"Get into a book like never before: Metabook brings multimedia interaction to reading." -CNN
"Buckle your seat belts, bibliophiles! The new app from Metabook thats now available exclusively in Apples App Store doesnt revisit Midnight so much as reinvent it." -The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A unique, all-encompassing experience." (AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD WINNER) -AudioFile Magazine
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Metabook™ for iPad and iPhone allows you to experience John Berendts true crime classic—which spent a record-breaking 216 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list—like never before.
Filled with exclusive content, stunning visuals, and immersive media, the inaugural release from Metabook™ brings Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil to life for the books longtime fans and first-time readers alike.
Features include:
- Original text of the book
- Audio dramatization of the book starring Dylan Baker (audiobook narrator of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson), Laverne Cox (Orange is the New Black), Barbara Rosenblat (Orange is the New Black), Dion Graham (Madam Secretary) and a highly acclaimed cast, led by audiobook director Robin Miles
- A new profile of the author John Berendt
- Simulated 3D rendering of the iconic Bird Girl statue
- Cast of characters and character updates
- Images and anecdotes of the books now-famous people and places
- 360° virtual panorama of "The Garden of Good and Evil"
- E-postcards from Savannahs Bonaventure Cemetery
- Architectural Digest spread of Mercer House, the lavish scene of the crime
- Crime scene photos with new commentary by John Berendt
- Never-before-heard audio recordings of Jim Williams, the storys infamous central figure
- Exclusive interviews with John Berendt and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy), who is adapting Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil for the stage
- Original music
- Social media sharing
- User-friendly navigation
- Beautiful, intuitive interface
and much more.
About Metabook™
Metabook™ is the new patent-pending reading experience for the 21st Century. John Berendts record-setting bestseller, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, is the debut Metabook™ title. Future titles will be original works of fiction and non-fiction, including new books by #1 New York Times bestselling authors that seamlessly integrate exclusive content from Grammy®, Emmy®, Tony®, and Academy Award® caliber talent.
About Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Published in 1994, John Berendts Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is one of the most beloved books of all time and was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction. A New York Times bestseller for 216 weeks, it remains the Timess longest-running hardcover fiction or nonfiction bestseller. It has sold more than five million copies worldwide, and in 1997 was made into a feature film directed by Clint Eastwood.
About John Berendt
In addition to writing the #1 New York Times bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt is the author of The City of Falling Angels, also a #1 New York Times bestseller, and a children’s book, My Baby Blue Jays. He has been the editor of New York magazine and a columnist for Esquire.