May 20, 2013
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Interviews With Bestselling Authors
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Episode 131 — Ned Vizzini
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'Connie Martinson Talks Books'
 

NPR Interview
"Ned Vizzini - The Other Normals"
 

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"Live Video Chat With Ned Vizzini"
Book It with Alan Goldsher

Ned Vizzini Reports from Hawaii -- Part 1
 

Part 2 -- reader questions
 

part 3 -- being a writer
 


"100 Days of Hunger Games Interview with Ned Vizzini"
 


Vocab Gal
"Author Interview: Ned Vizzini"
 

Hunger Games Chat
Hunger Games Fireside Chat
"Ned Vizzini: Hungry for Reality"
 

sxsw
South By Southwest 2011
"Tell & Sell Your Story" Panel w/Stephanie Klein, Michael Chaney & Alex Lerner
 

WKCR 89.9FM in NYC
"Arts & Answers" Interview with Anne Cammon - Part 1
 
Interview with Anne Cammon - Part 2
 
Interview with Anne Cammon - Part 3
 
Interview with Anne Cammon - Part 4

German Radio
with Siggi Seuss -- answers dubbed into German (I just thought this was cool -- and maybe you understand German)
Part 1
 
Part 2
 
Part 3
 
Part 4

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Ned Vizzini | Press
PRESS
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Publishers Weekly
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Publication announcement for THE OTHER NORMALS!

New Youth Connections
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It's Kind of a Funny Story: An angsty teen finds himself inside the mental ward

Lexington Minuteman
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"Author shares life experience with Minuteman High students"

Whim (Radford University)
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Ned Vizzini and “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”
[report on "How Not to Go Crazy in College"]

The Spectator (The Stuyvesant High School Newspaper)
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A Conversation With Ned Vizzini

Entertainment Weekly
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
[film review by Lisa Schwarzbaum]

NFC: The Internet Nirvana Fan Club
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New film: It's Kind of a Funny Story

Fuse #8 (School Library Journal)
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story Story

New York Times
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"A Coming-of-Age Tale, Set Among the Sad"
[film review by A. O. Scott]

Wall Street Journal
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A 'Funny' Thing Happened in Brooklyn
"[T]he film transforms into a unique coming-of-age story grounded in modern-day Brooklyn reality and gilded with flights of magic realism."

Nylon Magazine
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"Next To Normal"

The L Magazine
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Ned Vizzini's Funny Story

New York Times
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A Teenager Flying Over a Cuckoo’s Nest
"[T]he novel and film keep the tone light and use the circumstance to explore the passion, confusion and, ultimately, revelations of teenage life..."

Gordon and the Whale
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TIFF 2010 Interview: “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” author, Ned Vizzini

New York Times
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It’s Kind of a John Hughes Homage
"While they didn’t aim to copy the director’s style, they did make a direct homage to “The Breakfast Club” in one scene. Below is a look at the scene from “Funny Story.”"

LA Times
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In dark territory at the Toronto International Film Festival
"Breaking that fourth wall with the audience whenever it felt right, the film spins a whimsical coming-of-age, maybe-suicide-isn't-the-answer, story of young love..."

New York Times
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New York Times
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Breaking Out of the Mold
"Various events contribute to the gradual drop in Craig’s anxiety level, but the most crucial is revealed in [Keir] Gilchrist’s eyes..."

The Figment Blog
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Interview with Ned Vizzini

Metro New York
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© Ned Vizzini 2000-2013
Television
Episodes written by Ned Vizzini & Nick Antosca.
 
Last Resort s01e07 'Nuke It Out' Last Resort s01e07 'Nuke It Out'
 
Teen Wolf s02e05 'Venomous' Teen Wolf s02e05 'Venomous'
 
Teen Wolf s02e07 'Restraint' Teen Wolf s02e07 'Restraint'

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