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Megan's piece in Salon

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/12/tampa_and_filthy_sex_the_years_raunchiest_book_has_nothing_on_crime_noir/

From Deadline Hollywood....

Fox 2000 Sets Michael Sucsy For ‘Dare Me’; Will Natalie Portman Star?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday June 13, 2013 @ 5:23pm PDTTags: Dare Me, Fox 2000, Michael Sucsy, Natalie Portman

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EXCLUSIVE: Fox 2000 has setMichael Sucsy to direct Dare Me, an adaptation of the Megan Abbott novel that is described as Heathersmeets Fight Club, with teenage cheerleaders. The studio is courtingNatalie Portman to star in the film that was scripted by Abbott. Karen Rosenfelt is producing.

Sucsy directed the HBO pic Grey Gardens and then followed with the Screen Gems hit The Vow, which starred Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams. This is new terrain because this is edgy stuff. Sucsy is separately attached to helm the Beach Boys film as well as Straight No Chaser and Black Widow. He’s repped by CAA and Anonymous Content, Portman by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Portman is wrapping production on Jane Got A Gun, the Gavin O’Connor-directed Western on which she is a producer, and which she stars in with Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich and Ewan McGregor.

Megan on Swedish TV Explaining Cheerleading

http://www.svtplay.se/video/568879/del-6-av-12-kobra-om-cheerleading


It will be in English after a few moments. 

A Little Excitement

From Publisher's Weekly-Page to Screen

Fox 2000 has optioned Megan Abbott’s Dare Me, which was released by Reagan Arthur Books in July. The option was done on behalf of producer Karen Rosenfelt (The Devil Wears Prada), who is currently developing feature adaptations of Marcus Zusak’s The Book Thief and Daniel Handler’s Why We Broke Up. The novel, which explores the dark underside of competitive teenage cheerleading and was pitched by the publisher as “Fight Club for girls,” is being adapted for the screen by Abbott.

Sylvie Rabineau and Jill Gillet at RWSG Literary did the deal on behalf of Dan Conaway at Writers House.

Daring to be Cheerleaders

Image of the Day: Daring to Be Cheerleaders

Coach Brian "Lightning" Jones and his University of California at Riverside Cheer Team at the Maxim

um All Stars Cheerleading Gym in Anaheim, Calif., posing with copies of Dare Me by Megan Abbott (Reagan Arthur), which was published on Tuesday.

Megan on Cheerleaders in Popular Culture

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/theater/megan-abbott-on-cheerleaders-in-pop-culture.html?pagewanted=all

DARE ME

is shipping on Amazon. How do they manage those discounts?

Will there be any bookstores left?

How far do you have to go to a brick and mortar bookstore? We have a B & N not too far away, but after that, miles and miles.

Megan Talks About Mentors at Jungle Red

http://www.jungleredwriters.com/

Cheers for Megan

who has been nominated for the British Steel Dagger for DARE ME.

Here is the list.

DARE ME debuts here at the end of the month, but it has been available in the UK and Australia since May 2012.

Megan's Book Tour for Dare Me

Friday, July 20, 2012
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Harrogate, UK
5PM
Crown Hotel, Harrogate
Panel: America's Got Talent: Ryan David Jahn, Gillian Flynn, Chris Mooney and Megan Abbott moderated by special guest, John Connolly.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Dare Me Book Launch
Book Court
7PM
163 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 875-3677

August 2012

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Harvard Coop
7PM
1400 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02238
(617) 499-2000

Thursday, August 2, 2012
BookPeople
7PM
603 N. Lamar
Austin TX 78703
(512) 472-5050

Friday, August 3, 2012
Noir Night with Sean Doolittle
Murder by the Book
6:30PM
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX
(713) 524-8597

Saturday, August 4, 2012
Poisoned Pen Bookstore
Time TBD
4014 North Goldwater Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(888) 560-9919

Sunday, August 5, 2012
Noir at the Bar - L.A.
With Christa Faust, Sara Gran, Denise Hamilton and Jeri Westerson
8-11PM
Mandrake Bar in Culver City
2692 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(between Venice Blvd and Washington Blvd)
(310)-837-3297

Monday, August 6, 2012
Vroman's Books
7PM
695 East Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-5320

Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Mysterious Galaxy
7PM
7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
Suite 302
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 268-4747

Wednesday, August 8
Seattle Mystery Books
12PM
117 Cherry Street
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 587-5737

Megan Abbott Takes on THE PUNISHER

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Read More: http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/05/16/marvel-icon-comics-periodicals-august-2012-solicitations/#ixzz1v3i24Cwi

Who need a devotion for Archie and Veronica would lead to this!

Dutch and the Kid

http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2012/03/qla-elmore-leonard.html

SPEED CHRONICLES NY Launch

Hey, if you're in the NY area, stop by St. Mark's Bookshop and see Megan and other writers from THE SPEED CHRONICLES. St. Mark's recently was saved from disappearing. Show up and show your support.

https://www.facebook.com/events/319412248109716/

The St. Mark's Bookshop Reading Series, Now at St. Mark's Bookshop

Start: 7:00 pm

St. Mark's Bookshop presents:An evening with Akashic Books featuring editor Joseph Mattson and contributor Megan Abbott plus Ishrat Syed, contributor to Mumbai Noir. TUESDAY, February 21th at 7PM The reading will take place at:St. Marks Bookshop31 Third Avenue (at 9th Street)New York, NY 10003 subway: 6 to Astor Place, N/R to 8th Street, L to 14th St/3rd Avenuethis is a free event for more information please visit the shop, call (212)260-7853 or email stmarksbooks@gmail.comAn evening with Akashic Books featuring editor Joseph Mattson and contributor Megan Abbott plus Ishrat Syed, contributor to Mumbai Noir. Following the international success of the Noir Series, The Speed Chronicles marks the launch of a new drug-based sister series - THE SPEED CHRONICLES! "The perfect stocking stuffer for your uncle in AA."--New York Observer "Just reading the table of contents for this fucker makes me want to hop in my time machine, zoom back to 1966, and find those two dubious physicians who used to write me scripts for Dexedrine, even though I was too tall and skinny to live already. Mainline this book now!"--James Ellroy

Rao's in Harlem

Megan wrote a piece on her work place, this restaurant, and the mob in East Harlem for the New York Times.

Halle Ephron-THE END OF EVERYTHING

I try not to do this too much but this one got to me. I hope you'll excuse me.

At the LA CRIME LAB: Human Touch

http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2011/09/human.touch.html

END OF EVERYTHING

Is first Fall pick of the Richard and Judy book club in the UK. This is the UK equivalent of Oprah's book picks.

http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/current-reads/Autumn-2011/123

http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/home

"I used to love trains"

I heard this line in a movie last week and it has resonated in my head ever since. I googled it and it must be the fourth most common sentiment every expressed on blogs because there it's there about 15, 000 times.

I picked up a few autographed copies of THE END OF EVERYTHING by Megan Abbott at the Borders closedown and I am willing to give one away to anyone who can guess where I heard this line. If more than one person (in the U.S.) gets it, I will draw for it.

I am blogging about this movie on the seventeenth, so you have to then to guess.

If no one gets it, I will draw among the wrong guessers. If someone finds another movie with the same line in it, which wouldn't surprise me, they go into the winner's circle too.

END OF EVERYTHING DAY

And I know I will be stressed out over: will people turn out, will we have enough food, will Borders still be there, will Megan's flight from Phoenix be on time, will the books be there, will they have enough chairs, will the map from the store to the party be clear enough, will the three hours sleep she has had be enough, will it be so friggin' hot, none one will venture outside?

Will people show up?

That's always the worst fear for writers and I have seen it happen. Playing to an empty house. Once at our local Borders, a crowd of ten listened to Elmore Leonard. The store only advertised the event inside the store. Of course, Leonard wasn't much bothered and talked for an hour. I love that man.

Oh, and incidentally, thanks to those who came out to hear Megan over the years.

You know how it is. Wish us luck. None of the Abbotts are comfortable in the limelight.

If you have enjoyed a recently written novel, go say so on Amazon. That may be the only place people will learn about books soon. If Amazon is going to be the only place that counts, let's make it count.