If you’ve yet to pick up a book by young-adult author Libba Bray, you might after watching the trailer for Going Bovine, her smart, funny, layered new novel due out Sept. 22. The book, featured in EW’s annual Must List Issue, follows the epic journey of 16-year-old Cameron, who’s been diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (the human form of mad cow disease). The inspiration for the story, Bray tells EW, came many years ago, when her mother told her about a man from their hometown who had contracted the disease. “One of the symptoms that he had was hallucinations. He would see these flames shoot up in his field of vision. I was haunted by that, because I thought how horrible must it be when you can’t trust your reality. What is reality? Who’s to say what’s real and what’s not? Then it became this crazy cobb salad of all kinds of things that I’m interested in, like, theoretical physics, and microwave popcorn, and Disney World, and yard gnomes, and Norse mythology, and why are we here as opposed to why aren’t we there… or at Nordstrom?”
The trailer, featuring riffs by a cow suit-wearing Bray, is equally fantastic in its randomness. Our two favorite parts: “Boneless chicken” and “That says, to me, I’m marked for death.”
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i love her…
This is hilarious!
Libba,Libba,Libba….omg. And an exposed udder!!!! Again,you lead the way!
“even when i’m peeing, i’m creating” that’s an incredible quote
Libba, you’re the best!
I love the ending – this book looks amazing!
I love this: Then it became this crazy cobb salad of all kinds of things that I’m interested in, like, theoretical physics, and microwave popcorn, and Disney World, and yard gnomes, and Norse mythology, and why are we here as opposed to why aren’t we there… or at Nordstrom?
My sentiments exactly.
How very fun!
Libba has no idea how much I love her.
I wanna see all 7 (give or take) hours of footage they shot. Because this little bit was freakin’ hilarious. I lol’d multiple times. ‘Twas awesome.
Yeah, I’m Going Beef!
That was so awesome! Libba should have a regular gig on The Daily Show with John Stewart!
Gotta Love Libba. She is the epitome of cowness. Yep.
Momma always said to drink my milk, but now…Libba, I just can’t get enough. NO ONE, no one, does udders like Libba Bray.
This video is so funny I nearly cried.
Where has this woman been hiding!! She’s great. Book her on Ellen.
Libba, you should have a gig on 30 Rock. I want more!
Love this, Libba. Hilarious. Looking forward to reading GOING BOVINE
I love Libba Bray. Her blog is probably one of the only ones I consistently read.
I’m excited for this book! Probably one the most excited I’ve been for a book since Anne Bishop released Shadow Queen. <3
EPIC
Libba, will you be my best friend? I already have it reserved at the library. Just a couple days now and I will be fixed up like the book junkie you made me! Thanks for the gift(s). Your writings are a treasure to me.
Libba–What a riot!!! Love it.
Ciao, baby!
Libba Bray is such a wonderful writer. And the cow-suit? Amazing.