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May 2009


The Secret Life of Prince Charming released by Brilliance Audio!

 


April 25, 2009

L.A. Times Festival of Books


10:00: Panel discussion "Growing Up: Young Adult Fiction," with Robin Benway, Lisa Yee and Lauren Myracle. Moderated by the wonderful punk pixie, Cecil Castellucci.

11:00-12:00 - Panel autographing

1:00-2:00 pm - Autographing at S&S booth

2:30-3:00 - Autographing at Every Picture Tells a Story booth

 


April 24, 2009


Barnes and Noble 7pm
Thousand Oaks, CA.

 


April 23, 2009

Covina Public Library - 4pm
Covina, CA.

Library visit with one of my favorite librarians and long-distance friend, Dominique McCafferty.

See our past interview here:

http://www.riversideca.gov/library/interview_dcaletti.asp

or...

http://www.debcaletti.com/interviews.php

 


April 22, 2009


Borders - 7PM

San Diego, CA.


Living room chat with new writers. :)

 


April 22, 2009

La Jolla Country Day School

GOOOOrgeous school, fabulous window washers (right, guys??!! :)

 


April 20-22, 2009

La Jolla, California

Sun, beach, Pacific Ocean wonderful-ness. I love my job!

 


April 7, 2009

Release of Deb's latest:

The Secret Life of Prince Charming

AND

The Fortunes of Indigo Skye (now in paperback)

 


March 7, 2009


Literary Lions Gala
Bellevue, WA.

Gala benefit for the King County Library Foundation.

Terrific company, great food, and a fantastic cause.

 


FEBUARY 7, 2009


PERSONAL HAPPY DAY!!!!! Congratulations to us!!!!!!!!!

 


January 30 - 31, 2008


Teen Lit Fest Houston, with Terry Trueman, Sonya Sones, Gail Giles, Neal Shusterman, Judson Roberts, and Cortnee Howard.... AND the best Texas hospitality.

 


December 25, 2008

White Christmas - break out the chains!

 


Dec. 9, 2008


SIFF, the Seattle Seahawks, and United Way of King County's special screening of Where God Left His Shoes. Winner of the Humanitas Prize for Best Sundance Feature Film, Where God Left His Shoes, is the story of a homeless family on Christmas Eve that refuses to break apart during the darkest time of their lives. A short panel discussion on homelessness in Seattle will follow the screening.

The film was produced by the wonderful Vulcan Productions, who will also produce the film series of Deb's books, along with Infinity Features (Capote, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus). For more information on the film, please visit www.wheregodlefthisshoes.com. Where God Left His Shoes opens on December 12 in select theaters, and will be available via video-on-demand in more than 50,000,000 homes across the country starting on December 10, 2008.

 


October 21, 2008


Mary Gates Hall
University of Washington


Panel discussion with UW's Association of Library and Information Science

Wonderful librarians-to-be, all of you!

 


Oct. 5 - Dec. 15, 2008


Houseboat living on Lake Union. Ducks as neighbors are a great thing.

 


August 31, 2008


Bumbershoot
Seattle, WA.

"The Kids Are Alright" Panel. Deb moderates, with Ellen Hopkins, Ned Vizzini and Francesca Lia Block.


Later that day... Interview with MF Magazine and European Weekly. Watch it on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSNXp2ZvuEY

 


July


Summer, summer, summer. Happy woman.

 


June 28, 2008

Lopez Island Library -

Ahhh. Love those islands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 


May 17-18, 2008


Ann Arbor Book Festival
Ann Arbor, Michigan

They tell me I may be participating in a spelling bee there, so come see the public humiliation! My most-oft used words during writing are Thank God For Spell Check.

 


March 30, 2008


Release of "Through the Wardrobe: Your Favorite Authors on C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia." A Borders Exclusive... See Deb's essay, "Just Another Crazed Narnia Fan."

I'm so excited to be part of an anthology of writing on some of my FAVORITE books, that I've been stuffing myself with Turkish Delight! (Kidding - that stuff is gross.)

 


March 28, 2008

Deb's new book is here! Release date of "THE FORTUNES OF INDIGO SKYE."

Celebrate!!!

Release, too, of "The Nature of Jade" in paperback, and the re-release of all of Deb's books.

 


March 7, 2008


WLMA Conference
7pm

Port Townsend, WA.


Librarians are my favorite people!

 


December 25, 2007


Release date of First Kiss (then tell): A Collection of Liplocked Moments

Twenty-five bestselling authors for teens recount the story of their first kiss. Whether hilarious, heartwarming, dramatic, or regrettable, there’s something for every reader to relate to. Quotes, facts, advice, and artwork round out the collection.

Read Deb's essay, "For John."

 


December 18, 2007


Readergirlz Chat
Meeting place: www.myspace.com/readergirlz

7pm

For more details:

http://readergirlz.com/

 


Nov. 23, 2007


Annual I HATE SHOPPING celebration.

Some events of the day:

*24-hour pajama wearing
*Laying around the house
*Reading
*Drinking tea and making cookies
*Avoiding all advertising circulars

 


Nov. 22, 2007


Annual Be Glad You're Not A Yam celebration.

 


November 16, 2007

Issaquah High School
Issaquah, WA.

8:25 AM (Oh man, drink some strong coffee. These are NOT writer's hours. Not this writer, anyway.)

 


November 8, 2007

Issaquah Library
Issaquah, WA.

4PM

Back on home turf!

 


November 2007

Release of The World of the Golden Compass, a Borders exclusive anthology edited by Scott Westerfield, with Deb's essay, "Where You Lead I Will Follow: The Joys and Perils of Daemon Ownership."

See an excerpt here:http://www.bordersmedia.com/goldencompass/

 


October 16, 2007

Bellevue Library
Bellevue, WA.
7pm

Love that King County Library System!

 


October 15, 2007

YALSA Teen Read Week event at Washington Middle School, Seattle. With Tiffany Trent and a special appearance by the Readergirlz.

 


October 14

YALSA's Teen Read Week!!!

 


July 25, 2007

Vulcan Productions announces its aqcuisition of all five of Deb's books. Rick Stevenson, whose latest film is the dark and funny "Expiration Date" rounds out the team. Happiness, joy and celebration!

Read the Hollywood Reporter story:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i75ec4629cfe1313aaac95fe7a472bcf8

Read more about smart, fabulous Vulcan Productions:

http://www.clearblueskyfilms.com

Read more about Deb's new favorite director (round of applause, please) and his new film:

www.expirationdatethemovie.com

 


June 16, 2007

Annual "Getting Older is Better Than the Alternative" Day.

 


June 4, 2007

Meadowdale High School
Lynnwood, WA.

9:45 AM


Third Place Books
Lake Forest Park, WA.

7:00 PM


Note to self: arrive early and bring a big shopping bag!!!

 


May 24, 2007

Maple Valley Library
Maple Valley, WA. 7pm

 


May 19, 2007

University of Washington Extension

Notable Writers on Writing class - The Y/A Intensive 9am-4pm

http://www.extension.washington.edu/ext/special/default.asp#editing)

 


April 26-28


Kids First Conference
Des Moines, Iowa

 


March 20, 2007

WLA Conference
Breakfast speech
Tri-Cities, WA

 


April 1, 2007

April Fool's Day

Ha ha, neener neener.

 


March 15

Halfway Down the Stairs
7pm
Rochester, Michigan

 


March 14, 2007

Nicola's Books - 7pm
Ann Arbor, Michigan

 


March 13, 2007


Saturn Books
Gaylord, Michigan

Check store for details...

 


March 12, 2007

McLean and Eakin Booksellers
Petoskey, Michigan

6:30-8:30 pm

 


March 10, 2007


Manhattan...

 


March 9

Greenwich, Connecticut

Check local stores for details...

 


March 8, 2007

Barnes and Noble
Reading and signing - 7pm

Manchester, Connecticut

 


March 1, 2007

Third Place Books
Lake Forest park, Wa.

Evening signing. Check store for details...

 


February 27, 2007

Launch party for Deb's new book, "The Nature of Jade"
Parkplace Books, Kirkland. 7PM

Celebrate the release of Deb's fourth book with friends and family...

 


February 24

Flag Day.

Annual "What the heck is Flag Day?" celebration.

 

 


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