John Corey Whaley's Blog, page 9

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!

Woot! Where Things Come Back is a Morris Award Finalist!

Woot!  Where Things Come Back is a Morris Award Finalist!  

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…….(echo echo echo…angelic music……applause….)

PW Best Book 2011!!!

Shhhhh-WHAT? 

This. Just. Happened. 

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/awards-and-prizes/article/49395-pw-best-books-2011-children—s-books.html

This smart, darkly funny, and multilayered debut novel juxtaposes the disappearance of a 15-year-old boy with the possible reappearance of a woodpecker thought to be extinct. Whaley weaves numerous story lines and themes together with the confidence of a seasoned writer, resulting in a thought-provoking story about media, faith, and family.

WHERE THINGS COME BACK by JOHN COREY WHALEY Official Book...

WHERE THINGS COME BACK by JOHN COREY WHALEY Official Book Trailer.

5 Under 35!!!

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The National Book Foundation has released it's top 5 under 35 authors for 2011 and I'm honored and humbled to be a part of that list for my debut novel WHERE THINGS COME BACK. 

http://www.nationalbook.org/5under35.html

Awesome photos from the Austin Teen Book Festival, both of which...

Awesome photos from the Austin Teen Book Festival, both of which I stole from other people's blogs, etc. 

Where Things Go On Tour Tour 2011

September 2011

Sat.-Mon., September 17th-19th: SIBA Trade Show, Charleston, SC.

Tuesday, September 27th @ 5pm: Community Center Grand Opening, Main St., Springhill, LA

  OCTOBER 2011

Saturday, October 1st: Austin Teen Book Festival, Austin, TX.

Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th: Wordstock, Portland, OR.

Individual presentation will 4pm on Saturday, October 8th — followed by a signing. Whaley will moderate a  Coming of Age author panel at 12pm on Sunday, October 9th and participate in a panel on  Contemporary YA fiction at 2pm on Sunday, October 9th.

Wednesday, October 19th@7pm: Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, San Diego, CA(w/ Elana Johnson, Jessi Kirby, and Kirsten Hubbard)

Thursday, October 20th@6pm: Barnes&Noble, Oceanside, CA. (w/ Elana Johnson, Jessi Kirby, and Kirsten Hubbard)

Saturday, October 22nd: SCIBA Trade Show, Long Beach, CA.

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