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February 5, 2011
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CALENDAR
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Tuesday, 02-08-2011 at 07:00pm
I'm honored to be speaking at UCLA in Los Angeles, as I did in 2007 with the Friends of the Semel Institute, as part of the Media & Medicine for Communities program.
On Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 7pm I will deliver my keynote speech "How Not to Go Crazy in College", detailing the story behind It's Kind of a Funny Story. Following the talk I will take questions about writing and mental health with Dr. Bowen Chung, who will answer questions about medical help.
This event is free and open to the public!
Take a look at at flyer for the event here.
Please register for the event here.
Thank you to UCLA, Dr. Chung, and Joseph Mango for setting up this event. UCLA NRB Auditorium, 635 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90024 [site link] [google map]
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Saturday, 02-12-2011 at 06:00pm
I'm excited to speak at Hicklebee's Children's Books in San Jose, CA on Saturday, Feb. 12th at 6pm. Hicklebee's is the legendary bookstore where authors sign the walls and leave something behind for the "museum." J.K. Rowling read here to around 20 people to celebrate the publication of the first Harry Potter book. Suzanne Collins is a recent visitor.
I will read from It's Kind of a Funny Story (the film will just have been released on DVD) and take questions about the book and film, writing, and mental health. Then I will sign books.
This will be followed by a "book swap" where attendees can trade books that they bring to Hickelebee's. This event is free and open to the public!
Thanks to Pam van Hylckama Vlieg and Valerie Lewis for setting up this event.
1378 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 [site link] [google map]
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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. 9400 Southwest Highway Oak Lawn, IL 60453-2396 [site link] [google map]
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Thursday, 02-17-2011 at 05:30pm
Following my visit to Oak Lawn Community High School in the day, I'm coming to the Albany Park Branch of the Chicago Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 17th at 5:30 pm.
I will read from It’s Kind of a Funny Story, discuss the book, the film (out on DVD 2/8/11), and my life (seriously! look at the flyer)
as well as some of my favorite authors.
This will be a great evening for teens,
parents and educators. It is free and open to the public for everyone in the Chicago area!
However, registration is required. To register, please call (312) 744-1933.
Thanks to Robin Willard of the Chicago Public Library for setting this up. 5150 N. Kimball Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 [site link] [google map]
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Friday, 02-18-2011 at 09:30am
I continue my visit to Oak Lawn Community High School on Friday, February 18, 2011 as part of the National Honor Society & Student Council SSC Leadership Conference's “WORKOUT YOUR STRESS” day. I will deliver my keynote address "HOW NOT TO GO CRAZY IN HIGH SCHOOL" at 9:30am to students from 14 different high schools in the area in grades 9-12, with a majority of upperclassmen.
This address was delivered at Lake Forest High School, also in the Chicago area, in 2009; I am eager to share updates with the students who attend!
Also, at 1pm, I will appear on a panel on mental health in Oak Lawn's Auditorium Gym. Thank you again Oak Lawn! 9400 Southwest Highway Oak Lawn, IL 60453-2396 [site link] [google map]
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Saturday, 04-02-2011 at 02:00pm
I'm excited to be appearing on a panel at the Empire State Book Festival on Saturday, April 2, 2011. The book festival will take place in Albany, NY.
The panel will focus on young adult books that have been turned into films. I will speak about It's Kind of a Funny Story's transition from book to film.
Also joining me on this panel will be Rachel Cohn, co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Dash & Lily's Book of Dares!
Panel title and more panel guests TBA. Program time subject to change.
Thanks so much to the New York Library Association for organizing this event and particularly to Ellen Rubin.
This festival is open to the public and is free to all attendees!
I will be signing books.
New York State Museum, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12230 [site link] [google map]
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Wednesday, 04-06-2011 at 12:00pm
In October 2010, I spoke at Passages Academy in Brooklyn, a school serving students in the juvenile justice system. It was an eye-opening and rewarding experience and I'm excited to be returning to Brooklyn to speak at Crossroads, another school in the system, on Wed., April 6.
This event will not be open to the public. I will have lunch with students and answer questions about It's Kind of a Funny Story, Teen Angst? Naaah..., and Be More Chill, which was assigned to Passages students and will be assigned to Crossroads students as well.
I'll also be signing books. Thanks to Crossroads for having me!
17 Bristol St., Brooklyn, NY 11212 [site link] [google map]
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Thursday, 04-07-2011 at 05:00pm
In anticipation of my visit to Wallkill Senior High School the following day, I will be having dinner with school guests on Thursday, April 7, 2011 in Wallkill, NY.
More details TBA.
Wallkill, NY [site link] [google map]
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Friday, 04-08-2011 at 08:30am
As part of "Author's Day" at Wallkill Senior High School, I will present three sessions of my acclaimed workshop "From Personal to Published" to students interested in creative writing as a career.
Other authors participating in Author's Day include:
- Da Chen
- Iza Trapani
- Amy Axelrod
More authors TBA.
Thanks very much to Wallkill Senior High School for having me and I look forward to meeting everyone in "From Personal to Published"! Wallkill Senior High School, 90 Robinson Street, Wallkill, NY 12589-3149 [site link] [google map]
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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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It's Kind of a Funny Story Student Trailer
From YouTube user JakkJones: "This was a film project for my sister's English class. It's a fake trailer for a movie based on Ned Vizzini's novel It's Kind of a Funny Story."
More Funny Story student projects:
- It's Kind of a Funny Story soundtrack book report
- It's Kind of a Funny Story student film
- It's Kind of a Funny Story student film WITH PREVIEWS OF ROB SCHNEIDER'S THE STAPLER [this is amazing]
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It's Kind of a Funny Story Theatrical Interpretation
In March 2010, Oak Lawn Community High School put on a theatrical performance of It's Kind of a Funny Story called a "Group Interp," or "Group Interpretation" project. They used the text of the book but presented it with a Greek chorus. Very cool and inventive stuff!
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BE MORE CHILL [orb#1]
A Be More Chill reader video project. Also see the Be More Chill student film with fire at the end.
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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)."
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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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Just Craig
pretty amazing IKOAFS video made with Sims 2 by alexatetris
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Ola
of IL
says: I just finished Be More Chill and I swear it's one of the best books I ever. I'm totally gonna recommend it to all my friends. My favorite part of is when Jenna is talking about the sexual exploits of this Elizabeth girl for like, the trillionth time, and Jeremy tells her to shut up because they all know "Elizabeth" is like Jenna's Spider-Slut alterego or something. That really made me laugh out loud. It was about TIME Jeremy told that bitch off.
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Rachel
of FL
says: My grandma bought me this book for my birthday and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. I saved it till school started (8-14-06) and i read it all week the first week of school. Instead of paying attention in class i read ur book instead. Sad I know but it was so good i couldn't put it down. Your book has my friends grasping for it but I don't know what i would do if i lost it. This book was great! oh yeah, favorite part. hmm thats a toughie. It would have to be the part wherehe goes to the party and takes ecstacy and the spuip speaks spanish to him. that is absolutely hilarious. anyway great novels IKOAFS was great to. we read that one in my class last year for an asignment and that was my favorite assignment all year! ~*~Rachel
Rachel's myspace
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Jack
of CA
says: my favorite part of BE MORE CHILL is when he stops in the middle of the play and tells Christine about his affection towards her. I was so pissed cuz it was so stupid for him to listen to the squip and think that Christine would some how fall in love with him.
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Jonathan
of AR
says: I just finished reading your latest one, that was hilarious, favorite part: near the end where Craig was making out with Noelle and he says " it really does feel like a cheek" between that and some of the beginning: wonderful . And Be More Chill, gotta love the parties and when he first gets the pill, and let me see, Teen Angst? Naaah... I loved the prom part, the parts of it when you talk about your family and stuff.
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Alexis
of VA
says: I was in the Barnes and Noble in Richmond, Virginia the day you came to sign books. However, I was there about four hours too early. There was a massive display of your work and I picked this book up and bought it. It looked like an interesting, funny book of things that had actually happened to you. I did want to read it in four hours and come back and ask you all kinds of questions, but that didn't work out too well. I love the book so far. I'm only about a third of the way done but it has made me laugh out loud more than a few times. I'm going to look forward to finishing it but at the same time, not. This book has me reading it every free time I have and I love your writing style. So this is a thank you and a praise all in one. Come back to the Richmond area soon if you can. Keep on truckin' too.
Alexis's blog Alexis's myspace
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