Celebrate Your Geekdom
from “Weird Al” Yankovic:
Al’s new single “Skipper Dan” is available RIGHT NOW at iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere else that mp3s are sold! The video is available too! Check it out on YouTube!
Weird Al’s new single from the “Internet Leaks” collection. Video directed by Divya Srinivasan.
from Free Press Release:
Web series creators and stars of the unique new show, Safety Geeks: SVI appear at this years San Diego Comic-Con, produced by Pith-e Productions and sponsored by KoldCast TV. All professional actors from traditional media, this marks the cast’s first appearance at the convention where the comic style and subject of the show seems ideally suited for the Comic-Con audience. Safety Geeks: SVI was recently cited in a New York Times article on the coming of longer web series and has been quickly building a following among comedy and science fiction fans, self-professed geeks, and lovers of Monty Python and Adult Swim. This live action series plays like a living comic book using special effects to create a “funny” Sin City-type world. The cast, writers and producers are there this year to meet fans and make new fans at the autograph table and on the floor of the Comic-Con Convention, here is their schedule:
Safety Geeks: SVI Comic-Con Autograph Table Schedule:
Thursday, July 23rd — Table AA14 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, July 24th — Table AA11 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sunday, July 26th — Table AA11 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Some sample DVDs of the first five episodes and cast autographed pictures are available at their autograph table and on the Comic-Con free table. Convention attendees can even order a T-shirt at the booth and enter a drawing for a gift card, if you sign up free for the fan list and watch Safety Geeks: SVI online. Watch the series now online at KoldCast and then come to the convention to get a chance to meet the sexy stars of the series, and even Brittney Powell.
Also, David Beeler and Tom Konkle have a film, Star Wars: The Fate Of The Duel as a finalist in the 2009 Star Wars Movie Challenge Awards on Friday, July 24 from 8:30 – 10:30 PM in Ballroom 20.
Safety Geeks: SVI is a live-action, innovative 12 episode program that combines the familiar form and structure of investigative shows with the fresh anarchic free form of Adult Swim while drawing on the dryness of British humor, yet with a more “in your face” American feel and lots of visual gags created with the post production artistry of Konkle, Thor Melsted and Mike Smith.
According to show creators Tom Konkle and David Beeler, the show plans to use innovative technologies and ideas to create 100 percent of the surreal sets and vehicles. The production team includes Roger Tonry, Michael Sherwood and casting director Liz Paulson.
It stars David Beeler as Reginald Syngen-Smythe, Tom Konkle as Budwin Yaker and Brittney Powell as Dr. Randi Minky, Benton Jennings as Hopkins, Mary Cseh as Sparky Van Der Graff, with Jim Woods, Mark Teich, Steve Tom, Ransford Dougherty, Chanel Ryan, Laura Hayes, Frank Payne, Adria Tennor, Ben Wang and many others.
The Dave and Tom-created Safety Geeks: SVI and Invention with Brian Forbes comedy series are posted on Koldcast.TV, and merchandise and music will be for sale through KoldCast’s ShowShops with distribution also on TivoCast, Zune and iTunes as part of Koldcast’s overall deal with those companies.
For more information:
Tom Konkle
daveandtom.com
www.koldcast.tv
Visit our website: http://daveandtom.com/safetygeeks.html
from StarWars.com:
The annual tradition of Comic-Con International — the must-see annual gathering for comic, movies, television and pop culture fans in San Diego, California — continues again this year, and Star Wars is well represented as always. The event runs from July 22-26 (including Preview Night) at the San Diego Convention Center. Each day is packed with activities, panels, and of course the non-stop buzz of the enormous show hall.
Here is just a glance at the Star Wars events on Friday, July 24th to keep an eye on. Schedules are always subject to last minute changes, so you should double-check the event schedule printed at the show each day.
10 – 11 AM: Hasbro Star Wars (Room 7AB) — Come hear what the Hasbro Design and Marketing teams have in store for the remainder of 2009, and catch a special sneak peek into some 2010 secrets.
11 AM – 12 NOON: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Building the Universe (Room 7AB) — Get a rare glimpse into the epic scale of the ongoing galactic conflict with key production staff from the series.
12 – 1 PM: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Behind the Mic! (Room 7AB) — Join supervising director Dave Filoni as he talks with the actors behind your favorite Clone Wars characters!
1 – 2 PM: Behind the Scenes: The Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic (Room 7AB) — LucasArts and BioWare discuss the making of the new massively-multiplayer online role-playing PC game.
2 – 3 PM: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi (Room 7AB) — Join Star Wars authors and editors as they discuss the new novel series.
3 – 4 PM: Star Wars: Collectibles Update (Room 7AB) — Featuring eFX, Gentle Giant Studios, Kotobukiya, Museum Replicas, and Sideshow Collectibles.
5:15 – 6:15 PM: The Star Wars Spectacular (Hall H) — Get all the latest news from the Star Wars universe in an all-new show format! Join our special guest hosts — G4’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira — as they grill a galaxy of guests from The Clone Wars and beyond, including supervising director Dave Filoni, voice talent from the show and more! It’s an all-new, interactive Star Wars Spectacular!
8:30 — 10:30 PM: Star Wars Fan Movie Awards (Ballroom 20) — Don’t miss the most entertaining Star Wars fan-made movies out there!
For an expanded list of Star Wars activities at Comic-Con, including the other days of the convention, bookmark this article here at StarWars.com.
from Squishable:
Hey Folks!
If you were about to dig a huge hole, I bet you wouldn’t want to dig though any hard, uncomfortable news… you’d want it to be through some Squishy news! We’re talking about some seriously cuddly bedrock. And here it is!
1) Admit it, you’ve been wondering where we’re going to be next weekend. Well, we’re going to tell you! Squishable is going to be at OTAKON, the awesome anime convention in Baltimore next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (the 17th to the 19th)! Stop by our booth (#1214) in the exhibitors room and say “Hey, you’re very attractive!”
2) We’ve got some restocks! At long last, the Squishable Frog and the Squishable Leopard are back! Seriously! Also, both Kauzbots are back in stock after selling out the first week… support refugee rights or clean water in adorable robot form!
3) Not that we’re desperate for approval or anything (…yeah, we are) but the BBC has written an article about the women’s group in Bangladesh who makes our Fair Trade Red Robots (and our Fair Trade Bees)! Best quote ever: “When we first saw one we just started laughing… We had never seen anything like this before in our village, we don’t even have a word for it.”
4) Fuzzy Squishable Scarves are on sale for $6 until next Friday! Frogs, giraffes, alligators, and lions! This is very unlike us! What were we thinking? Grab one before we figure it out.
5) Feel like killing some time? Yes, you do. Come follow us on Twitter, or share your squishy love on Facebook! Yet more time to kill? Horace the Nomadic Monkey is currently visiting Ethiopia on the Squishable Travel Blog.
6) And last of all… don’t forget the Squishable Video contest! You have until July 31st to put those excellent video skills to use in the pursuit of a free Squishy and cash for your favorite Charity. Good karma! Do it!
Thanks folks!
Zoe and Aaron
Squishable.com
from Raincoast Books:
Dear readers,
It’s going to be a Harry Potter summer, from the movie of the Half-Blood Prince to the new paperback of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — last and certainly not least of the Harry Potter series, out TODAY!
Are you lining up for opening night tickets to the movie? I’ve got my Dumbledore costume all ready to go — just have to brush the owl droppings out of the beard!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
Raincoast Books ISBN 978-1-55192-840-1
$18.95 paperback
It’s HERE! The long-awaited paperback of the final installment of Harry Potter arrives July 7 — just in time for summer beach reading.
To celebrate the publication of the final book, in 2007, Raincoast gathered Canadian Harry Potter fans’ messages to J.K. Rowling, and compiled them in two beautiful books. You can look through the pages of the books on our Flickr site!
I definitely recommend heading over to the website for the new Harry Potter movie, where you can watch the movie trailer (Evil Malfoys! Wizards in love! Dark magic in Central London!).
The Guardian has a slightly surreal “Harry Potter Stars — Then and Now” photo album.
J.K. Rowling’s official site has some fun stuff, too — and for the serious fans out there, don’t miss the MuggleNet, where you can get all (and I mean all) the latest Harry Potter news… including a second-by-second countdown to the movie release (at the time of writing, the clock stands at 7 days, 12 hours, 3 minutes and 35, no, wait, 34 seconds).
For more inspiration, try these:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Happy Harry Potter Summer, and thanks for reading the Raincoast newsletter!
Norah Perkins
from Zelda Universe:
For those of you attending Comicon, the Zelda prizes aren’t over yet. Zelda based mini-series The Legend of Neil has decided to celebrate the beginning of their second season by holding a contest — those who wear a LoN t-shirt and visit their booth will win a prize and are also eligible to win one of the Zelda props from their show, such as a giant dungeon key or a shield.
For those unfamiliar with The Legend of Neil, it’s a web series about a guy named Neil who was transported into a Zelda game, which has been featured on Comedy Central. Be warned, it’s NSFW and if you are averse to the adult language level of, say, South Park, you might want to give it a miss, but for everyone else, you can watch it here or read their news via their Facebook page.
from Ubisoft:
Ubisoft announced plans today to open a full development studio in Toronto, Ontario — a first for the company in the province. This significant announcement is expected to result in the creation of 800 net new jobs within the province over the next decade. The government of Ontario is investing CA$263 million over ten years in the company and Ubisoft’s net investment will be over half a billion CAD in the new studio, which will begin operations in late 2009.
“Today’s announcement marks a strategic move for Ubisoft as we continue to expand our internal development force,” said Yves Guillemot, president and chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “We are in an excellent position to grow and after extensive analysis we are thrilled to have reached an agreement with the government of Ontario to found our new studio in Toronto. The city is one of North America’s economic and cultural epicenters and our expectations are high. We’re excited to be able to count on the exceptional local talent, who will contribute to our accelerated growth and will have a profound impact on the video game industry with the excellence of their creativity.”
Ubisoft Toronto will be overseen by Yannis Mallat, chief executive officer at Ubisoft Montréal, whose proven leadership and vision will be a major asset to the growth and success of the new studio. Ubisoft Toronto will work on Triple-A games and will emulate the proven business model and creative excellence for which Ubisoft is known. In addition, Ubisoft Toronto will bring its own flavour to the global Ubisoft brand, which will benefit from the deep pool of dynamic and quality talent trained in video game design and production in the province of Ontario.
The Toronto studio will also build on the city’s existing experience with the film production industry. Collaborating with local film industry veterans to enhance video game production and extend Ubisoft’s convergence strategy, Ubisoft Toronto will contribute to Ubisoft’s global plan of extending its brands to complementary platforms and mediums, including books, comics, short films and other products.
“We are incredibly excited to finally tap into the remarkable talent Ontario has been developing over the years,” said Yannis Mallat. “Toronto’s unique pool of experienced video game industry and film industry talent will allow us to develop a team with exceptional ability to help us realize our goals for creating brands with universal appeal that extend beyond the world of video games.”
The studio in Toronto will be the fourth for Ubisoft in Canada, with other studios located in Montréal, Quebec City and Vancouver and employing more than 2,300 creative staff across the country.
Today’s announcement is made possible with the support of the Ontario provincial government and its dedication to invest in organizations that create jobs and provide long-term value for the provincial economy. Premier Dalton McGuinty was on hand today at the Ubisoft press conference in Toronto to help announce plans for the new studio and elaborate on the provincial government’s support for the endeavour, stating “Our world is one where you can borrow capital, you can copy technology and you can buy natural resources. But to build a high wage and a high standard of living you need talent. By investing in Ubisoft, we’re building Ontario’s economy now and for the future.”
Among its more than 17 multi-million selling franchises, Ubisoft is known for developing and producing such legendary game brands as Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, Red Steel, Rayman, Rayman Raving Rabbids, and Far Cry.
Industry professionals interested in joining Ubisoft Toronto, please contact work.in.TO@ubisoft.com
For more information: ftp://ftp.ubi.com/ca/EPK_Totonto/
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft is present in 28 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2008-09 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1.058 billion. To learn more, please visit ubisoftgroup.com.
from StarWars.com:
Atom.com and Lucasfilm Ltd. have once again joined forces for the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge, a contest honoring the best Star Wars-related short digital videos, and announced today the 22 finalists for the 2009 edition of the challenge. Atom.com and Lucasfilm Ltd. have partnered on the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge since 2000; past honorees include such hits as Chad Vader, Star Wars Gangsta Rap, Star Wars Revelations, and Pink Five.
Users can view and vote for the videos at StarWars.Atom.com from Wednesday July 1 until Friday, July 10. These votes, plus the judgment of George Lucas and staff members at Lucasfilm and Atom.com, determine the winners of this year’s seven categories: George Lucas Selects, Audience Choice, Best Action, Best Comedy, Best Parody, Best Animated Movie and the Spirit of Fandom Award. The winners will be unveiled live during the 2009 Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge awards show on Friday July 24 from 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20, at San Diego Comic-Con International.
Below are the names of the 22 finalist videos for the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. These videos can be watched and voted for at StarWars.Atom.com.
“Bad Day for Vader”
“Blasted Behavior”
“Death Star Over San Francisco”
“Emperor Palpatine and the Attack of the Copyright Infringement”
“Glen Eisley Glen Mos”
“Jedi Camp”
“Knights of the Old Republic: Revan”
“Lord Vader’s Trial”
“Mark Valley vs. Drew Mazanec”
“No Love for Wampa”
“Saber”
“Star Fury!”
“Star Sports Theatrical Trailer”
“Star Wars in a Notebook!”
“Star Wars: Cinemagic”
“Star Wars: Retold”
“Sudden Remakes 1”
“Star Wars Episode XVI: Family Dysfunction”
“The Closet Unleashed”
“The Fate of the Duel”
“Where Are They Now”
In ghostgirl: Homecoming, the relationships formed and lessons learned in ghostgirl are put to the test in the run-up to the Homecoming Dance, especially for “ghostgirl” Charlottle Usher as she struggles to fit into her new role in the afterlife and deal with a roomie who seems to have ulterior motives in striking up a friendship with the new girl in limbo.
Heaven couldn’t be a phone bank, could it?
Charlotte Usher discovers that the afterlife isn’t quite what she pictured when she’s forced to intern at a hotline for troubled teens. Before she can officially cross over, she’ll have to be a source of guidance for one such teen. The problem is she doesn’t have much advice to offer since dying hasn’t exactly boosted her confidence level.
But when Hawthorne High’s leading, love-to-hate cheerleader Petula and her gothic little sis’ Scarlet find themselves suddenly resting-in-peace in comas, Charlotte’s opportunity to save them will prove to be the risk of a lifetime — for all of them.
New York Times bestselling ghostgirl author, Tonya Hurley, has credits spanning all platforms of teen entertainment including: creating, writing and producing two hit TV series, writing and directing several acclaimed independent films, developing a ground-breaking collection of video games and board games and creating and providing content for award-winning websites. Ms. Hurley lives in New York with her husband and daughter. Her Web site is ghostgirl.com.
ghostgirl: Homecoming is set to be published today, July 1. Like the first book in the series, the hardcover will feature die-cut, acetate, foil, and embossing, and the interior will be printed in two colours.
Recommended Reading Level: Young Adult (12+) for mild sexual content, Goth Chic-style violence, and occasional adult language.
Order now at Amazon.com:
ghostgirl
ghostgirl: Homecoming
ghostgirl (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl: Homecoming (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl and ghostgirl: Homecoming are distributed by Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA, and Headline Publishing (UK). For more information on the book series and its author, visit ghostgirl.com and the website of Tonya Hurley.
An audiobook edition of the first ghostgirl novel follows in the wake of ghostgirl: Homecoming‘s publication, to be released at recordedbooks.com in early July and then at audible.com and iTunes.
The unabridged audiobook, six hours long on five CDs or cassettes, is narrated by Parker Posey (Blade: Trinity, Superman Returns) with original music by Depeche Mode, Yaz, and Erasure founder Vince Clarke.
Ever feel invisible? — Charlotte Usher did. Ignored by classmates, overlooked by teachers, beneath contempt of the popular and unnoticed by the guy of her dreams, she barely registered on the map at Hawthorne High — the kind of girl no one would ever miss if she died tomorrow. And then she did. The End? Not exactly.
ghostgirl is the story of a misfit teenage girl who dies in a freak accident, “wakes up” as a ghost in a parallel world only to find that she still needs to go to class, i.e. Dead Ed, a “finishing” school for other departed teens waiting to cross over. Worst of all, she is still obsessed with all the issues of her previous life, especially her fantasy of befriending Petula, the most popular girl in school, and going to the big school dance with Petula’s hot boyfriend Damen — a desire so powerful it transcends death itself. For Charlotte, resting in peace is apparently not an option.
In this critically-acclaimed best-seller, Tonya Hurley has created a funny, romantic, and bittersweet story that puts an original spin on the teen world view and the universal issues that define growing up — love, loyalty, friendship, rejection, competitiveness, individuality, and most of all, self-acceptance. Narrator Parker Posey delivers Hurley’s deliciously dark and insightful tale with a reading to die for.
There will be a ghostgirl: Homecoming and ghostgirl audiobook launch party at the New York Public Library’s West Village branch in New York City on July 15th at 3:00, featuring a reading by author Tonya Hurley and live music by Vince Clarke.
Recommended Reading Level: Young Adult (12+) for mild sexual content, Goth Chic-style violence, and occasional adult language.
Order now at Amazon.com:
ghostgirl
ghostgirl: Homecoming
ghostgirl (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl: Homecoming (Kindle Edition)
Pre-order at RecordedBooks.com:
ghostgirl (CD + Cassette)
ghostgirl: Homecoming (CD + Cassette)
ghostgirl and ghostgirl: Homecoming are distributed by Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA, and Headline Publishing (UK). The ghostgirl audiobooks are distributed by Recorded Books. For more information on the book series and its author, visit ghostgirl.com and the website of Tonya Hurley.
Charlotte Usher is a geek with a dark streak, and she has the haunting fashion sense to match. Visit gg’s girly goth boutique and you, too, can dress like the antiheroine of ghostgirl and ghostgirl: Homecoming.
The ghostgirl fashions are bold in design, yet subtle enough that you won’t feel like a walking billboard for the ghostgirl books. Most of the shirts, like the one above, discretely display the ghostgirl logo only on the bottom hem. The tote bag goes one further and has the logo printed on its inner edge, “ensur[ing] that you have cool style on your bag as well as in it”.
Exceptionally well-made, the t-shirts are 100% cotton, heavyweight and pre-shrunk, and look even better in person than they do online, especially the Girly Goth Tank. “In true ghostgirl style,” the online shop says, “it features a beautiful skull, satin bra-straps and bows.” The tank top’s fabric is also lightly ribbed, a detail that isn’t evident in the product photo. Whether you’re into the goth scene or just really like pirates (or ghostly pirates!), this versatile top, “edgy and feminine all at the same time”, will easily find a place in your wardrobe.
Inspired by spell and votive candles, the ghostgirl pillar candle is a work of art. The glass jar’s glossy, wrap-around sticker features an intricate pink, black, and white portrait of Charlotte, her tiara accented with sparkling rhinestones. Beneath Charlotte is the inscription “true love burns forever”, while on the back of the candle, under the question “Ever feel invisible?”, is an amusing revision of the classic children’s prayer Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep:
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord
my soul to keep
And if I should die
before I awake
I pray the popular
attend my wake
Directions for using the candle are simple: Light for Love and Adoration. The candle wax is a ghostgirl-appropriate black and is unscented, though it looks like it should smell of licorice.
The current jewel of the ghostgirl collection is the cleverly named “unbrella”, which can be seen as a metaphor for both geek isolation and peer scrutiny, the transparent plastic bubble simultaneously creating a cocoon and goldfish bowl effect. As the product description points out, “This invisible unbrella may be see-through, but all eyes will be on you when you pop open this retro-inspired piece.” The Ever Feel Invisible? slogan is printed around the perimeter in a striking black font, alternating panels with the ghostgirl logo.
It will be interesting to see what the second wave of ghostgirl merchandise brings. A pewter-and-crystal recreation of Charlotte’s RIP tiara would be a wonderful new accessory, especially when paired with the umbrella.
Order directly through the ghostgirl.com website. The Oval Tee and Face Tee shirts are also available at select Hot Topic stores and through hottopic.com.
While waiting for your order to arrive, treat yourself to a quick Get An Afterlife! makeover. Upload your photo and gg-ize it to send to your friends and use as your Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook picture.
Order now at Amazon.com:
ghostgirl
ghostgirl: Homecoming
ghostgirl (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl: Homecoming (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl and ghostgirl: Homecoming are distributed by Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA, and Headline Publishing (UK). For more information on the book series and its author, visit ghostgirl.com and the website of Tonya Hurley.
The much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller ghostgirl, ghostgirl: Homecoming, hits bookstore shelves today. Author Tonya Hurley gives us a peek behind the dark curtain of ghostgirl by answering a few questions about the series.
ÜberSciFiGeek (ÜSFG) What was your inspiration to create ghostgirl, first as a Webby Award-nominated website and then as a series of novels?
Tonya Hurley (TH) Initially, I created the ghostgirl story and characters as just that. Then, I decided to develop them on my own while I was writing and producing a television series, and the way to do that was to start a website. It was my escape, basically, a place where I could develop the characters with no pressure. After a while, thousands of teens started flocking to the site and it grew by word of mouth. Since it’s such a visual story, I wrote it as a screenplay but I had to leave so much out that ultimately I thought a book would be the best way to tell the story the way I saw it in mind. It took years, but I stuck with it because ghostgirl is a real labor of love for me.
(ÜSFG) In high school, were you a geeky outsider like Charlotte, a rebel like Scarlet, or a member of the popular crowd?
(TH) I was a rebel, no doubt, at least on the outside. When I was in middle school I was so concerned about what everyone else thought and then once I got to high school, I rebelled big time. I was in a punk band, dyed my hair and went to see bands every week. I was fed up and wanted an outlet and music was that outlet for me. I do think there’s a Charlotte in all of us, no matter what we project on the outside.
(ÜSFG) Since music plays such a large part in ghostgirl, what tunes would you pick as personal theme songs for Charlotte, Scarlet, Damen, and Petula?
(TH) It’s impossible for me to sum them up in a song; it’s one of the reasons why I reference so many in the books. If they were to put together a playlist however, The Cure, Death Cab for Cutie, She & Him, The Smiths, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, The White Stripes (anything Jack White does), Bat for Lashes, and Jason Schwartzman would definitely be on it. I love bands from every decade, basically, and my hobby is to discover new bands on the web. I am a real student of music.
(ÜSFG) Is there any possibility of a ghostgirl film or television adaptation, and, if so, who would you like to see play the main characters?
(TH) I hope there is one day. I’d prefer to see someone new that nobody knows, an up-and-comer playing Charlotte. That would be appropriate I think.
(ÜSFG) Will there be further ghostgirl books, both novels and tie-ins such as a full-colour art book that expands upon the line art you inserted in the novels’ chapter headings?
(TH) I am working on the third novel now, which I love. I hope to expand ghostgirl, to give her and her world more life on and off the page. Stay tuned.
Tonya Hurley is a New York Times bestselling author and creator, writer and producer of animated and live action hit television series, groundbreaking videogames and award-winning websites for teens. She has also written and directed several acclaimed independent films, which have been selected for the LA Independent, TriBeca and Edinburgh film festivals and also broadcast on PBS and IFC. Hurley was nominated for the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Award in Film.
YouTube Interview with the Author: ghostgirl: Homecoming, Tonya Hurley
Order now at Amazon.com:
ghostgirl
ghostgirl: Homecoming
ghostgirl (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl: Homecoming (Kindle Edition)
ghostgirl and ghostgirl: Homecoming are distributed by Little, Brown and Company, an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA, and Headline Publishing (UK). For more information on the book series and its author, visit ghostgirl.com and the website of Tonya Hurley.