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October 28, 2014
Year of the Beasts now out in paperback!
Book release! Today the gorgeous paperback of my hybrid novel The Year of the Beasts is out! Illustrated by Nate Powell. *throws confetti*
It is part prose / part graphic novel.
But it signed by me at Skylight Books
Or elsewhere at
Indiebound
Powells
Barnes and Noble
Amazon
October 12, 2014
Year of the Beasts Goodreads Giveaway!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Year of the Beasts
by Cecil Castellucci
Giveaway ends October 24, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
October 10, 2014
October 9, 2014
Year of the Beasts! Plus one!
I feel so excited about the new Year of the Beasts paperback that if you email me a pic / proof that you pre-ordered it before October 24th, I will send you a copy of The Queen of Cool (I just found a bunch of hard copies while cleaning up!) (for as long as they last) That’s two books for one! Email me your proof of beasts purchase at misscecil (at) gmail (dot) com
Preorder The Year of the Beasts here!
The Queen of Cool is about a girl named Libby Brin who signs up for an internship at the Los Angeles Zoo where she works with some beasts and figures out what cool being really means.
September 23, 2014
Do you have a Book Club? Skype with me!
Book Club! Book Club! Book Club!
Do you have a book club? Are you planning on reading one of my novels? Here’s a little treat for you. If the answer to these questions is yes, I would be happy to do a Skype visit with your book club to discuss the book!
If you send me a picture of your book club and proof that you’ve purchased 6+ copies of the book of mine that you are going to discuss I will happily arrange (to the best of my ability and schedule permitting) to Skype in at your book club meeting for half an hour.*
Book Club! Book Club! Book Club!
THE YEAR OF THE BEASTS is coming out in paperback on October 24th, 2014. I am very excited about this book. It’s a hybrid novel / graphic novel that is illustrated by Nate Powell. Do you have a book club? Are you planning on reading THE YEAR OF THE BEASTS**? If the answer to these questions is yes, here is a little treat for you. I would be happy to skype in to your book club to discuss the book (actually this offer is good for any of my novels!!) That’s right! Me! Live! In your living room! (Or wherever you meet!) Answering your questions!
How do you get this fantastic hang out? SO SIMPLE!
Just send me a picture of your book club and proof that you’ve purchased 6+ copies of THE YEAR OF THE BEASTS (or the book of mine that you are going to discuss) I will happily arrange (schedule permitting) to Skype in at your book club meeting for at least a half an hour .
There is no limit to this giveaway. There is no foreseeable deadline. So you can see how easy it is to win! I will Skype in to any and all book clubs as long as the criteria to win have been met!
Gather your book club and get reading! And to win, remember:
1) send me a group picture of your book club.
2) Send me proof that you’ve purchased 6+ books.
3) We will coordinate as best we can to make a Skype visit happen.
Email entries to misscecil at gmail dot com
*Schedule permitting to the best of my ability to Skype in. Sometimes things happen. Like travel. And things.
**Or any of my novels! This deal works for any book club reading any of my books.
***Libraries or Schools! This deal goes for you as well.
September 12, 2014
Stone in the Sky Cover!
So excited that the USA Today Happy Ever After section featured the cover of STONE IN THE SKY. I wrote a little essay about loving the beast / alien to go along with it. Those of you who’ve read TIN STAR will get why.
Years ago, Tula Bane was beaten and left for dead on a remote space station far from Earth, her home planet. She started with nothing and had no one, but over time, she found a home, a family, and even love. When it’s discovered that the abandoned planet beneath the station is abundant with a rare and valuable resource, aliens from across the galaxy race over to strike it rich. With them comes trouble, like the man who nearly killed Tula years ago—the man she has dreamed of destroying ever since.
STONE IN THE SKY finishes Tula Bane’s story. The book is out 2/24/15 and available to pre-order now! Powells. Indiebound. B&N. And that other evil spot.
Signed pre-orders for Stone in the Sky (or for any of my books signed) are available at Skylight Books
September 6, 2014
9/7 Hammer Museum / Odd Duck
I’ll be reading ODD DUCK over at the Hammer Museum on 9/7 as part of their Made in LA / Make in LA Family Day event!
I’ll be reading along with Eugene Yelchin & Mary Kuryla, Erin Hickey, Julia Ingalls, Antoinette Portis, Summer Block, Ben Loory as part of the Hot Dish Literary Series.
There will be lots of fun things to do! There will be a Chad and Theodora coloring sheet.
See you there!
August 7, 2014
scavenge the stone
Stone in the Sky ARC (not final) Cover has been revealed. First 10 who find it, email me (misscecil gmail) where you found it & win ARC of Stone when it’s available or Tin Star now!
August 4, 2014
Upcoming Events August and September
Love, Cecil
August 7
Barnes and Nobles Montclair CA
5183 Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair, CA 91763
Young Adult Graphic Novel Event
7 PM
with Hope Larson and Jen Wang!
August 10
The Truth Will Always Be
at 826 LA in Echo Park from 4-5:30 pm.
Ashaki Jackson
Cecil Castellucci
Musical guest The Breaks
Last month’s Live write winner Taaji Rauf
Tara Ison
September 13
Writers With Drinks At The Make-Out Room 3225 22nd. St., San Francisco CA, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, doors open at 7 PM.
with :Lenelle Moise (Haiti Glass, Madivinez, Ache What Make) Robin Sloan (Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore) Annelyse Gelman (Everyone I Love Is A Stranger To Someone) Edan Lepucki (California) Cecil Castellucci (Tin Star) Christina Nichol (Waiting For The Electricity)
Cost: $5 to $20, no-one turned away All proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture.
September 27/28
July 18, 2014
My San Diego Comic Con Schedule!
Friday
2:00pm – :01 Booth Signing
Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck)
3:00pm – Panel
Walking the Line
Calvin Reid (Publishers Weekly editor) moderates a panel with Nick Abadzis (author of The Cigar That Fell in Love with a Pipe, Titan’s Doctor Who comic series, and the award-winning graphic novel Laika) Frank Cammuso (author of The Misadventures of Salem Hyde series), Kazu Kibuishi (writer and artist of theAmulet series, and editor of the Explorer series) Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck) and Gene Luen Yang (writer and artist of the graphic novel Boxers & Saints) about the overlap between mainstream and alternative comics, and the possibility of a greater collaboration between the two.
Friday July 25, 2014 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Room 28DE
7:00pm – Eisner Awards
Wish me luck! I’m nominated along with Sara Varon for Odd Duck!
Saturday
10:00am – MacKids Booth Signing Booth 1117
Cecil Castellucci (Tin Star)*
*I will have Tin Star buttons and also a very limited number of printed out versions of the Tin Star RPG: A Simple Favor. If you want a copy of the game, please tweet me @misscecil or leave a message on my facebook page. Booth 1117
1:00pm – Panel
Future Landscapes
Whether it’s a dystopian society, the aftermath of an apocalypse, or an unknown intergalactic landing point, the way YA novels envision the future is often complex and layered with problems and untapped possibilities. A dynamic group of authors including Emily Lloyd Jones (Illusive), Benny Zelkowicz (Foundry’s Edge), Romina Russell (Zodiac), Michael Johnston (The Heart of Dread series), Pierce Brown (Red Rising), Cam Baity (Foundry’s Edge), Charles Yu (How to Survive in a Science Fiction Universe), Benny Zelkowitcz (Foundry’s Edge), and Cecil Castellucci (Tin Star) discuss how they create their worlds of tomorrow, the architecture and outlining involved, and what we learn about our contemporary selves as a result of these future landscapes.
Saturday July 26, 2014 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Room 28DE
2:30pm – Autographing Area Signing
Cecil Castellucci (Odd Duck/Tin Star)
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