Video Sunday: Car Parts, Paper Towns, and an Author’s Lament

Now the thing about this particular book trailer for Barbara O’Connor’s Greetings from Nowhere is that on the one hand it feels rather mature for a children’s book, and on the other hand it succeeds in making me want to read it. For the kid who digs this music and these photographs, this will successfully sell the story to them. So maybe I can say of it that it’s one of the more honest trailers I’ve seen.

Recently John Green created a rather genius bit of video amusement for his upcoming novel Paper Towns. It’s for Amazon, so I’m afraid you’ll have to stop by Omnivoracious. If I’m not too mistaken it’s their . . . their blog. Hm.  Dunno how I feel about that.  Omnivoracious also apparently shows videos on Friday and this next one has been making the rounds all week. If you do not feel for this guy the minute he says, "You know what? I’m just going to write a hit song and put it up on Guitar Hero IV," then you have no soul.

Thanks to YPulse for the link.

Dr. Seuss + commercials = oddly dull commercials.  Hm. Wouldn’t have thought that was possible.