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May 21, 2009
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CALENDAR
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Friday, 05-29-2009 at 05:00pm
Barnes & Noble Teen Writing Workshop is ongoing but always welcoming new members. I teach a writing technique at the start of the workshop, we all work with it, and then we share.
We ALSO workshop stories for our blog, Give Us Money.
267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [site link] [google map]
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Friday, 06-26-2009 at 05:00pm
Barnes & Noble Teen Writing Workshop is ongoing but always welcoming new members. I teach a writing technique at the start of the workshop, we all work with it, and then we share.
We ALSO workshop stories for our blog, Give Us Money.
267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [site link] [google map]
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Friday, 07-31-2009 at 05:00pm
Barnes & Noble Teen Writing Workshop is ongoing but always welcoming new members. I teach a writing technique at the start of the workshop, we all work with it, and then we share.
We ALSO workshop stories for our blog, Give Us Money.
267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [site link] [google map]
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Monday, 08-17-2009 at 08:00am
For the first time I know of, my book It's Kind of A Funny Story has been chosen as the Freshman Reading Experience book for a university. That is, all of the incoming students at Murray State University in Kentucky are being forced to read it and be taught it in first-year composition courses.
I hope you like it, guys!
In all seriousness, thank you. I am humbled and honored to be coming to Murray State on Monday, August 17th, 2009 for the New Student Convocation, where I will sign and discuss It's Kind of A Funny Story.
I'll talk about mental health, writing strategies, and the publishing business. I'll also discuss how I ended up in the psych hospital that inspired It's Kind of A Funny Story--and the changes I've made in my life so that it won't happen again.
I'll also get to eat! At 8am, I will have breakfast with faculty; at 12pm, I will have lunch with students.
At 1:00pm I will address the freshman class, faculty, staff and upper class students in Lovett Auditorium.
At 2:30pm I will sign books and at 6pm I will have dinner with more students.
Thank you, Murray State.
113 Sparks Hall Murray, KY 42071 [site link] [google map]
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Friday, 08-28-2009 at 05:00pm
Barnes & Noble Teen Writing Workshop is ongoing but always welcoming new members. I teach a writing technique at the start of the workshop, we all work with it, and then we share.
We ALSO workshop stories for our blog, Give Us Money.
267 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [site link] [google map]
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One reader suggested that I link pictures of Stuyvesant High School since I went there. Good idea.
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...In Teen Angst? Naaah..., I started a band called Wormwhole. People have emailed me asking for the Wormwhole demo, since in the book I said that first five people who contacted me about it would be allowed to buy it. Sadly, for years, Wormwhole was lost forever. We never really had a demo; we just had one tape that we recorded in my friend Ike's bedroom.
But then, one day, I was trying to make a mix tape on my stereo. I popped in an old tape to see if it was something I could tape over, and there was all this weird religious chanting music. Then, out of the blue, literally sent by divine intervention, was the Wormwhole tape! I don't know how it got into the middle of the tape, but my friend Marcus did a tape-to-mp3 and now, for free and forever, Wormwhole's two songs here. Above you're got "Pants In The Mail." "Lumber" is below.
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Showing 1 - 2 of 2
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videos / Audio
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Be More Chill Play
The theatrical adaptation of Be More Chill! Adapted by Bill Massolia, starring Jake Cohen as Jeremy and Edward Paul as the squip (seen in Keanu Reeves regalia).
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"Sonogram" Reading at KGB Bar #1
A snippet from a book project about a man who comes home to find a sonogram taped to his door.
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"Sonogram" Reading at KGB Bar #2
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Theresa
of TX
says: Your book was so good. I loved the way you write. Reading "It's Kind of a Funny Story",actually helped me understand my anxiet better. My favoriet part was when he drew the maps in the heads. That was so creative and made sense! I've learned that the things that i worry about at mostly just in my head.
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Maryann
of Newfoundland, Canada
says: My FAVORITE part in the whole book, was when Craig was talking about the dogs having sex. And he said 'That must have been some wild dog sex'. That was AMAZING! And aslo the part where one person said "OH!" then another person said "SON!" & high fived.
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Max
of Ontario, Canada
says: I've read all of your books, Mr. Vizzini, but I'd say I favour the one I own, "It's Kind of a Funny Story." I remember actually LAUGHING really hard (something I NEVER do when reading) at all the conversations between Craig and the army dude in his head. I always looked forward to the next Craig/Army guy conversation. Those were my favourite parts of all your books.
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Jakob
of AR
says: I loved when you and Owen were out on the street with Aneas and his crew. That was so freaking hilarious how he would follow people for a few blocks and come back with like five dollars.
I also thought it was funny when you did the footnote about whatever a Rude Boy was. Did you ever figure that out?
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Amber
of PA
says: So I bought "Be More Chill" and "It's Kind of a Funny Story" yesterday.... I read "BMC" all the way through sporadically from yesterday to today and I have to say that it really was an amazing book. Picking my favorite part is kinda hard.... but I'd have to go with when Jeremy is talking to his parents "pre-squip" about going to the Halloween dance.. I just thought alot of his conversations with them were hilarious. I also loved all the banter between him and the squip in his head...
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The Forbidden Chapter
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READER ARTWORK
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by farewell_dear
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by Andrew Geronimo
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by Alex
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by Christa Yeung
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by Ross Kahn
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by Julia
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© Ned Vizzini 2000-2009
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