The Ivy laden Hoh Rain Forest woods of Forks, in Oregon and regions of Vancouver, Washington (where New Moon and Eclipse are shot) have encouraged a new brand of travel market: Vampo-Tourism. Sunset magazine, that arbiter of dinner table taste, features in its November issue And what's more sustainable that an organic (but animal protein "vegan") vampire?From the Anne Rice New Orleans of I... more.

Insofar as the Twilight franchise has yet to see Oscar love, the Best Screenplay from an Adaptation from another medium might be Meyer's ticket to the Academy Awards. There can be only one other film franchise about fantasy characters stemming from the books, Lord of the Rings, and artisans in New Zealand are still building shelves to house all that Peter Jackson hardware.Academy voters are ... more.

Stephen King puts the hammerlock on Stephenie Meyer's career by citing "Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn". $191 million worth of her books sold this year say otherwise. In the Vanity Fair issue this month, the Meyer authoress ranks #82 in the New Establishment. That's ahead of Harvey Levin, Arianna Huffington, the Weinsteins and Frank Rich.... more.

Internet reports that Robert Pattinson loved the Stephanie Meyer book 'New Moon" the best of all the books. Twilight is followed by the sequel New Moon, which is followed by the much anticipated "Eclipse", which then is folloed by Breaking Dawn.... more.

The end of the book is such a stunning and climactic read the chapters fall away at light speed through Twilight and New Moon the way I used to tear through the latest Tom Clancy. Only the thought that there is another book, Breaking Dawn, behind the one I am reading now (Eclipse) gives me a sense of security.This writer might have chosen a lot of different themes and I am starting to wond... more.