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Teen author to appear at Baker Books tomorrow Now a wordly 19 years old, author Ned
Vizzini wrote most of the essays in his recently published collection
between the ages of 15 and 17.
Published this month by Free Spirit Publishing, "Teen Angst? Naaah ...."
($12.95 paperback) offers a smart, witty and refreshingly honest look at
the joys and horrors of modern teen life. At 3-5 p.m. tomorrow, Mr. Vizzini will be
appearing at Baker Books on Route 6 in North Dartmouth for a reading and
book signing. Mr. Vizzini spends
his summers with his extended family in South Dartmouth. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Vizzini
began writing essays at the age of 14 to vent his alternating rage and
bemusement at teen life. When his unsolicited essay in the Manhattan free
weekly New York Press caught the attention of an editor, then 15-year-old
Ned began a three-year stint of writing for the paper about teendom's
trials and tribulations. A
self-proclaimed "nerd" and a self-confessed recovering Magic cards addict,
the Stuyvesant High School student found plenty of raw material within his
own growing pains. The series of articles for the New York Press led to an
essay for the New York Times Magazine (on advice for today's teens), which
led to the publication of "Teen Angst? Naaah ..." for the award-winning
Free Spirit Publishing. After
graduating from high school last year, Mr. Vizzini took a year off to work
as a computer programmer and promote his book. He will be entering Hunter
College in New York this fall.
He can be heard on WBSM at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow on the Jean Caya Bancroft
show. The Baker Books event is
free. For more information, call (508) 997-6700. |
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