NEW YORK, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- HarperCollins Publishers
announced today the release of THE CARRIE DIARIES (Balzer +
Bray; $18.99; ISBN 9780061728914) by Candace Bushnell, author/creator of Sex and
the City. THE CARRIE DIARIES is Bushnell's teen novel debut and
visits iconic character Carrie
Bradshaw during her high school years, giving an inside look
at Carrie's friendships, romances, and what led her to Manhattan. Also on sale today is the enhanced
eBook version of THE CARRIE DIARIES (HarperCollins; $14.99; ISBN 9780061991899), the first from
HarperCollins Children's Books.
Bushnell will embark on a ten-city tour for THE CARRIE DIARIES,
starting today in New York City
and continuing on to Miami, FL,
Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Kansas City, MO, Chicago, IL, Dallas,
TX, Houston, TX,
Los Angeles, CA, and San Francisco, CA. Visit
www.harperteen.com/carriediaries for the full tour schedule, as
well as contests, quizzes, videos, playlists, and more. You can
also text CARRIE to READIT (732348) to access additional mobile
content such as Carrie's high school yearbook (U.S. residents only;
message and data rates may apply).
The eBook edition of THE CARRIE DIARIES is available wherever
e-books are sold, and the enhanced eBook is available in the iTunes
app store at:
itms://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-carrie-diaries-by-candace/id368237590?mt=8.
The enhanced e-book includes the full text of the book, and
enriched content such as the unabridged audio-book synced to the
text, so that it can be read and listened to at the same time. The
audiobook is read by actress Sarah
Drew, otherwise known as Dr. April
Kepner on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. Also
featured on the special edition are video interviews with author
Candace Bushnell and a chapter from
the next book in the series.
"The enhanced ebook of THE CARRIE DIARIES enriches the reading
experience in an incredible way," said Alessandra Balzer, co-publisher of Balzer +
Bray. "Videos provide fans with the chance to see
Candace Bushnell as they never have
beforeāat her desk writing, puttering around her kitchen at her
country house, and at a glamorous photo shoot. They will also
be the only audience to have a sneak peek at the next Carrie
Diaries book."
ABOUT CANDACE BUSHNELL
Candace Bushnell is the
critically acclaimed bestselling author of Sex and the City,
Lipstick Jungle, Once Fifth Avenue, 4 Blondes,
and Trading Up, which have sold millions of copies. Sex
and the City was the basis for the HBO hit show and film of the
same name. Lipstick Jungle became a popular television show
on NBC. Candace lives in New York
City.
ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
HarperCollins, one of the largest English-language publishers in
the world, is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A;
ASX: NWS, NWSLV). Headquartered in New
York, HarperCollins has publishing groups around the world
including the HarperCollins General Books Group, HarperCollins
Children's Books Group, Zondervan, HarperCollins UK, HarperCollins
Canada, HarperCollins Australia/New
Zealand and HarperCollins India. HarperCollins is a
broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial
fiction, business books, children's books, cookbooks, mystery,
romance, reference, religious and spiritual books. With nearly 200
years of history HarperCollins has published some of the world's
foremost authors and has won numerous awards including the Nobel
Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, the Newbery
Medal and the Caldecott. Consistently at the forefront of
innovation and technological advancement, HarperCollins is the
first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital
warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer
demand and generate additional business opportunities. You can
visit HarperCollins Publishers on the Internet at
http://www.harpercollins.com.
The Carrie Diaries
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By Candace Bushnell
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ISBN: 9780061728914
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On Sale: April 27, 2010
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$18.99 ; 400 pp ; 5 1/2" X 8 1/4"
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The Carrie Diaries EEB
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By Candace Bushnell
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ISBN: 9780061991899
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On Sale: April 27, 2010
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$14.99
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SOURCE HarperCollins Publishers