NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that more than 600 Barnes & Noble stores across the country will host Breaking Dawn Parties on Friday, August 1, 2008. Stores will remain open late and sell the fourth and final book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, at the stroke of midnight, when it officially goes on sale.
Barnes & Noble welcomes fans of the Twilight Saga to come in costume for a thrilling night of photo opportunities, themed activities, trivia contests, and crafts. To find the Breaking Dawn Party near you, please visit www.bn.com/breakingdawn. Here you’ll also find special interactive content including an exclusive video interview with Stephenie Meyer on her adult novel, The Host, and book recommendations for fans of the Twilight Saga and Stephenie Meyer. Fans are encouraged to discuss the Twilight Saga all summer long in the Teen Reads Book Club at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com/bookclubs).
In anticipation of the release of Breaking Dawn, the Eclipse Special Edition, a deluxe hardcover edition of the third book in the Twilight Saga, will go on sale on Saturday, May 31. The deluxe edition of Eclipse is extra special for Meyer fans as it will reveal for the first time both the cover art for Breaking Dawn as well as its first chapter. Customers can pre-order both books at any Barnes & Noble store or online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com).
Join fans nationwide for the chance to be a part of the excitement at Barnes & Noble’s Breaking Dawn Parties and be among the first to read the final installment of the Twilight Saga.