Goodreads Chat on December 13th, 2011

Details below:

Goodreads will be hosting a live half-hour video chat with author Gabrielle Zevin on Tuesday, December 13 at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT. We'll be discussing her latest novel All These Things I've Done, as well as her earlier work and her life as a writer. Don't miss it!

RSVP here.

Books of Wonder

I'll be reading at Books of Wonder this Saturday, October 22 along with this seriously awesome bunch:

SCOTT WESTERFELD
MARYROSE WOOD
JEFF HIRSCH
SARAH BETH DURST
JON SKOVRON
and
ALISON GOODMAN

Books of Wonder is thrilled to host 7 authors of exciting new fantastic tales for young readers. Please join us Saturday, October 22nd, as these wonderful authors take us on an adventurous ride through some great new works of fiction all featuring a teenage protagonist caught up in extreme situations. Joining us will be, SARAH BETH DURST who will share her new book Drink, Slay, Love, the story of an ordinary 16 year old vampire who happens to get stabbed by a unicorn horn; ALISON GOODMAN will present Eona, a fantastical companion to her Eon, which focuses on the first female Dragoneye in centuries; JEFF HIRSCH will introduce The Eleventh Plague, the story of a fifteen year old girl in post-apocalyptic America; JON SKOVRON will share Misfit, the tale of 16-year-old Jael Thompson -- a Catholic-school student who just happens to also be half-demon; New York Times best-selling author SCOTT WESTERFELD will share Goliath, the thrilling conclusion to his Leviathan Trilogy; MARYROSE WOOD will regale us with Nightshade, the page turning story of a heartbroken 16 year old Jessamine Luxton -- the second book in her The Poison Diaries ; and GABRIELLE ZEVIN will take us on a trip to New York in the year 2083 with All These Things I've Done; Beginning at noon this talented group of authors will present their new work of speculative fiction, take questions from the audience, and gladly sign copies of all their works. Ages 12 and up. 12-2pm.

This event is free and open to all. Please note that you are welcome to bring one book from home to be signed for each book you purchase on the day of the event. If you have any questions, call us at (212) 989-3270. Please note that video and audio recording is prohibited at all events, photography is welcome.

You are cordially invited to meet me

Pen Fatale Tour 2011

September 27 - October 15
Featuring Alyson Noël, Gabrielle Zevin, Jessica Brody and Mary E. Pearson

TEXAS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
6:00 PM Barnes & Noble, The Woodlands, TX

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
7:00 PM off-site event hosted by Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX

OCTOBER 1, 2011
Austin Teen Lit Festival, Austin, TX
Pen Fatale panel will be moderated by author Margo Rabb

ILLINOIS

OCTOBER 4, 2011
7:00 PM in-store event at Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL
Panel will be moderated by Mary Harris Russell, contributor to Chicago Tribune

COLORADO

OCTOBER 5, 2011
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Boulder, CO

OCTOBER 6, 2011
7:00 PM in-store event at Tattered Cover, Highlands Ranch, CO
Panel will be moderated by Claire Martin, The Denver Post

CALIFORNIA

OCTOBER 9, 2011
3:00 PM in-store event at Vroman’s, Pasadena, CA

OCTOBER 10, 2011 5:00 PM event at Upland Public Library, Upland, CA with Mrs. Nelson’s Toy & Book Shop

WASHINGTON

OCTOBER 12, 2011
7:00 PM in-store event at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA
Panel moderated by Stephanie Dunnewind, The Seattle Times

OCTOBER 13, 2011
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Lynnwood, WA

Gabrielle is moving

You can now find my personal blog at www.gabriellezevin.tumblr.com and my letter blog with Carolyn Mackler at Dear Writer .

adventures with my pen #8: my pen gets a workout

Despite having access to a truly dizzying array of communication devices, my friend/fellow author Carolyn Mackler and I are writing bona fide paper letters to each other. Come read them at http://www.dearwriter.tumblr.com/, Carolyn & Gabrielle's Old School Letter Blog.

Reading! In Brooklyn! At Word!

Though I have considered moving there several times a week for roughly the last eleven years, I believe the last time I was actually in Brooklyn was to see Robert Wilson's Dream Play at BAM. Good stuff. Anyhow, it's going to take me at least two subway lines to get to the venue (sadly, this means I will be wearing sensible, subway-riding shoes), so I hope at least a couple of you will make it out. If you're a writer (pub'd or pre-pub'd), I believe you can still e-mail Russ about reading with me. Reading details below:

JWOMN at WORD: Just Working On My Novel with Gabrielle Zevin

Start: Fri, 06/25/2010 - 7:30pm
End: Fri, 06/25/2010 - 9:00pm

"Just Working On My Novel": the bi-monthly new works critique series with alcohol, now a year old, is moving to WORD. This month features "The Hole We're In" author Gabrielle Zevin

Lauren Conrad wrote a novel. Then she wrote another. That's 2 novels, completed, finished, in the bag. If Laguna Beach's LC can do it, anyone can, and that's what "Just Working On My Novel" is here for. Conceived by publicist/social media person/friend of WORD Russ Marshalek after he realized that everyone, ever, is always "just working on their novels", JWOMN has evolved into a bi-monthly curated new works reading series with published author hosts for each installment. Readings of all shapes and sizes occur, with only 2 stipulations:

1) All readings must be NO longer than 10 minutes.
2) All readings must be previously unpublished.

Please note: You do not need to sign up ahead of time - join us for this "literary open mic"! Having hosted such talent as Emily Mandel, Jami Attenberg, Hyatt Bass and hip-hop legend Jean Grae (reading from both published and unpublished pieces!), June's "Just Working On My Novel", the first in its new home at WORD Brooklyn, boasts the esteemed Gabrielle Zevin, author of (most recently) "The Hole We're In" from Grove Press/Black Cat...and maybe you.

What you'll do: Find something to read. Something that you're working on. Something that needs to see the light of day. It can be fiction or non-fiction, essay or story. Something that hasn't been published. Make sure it's 10 minutes or less. Email Russ (russ@russcomm.net) to secure your sign-up spot.

What Gabrielle will do: JWOMN is honored and thrilled to have, for June's author, Gabrielle Zevin. Having penned a myriad of titles for both adults and their younger counterparts, Gabrielle released "The Hole We're In" this year to massive critical acclaim. It's a powerful story of a modern family's slow unraveling, and frankly it's better than "The Corrections". Gabrielle will read both from 'The Hole We're In" AND from an unpublished work. That's right-this is a chance to hear a modern literary talent read from her incredible novel AND from something entirely new. Gabrielle will sign books after.

Don't have something to read? Come, have some wine (there will be wine), listen to the new National record (it'll probably be playing in WORD before the event if Russ gets his way) and listen to some powerhouse storytelling talent, new works, and the amazing Gabrielle Zevin.

"Just Working On My Novel"-should we call it "Just WORDking On My Novel" now? Yes, we think so!
Facebook RSVP encouraged.

Location:
WORD
126 Franklin St
Brooklyn, New York 11222-2002

Miscellany Bonanza: Starring a Ridiculous Picture of My Dog in a Hat

"My Dog in a Hat"

Also, a nifty feature in the Chicago Tribune where a reader reviews The Hole We're In.

And finally, an agreeably prickly quote on criticism from Graydon Carter in the NY Times Book Review's review of Martin Amis's new novel:

"Writing, remember, is the only art in which the creator is publicly judged by people who do precisely the same thing, but as a rule less well."*

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*I assume this may be a reference to a different quote that was in Martin Amis's memoir, Experience. Graphic dentistry passages notwithstanding, Experience is one of my favorite books about writing. The pencil mark is someone else's and should be ignored. I had scanned this quote years ago to e-mail to a despondent writer friend, which is why I happen to have it around.