ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Borders announced today that it will host a special podcast in conjunction with Twilight Series Theories, an online community of fans devoted to Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" book series. The "Twilight Live Show" podcast will be held at the Borders store in New York City's Columbus Circle Aug. 1 at noon and streamed live on http://www.twilightseriestheories.com/ . An audience of Stephenie Meyer fans will gather at Borders to share their plot predictions and speculations about what may happen between characters Bella, Edward and Jacob in Meyer's hotly anticipated "Breaking Dawn," the fourth and final book in her "Twilight" series. The podcast will be led by Kallie Mathews, Kassie Rodgers and Becka Grapsy from Twilight Series Theories. They'll be joined by an all-star panel of "Twilight" experts from the hottest Stephenie Meyer fan clubs online including Jen Lamoureux from Twilight Lexicon; Lisa Hanson from TwilightMOMS; and Bailey Gauthier from His Golden Eyes.
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Podcast participants at Borders and those who listen will enjoy a lively discussion surrounding the Twilight Series Theories' Question of the Week: "Do you think (the humans or) anybody else will find out about the vampires or werewolves?" Fans at Borders for the live event can enter to win an official "Twilight" movie poster from Summit Entertainment. The poster is autographed by Stephenie Meyer and members of the "Twilight" cast including Kristen Stewart (Bella), Rob Pattinson (Edward), Taylor Lautner (Jacob), Edi Gathegi (Laurent), Cam Gigandet (James), Rachelle Lefevre (Victoria), as well as director Catherine Hardwick. Fans will also have the opportunity to participate in a trivia contest where several lucky winners will be awarded prizes for their "Twilight" series acumen including t-shirts as well as autographed photos of the "Twilight" actors.
The "Twilight Live Show" is part of the "Twilight" podcast series hosted by Kallie Mathews and Kassie Rodgers, who founded Twilight Series Theories in Jan. 2008. Sisters from Texas, the two created the fan site -- and regularly conduct podcasts -- to share their thoughts and musings about the "Twilight" series with other fans. All of their podcast episodes can be listened to and downloaded at http://www.twilightseriestheories.com/ .
"We're really excited to be able to host this special podcast at the Columbus Circle Borders store," said Mathews, co-founder of Twilight Series Theories. "It's going to be great to do the podcast in front of a live audience of fans who enjoy the 'Twilight' series as much as we do. People have really strong opinions about who Bella should end up with -- Edward or Jacob. Given that the book is coming out just hours after the podcast, fans are going to be really excited -- and eager to share their opinions and predictions. It should be a lot of fun!"
The podcast will last approximately two hours, giving fans who want to attend Borders' "Breaking Dawn" midnight release parties, taking place at more than 900 Borders and Waldenbooks stores nationwide later that night, plenty of time to get ready for the parties. The "From Twilight til Dawn: A Night with a Bite" themed parties begin at 9:30 p.m. and culminate at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 2 when the book officially goes on sale. During the parties, customers can enjoy an array of fun activities including costume contests, trivia contests and lively debates on themes from the book series. In addition, customers who attend the in-store book release parties at some Borders stores will be among the lucky ones to view clips and other footage from the upcoming feature film, "Twilight."
Those awaiting the release of "Breaking Dawn" can see Stephenie Meyer on video discussing the upcoming book as well as her bestsellers "Eclipse" and "Host." These programs can be seen online at http://www.bordersmedia.com/Meyer , where fans will also find a live book countdown and more information about this exciting title.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., Borders Group, Inc. , is a leading retailer of books, music and movies with more than 28,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates more than 1,100 stores primarily under the Borders(R) and Waldenbooks(R) brand names and recently launched Borders.com for online shopping. For more information, visit http://www.borders.com/aboutus .
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