Benbella Books: 425 books
Divergent Thinking
YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) has captured the hearts and thoughts of millions of readers. In Divergent Thinking, YA authors explore even more of Tris and Tobias’ world, including:
What Divergent’s factions have in common with one of psychology’s...
A Visitor's Guide to Mystic Falls
Your Favorite Authors on The Vampire Diaries
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Vampires are hot right now, especially among teens, and The Vampire Diaries in a few short episodes became the CW’s most-watched show.
The Vampire Diaries brings together today’s best YA writers of the supernatural to talk about the show’s first season: the characters, the storyline,...
Coffee at Luke's
An Unauthorized Gilmore Girls Gabfest
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
In the fall of 2000, “Gilmore Girls” premiered on the WB and viewers were introduced to the quirky world of Stars Hollow and the Gilmores who had made it their home, mother-daughter best friends Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. With the show in its seventh season on the fledgling CW, Coffee at Luke's is...
In Pursuit of Spenser
Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
When Robert B. Parker passed in early 2010, the world lost two great men: Parker himself, iconic American crime writer whose books have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, and his best-known creation, Spenser. Parker's Spenser series not only influenced the work of countless of today's writers,...
Perfectly Plum
Unauthorized Essays On the Life, Loves And Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Speculating about the cultural metaphors in Janet Evanovich’s wildly popular mystery series (which includes 11 books, from One for the Money to Eleven on Top), this anthology takes a look at lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum and catalogs her bad luck with cars (she’s blown up quite...
A Novelist and a Zombie Walk Into a Bar
Translating The Walking Dead to Prose
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
From Triumph of The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman's Zombie Epic on Page and Screen: Jay Bonansinga explores the translation of comic books into novels.
by Sylvia Day, MJ Rose, Heather Graham
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
E. L. James’ Fifty Shades trilogy has fascinated and seduced millions of readers. In bedrooms, in book clubs, and in the media, people can’t stop talking about it!In Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey, 50 writers-from romance and erotica authors, to real-world BDSM practitioners, to adult entertainment...
Ardeur
14 Writers on the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series is a literary sensation, thanks to its strong female hero, well-fleshed (both literally and literarily) characters and unabashed attitude toward sex. The world Hamilton has created is powerfully compelling and stunningly complex—and it gets...
Mapping the World of the Sorcerer's Apprentice
An Unauthorized Exploration of the Harry Potter Series
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
From the Dursleys as social commentary to a look at Snape's role in less than child-friendly fanfiction . . . from the parallels between Azkaban and Abu Ghraib to the role of religion at Hogwarts . . . from why Dumbledore had to die to why killing Harry never should have been part of Voldemort's plan...
Star Wars on Trial: The Force Awakens Edition
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Order in the Court!Star Wars: the most significant, powerful myth of the twenty-first century or morally bankrupt military fantasy?Six films. Countless books. $20 billion in revenue. No one can question the financial value or cultural impact of the Star Wars film franchise. But has the impact been for...
Through the Wardrobe
Your Favorite Authors on C.S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
The third in the latest film version of C.S. Lewis’ beloved Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, will be released in December 2010. In a crowded market of predictable tie-ins, Through the Wardrobe—a collection of always thoughtful, frequently clever explorations of the series by...
Fic
Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
What is fanfiction, and what is it not? Why does fanfiction matter? And what makes it so important to the future of literature?
Fic is a groundbreaking exploration of the history and culture of fan writing and what it means for the way we think about reading, writing, and authorship. It’s...
A Taste of True Blood
The Fangbanger's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
True Blood, Alan Ball’s critically acclaimed television adaptation of Charlaine Harris’ bestselling Southern Vampire mysteries, is HBO’s most-watched show since The Sopranos, averaging over 12 million viewers an episode in its second season. Thanks to its large, dedicated fanbase, it won the People’s...
The Munchkin Book
The Official Companion - Read the Essays * (Ab)use the Rules * Win the Game
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
With 18 exclusive Munchkin® game rules!By gently and sometimes not so gently mocking the fantasy dungeon crawl and the sacred cows of pop culture, the Munchkin card game has stabbed and sneaked and snickered a path to the pinnacle of success. Along the way, it has sold millions of copies, been...