“Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight: Director’s Notebook hits shelves March 17, but EW has your exclusive first look in an eight-page spread in the issue hitting stands Friday.

Hardwicke told EW that although she was “devastated” to not be directing New Moon—“I really did feel a strong connection to Stephenie and the actors” —she simply couldn’t do it under the terms Summit set forth, with a limited budget and strict timetable. The book is her smart, funny farewell, its margins full of her doodlings and ideas.

But the book isn’t the only thing fans have to look forward to. They’ll also be able to snap up the Twilight DVD on March 21. Its bonus materials, Hardwicke told EW, will include makeout scenes deleted from the movie.“

Read more here. To see a sample of Catherine Hardwicke’s Directors Notebook click here.

~Kim C

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