Feed Your Ears XVIII: Shiver

Sorry I haven't been posting as much :( Adjusting to school has been a little stressful, but I should be able to keep up with a few posts a week again now that my schedule is settled and I'm back into a routine.


SO... while I wasn't able to get an interview in with this wonderful author, she said I could steal a playlist she's made and share it with everyone. I don't want to keep you wondering any longer, so let's just say this author is Maggie Stiefvater and the playlist is the one she came up with for Shiver.

1. "The Ocean" - The Bravery (the general thematic song)
2. "Sundrenched World" - Joshua Radin
3. "Run" - Snow Patrol
4. "Cemeteries of London" - Coldplay (hunt scene)
5. "Make This Go On Forever" - Snow Patrol
6. "Matroshka" - Dredg
7. "Underwater" - Vertical Horizon
8. "Star Mile" - Joshua Radin (making quiche)
9. "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" - Snow Patrol
10. "Jeremiah" - Starsailor
11. "Bug Eyes" - Dredg
12. "Everything'll Be Alright" - Joshua Radin (bookstore scene)
13. "Hide and Seek" - Imogen Heap (car scene near end)
14. "A Clock is Ticking" - Snow Patrol (Jack scene near end)
15. "Peter Returns" - James Newton Howard (last scene)
16. "Wake Up, Open the Door, & Escape to the Sea" - Blaqk Audio (ultimate nookie scene)

Such an awesome playlist! And mega thanks to Maggie for letting me use this for Feed Your Ears this week. Her original post of this playlist is over at her blog, where you can also find an audio version of most of these great songs. So go check it out!

Feed Your Ears XVII: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

So this week I'm going with something a little different again. Obviously, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is FULL of music. On the book's webiste, Rachel Cohn has put together three great playlists.

The first playlist is a compilation of many of the songs and artists that appear in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. This playlist includes Stevie Wonder's "Living For The City," Rancid's "Ruby Soho," Belle & Sebastian's "Wrapped Up In Books" and more.

There's another playlist Rachel Cohn calls the (T)rainy/Dreamy Playlist. This one was inspired by Norah's desire to make a mix for Nick with "rain" and "train" in the title, with songs like The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men," and Anita O'Day's "Take the 'A' Train."

The last playlist on the book's site is one Rachel Cohn put together of songs she could imagine Norah listening to. This playlist has got some great hits such as Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" and Elvis Costello's "You Belong to Me."

Feed Your Ears XVI: Ash

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.


This week's selection is Malinda Lo's debut, Ash. About a month ago, Malinda Lo posted a playlist of some of the songs she listened to while writing Ash. Today's Feed Your Ears post is going to be a sample from this really great playlist.

1. Moved Through the Fair” by Loreena McKennitt

2. “Far Away” by Martha Wainwright

3. “Lust” by Tori Amos

4. “The Unforgettable Fire” by U2

5. “Universe & U” by KT Tunstall

And to think... there are 14 songs on Malinda Lo's playlist. That means you should head to her blog to check out the Ash playlist in its entirety.

P.S. Check back tomorrow for my interview with Malinda Lo!

Feed Your Ears XV: If I Stay

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

This week my selection is If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I had a blast with this one since I love classical music so much.

1. Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85: I. Adagio moderato - Elgar

2. Whole Lotta Love - James Taylor Quartet

3. God Bless the Child - Eva Cassidy

4. Libertango Suite - performed by Yo-Yo Ma

5. Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" : I. Allegro - performed by the Emerson String Quartet

GUEST POST BY LISA MANTCHEV: Feed Your Ears XIV: Eyes Like Stars

Today's Feed Your Ears post is super special :) That's because Lisa Mantchev is visiting! Her novel, Eyes Like Stars, was released this July, and I'm thrilled that she was willing to put a playlist together for us to go with the book.

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Lisa Mantchev's Eyes Like Stars playlist with her commentary:

1. "Eyes Like Stars" - Faulter - Darling Buds of May

I found this song only after we retitled the novel... I think it speaks for itself (and is especially shiny, given that "Darling buds of May" is a Shakespearean reference.)

2. "The Chairman's Waltz" - John Williams - Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack

This is the music that would accompany Bertie and the fairies moving past the velvet curtains, around the half-lit backstage area, in the places only they really know about at the Théâtre.

3. "Moonlight Serenade" - Klaus Badelt - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl soundtrack

Nate's entrance song.

4 and 5. "The Wedding Samba" - Edmundo Ros & His Rumba Band and "Je Chante" - Charles Trenet - A Good Year soundtrack

Two numbers I'm pretty sure Mr. Hastings would play on the Victrola in the Properties Department.

6. "Koop Island Blues" - Koop, featuring Ane Brun - Koop Islands

Very "By The Sea"-esque (you know your Sweeney Todd, yes?) and something I can hear playing in the background as Bertie and the fairies frolic in old-fashioned flannel bathing costumes at the seaside set.

7. "Falling Slowly" - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Once soundtrack

Bertie and Nate, summed up in a song.

8. "The Assassins' Tango" - John Powell - Mr. & Mrs. Smith soundtrack

Bertie and Ariel's Tango Music

9. "The Only One"/"Call Me When You're Sober" - Evanescence - The Open Door

The sort of music Bertie probably would have listened to when mad at either one of the boys, had she an iPod.

10. "Prendersi per mano" - Cirque Du Soleil - Corteo soundtrack

Almost ALL the Cirque music instantly transports me to the stage... it's very theatrical and evocative... this soundtrack and the other Cirque music comes even more into play for Perchance To Dream

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So, I think this is one AWESOME playlist. Thank you so much Lisa! Plus, Lisa put together this awesome playlist so you can listen to most of the songs:

If you haven't already, check out Lisa Mantchev's Eyes Like Stars, already on shelves, and the Theatre Illuminata website.

Feed Your Ears XIII: Taken By Storm

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

This week for my Feed Your Ears post, I've picked Taken By Storm by Angela Morrison.

1. Weather the Storm - Craig Armstrong

2. Storm at Sea from The Little Mermaid (instrumental)

3. I'm Not Really Sure - The Superfallingstars

4. How to Save a Life - The Fray

5. Rescued - Jack's Mannequin

Feed Your Ears XII: Kiss Me Kill Me

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.


So for this week I've picked Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson.

1. Secrets - Bloc Party

2. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me - Fall Out Boy

3. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Dionne Warwick

4. Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap

5. Killing Lies - The Strokes

Feed Your Ears XI: Sea of Love

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

This week I'm featuring a cute Simon Pulse romantic comedy, Sea of Love by Jamie Ponti.

1. 1. Sea of Love - Cat Power


2. 2. Wouldn't it be Nice - Beach Boys


3. 3. The Beauty in Ugly - Jason Mraz


4. 4. My Funny Valentine - Miles Davis


5. 5. Sea of Love - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Feed Your Ears X: Front and Center

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

This week I'm doing something a little different. After spending a bunch of time on Catherine Murdock's website, I found Beaner's playlist. Though he's in the first two DJ novels, he's much more important in Front and Center. So anyway, for today's Feed Your Ears post, I recommend heading over to Catherine Murdock's site for Beaner's playlist from Front and Center, including hits such as Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation and Aretha Franklin's Respect. You can even download it on iTunes. Enjoy!

Feed Your Ears IX: Suite Scarlett

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

Now as a suggestion from Ninja Fanpire, I'll be featuring Maureen Johnson's Suite Scarlett this week (it's now available as a cute paperback, so now's a perfect time to pick up a copy).

1. Summertime - Scarlet Johansson

2. On Broadway - The Drifters

3. Hotel Song - Regina Spector

4. New York Minute - The Eagles

5. What a Piece of Work is Man from Hair

P.S. Check out Scarlett's map of NYC - it includes hints about book 2.

ARCHIVES

REVIEWS

A
Altebrando, Tara - The Pursuit of Happiness

B
Blair, Annette - A Veiled Deception

C
Caletti, Deb - The Secret Life of Prince Charming

D
Decter, Ed - The One: A Chloe Gamble novel
Dolby, Tom - Secret Society
Dokey, Cameron - Wild Orchid
Dunlap, Susanne - The Musician’s Daughter

E
Efaw, Amy - After

F

G

H
Hapka, Catherine - Love on Cue
Herbsman, Cheryl Renée - Breathing
Hines, Jim C. - The Stepsister Scheme
Howard, Chris - Seaborn

I

J
Johnson, Maureen - The Key to the Golden Firebird

K
Kluver, Cayla - Legacy

L
Libby, Alisa - The King’s Rose
Lion, Melissa - Swollen
Lo, Malinda - Ash

M
Mantchev, Lisa - Eyes Like Stars
Marr, Melissa - Fragile Eternity
Murdock, Catherine - Front and Center

N
Neufeld, Sarah - Visibility
Noel, Alyson - Evermore

O
Ockler, Sarah - Twenty Boy Summer
Ostow, Micol - GoldenGirl

P
Patterson, James - Sam’s Letters to Jennifer
Pike, Aprilynne - Wings
Preble, Laura - Prom Queen Geeks

Q

R
Rabe, Jean and Martin Greenberg - Terribly Twisted Tales
Resau, Laura - Red Glass

S
Shakespeare, William - Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare, William - Othello
Shakespeare, William - The Taming of the Shrew
Snyder, Maria V. - Storm Glass

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U

V

W
Wolff, Virginia Euwer – This Full House

X

Y

Z


WAITING ON WEDNESDAY

2009:

June:
3rd: Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison
10th: The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson: A Most Improper Magick by Stephanie Burgis
17th: Betraying Season by Marissa Doyle
24th: The Hollow by Jessica Verday

July:
1st: Metamorphosis: Junior Year by Betsy Franco
8th: The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
15th: Ruined by Paula Morriss
22nd: A Pearl Among Princes by Coleen Paratore
29th: Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder

August:
5th: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
12th: Candor by Pam Bachorz
19th: Winter's Child by Cameron Dokey
26th: Sphinx's Princess by Esther Friesner

FEED YOUR EARS

I: Lost It by Kristen Tracy
II: Art Geeks and Prom Queens by Alyson Noel
III: Fade by Lisa McMann
IV: The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper
V: Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey
VI: Old Magic by Marianne Curley
VII: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and Wicked series by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié VIII: The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
IX: Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
X: Front and Center by Catherine Murdock
XI: Sea of Love by Jamie Ponti
XII: Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson
XIII: Taken By Storm by Angela Morrison
XIV: Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
XV: If I Stay by Gayle Forman

INTERVIEWS/GUEST POSTS
August 18, 2009 - Amy Efaw interview
August 21, 2009 - Lisa Mantchev's Eyes Like Stars playlist

OTHER PLACES TO FIND ME & LINKS TO MY REVIEWS

--J. Kaye Book Blog's "A Book Blogger's New Discovery"
--Jim C. Hines' "Canon Fodder"
--Malinda Lo's twitter update
--Laura Resau's "A few tidbits..."
--The Bradford Novels' "Across the Blogoverse, Part 2"
--Catherine Murdock's advance praise for Front and Center

Feed Your Ears VIII: The Truth About Forever

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

Anyway, as I continue to work through the suggestions I've gotten from you guys, these week I'm featuring Sarah Dessen's The Truth About Forever as suggested by Briana from The Book Pixie.

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

1. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from The Phantom of the Opera

2. Whatever it Takes - Lifehouse

3. Let Go - Frou Frou

4. Wishful Thinking - Wilco

5. Let There Be Love - Oasis (I especially like that this is off their album entitled Don't Believe the Truth)

Feed Your Ears VII: Harry Potter and Wicked

Ahhh... sorry again! I was so caught up in baking/meal-planning for today that I forgot yesterday was Friday! Speaking of which, happy July 4th everyone! Hope the fireworks and BBQs and such are/were spectacular.

So now for two weeks worth of Feed Your Ears posts (coincidently, both are series, which made choosing songs really tough). Thanks to Lauren at Shooting Stars Mag and Sarah at The Blog That Must Not Be Named for this week's book suggestions!

To read about the origins of Feed Your Ears, check out my first post.

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

1. Harry’s Wondrous World (theme) – John Williams (OK, it’s not my fault that since the movies came out, this song plays in my head whenever I crack open the cover to one of the HP books)
2. Don’t Panic – Coldplay
3. Strange Magic – Electric Light Orchestra
4. The Real Mad-Eye Moody – Philosopherock (I promise that I really did mean to stay away from Wizard Rock when choosing these songs. It’s just that this is so funny, I couldn’t resist)
5. With a Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles

Wicked series by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié

1. Soulmate – Natasha Bedingfeld
2. Dare You To Move - Switchfoot
3. True Love Waits – Radiohead
4. Strange – Jason Mraz
5. Romeo Had Juliette – Lou Reed
   

P.S. Don't forget, today's the last day to enter my contest for Hunted.

Feed Your Ears VI: Old Magic

This week, I've decided to go with Marianne Curley's Old Magic (I love Marianne Curley's stories, full of time travel and romance, and I couldn't pick which of the Guardians of Time book to go with, so I just chose this instead).

1. 1. Stormy Weather - Etta James
3. 2. Timeless to Me from Hairspray
5. 3. Magic in the Air - Badly Drawn Boy
7. 4. I Can't Fight This Feeling - Chicago
9. 5. Time - Hootie and the Blowfish
11. Bonus/6. Heart and Soul (you know, the one song other than Chopsticks that everyone knows how to play on piano)

P.S. See the original Feed Your Ears post right here.

Feed Your Ears V: Before Midnight and More

I've been in a fairy tale-ish mood lately so I've decided to go with this twist on the classic Cinderella.

Before Midnight by Cameron Dokey

1. Once Upon a Time from The Princess Bride

2. Glass Slipper - The Dresden Dolls

3. Cinderella Story - Plain White T's

4. Prince Charming - The Flash Girls

5. Impossible/It's Possible from Cinderella

Also, on the topic of music, I encourage you all to check out the summer playlist of songs loved by bloggers and authors that Mya from Dissecting Perfection put together over here (complete with youtube links to the songs). I especially like number 9 - Sarah Ockler of Twenty Boy Summer selected Wilco's California Stars (one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands; the acoustic version is the best, though).

So, on the subject of the rest of the blogosphere, today is the last day to enter the Beautiful Creatures/BC Book Club Contest: Eyes Like Stars and Swag Giveaway (well, really the BC Book Club/FB Fan page/Castor Girls blog/Kami Garcia/Margaret Stohl contest). There isn't a whole lot of time left, so head over there for your chance to win a pretty awesome ARC AND awesome swag that might even be more awesome, if that's possible (I mean, we're talking earrings, hair dye, lip gloss, stickers and more).

Also, if you're a Sarah Dessen fan as I am, check out Just Your Typical Book Blog's Sarah Dessen Extravaganza. Every Monday of June (and some other times too), they'll be giving away a copy of one of Sarah Dessen's novels so that by the time the end of the month rolls around they'll have give away a copy of EVERY book. Sweet, right? Right now the giveaways are for This Lullaby (admittedly my favorite, deadline June 14th) and Along For The Ride (deadline June 15th). So, check it out!

Feed Your Ears IV: The Juliet Club

I’m starting the 48 Hour Book Challenge REALLY soon, so I wanted to make sure to get my Friday Feed Your Ears post in before starting. Because of this, I'm keeping it to three songs (sorry!).

The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper

1. Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits

2. Postcards from Italy - Beirut

3. Brush Up Your Shakespeare from Kiss Me Kate

Feed Your Ears III: Fade

To start with, yay for designing a header for this. Also, I've decided that rather than doing Feed Your Ears posts just when I feel like it, I'm going to make Feed Your Ears my regular Friday post (on a side note, I'm also going to try partcipating in weekly memes such as Teaser Tuesday and Waiting on Wednesday). For the origins of Feed Your Ears, check here.

Now, moving on to this week's content...

Fade by Lisa McMann

1. Lucid Dreams - Franz Ferdinand

2. Without You from RENT

3. Sleeping Lessons - the Shins

4. The Captain - Guster

5. Finding Out True Love Is Blind - Louis XIV

Feed Your Ears II: Art Geeks and Prom Queens

This time, the top five songs for my first (and favorite) Alyson Noel novel: Art Geeks and Prom Queens

1. Popular - from Wicked

2. California Waiting - Kings of Leon

3. All I Know - Matt Wertz

4. Last Nite - the Strokes

And of course...
5. Rio - Duran Duran

Feed Your Ears I: Lost It

So, I'm a huge music person. I think reading and music go together deliciously, and I've developed this habit of associating particular songs with books I'm reading. Sometimes they actually make sense to the content, other times the song was just released when I picked up the book, and other times the song just comes up on shuffle and I can't help but play it over and over. So, with all this in mind (well, all this and High Fidelity if I'm being completely honest), I've started to make lists of the top five songs I associate with different books I've read.

To start this off... Lost It by Kristen Tracy

1. Naked Peekaboo - The Academy Is... Feat. Gym Class Heroes

2. I'm Lost Without You - Blink 182

3. Lovefools - the Cardigans

4. Close Your Eyes (Instrumental) - Christopher Beck

5. Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year - Fall Out Boy