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Signing: Oceanside Barnes and Noble

I'll be signing at the Barnes and Noble in Oceanside, CA, Sunday, April 10, starting at 2pm. Portion of store sales during the signing support Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary School. El Camino North Shopping Center 2615 Vista Way Oceanside, CA 92054 … Continue reading →

Goodreads ARC giveaway

Here's another way to win an ARC of The Boy at the End of the World. Goodreads Book Giveaway The Boy at the End of the World by Greg Van Eekhout Giveaway ends May 03, 2011. See the giveaway details … Continue reading →

The Boy at the End of the World – ARC giveaway

My great friend, Sarah Prineas, is giving away an advance reader copy of The Boy at the End of the World, which is a book I wrote that is coming out on June 21. So, should you be interested in … Continue reading →

Diana Wynne Jones don't owe me nothing

News this morning that Diana Wynne Jones has died.

I came to her works late in life, as an adult, working at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe. I think the first one I read was The Ogre Downstairs, or possibly Witch Week. In any case, it was instant infatuation, and I spent several weeks happily devouring her books. She was by no means a formulaic writer, but each of her stories dependably delivered equal measures of magic, humor, and heart. It's a winning combination.

Eight Days of Luke is my favorite. Contemporary setting, Norse gods, characters who aren't what you think they are, Valkyries in video arcades …

Steven Boyett once pointed out the similarities between Stephen King's The Stand and his own Ariel (similarities that weren't obvious to me until he pointed them out). He summed it up like this: "Stephen King don't owe me nothing."

Well, for my book, Norse Code, Diana Wynne Jones don't owe me nothing.

I never met Diana Wynne Jones and she very likely never read a word I wrote, but she was an important teacher. I'm sad she's gone, and tremendously grateful for her lessons.

Mirrored from Greg van Eekhout. You can comment there or here.

Diana Wynne Jones don't owe me nothing

News this morning that Diana Wynne Jones has died. I came to her works late in life, as an adult, working at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe. I think the first one I read was The Ogre Downstairs, or possibly … Continue reading →

Yes, it's another dog entry. Deal.

Knowing the name of the shelter where Dozer was before the shelter we got him from, we did some digging and learned that, in his short life, he's actually lived in three different shelters. At least.

We also found pics of his mom, who was adopted just a day or two before Dozer. Maybe someday they'll meet again on the beach. I imagine Dozer will bark at her.

Arf

It's been kind of a crummy week, and I have not much to say, so here's dog. He's actually far more energetic than the photos I post might suggest, but it's hard to snap pics when I'm dragging him away from seagulls and keeping him from eating kelp.

From Dozer


From Dozer

From Dozer

From Dozer

Big week for Dozer

Big week for Dozer. First time walking by the ocean.

From Dozer

He got tired.

From Dozer

photos by Lisa

32nd Children's Literature Conference

I'm going to be speaking at the 32nd annual Children's Literature Conference at Northern Illinois University next year, along with David Levithan, Floyd Cooper, and Sneed Collard III. Mark your calendars. In advance. Like, really, really far in advance.

This year's conference featured such luminaries as Jon Scieszka, Laurie Halse Anderson, Mac Barnett, and our great friend Sarah Prineas. SarahP actually Skyped me in for part of her talk, so I even know what the hall looks like. I think I took sociology there, only it was at a different school, thousands of miles away. I also did tech support for another conference in that same room. But again, it was at a different school in another state.

It's a way's off, but I'm already really excited about it.

Mirrored from Greg van Eekhout. You can comment there or here.

32nd Children's Literature Conference

I'm going to be speaking at the 32nd annual Children's Literature Conference at Northern Illinois University next year, along with David Levithan, Floyd Cooper, and Sneed Collard III. Mark your calendars. In advance. Like, really, really far in advance. This … Continue reading →