Rayne  Delilahs Midnite Matinee, Jeff Zentner
Rayne  Delilahs Midnite Matinee, Jeff Zentner
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Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee

Author: Jeff Zentner

Narrator: Sophie Amoss, Phoebe Strole

Unabridged: 10 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/26/2019


Synopsis

"Anyone can break your heart--Jeff Zentner can also make you laugh out loud!" --RAINBOW ROWELL, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carry On and Eleanor & Park

From the award winning author of The Serpent King comes a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and the TV show they host--in their senior year of high school. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new book, In the Wild Light!

Every Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show Midnite Matinee on the local cable station TV Six.

But with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder.

Scary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If Midnite Matinee becomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too.

As the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous.

"I laughed, cried, and fell over-the-moon in love with Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee." --JENNIFER NIVEN, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe

About The Author

Jeff Zentner is the author of The Serpent King, a New York Times Notable Book, winner of the William C. Morris Award, and recipient of many other accolades; and Goodbye Days, named an ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults title. Jeff was a Publishers Weekly Flying Start and an Indies Introduce pick. Before becoming a writer, he was a musician who recorded with Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, and Debbie Harry. Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee is his ode to best friends who make things together. He lives in Nashville with his wife and son. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or visit him at jeffzentnerbooks.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeff on August 23, 2018

Here’s where RAYNE & DELILAH’S MIDNITE MATINEE came from. Inspiration rears its head at the most unexpected places, at the most unlikely times. One Saturday night, in February 2016, while I had my antennae up for an idea for my third novel, I came home and turned on the TV. I started aimlessly chan......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on April 03, 2021

For a long time I shined my light for someone other than me. But not anymore.Josie and Delia, who are moreknown by their alter egos Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, host a midnight matinee every Friday night. Josie and Delia do their best to serve up what they know best - bad mov......more

Goodreads review by emma on July 25, 2019

I need to let you all in on a secret. You all should work at a Barnes & Noble. Even if it’s just for a couple weeks. Even if it’s a college Barnes & Noble (they’re the same). Just as long as it takes to get your employee number. Because baby, let me tell you, applied at any register, that number gets y......more

Goodreads review by jessica on September 13, 2019

jeff zentner stories are a work of art - in that, even though everyone gets something different out of them, they are still impactful and memorable. and this is no exception. this is perhaps the most ‘positive’ story zentner has written so far. his other books tend to be on the more serious and diff......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on November 26, 2020

This is a quick read about friendship. These two girls have a Gilmore Girls style of banter but with a goth vibe. There are a few lol moments 😂 and also some sad moments 😢. It was an okay read, if you’re looking for something that isn’t overly complex.......more


Quotes

One of Buzzfeed’s Best YA Books of the Year
One of Paste Magazine’s 10 Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of the Year


"A testament to the power of friendship and big dreams, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee had me laughing aloud on one page and sobbing on the next. A resounding triumph." --NIC STONE, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin

"Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee starts as comedy about the wildly imperfect, and ends as poetry about the ever-hoping heart. I don't know how you write that book. Fortunately, Jeff Zentner does." --JESSE ANDREWS, New York Times bestselling author of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

"As in his award-winning The Serpent King (2016), Zentner packs a poignantly satisfying blend of wit and pathos, with lovable and unpredictable characters. . . . Readers looking for an unforgettable slice of small-town angst will love this one." --Starred Review, Booklist

"Zentner’s quick-witted, charming characters tackle real-life issues with snappy dialogue and engaging levity." --Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

"Zentner nails his teen characters, their longings, and their motivations, and the first chapters are downright hilarious." --Kirkus Reviews

"[A] heartfelt story of a friendship in transition, fueled by funny, rapid-fire dialogue." --Horn Book

"A quirky fun, read that will give teens all the feels." --School Library Journal

"[W]ill no doubt offer hope to readers who want to stay friends when post–high school plans take them in very different directions." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"As funny as it is bittersweet." --Shelf Awareness

PRAISE FOR Goodbye Days:

"Jeff Zentner, you perfectly fill the John-Green-sized hole in our heart."--Justine Magazine

“Evocative, heartbreaking, and beautifully written." --Buzzfeed

"Zentner does an excellent job in creating empathetic characters, especially his protagonist Carver, a budding writer whose first-person account of his plight is artful evidence of his talent." Starred Review, Booklist

"Racial tensions, spoiled reputations, and broken homes all play roles in an often raw meditation on grief and the futility of entertaining what-ifs when faced with awful, irreversible events." --Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

"[E]xquisite and tragic." --Starred Review, Shelf Awareness

"An organic, frequently raw narrative." --Horn Book

PRAISE FOR The Serpent King:

A William C. Morris Award Winner
A New York Times Notable Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A BuzzFeed Best YA Book of the Year
An Indie Next List Top Ten Selection
A Paste Magazine and popcrush.com Most Anticipated YA Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Spring 2016 Flying Start

“Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.--BookRiot

“As funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.” --Paste Magazine

“A love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.” --Mashable

“Zentner’s great achievement — particularly impressive for a first novel — is to make us believe three such different people could be friends. He also manages to blend a dank, oppressive, Flannery O’Connor-esque sense of place with humor and optimism .... I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.” --New York Times Book Review


Awards

  • Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
  • Georgia Peach Book Award
  • New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award