Twilight news, so we start this week's episode with another Maximum Ride check-in as a sort of Common-Room-Lite treat! Then we're off to the meadow to discuss Confessions, which is perhaps the origin of a huge amount of the popular criticism of Twilight from the mid 2000s. This chapter is equal parts boring, baffling, and overwrought--and the Midnight Sun revisit only adds to the confusion! Luckily, we have a lot of fun discussing the Edward ripping a tree in half and running laps around Bella, an excruciatingly long and pretty offensive addiction metaphor, and some infamously clunky lines of dialogue. (funny editor's note: the "no news bit" was literally recorded a day before some news happened)

It's a big one this week! After catching up with some updates on last week's news stories and checking in with Maximum Ride, we have four (!!!) chapters of Twilight and Midnight Sun combined to get to. Not much is happening, but there's a lot going on, not least of which is Edward's wardrobe. We've got so much Twilight content, in fact, that we have to take a little detour for our third segment and discover What Will Happen To Us In The Siren's Den--and more!

The world's bestselling author, James Patterson, talks to Patrick about the importance of trusting your gut, peeking through doors, and taking action when you hear that Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh sound. Gain insights into how a boy from small-town New York becomes the world's most successful writer. Listen to this podcast and then pick up a copy of his memoir James Patterson by James Patterson. James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. His enduring fictional characters and series include Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and Ali Cross, along with such acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction as Walk in My Combat Boots, E.R. Nurses, and his autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson. Bill Clinton (The President Is Missing) and Dolly Parton (Run, Rose, Run) are among his notable literary collaborators. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family.

Em & Sarah come to a resolution about the future of the series as they finish up James Patterson's Maximum Ride: School's Out -- Forever! Follow us on Twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

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Alright, I'm gonna say it. It's not an eagle screech. I listened to like 30 eagle sounds on royalty free sites and it turns out eagles have really lame screeches. They don't sound anything like they do in the movies or in those weird army recruitment commercials. So what did I do? I used a hawk screech--THAT'S RIGHT, I'M A FRAUD! I USED A HAWK SCREECH WHEN I SAID I WOULD USE AN EAGLE SCREECH and you know what? I'm not sorry. If eagles wanted to be in the episode they wouldn't have the ferocity of toddlers. Follow us on Twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames and Sarah @sarahswilton!

Were back with the teen novels! And this time there's birds, but who remembers that when we have a early 2000's makeover to talk about! Join us as we flash back to how much we either loved or would have loved this book as middle schoolers with James Patterson's young adult novel, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment!!

Episode 540 James Patterson is a First Class Father and Legendary Author. His enduring fictional characters and series include Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and Ali Cross. His books have sold more than 300 million copies. He has received many accolades for his works including the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He is the World's Best Selling Author. In this Episode, James shares his Fatherhood journey which includes his son Jack. He discusses the importance of kids learning to read and how parents can get their kids interested in reading. He talks about his new book “E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes”. He gives advice for parents of kids who want to become writers. He offers some great advice for new or about to be Dads and more! E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes - https://www.amazon.com/R-Nurses-Stories-Americas-Greatest/dp/0316301078 Subscribe to First Class Fatherhood and watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCD6cjYptutjJWYlM0Kk6cQ?sub_confirmation=1 SPONSORS: DML CBD - https://dmlcbd.com Promo Code: Father SeatGeek - https://seatgeek.com Promo Code: FirstClass Save: $20 off tickets MY PILLOW - https://www.mypillow.com Promo Code: Fatherhood Save Up To 66% Off 1-800-875-0219 More Ways To Listen - https://linktr.ee/alec_lace First Class Fatherhood Merch - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/first-class-fatherhood-/we+are+not+babysitters-A5d09ea872051763ad613ec8e?productType=812&sellable=3017x1aBoNI8jJe83pw5-812-7&appearance=1 Follow me on instagram - https://instagram.com/alec_lace?igshid=ebfecg0yvbap For information about becoming a Sponsor of First Class Fatherhood please hit me with an email: FirstClassFatherhood@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alec-lace/support

Emi & Sarah restate their relationship status while they discuss James Patterson's Maximum Ride: School's Out - Forever! Follow us on Twitter @litmasterspod Emi @EmOfManyNames and Sarah @sarahswiltonThank you so much for being patient with the upload times, life has been very scattered and crazy recently and it's been harder to focus on any one thing. I know we make a lot of jokes but the people behind this show are very grateful to have people who listen to us and care about usAlso Sarah is sorry they're a mental case

Em & Sarah deep dive into their collective pasts as they begin James Patterson's Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever. Follow us on Twitter @litemasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

Emi, Sarah, and special guest Steffi dissect the final pages of The Angel Experiment, while also giving commentary on the current situation in Afghanistan. For more information on the country itself and how you can help, visit https://bit.ly/3D8lUcm Follow us on Twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, Steffi @BeingSteffi, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

Do not drink every time Iggy is blind during chapters 76 thru...100 something, I don't remember. Follow us on Twitter @litemasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

We went off book for this one. We'll be back next week with more Maximum Ride goodness! Follow us on twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames and Sarah @sarahswilton!

Emi and Sarah read chapters 49 thru 75 of Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment...and they've had it UP TO HERE with James Patterson's nonsense. Follow us on twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

Emi witnesses Sarah's mental breakdown as they read through chapters 26-48 of James Patterson's Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Follow us on Twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

On this episode we discuss the teen action-adventure novel by James Patterson, Maximum Ride. Exploring personal growth, family and familial relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bookfaire/message

On this episode we discuss the teen action-adventure novel by James Patterson, Maximum Ride. Exploring personal growth, family and familial relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bookfaire/message

Em & Sarah begin a new spiral into madness as they work through chapters 1-25 of James Patterson's Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Follow us on Twitter @litmasterspod, Em @EmOfManyNames, and Sarah @sarahswilton!

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Chimeras huh? This week, Renee goes through the plot of The Angel Experiment, the first book in James Patterson's Maximum Ride series. The book revolves around Max and her 5 friends who are 98% human, 2% bird, and 100% not good protagonists. Few things in this book make sense ranging from how ATMs work to the dumb scientists. Our tangents include Fullmetal Alchemist, My Hero Academia, Legend of Zelda, and Teen Wolf. We leave this episode asking the age old question: why a book? Episode Source Material: The Angel Experiment, James Patterson.

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Spread your wings and get ready to soar into another episode with your host Jen and guest reader, Cody, as they discuss the first novel in the James Patterson's series Maximum Ride.Warning before listening: This episode does contain spoilers. TW:  Child abuse, human experimentation  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thebookstoppodcast)

In episode 22 we cover Chapter 7 of New Moon: Repetition. There's a lot to unpack in this episode: primarily learning that Emily doesn't know how to make Lasagna, when god, WHEN will Mike stop, and secret culty werewolf lore maybe? We also briefly turn into a Maximum Ride podcast and learn the deep lore about what really made Cameron queer.

We are closing out #YAMonth with a throwback to 2005 Taiwo's bookshelf. This week we read Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson. Yes, that James Patterson.We've read five books over five weeks and we've truly grown as "young adults". I mean, we FINALLY completed our first ever #TightTwo! But we also return to our old ways of horrible memories for names. Well you win some, you lose some. Find out what caught us off guard, whose brain is just worms, and what IKYFL stands for. Don't mind us as we dot our Ts and cross our Is in this week's episode Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson!

James Patterson Tells the Story of the Kennedy Family The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America’s most storied family, as told by America’s most trusted storyteller. You've read about Jack, Bobby, Joe, Rose, Kick, Ted, Jackie O, John, and JFK Jr. This is their true story. James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has created many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and I Funny. Among his notable literary collaborations are The President Is Missing, with President Bill Clinton, and the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over three million books to schoolkids and the military, donated more than seventy million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. The National Book Foundation recently presented Patterson with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and six Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support

Actress, Recording Artist, Professional Ice Skater and Dancer, Tetona Jackson is available to discuss her current role in the BET Breakout show “Boomerang”. The television series acts as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name which starred Halle Barry and Eddie Murphy. The new series picks up roughly 25 years later with Tetona Jackson playing the character of Simone as she tries to step out of her parents' shadows and make a legacy of their own. Her parents are played by Halle Barry and Eddie Murphy respectively in the film. The series will follow a group of childhood friends as adults who are looking to make their own mark as marketing professionals, while navigating their feelings for each other. As an actress on the silver and small screen, Tetona has also starred in MAXIMUM RIDE, from the bestselling James Patterson literary series of the same name, STOLEN FROM SUBIRBIA, DEAR DIARY I DIED and more! Recently, Tetona also starred as a series regular on the Hulu x AwesomenessTV series “All Night”. Portraying the young and spunky character Cassie, Tetona Jackson took on the role as the young lesbian who is holding her romantic relationship with another character a secret. Tetona is not only happy to be part of the youthful comedy but is happy to have been able to portray an LGBT character which an interesting character arc. Fans of Tetona can keep up to date with all her projects via: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstetonajackson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/itstetona About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Need Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ►For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real! #blacklivesmatter #blm

Actress, Recording Artist, Professional Ice Skater and Dancer, Tetona Jackson is available to discuss her current role in the BET Breakout show “Boomerang”. The television series acts as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name which starred Halle Barry and Eddie Murphy. The new series picks up roughly 25 years later with Tetona Jackson playing the character of Simone as she tries to step out of her parents' shadows and make a legacy of their own. Her parents are played by Halle Barry and Eddie Murphy respectively in the film. The series will follow a group of childhood friends as adults who are looking to make their own mark as marketing professionals, while navigating their feelings for each other. As an actress on the silver and small screen, Tetona has also starred in MAXIMUM RIDE, from the bestselling James Patterson literary series of the same name, STOLEN FROM SUBIRBIA, DEAR DIARY I DIED and more! Recently, Tetona also starred as a series regular on the Hulu x AwesomenessTV series “All Night”. Portraying the young and spunky character Cassie, Tetona Jackson took on the role as the young lesbian who is holding her romantic relationship with another character a secret. Tetona is not only happy to be part of the youthful comedy but is happy to have been able to portray an LGBT character which an interesting character arc. Fans of Tetona can keep up to date with all her projects via: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstetonajackson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/itstetona About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Need Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ►For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real! #blacklivesmatter #blm

James Patterson has published nearly 150 books during his illustrious career, and yet it seems like if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.That’s right, this month we are tackling the world’s most prolific author, James Patterson, and for our first Patterson episode we’re going to be taking a look at the covers of his many, many, many works. What will we discover about branding, marketing, and book trends when tackling such as case study? Turns out, quite a lot, so please join us as we take an in depth look at the covers of James Patterson.For information about Patterson’s extensive career visit https://www.jamespatterson.com/New episodes of Casing the Cover are uploaded on the last Tuesday of each month. New and current episodes available atSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Qg83iCryEXcwoTIJ6aqOAStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mary-harrington/casing-the-coverApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/casing-the-cover/id1470176150Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qOQUYz-qEJZ0JGgFsmnQQTo get regular updates about Casing the Cover, or to suggest an upcoming episode topic or book for review you can find us at:https://www.facebook.com/CasingTheCover@casingthecover on Twitteror email us at Casingthecoverpod@gmail.comSpecial thanks to Mic Leone for our logo design: https://www.facebook.com/MicLeoneDesigner

James Patterson knows the importance of passion and perseverance when it comes to a career as a writer. He is the bestselling author with 147 published novels, 114 of which made the New York Times bestsellers list, and he holds the Guinness World Record for most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His classic thriller, Along Came a Spider, inspired twenty-five sequels and a film adaptation starring Morgan Freeman. James also runs The Patterson Family Foundation and the James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarships.From Amazon.com:James Patterson is the world's bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. Patterson's writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove to everyone, from children to adults, that there is no such thing as a person who "doesn't like to read," only people who haven't found the right book. He's given over a million books to schoolkids and over forty million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family. Learn more at jamespatterson.com.Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business - editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.Join international bestselling author J.D. Barker and indie powerhouse, J. Thorn, as they gain unique insight and valuable advice from the most prolific and accomplished authors in the business.In this episode, you’ll discover:How James Patterson structures his storiesWhy every story needs an outlineWhy successful authors are innovatorsWhy a great book is its own best adHow to be more aware of your readers’ needsThe amazing work of The Patterson Family FoundationLinks:James Patterson - https://www.jamespatterson.com/James Patterson Masterclass - https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=963720&u=2285884&m=62509&urllink=&afftrack=Along Came a Spider by James Patterson - https://books2read.com/AlongCameASpiderThe Patterson Family Foundation - https://www.thepattersonfoundation.org/J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.comContact - https://writersinkpodcast.com/contact/ *Full disclosure: Some of the links are affiliate links. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Still Inspired By, Season 1, Episode 3: Maximum Ride.In this episode, Athena tells Erin the story of six bird kids and how they turned Athena into a novelist.Show notes:First Inspiration: A Superhero Like MeSecond Inspiration: I could do betterThird Inspiration: My Inner NovelistStill Inspired By is a Story Thus Far Network Podcast. You can email us thoughts about the show, topic ideas, or anything else you want to discuss at staff@storythusfar.com. You can also find us on twitter (https://twitter.com/storythusfar) or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/storythusfar/). If you’d like to connect with our community, you can find us on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/storythusfar) or join our Discord server (https://discord.gg/ZMhJmgn)

Piera Forde steps into the Creator Generation studios this week to discuss her self-titled channel, Piera Forde! Piera is not just a booktuber. She's an icon. Rarely do you find a YouTube creator with such an ardent fanbase and who in turn receives so much love. Authenticity is but one of her secrets for success. The others? You'll just have to listen in and find out. Oh, and in case you missed the explicit content warning, course language abounds...

The manga Maximum ride offers us a great lesson about getting our story ideas down fast. Ever sit down to write your story, and want it to be perfect? You stress and stress in your mind about how to make it flawless, only to realize that an hour’s gone by, and you’re still staring at a blank page? We’ve been there, so let’s talk about the solution.

In this episode we start with Henry Cavill leaving Superman and joining the Witcher series. From there we move onto talking about some great terrible Netflix movies like Christian Mingle, Maximum Ride and Beyond Skyline. Finally we wrap things off with some talk about Stephen Spielberg projects and some Infinity War speculation. All this hosted by animator Christian Pearson (who’s YouTube channel is Chr Pearson) and Cal who doesn’t want to give his last name..... yet!

For Part One of our Big Podcast Crossover Event, we bring in Kait and Renata from the Worst Bestsellers podcast to help us out with a bestseller that is, in fact, Just The Worst: James Patterson's The Angel Experiment: Maximum Ride. It's supposed to be something like The X-Men crossed with Twilight with hints of Frankenstein and family drama, but it ends up much more like 1982's non-blockbuster film Six Pack with moderately less Kenny Rogers slash stock car racing and significantly less charm. Luckily, the Cheersome Foursome helping you come to terms with this eventful yet plotless morass deliver more charm than you can probably handle! If you're ready for six urchins, countless henchmen and somewhere between zero and one parents, you just might be ready to go on this wild slow minimum ... Maximum Ride.   Recommendations: S. E. Hinton Judy Blume, Superfudge Hercule Poirot stories first published in Sketch, by Agatha Christie Ghost Quartet, Dave Malloy Animorphs Runaways, Brian K. Vaughn & Rainbow Rowell Music: "Fly Like an Eagle" by The Steve Miller Band "Call Me Mother" by Rupaul "Scatman" by Scatman John

On this episode, Dustin and Jon report on their busy weekend of home renovations, we provide a rapid spoiler free review of the new Black Panther movie, hear how Brian and Scott braved Snowmageddon ‘18 to attend a hockey game and the movie theater. We then discuss our current vehicles of choice and Scott tries hard to convince us all to convert to a superior vehicle--the minivan. We also have our first ever listener submitted Would You Rather question. Then you can listen to us chuckle about and provide our light hearted reviews of the movie Maximum Ride. (Scott) Audi R8: http://audi.us/1QvVZKd (Jon) Ford GT: http://ford.to/1SzkVlc (Brian) Porsche 718 Cayman: http://bit.ly/2CA2tIS (Dustin) 1972 Chevy C10 4x4: https://goo.gl/images/TYW9Gd Maximum Ride: http://imdb.to/2EDAtK6

What is there to say about Maximum Ride? In this episode, we valiantly explore this bizarre, often cringe-worthy story about children with bird wings. Jenna expresses bewilderment and disappointment with her past self. Megan awaits her very own James Patterson Encounter. We both, simultaneously, imitate the noise of wings slithering out through a person's flesh.   ----more---- Music: Happy Rock by BENSOUND http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Up In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) by Kubbi https://soundcloud.com/kubbi Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tDexBj46oNI

In today’s episode we discuss a new Destiny clan, our mancave dinner event, Valentines day care, and toenail extraction. We have our regular Would You Rather question, this time on real estate, and the answer winds up being unanimous. Elon Musk launches his Tesla Roadster toward Mars. Should we privatize the space industry? Typecast actors and actresses with a twist. We speak a bit on the Olympics, the Russian doping scandal, and discuss if professional athletes should be allowed to compete on an Olympic team. If you’d like to participate in our new movie review segment, watch Maximum Ride on Netflix prior to next week’s show and be prepared with your opinion and comments. See you next week! P.S. Will somebody please get Dustin a cough drop? Olympic photo finish: http://bit.ly/2C1lbx8 NHL not in 2018 Olympics: http://atnhl.com/2nFrrzH Miracle on Ice: http://bit.ly/2mYBKyz SpaceX Secret Payload: https://www.sciencealert.com/spacex-launched-second-secret-payload-designed-last-millions-years-tesla-arch SpaceX Booster Landing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-pfzKbh2k

Based on the novels by James Patterson, Maximum Ride follows GMO teen Max (Allie Marie Evans) as she struggles to protect herself and others like her against a shadowy organization that seeks to use their powers for their own nefarious gains.

Join Mike, Darrell, and Keith as they discuss Maximum Ride, Tank 432, Mifune: The Last Samurai, and King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword

Join Mike, Keith and Darrell as they discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, King Arthur and pick new Netflix movies Tank 432, Mifune the Last Samurai, and Maximum Ride

We reviewed "Maximum Ride," not to be confused with "Maximum Overdrive" or "Maximum Drive" (which may or may not be movies at all). If you like bird-related nomenclature, you'll love this movie. If you love movies, you will probably not love this movie. Either way, you will enjoy this episode because we watched this flocking thing so you don't have to.

We reviewed "Maximum Ride," not to be confused with "Maximum Overdrive" or "Maximum Drive" (which may or may not be movies at all). If you like bird-related nomenclature, you'll love this movie. If you love movies, you will probably not love this movie. Either way, you will enjoy this episode because we watched this flocking thing so you don't have to.

We reviewed "Maximum Ride," not to be confused with "Maximum Overdrive" or "Maximum Drive" (which may or may not be movies at all). If you like bird-related nomenclature, you'll love this movie. If you love movies, you will probably not love this movie. Either way, you will enjoy this episode because we watched this flocking thing so you don't have to.

We reviewed "Maximum Ride," not to be confused with "Maximum Overdrive" or "Maximum Drive" (which may or may not be movies at all). If you like bird-related nomenclature, you'll love this movie. If you love movies, you will probably not love this movie. Either way, you will enjoy this episode because we watched this flocking thing so you don't have to.

I hope you like sleeveless t-shirts and fingerless leather gloves as much as we and those young folks do, because it’s time for Maximum Ride! This film stars Allie Marie Evans, Patrick Johnson, Lyliana Wray and is directed by Jay Martin. Have you subscribed yet? No more excuses!! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/one-star-cinema/id1052836038?mt=2

Cette semaine, nous avons joué à Farming Simulator 17, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Grim Dawn, The Jackbox Party Pack 3!. Nous avons vue également les films Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping, Maximum Ride. On parle également de ESports avec le Zone Esports No9, Du Worlds League of Legends. Puis on parle de la Nintendo Switch.Bon Podcast

The guys discuss their favorite and least favorite book adaptations in honor of both Miss Peregrine and Maximum Ride. Also, David finds loopholes, Aaron watched the new fall pilots, and Jacob wants to over-blow the audio. Find us around the internet: The Podcast - https://twitter.com/RebootAlreadyUn Aaron - https://twitter.com/littleflamedude https://thiscleverblognameisalreadytaken.tumblr.com/ David - https://twitter.com/dbeckss15 Jacob - https://twitter.com/jacobscottmusic http://jakelace.tumblr.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPwN1BDYb7nNK0USe2duAQ Thank you to @GOODETIM_ for our podcast artwork!

Nostalgia Myalgia is back, and this episode Olivia and Erin discuss Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, the first book in James Patterson's never-ending young adult book series. If you need a reminder, this is the podcast where we talk about stuff we liked when we were kids and decide if it was really any good. We touch on what makes a teenage heroine work, whitewashing, and fan fiction (as usual). SPOILER ALERT: We talk about the series in depth, so if you don't want to be spoiled, this may not be for you. Theme music is "Sunshine" by Kevin MacLeod.

iTalk movies is a long-form interview series featuring leading members of the film community. In this episode, our host Alexis Torres interviews Luke Gregory Crosby in studio about Maximum Ride on the Popcorn Talk Network. Luke Gregory Crosby is known for his work on Devoured (2015), The Dead Undead(2010) and Starving in Suburbia (2014). HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ ABOUT POPCORN TALK: Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!'s Maria Menounos, Scott “Movie” Mantz, The Wrap's Jeff Sneider, Screen Junkies and the Schmoes Know, Kristian Harloff and Mark Ellis who are the 1st and onl --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I cover a great book series called Maximum Ride by James Patterson. Of course this James Patterson is of no relation to your nerdy host with the most. But still I give you a quick summary of each book in the series. I hope you take the time to check out the books and let me know what you think.

In this episode I cover a great book series called Maximum Ride by James Patterson. Of course this James Patterson is of no relation to your nerdy host with the most. But still I give you a quick summary of each book in the series. I hope you take the time to check out the books and let me know what you think. ]]>

Book Review by Demitra -Maximum Ride -School's Out Forever by James Patterson

Spread your wings and fly, little ones! In this week's episode, Mike, Drew, and Patrick finally get around to talking about Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Talk Nerdy to Me: Mike gets nostalgic for Portal 2 as he vicariously lives through his wife playing it for the first time. Drew talks about how much of a time bubble Kingdom Hearts is. This week's challenge: (Courtesy of Taylor) Read Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiement. Next week's challenge: (Courtesy of DJ) Watch the following episodes of The Mighty Boosh: 1)     The Strange Tale of the Crack Fox (Series 3, Episode 4) 2)     The Legend of Old Gregg   (Series 2, Episode 5) 3)     Hitcher   (Series 1, Episode 8) 4)     Eels   (Series 3, Episode 1) 5)     Nanageddon  (Series 2, Episode 3) As always, be sure to like us, follow us, and subscribe so you don't miss out on all the fun shenanigans and hijinks!

While Drew and Mike do their best to get through Maximum Ride, they call upon the powers of Myles and Patrick to talk about John Carpenter’s The Thing. Make sure to check in next week for the regularly scheduled episode of The More You Nerd!

James Patterson holds the New York Times best-seller list record, with 46 titles overall. He has sold more than 170 million books worldwide and is the only author to occupy the No. 1 slot on the New York Times Adult Fiction and Children's Chapter Book best-seller lists at the same time. Maximum Ride, Patterson's first young adult novel, spent 12 straight weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times Chapter Book best-seller list and, as a series, has now spent more than 90 weeks on New York Times best-seller lists. His latest adult novel is Swimsuit (2009), and Daniel X: Watch the Skies (2009) is his latest for young adults. His ReadKiddoRead website is "dedicated to making kids readers for life."

The manga community has been abuzz the past couple of days over the confirmation that Yen Press is going to be publishing a manhwa adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight novels. Ok, what should we really classify this book as first? Is it manhwa simply because it is being drawn by Young Kim, a Korean artist? Is it manga? Is it OEL manga? Is it simply a graphic novel series? I'd be curious as to what label Yen is going to stamp it with. I keep on hearing about a Japanese manga adaptation already in existence. Will Yen also get the rights to it? Will they publish it some time in the future as well? As for the Kim version, supposedly Meyer is deeply involved with the project, "reviewing every panel". No word yet on whether Twilight will be directly published in tankoban form or start its run in the Yen Plus anthology magazine. You can find 3 more pictures in the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly. There are a lot of manga fans out there that are bitching about the whole IDEA of Twilight being published by Yen. Simply because they hate the series, (they think it's overrated, poorly written, etc.). I think these people are really dumb. Just think about the exposure and publicity Yen is going to get and thereby manhwa and manga! You're going to have people going into the manga section of the bookstores that might never have visited it. And I'm not talking just about teenage girls. I know plenty of ADULTS that are rabid fans of Twilight. Take in this figure:  IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2009, BOOKS BY STEPHANIE MEYER ACCOUNTED FOR 16% OF ALL BOOK SALES! What this means is that for every seven books that were bought during that quarter, on average, ONE was by Meyer. She sold 29.7 million books in 2008! I am not a fan of the series at all. I have read none of the books and have not seen the Twilight movie. If anything, I am predisposed to have a negative reaction to the franchise. But I'm always hostile to really popular stuff. I just like to wait for all the hype and popularity to decrease around a series like Twilight before I try them. I didn't start reading or watching the Harry Potter books and movies till last year! But I can see the positive ramifications that the Twilight adaptation will have for Yen Press and all the books they will be able to publish care of Twilight profits. They're really doing well right now with the Maximum Ride series and the coup of landing the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise. I'm practically in love with the company these days. I really respect them for starting up Yen Plus as well. I think Twilight should be published in Yen Plus first, so they can get a solid following for the magazine that will draw in readers that might not know the first thing about their Korean and Japanese titles. As I'm looking at the future, I can only see the Twilight publication as a win-win for everyone involved, both publisher and reader. My next question is when is Harry Potter gonna follow suit? For more info on Stephanie Meyer and her work check out: www.StephenieMeyer.com  

I talked about the individual titles in Yen Plus but I just wanted to make a few general comments about this attempt by Yen Press to put out a more reader friendly rather than boy or girl centered anthology. Of course, I'm talking about Shonen Jump and Shojo Beat. It's not that I don't buy Shojo Beat because I think Shojo manga are too girly. I don't buy it because it TARGETS young girls so explicitly and the bright colors make my eyes hurt. I don't read Shonen Jump (at least, until recently) either (ok, I do buy it, but the only thing I read is Naruto!). But its Donkey Kong leveling up plots can be a little offputting as well. It targets young boys that like to hit people. So I am very glad that Yen Press is trying something a bit different with Yen Plus. They just seem to have put a batch of titles together with no regard for genre readers. There seems to be a little bit of everything for everybody. The danger with this kind of strategy is that by trying to please everyone, you please noone.  Myself, I LIKE variety. But there are some readers that feel uncomfortable wading into strange waters. Witness the incredibly negative reaction that Jack Frost got from some bloggers and board posters. They were put off by the violence and fan service mainly. Has anyone heard the words "dark comedy" before? If someone gets their head cut off and then sits there, oblivious to pain, and commenting on what jerks the two supernatural fighters are, you should know things are not meant to be taken seriously. I remember someone commented on a scene in Maximum Ride when we meet a little girl named Angel and another character named Max is coming to wake her up for breakfast. One reader even said it was "straight up gross". The panel shows the girl fixing to get out of bed. To me, what is creepy is that someone can see the panel and get all kinds of weird connotations out of it. Same thing with a title like Strawberry Marshmallow. Some people have told me how that title is a moe title for perverts, but I don't get that out of it at all. I think it's just cute and funny. I guess some people just bring some weird thoughts into their manga reading experience. In the Editor's letter at the front (back?) of the magazine, JuYoun Lee wrote that this magazine was going to be a way to introduce readers to titles before they are released as tankobans. So I asked myself which of the titles in this first issue would I buy in book form? The titles I could guarantee are Bamboo Blade, Higurashi, and Pig Bride. Borderline purchases would be Jack Frost and Nabari No Ou. I would probably pass up on Sumomomo. Titles I wouldn't take even if  they were free would be Maximum Ride, Sarasah, and Night School. I don't even count One Fine Day as a title. It was pointless drivel. Some people have also complained about the running order of the OEL/Manhwa section, citing mainly the outrageously cute One Fine Day somehow being a antithetic prelude to Jack Frost. My suggested reordering of the titles would go like this. Put Pig Bride as the lead title, followed by One Fine Day, Sarasah, Maximum Ride, Night School, and lastly, Jack Frost. It seems like a more coherent arrangement of content.

In this podcast I review and discuss the OEL and Korean manhwa titles in the first issue of Yen Plus. Maximum Ride by James Patterson and Narae Lee Nightschool by Svetlana Chmakova Sarasah by Ryang Ruy One Fine Day by Sirial Jack Frost by Jinho Ko See podcast Episode 120 for a review of the Japanese manga section. Simply click on this link to take you there or scroll down the page: http://sesho.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=364318

In this episode I cover a great book series called Maximum Ride by James Patterson. Of course this James Patterson is of no relation to your nerdy host with the most. But still I give you a quick summary of each book in the series. I hope you take the time to check out the books and let me know what you think.