Feature in Me And My Cat

There's an interview with me about Traveling Cats and Avalon in the Dutch cat magazine Me And My Cat. It's in stores now. Check it out if you have the chance.

Feature in Majesteit

My other blog Traveling Cats has a double spread in the Dutch cat magazine Majesteit this summer. I also talk about my upcoming book on my cat Avalon.

Feature in Your Cat Magazine

I'm proud to announce that my blog Traveling Cats has been featured in this month's issue of Your Cat. We talk about the beginning and evolution of Traveling Cats, and, of course, I couldn't help but share more than a few words about my beloved Avalon. There are lots of pictures as well. Make sure to get your copy.

Feature in Gemeenteberichten Zaventem

My grandmother stumbled upon this feature on the film adaptation of A Good Man in the magazine Gemeenteberichten Zaventem.

A Good Man/Un homme bien is the story of an altruistic vampire who occasionally feeds the poor, and occasionally eats them instead. Check out the movie trailer here.

The original feature-lenght screenplay can be dowloaded from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N and Kobo. The screenplay is also available in French from the same retailers.

Feature in Het Laatste Nieuws

The French movie adaptation of my vampire story A GOOD MAN will premiere today at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Here's an article from the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that talks about the film. Also, Colimetry has done a special feature on A Good Man and an interview with me to celebrate the release: http://burgandyice.blogspot.be/2013/04/vanessa-morgan-and-good-man-at-brussels.html

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Feature in Het Nieuwsblad

 

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Favorite books

Romance Beckons has done a feature on me and my books and asked me to compile a list with my 13 favorite books. Here are eight of them. To see the rest, go to http://romancebeckons.blogspot.be/2012/12/thursday13-fave-books-of-all-time.html.

The Comfort Of Strangers by Ian McEwan

Colin and Mary are bored lovers on vacation in Italy. They accidentally bump into Robert, a seemingly friendly man, and they quickly become drawn into a dangerous fantasy of violence and obsession. Paul Schrader's movie adaptation is equally captivating.

The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke

Actor Ethan Hawke encapsulates well the characteristics of a doomed love affair and the psychological breakdown which follows it. I like this novella for its emotional honesty and its simple, yet poetic style. Hawke directed his own film version in 2006, but as much as I loved the book, the movie just didn't do it for me.

Twee maal leven by Clem Schouwenaers

A Flemish classic in which a man, bored of his routinous office life, decides to leave his job and be free.

Shangai Baby by Wei Hui

Publicly burned in China for its sensual nature and irreverent style, Shangai Baby is the semi-autobiographical story of Coco and her love for two men: Tian Tian, for whom she feels tenderness and love, and the Westerner Mark with whom she begins a highly-charged physical affair.

Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro

My favorite romance novel. Kathleen Tessaro's Elegance is not only wonderfully romantic, it also captures well the fears of most women: the uncertainties about their looks and age and the fear of not leading the life one has hoped for.

The Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater

The highs and lows of Provençal life: living in a warmer clime, eating fresh Mediterranean food, the adoption of a menagerie of animals, swimming in one's own pool and the thrill of harvesting your own olives.

Atomised by Michel Houellebecq

Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. Michel is a molecular biologist, a man with no erotic life to speak of and little in the way of human society. Bruno, by contrast, is a libertine. Both are symptomatic members of our atomised society, where religion has given way to shallow new age philosophies and love to meaningless sexual connections. This French novel has been turned into a German feature film in 2006.

Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel

A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard. Based on a true story.

RandKrant Talks About The Strangers Outside

The Belgian magazine RandKrant has published a full page on me and my book The Strangers Outside. It features an exclusive photoshoot in the ruinous military bunkers where the film adaptation took place, so check it out.

Best Halloween Stories

What are the best Halloween stories? A Dutch journalist asked himself that question and came up with stories from Stephen King, John Saul… and me :-) According to the article, my book Drowned Sorrow is one of the best stories to read on Halloween.

What do you think are the best Halloween stories and books? Let me know in the comment section below.

Click here to view the article: http://kunst-en-cultuur.infonu.nl/feestdagen/24671-griezeligste-halloween-verhalen.html.

Drew Barrymore Slated to Direct Drowned Sorrow

Here’s an article from Moviepulp that talks about the upcoming projects of The Content Factory, including the movie adaptation of my novel DROWNED SORROW: http://www.moviepulp.be/9479/life-is-an-art-opent-deuren-voor-the-content-factory.html.

Snippet: “Drowned Sorrow is a thriller based on the book by Belgian author Vanessa Morgan (The Strangers Outside), starring British actress / model Alison Carroll. American actress Drew Barrymore (Charlie’s Angels, Whip It!) is slated to direct. Filming will also be done in the United States."

Aztek TV Talks About The Strangers Outside

Here's a scan from Aztek TV and their article on both the book and the film version of The Strangers Outside.