Upcoming Events & Book Signings 02/20/2012
March 3 - UND Bookstore (Grand Forks, ND) - 11:00 am March 6 - Barnes & Noble (Fargo, ND) - 4:30 pm March 30 - Barnes & Noble (Bismarck, ND) - 5:00 pm April TBD - Barnes & Noble (Minot, ND) Time TBD 1 Comment Some News and Stuff 02/01/2012
So, it's been a really long time. And I'm not really sorry about that, because instead of blogging I've been busy playing Madden 2012, er, uh, I mean, writing, I've been busy writing. Yeah. Anyway, the point is I'm here now. And I have some events and news to share: 1. THE FOURTH STALL PART II releases in just six days! (February 7, 2012) Please go buy as many copies as you can possibly afford. Sell your parents' cars if you have to. Tell them to take out a second mortgage so you can buy a whole box of Fourth Stall Part II. 2. I was featured recently on Scholastic Book Clubs Arrow Book Box video: http://bookboxdaily.scholastic.com/category/arrow/ So cool! 3. I have some upcoming signings if you're in the area: February 11 - Main Street Books (Minot, ND) 4 pm to 6 pm March 30 - Barnes & Noble (Bismarck, ND) 5 pm to 6 pm April TBD - Barnes & Noble (Minot, ND) Time TBD 4. Thanks to an awesome fan for sending me a picture of their book report, such a cool idea: New Interview 08/17/2011
Hey, it's been a long time since I posted. I'll try to get better about that. But in the meantime, a new interview with me was posted recently at a really cool site: http://middlegrademafioso.blogspot.com/2011/08/marvelous-middle-grade-monday-fourth.html The Blog Tour Continues... 04/13/2011
The Fourth Stall Blog Tour – Week 2 Stops Monday 4/11 – Review and Giveaway at A Reader’s Ramblings Monday 4/11 – Review and Giveaway at Kid Lit Frenzy Tuesday 4/12 – Guest post at Milk and Cookies: Comfort Reading Tuesday 4/12 – Giveaway at Alison’s Bookmarks Wednesday 4/13 – Interview at Alison’s Bookmarks Thursday, 4/14 – Interview and Review at Eve’s Fan Garden Friday 4/15 – Review and Contest at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers Friday 4/15 – Interview at A Reader’s Ramblings Saturday 4/16 – Interview at Teach 8 YA book Blog Saturday 4/16 – Review and Giveaway at Tracey Edward Wymer’s Blog Sunday 4/17 – Interview at Kid Lit Frenzy Monday 4/18 – Review and Giveaway at Read Now Sleep Later An Upcoming Conference! 04/06/2011
I'll be speaking at (and hosting) an upcoming SCBWI conference on May 14, 2011 in Sioux Falls, SD. If you live in the Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, or Iowa areas, please check it out! (Or even if you'd like to come from further away, we'd of course be glad to have you!) This year's list of conference speakers is outstanding, and even includes a NYT Bestselling author! Jacqueline West - NYT Bestselling Author Kerry Sparks - Associate Agent (Levine-Greenberg Agency) Emilia Rhodes - Assistant Editor (Simon & Schuster) Nathan Gassman - Art Director (Capstone Publishing) Also, one on one manuscript and portfolio critiques with the conference faculty are available. For more information or to register, check out the SCBWI Dakotas website:http://www.dakotas-scbwi.org/Spring_Conference.html !!!!!!!! ! ! !!!!!!!! !! ! The Blog Tour 04/04/2011
The wonderful and amazing Kellie at Walden Pond Press has put together an outstanding blog tour in support of THE FOURTH STALL. Please feel free to check it out:
I want to thank Horizon and Sunrise Middle Schools in Kearney, Nebraska for hosting me last week. The kids were a great audience. And the teachers were, too, except that they didn't seem to appreciate the part where I handed out steak knives to all the kids. (Just kidding, the teachers thought that part was pretty cool, too.) So thanks again, I had a lot of fun! Here's a few pictures of me speaking at Horizon Middle School. Upcoming Events and Some Interviews 02/15/2011
Some upcoming events: Book Signing February 19 (1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) UND Bookstore Grand Forks, ND Guest Speaker - Nebraska State Reading Conference February 24 - February 26 Ramada Inn Kearney, NE Some recent interviews I did: Matt Cunningham - Fun interview and very cool guy: http://literaryasylum.blogspot.com/2011/02/finding-chris-rylander-in-4th-stall.html http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-stores-this-week-with-interviews.html So, THE FOURTH STALL officially releases tomorrow in bookstores everywhere. Which is pretty exciting, I guess. In preparation of the release, feel free to check out some recent interviews with me: Murphblog: http://paulmichaelmurphy.blogspot.com/2011/02/chris-rylander-author-of-fourth-stall.html Adventures in Childrens Publishing: http://childrenspublishing.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-stores-this-week-with-interviews.html Win a Signed Copy of THE FOURTH STALL!!! 01/25/2011
The awesome folks at Walden Pond Press are hosting a giveaway of signed copies of THE FOURTH STALL over at Goodreads. Head on over for your chance to win! http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/7903-the-fourth-stall It's as good as winning a brick of gold!!!!!* And as fun to enter as watching four bears in a Battle Royale cage match versus three hand-crafted robots from the future!!!!!!* *author has been known to exaggerate** **(but this isn't one of those times) | About MeI write books for kids and teens. Thanks for stopping by. ArchivesFebruary 2012 Categories |