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September 9, 2010
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CALENDAR
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Sunday, 10-24-2010 at 02:00pm
I'm happy to be closing out Teen Read Week 2010 with a visit to the Metuchen Public Library in Metuchen, NJ. (Readers may recall that Metuchen is the setting of Be More Chill.)
I will be presenting my "How Not to Go Crazy in High School" program to teens and adults on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 2pm, followed by a Q&A with the audience. Books will be available at the event and will be signing at the event.
Thanks so much to YA Librarian Katherine Liss and the Teen Advisory Board for arranging this visit!
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Tuesday, 10-26-2010 at 07:00pm
I'm honored to be returning to Barnes & Noble Park Slope, where I ran the B&N Teen Writing Workshop for five years, to read from new work and sign copies of the film tie-in edition of It's Kind of a Funny Story. I will be joined by my friend Samantha Schutz, who will present her new book You Are Not Here. This even is open the public (this means you, Brooklyn) starting at 7pm on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010.
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Friday, 10-29-2010 at 10:00am
Thanks to Terri Burke and the Minuteman Regional Voc-Tech School District, I will be coming to Lexington, MA on Friday, October 29, 2010 to speak with students about my work and take questions on writing and mental health. More details TBA!
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Saturday, 11-20-2010 at 10:00am
I'm thrilled to be returning to Mental Health Community Centers, Inc. (MHCCI) in Sarasota, FL to deliver a keynote address on Saturday, November 20, 2010.
I will deliver a 45-minute keynote on creativity and mental health followed by a Q&A session. The trailer to Focus Features' upcoming It's Kind of a Funny Story film will be screened, after which I will attend a luncheon with 30 guests.
Copies of It's Kind of a Funny Story will be available at the event and of course I will be signing books. This event is open to the public!
Thanks so much to Bunny Coelingh for arranging this event. I have visited MHCCI before and found it to be a unique and wonderful place. I'm honored to return.
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Thursday, 02-17-2011 at 08:00am
Oak Lawn Community High School won high marks locally and regionally in IL for its Group Interpretation theater project based on It's Kind of a Funny Story in 2010. It's my privilege to visit the school on Thursday, February 17th, 2011.
Starting at 8am and continuing throughout the day on Thursday, I will provide my "FROM PERSONAL TO PUBLISHED" workshop to sessions of about 18 students per session. This program is about the skills and business of professional writing and has been featured at the Queens Public Library in New York.
Thank you so much to Ms. Buys and all the students that made this event possible.
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Things I am not on:
- Twitter: no account
- Myspace: yes account, but it is disabled/I don't check it
Things I am on:
    
there is also a FB reader group
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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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[updated 2-5-10: now see "Pants In the Mail" on YouTube!]
...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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videos / Audio
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BE MORE CHILL [orb#1]
Be More Chill reader video project
(more reader projects: )
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"Love And Longing" at the Brooklyn Book Festival 2009
  From YouTube user chocochip16: "The brooklyn book festival took place at columbus park by brooklyn borough hall in NYC on Sunday September 13, 2009. At the festival there was a section for young adults. I attended and went to a author panel they had set up for younng adult readers. They had all day -long literary events scheduled for us teens and this video is one of the panels that includes three talented young adult writers, Aimee Friedman ( Sea Change), Anna Godbersen ( The luxe series), and Ned Vizzini ( Be more Chill). This panel's theme was Love and Longing, these author's novels revealed very different approaches to succeeding in love as they read and discuss their books.This panel discussion was amazing and i had a great time. I wanted to share with you all who are book lovers and enjoy reading young adult books like i do. Since some of you may not live in nyc and couldnt attend the event. I figured it would be great to show you a few clips that i took so you can enjoy and see some and hear from some great young adult writers. Hope you all enjoy!!!!"
(September 20, 2009)
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Attack of the Killer Turtle Attack of the Killer Turtle, as described in Teen Angst? Naaaah...! It was uncovered after years and is presented here in all its glory.
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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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Stephanie
of The Philippines
says: [I] think the best part [of Teen Angst? Naaah...]was trying to get to the school trip or do the thing where you get to play Christ....
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EMMIE-O
of PA
says: My favorite part in 'Teen Angst? Naaah...' was when you had to be Jesus at church instead of going to Cancun. I feel for you. Once my mom was trying to force me to be Mary on Christmas Eve at church, and I sat down on the floor and screamed 'NOOOOOO!' while banging my fists on the ground. She decided that going through all that trouble to cast such a brat as Mary wasn't worth it. See? Ya gotta take a stand...The sad part was, though...I was 14 when this happened.
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edwin
of CA
says: when you get home drunk
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kelly
of PA
says: My favorite part in 'be more chill' would have to be the part where Jeremy goes on-line to look up 'squips' and he encounters a beanie baby site. Then his father interupts [as all parents do at crucial moments when you do not want to be bothered] and asks if he's gay. I seriously loved it. Then instead of getting back to looking for squip information he goes on a crazed search for expensive beanie babies he could possibly jack from his aunt. Oh man, I loved it!
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Leigh
of GA
says: I couldn't decide. Though I must say, I loved the ending. Post-Squip was wonderful.
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READER ARTWORK
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by Maddie Smith
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by Holly
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by Billy Galant
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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 2000-2010
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