Cecil Castellucci's Blog, page 16
October 7, 2010
Cecil's West Coast Tour Dates
I'm very pleased to be out on the road for my two new books Rose Sees Red and Grandma's Gloves.
Shop Indie Bookstores
Won't you please come and say hello?
October 9th Book Soup
2 PM
8818 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-659-3110
October 10th
Wordstock
Portland Convention Center
Target Children's Stage
Portland, OR
October 12th
Studio City Public Library
7 PM
12511 Moorpark Street
Studio City, 91604
October 16th
12:30 PM
Every Picture Tells a Story
1311-C Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 451-2700
October 21st
Edendale Library
5PM
2011 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026-3122
(213) 207-3000
w/ Cylin Busby
October 28th
Changing Hands Bookstore
6428 S McClintock Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283
480-730-0205
10 am story time for Grandma's Gloves
7 PM reading for Rose Sees Red
November 7th
Mountain Bar in Chinatown, LA
475 Gin Ling Way
YA Night!
Ned Vizzini
Lauren Kate
Lauren Strasnick
w/ hostess Cecil Castellucci
November 9th
The Lit Thing: Book Bash
where authors rant or rave about a book they love or hate
Skylight Books
1818 N Vermont
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-660-1175
with Janelle Brown, Sherri L Smith and others!
East Coast wrap up!
I am just back from a fantastic trip to the East Coast where I saw some fall foliage and also did some bookish things.
thank you thank you thank you to my lovely cohorts and tour buddies Natalie Standiford and Siobhan Vivian. If you haven't snatched up and devoured their books Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters and Not That Kind of Girl, then what are you waiting for! Get reading!
First, Natalie and I went to beautiful Portsmouth, NH where we took RiverRun Bookstore by storm! It was so nice to meet one of my twitter friends @readandbreathe in real life. She was just as charming and bookish and smart as she is on the internets. (you should follow her!)
Natalie at Riverrun
Then we went to Cambridge Public Library, and if I were a teen I would just move right into their teen lounge. Gorgeous!
Me and the book display at Cambridge Public Library!
Next up, we ladies trained it to Rhinebeck, NY to Oblong books where we hung out with the divine miss Jennifer Laughran (aka @literaticat ) and her mascot, Moxie the dog!
We three sassy ladies at Oblong Books!
While I was there I got to see some old friends of mine who I met while camping on Hollywood Blvd, waiting for Star Wars Ep I tickets. it was so great to see them, and meet their kids!
Then we were Brooklyn Bound! I entered the land of the hip via Bookcourt. The rain pounded the skylight. We read and chatted with our fearless editor David Levithan! Fun was had by all.
Then it was off to Rhode Island for the NEIBA conference. And while i was there in Providence, I went and hung out with my fourth grade boyfriend and his lovely wife, who own the COOLEST cafe cinema in Providence. It's called The Cable Car Cinema and if you live in Providence, you should be going there and hanging out there every day!
Thank you all who came out. And stay tuned for my west coast dates. I'll be posting them shortly!
xxoxo
(look at all of our pretty books!)
September 21, 2010
Author Mix
Just want to make sure that you guys are catching Katie Alender's swell web series Author Mix. It's her, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Melissa de la Cruz and me sitting around talking shop. Also, giveaways!
This weeks episode is writing tips.
September 19, 2010
Speaking up for Speak
I first read Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak after I bought it at a conference that I attended where she was giving the key note speech. I had just sold my first novel Boy Proof and she signed my book.
The inscription read:
To Cecil, Who is speaking out in her own books now.
Maybe she signs that in everyone's books. I don't know. It doesn't matter. It meant a lot to me.
I went home and read the book and thought it to be quite brilliant. I put it on my shelf. "A treasure," I thought. "A c...
September 16, 2010
Fall Tour! Come see me / Say hello!
I'm very pleased to be out on the road for my two new books Rose Sees Red and Grandma's Gloves.
First up on the east coast is me, Natalie Standiford and Siobhan Vivian doing a couple of dates!
w/ Natalie Standiford
September 25th
with Natalie...
September 3, 2010
Rose Sees Red/ Behind the scenes/ Tour!
Just wanted to point out that I wrote an essay for the Romantic Times Book Review website about writing Rose Sees Red and troublesome friendships.
Also, Natalie Standiford, Siobhan Vivian and I will be doing a few dates on the east coast. Stay tuned for more dates, but for now, we have these two confirmed.
September 23rd / Riverrun Bookstore / Portsmouth, NH (just me and natalie)
September 26th / Oblong Books / Rhinebeck, NY
August 31, 2010
italia
I am eating a lot of food. I am relaxing and writing in a villa. I am seeing things like rock shows and barrel rolling competitions in medieval cities.
here I am with some gladiators. who are going to fight for me, you and everyone we know.
August 20, 2010
Not only am I geektastic, I am on occasion, gleektastic
Last night I did an experiment. I sang showtunes and read excerpts from books at a dive bar. I did it because my friend Mack Mackenzie (buy his music, it's awesome) was doing a music residency at Barfly in Montreal and since I was in town he asked if I'd like to do something. "You can do anything. Read. Sing. Dance. Whatever."
Whatever! That. Means. Fun. Challenge.
So, I concocted a plan. I would sing showtunes. And then read excerpts from all of my novels, starting with Rose Sees...
August 15, 2010
first stop / Boston & this and that.
I just did two blog visits for each of my new books. I'm over at David Levithan's Blog, (FYI, he is my editor! Yeah!) talking about Rose Sees Red. And then I guest blogged over at 's blog talking about writing Grandma's Gloves (which as you know is my first picture book)
I am in the midst of traveling right now. (I will have exciting September tour dates to announce soon) (meanwhile, you can check for updates at booktour)
It all started off yesterday when I went to Boston for one day to...
