the divine miss pixie woods Cecil Castellucci

a ya reading party and popcorn

castellucci — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:54:58 +0000

I’ve just spent the day putting together the clips for the YA Reading and Popcorn event over at The Last Bookstore this Friday night and I must say, I’m super excited!

Come join us!

Friday, January 20th at The Last Bookstore

453 S. Spring Street (but the main entrance is around the corner on 5th), Los Angeles, CA 90013

Join YA Authors Cecil Castellucci (First Day on Earth), Carol Tanzman (Dancergirl), Janet Tashijian (My Life as A Stuntboy) and Crickett Rumley (Never Sit Down in a Hoopskirt and Other Things I Learned in Southern Belle Hell) as they read from their new novels and screen clips from films that will tickle your reading bone.

Basically, we’ll be reading and showing clips from a movie that sort of goes along with our books. And there will be popcorn. I’m kind of into the whole cross media thing. Because I love stories.

In which I’m interviewed over at the Other People PodCast!

castellucci — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:28:05 +0000

I’m so excited to be starting off 2012 with a bang! The fabulous Brad Listi from the Nervous Breakdown (who I want as a guest at a Viking Dinner Party that I fantasize about having in the future. Think about it. Vikings + Dinner Party.) interviews me. over at his reallyfantastic literary podcast

I’m a subscriber and a fan and so it was a total honor to be invited to be on the show. He always has really stellar guests like Steve Almond, Edan Lepucki, Ben Loory, Jillian Lauren, Dana Spiotta, Elissa Schappell, Adam Novy. It’s probably best if you subscribe to it.

We talk about YA, and trying to live an artists life, and Star Wars, and experimental films, all art all the time and the mysterious shirt (which I still have) that always caught my eye.

Holiday Story!

castellucci — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:18:02 +0000

Hello! My tiny holiday story FROST AND THE MAILMAN is available on Kobo, Nook and Kindle. If you are in Canada, you can download it for free on Kobo with the promo code FROST. The cover is by Jen Wang (buy her book Koko Be Good.)

Kobo
Kindle
Nook

Frost and the Mailman

A mailman, Daniel Wasserman, and one of Santas elves, Frost, try to save Christmas after its discovered that Santas mail has been forwarded to the South Pole.

Where to get signed books!

castellucci — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:33:52 +0000

Hello friends!

It’s that time of year! The holidays. Perhaps for your holiday shopping you are thinking of getting one of my books for your sassy teen, your friends inner teen, your surly niece or nephew, your bosses kid or a teen you don’t know because you’ve landed at a party of someone elses family. They make a nice gift! Perhaps you want to get one signed.

So, for your signed Cecil book needs, you may get them at four different places in four different cities!

LOS ANGELES - SKYLIGHT BOOKS For your information, Skylight Books always has signed books.

TORONTO – MABLES FABLES

MONTREAL – BABAR En VILLE

NYC - BOOKS OF WONDER

Two New York CIty Readings this Week!

castellucci — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:27:26 +0000

NY! Hello and I am in you!

I’ll be doing two readings this week. Please come on down and say hello! I’ll be reading from my new novel FIRST DAY ON EARTH!

12/7 – 6 PM
TEEN AUTHOR READING NIGHT
at Jefferson Market Branch NYPL
425 Avenue of the Americas

with/
Cecil Castellucci, First Day on Earth
Margie Gelbwasser, Inconvenient
Andy Marino, Unison Spark
Julia Mayer, Eyes in the Mirror
Marie Rutkoski, The Jewel of the Kalderash
Delia Sherman, The Freedom Maze

12/8 at 6 PM
BOOKS OF WONDER
18 West 18th Street

Great Teen Reads
with/
CECIL CASTELLUCCI First Day on Earth
DANIEL NAYERI Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow
PAUL GRIFFIN Stay With Me
ANNA GODBERSEN Beautiful Days (Bright Young Things Series #2)

Travel, Opera, Occupy, NYC dates and Terri W

castellucci — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:27:57 +0000

Travel is always good for the soul. All that movement and new views. In Montreal it’s so nice to be with family and old friends. And I continue to be amazed at the performances of Madame Merveille.

There is one last showing of it in Montreal, I hope that you will come!

December 9th

Salle Jean-Eudes (maison de la culture Rosemont)
3535, boulevard Rosemont, Montréal

I’ve been a supporter of the Occupy movement and with the eviction of the OccupyLA camp last night, I wrote a little something about YA Fiction over at the LA Review of Books Blog that highlights characters who participate in rallies and actions. For those of you who know my work, Boy Proof, , The Plain Janes and Rose Sees Red all feature activism by teens. It’s important to me. I hope that you will go and chime in over at the LARB blog with any books that you think would be great on that list. I think that it’s essential that teens be able to find YA fiction about activism.

For those of you in New York City, I’m doing two events to support First Day on Earth.

December 7th at the Jefferson Market Branch NYPL

6-7:30

Teen Author Reading Night
6th Ave and 10th St
New York City, NY

Cecil Castellucci, Margie Gelbwasser, Andy Marino, Julia Mayer, Marie Rutkoski, Delia Sherman

December 8th at Books of Wonder

18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 989-3270

w/ CECIL CASTELLUCCI – DANIEL NAYERI - PAUL GRIFFIN -ANNA GODBERSEN

I hope that you’ll come and say hello!

And last, but not least, Terri Windling, who is a writer, artist and editor needs help. There is a fundraiser over at Magic 4 Terri. As I move into writing more in the Sci Fi/Fantasy genre I’ve been honored to be in two anthologies edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow. Teeth and the upcoming After. I’ve put up for auction an advanced reading copy of my new hybrid prose /graphic novel The Year of the Beasts. Plus I’ll write you a handwritten letter. (I love a letter!) There are a million other amazing things to bid on. I hope you will consider bidding on something.

Meanwhile, keep well and sing loud!

Canada Week One!

castellucci — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:54:45 +0000

Hello my fine friends!

I am currently in OH! Canada! I spent last week in Toronto having a super swell time doing a bunch of high school visits and leading a teen writing workshop at Mable’s Fables

I even stopped by The Morning Show on Global TV to talk about my new book First Day on Earth and YA!

Shop Indie Bookstores

(you can go get it! Indiebound Amazon
B&N Powell’s! )

(FYI you can get signed copies of any of my books from Skylight Books in Los Angeles or Mables Fables in Toronto)

Now I’m in Montreal and I’m attending the performances of the remount of the opera I wrote the libretto for Les Aventures de Madame Merveille!

There are still a few show left, so if you are in Montreal (or near Montreal) you should totally come! It’s a live comic book opera with music by Andre Ristic and art by Cameron Stewart, Michael Cho, Pascal Girard and Scott Hepburn put on by ECM+

Below find the dates! I’ll be there! Please come and say hello! xo

November 17, 18, 19
Opera / Les Aventures de Madame Merveille
Théâtre rouge du Conservatoire
4750 Henri-Julien, Montréal

Jeudi 24 novembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Maison de la culture Ahuntsic
10 300, rue Lajeunesse, Montréal

Samedi 26 novembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Centre Segal des arts de la scène
5 170, chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal

Mardi 29 novembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Maison de la culture Frontenac
2550 Ontario Est, Montréal

Jeudi 1 décembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Théâtre Centennial
2 600, rue Collège, Sherbrooke

Vendredi 9 décembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Salle Jean-Eudes (maison de la culture Rosemont)
3535, boulevard Rosemont, Montréal

Upcoming Appearances / First Day on Earth out! / Madame Merveille remounted!

castellucci — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:33:33 +0000

Hello my friends!

Just to announce that First Day on Earth is now officially out and available!

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From the jacket copy

Mal lives on the fringes of high school. Angry. Misunderstood. Yet loving the world — or, at least, an idea of the world.

Then he meets Hooper. Who says he’s from another planet. And may be going home very soon.

Indiebound – Amazon – Barnes and Noble

I’ll be doing some upcoming events, so I hope you’ll come and say hello! And buy a book!

November 9th
Dear Bully Event at Vromans
with Amy Goldman Koss, Melodye Schorr, Nancy Holder and Lisa Yee
6 PM
Pasadena, CA

November 12th
Writers with Drinks
7:30 PM
with Cecil Castellucci (First Day on Earth, Boy Proof)
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarashina (Consensual Genocide)
Samhita Mukhopadhyay (Feministing, Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life)
Alison Moon (Lunatic Fringe)
Alvin Orloff (Why Aren’t You Smiling?)
At The Make-Out Room
3225 22nd. St
San Francisco CA

November 16th
Mables Fables
Writing Workshop for Teen Girls
Toronto, Ont

November 17, 18, 19
Opera / Les Aventures de Madame Merveille
Théâtre rouge du Conservatoire
4750 Henri-Julien, Montréal

Jeudi 24 novembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Maison de la culture Ahuntsic
10 300, rue Lajeunesse, Montréal

November 26th
Writing Workshop for Teens
Babar en Ville
1235, av Greene, Westmount, QC
2 PM

Samedi 26 novembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Centre Segal des arts de la scène
5 170, chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal

Mardi 29 novembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Maison de la culture Frontenac
2550 Ontario Est, Montréal

Jeudi 1 décembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Théâtre Centennial
2 600, rue Collège, Sherbrooke

December 7
Teen Author Reading Night
Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL
6th Ave and 10th St
New York City, NY
6-7:30

Cecil Castellucci, First Day on Earth
Margie Gelbwasser, Inconvenient
Andy Marino, Unison Spark
Julia Mayer, Eyes in the Mirror
Marie Rutkoski, The Jewel of the Kalderash
Delia Sherman, The Freedom Maze

Vendredi 9 décembre 2011, 20h00
Lieu : Salle Jean-Eudes (maison de la culture Rosemont)
3535, boulevard Rosemont, Montréal

Space Tales Theater / Episode 2 and First Day on Earth events!

castellucci — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:26:31 +0000

My fine friends!

Behold, Episode 2 of Space Tales Theater in honor of the launch of my upcoming novel FIRST DAY ON EARTH.

First Day on Earth comes out 11/1 (but of course you can pre-order it now amazon, indiebound, powells, b&n ) But if you want it earlier why not come to one of my Launch events!

Sunday, October 23rd
Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach
2810 Artesia Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
This is Teen! 4 PM
With Jeff Hirsch and Maggie Stiefvater.

Tuesday, October 25th
Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont
7:30 PM
Official book launch (and it’s my birthday party!)

The American Cinematheque / celebrates Robert Downey Jr

castellucci — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:43:22 +0000

My fine friends. Many of you know that I am a cinephile. And many of you know that I have had a long and wonderful relationship with the American Cinematheque. I’ve volunteered there, I’ve worked there, I even had my character Egg, from Boy Proof, have an internship there. Every year the American Cinematheque has a gala fundraiser where they give an award and celebrate an actor. This year it’s Robert Downey, Jr. (swoon!)

One thing that you can do to help the Cinematheque is to watch the Ustream of the red carpet at 6:30 PM (PDT) The Cinematheque earns a revenue share for every viewer who watches live.

Streaming by Ustream