Teen Vogue Itã¢â‚¬â„¢s Kind of a Funny Story

June 28, 2007 Recent Articles, Reviews, Columns and Web Pieces 06-25-2007 "Beauty" Short Story [I like how this one came out] 3:AM Magazine 06-01-2007 An Impelling Force: Impetus Books Bookslut 05-28-2007 The Problem with Fram Huffington Post 05-24-2007 Interview with Rasmus Holmen Largehearted Boy 05-13-2007 High Anxiety [review of American-Born Chinese and Stuck in The Middle] New York Times 05-01-2007 Man (My second published poem) Dogmatika.com 05-01-2007 My Small Movie Date Story SMITH Magazine 05-01-2007 Interview with Tao Lin Bookslut 05-01-2007 Review: Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster Bookslut 04-19-2007 Interview with Lexy Benaim (Harlem Shakes) Largehearted Boy 04-02-2007 "Nose" - a short story I got paid $30 for!! Underground Voices 04-01-2007 Working Class Writer's Digest 04-01-2007 BOOKS WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT (5 favorites of mine) (scroll down to see) hipsterbookclub.com 03-15-2007 "Drum 'N' Bass" [poem] Dogmatika.com 03-04-2007 Straight Talk on Antidepressants [panel discussion] Sirens Magazine 02-23-2007 Ned Vizzini's Five Favorite Songs 3:AM Magazine 02-10-2007 An Interview with Nick Antosca Bookslut 01-03-2007 The Three Best Books of 2006 Professor Barnhardt's Journal 12-12-2006 My First Kiss SMITH Magazine 12-01-2006 The Condemned [review] Bookslut 11-12-2006 A Bronx Tale [review of Tyrell] New York Times 09-01-2006 My Space: The Glitch Ins & Outs (Long Island City) 05-23-2006 T-New York [club profile] NYMetro.com 05-14-2006 TOUGH LOVE: Review of 'Hard Candy' TimesSquare.com 04-24-2006 Ego & Hubris [review] TimesSquare.com 04-19-2006 Crocodile Lounge [bar profile] NYMetro.com 04-18-2006 Tut's [bar profile] NYMetro.com 04-01-2006 Cell [review] Bookslut 03-27-2006 Blackstone's [bar profile] NYMetro.com 03-23-2006 Dumb Gringo Prices on Knickerbocker Ave The-Wick.com 03-17-2006 Bushwick Residents Take on the Rat-Squirrel The-Wick.com 02-01-2006 The Brooklyn Follies [review] Bookslut 01-18-2006 EVIL EMPIRES New York Press 01-18-2006 BROOKLYN'S SEX CHAMPS New York Press 12-27-2005 Chop-Shop Mentality New York Press 12-20-2005 The Meatman Cometh New York Press 10-01-2005 Mobloggers Impressions Ins & Outs (Long Island City) 09-06-2005 FAVORITE WORD: "luff" Professor Barnhardt's Journal 08-02-2005 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS: Dannon coffee yogurt, LG VX7000 phone, uh, The Hun... Professor Barnhardt's Journal 12-07-2004 FAVORITE WEBSITES: The Hun, Drudge, tOdd... Professor Barnhardt's Journal 10-05-2004 FAVORITE FOODS: The Hot Pocket Professor Barnhardt's Journal 09-08-2004 Angst: Teen vs. Gastrointestinal [Donnie Darko review] Metaphilm 04-13-2004 TOP TEN NOVELS: Jurassic Park, 1984, Preacher... Professor Barnhardt's Journal 08-03-2003 Mr Dow 1000: Nick Guarino Fights Wall Street (and the Law) New York Press 06-03-2003 Giant Missile Penis in Union Square, NYC! New York Press Showing 1 - 45 of 134 1 2 3

BLOG WRITING CALENDAR & PRESS READERS LINKS CONTACT Showing 1 - 4 of 21 Books 1 2 3 4 5 6 It's Kind of a Funny Story Paperback 05/01/2007 My third book: depression and redemption in the psych hospital. "Insightful and utterly authentic... This is an important book." - New York Times Book Review "It's terrific: funny, incisive, disarming." - New York Magazine "The wise, witty narrator and sensitive handling of a hot topic should win over older teens--and their parents." - People Magazine "Funny... [Vizzini] supplies personal insights and a clever, self-deprecating tone that make the book an entertaining read." - The Washington Post "A book about depression that's not the least bit depressing." - Teen Vogue It's Kind of a Funny Story - Hardcover April 1, 2006 "The book is TERRIFIC � I just loved it and will recommend it all over the place to teen and adult readers. You have a unique ability to convey deep and complicated feeling through simple, funny and sweet prose." -- Rachel Cohn, author of Gingerbread, Shrimp, The Steps, and Two Steps Forward "I wanted to tell you how much I liked It's Kind of a Funny Story. Your descriptions of depression are so accurate and heartbreaking. One of my favorite metaphors was on the first page when you describe trying to talk like words coming out in chunks from a crushed-ice dispenser. So true." -- Ariel Schrag, creator of the graphic novels Awkward, Definition, Potential, and Likewise It's Kind of a Funny Story is my third book. It's the story of Craig Gilner, a kid in high school who gets freaked out, wants to kill himself, and checks into the psych hospital. The book details the week he spends there and how he gets his life... well, not together. But alive. It's based, not too loosely, on my own experience on the good ol' adult psychiatric floor of Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, which I entered when I wanted to kill myself in November 2004. Yay! I've managed to stay out since then, although I've wanted to go back many a time. There is a Myspace for the book at myspace.com/ikoafs. Press for the book is posted as it appears right here. Be More Chill - US Paperback September 14, 2005 [click cover for hi-res image] Be More Chill is the story of a guy who gets a pill that makes him cool. The pill is called a "squip"--it's actually a quantum computer that lives in your brain and gives you real-time social advice. The kid is named Jeremy Heere. And that's about what you need to know. "A fresh, spontaneous and original voice. It's fun, wacky, outrageous. I just couldn't stop reading." -- Judy Blume For more about the squip itself and the campaign that went along with it, watch the squip video (warning--it may take a while to load). Be More Chill - US Hardcover June 1, 2004 "I wish I'd had a squip when I was a teenager. Actually, I wish I had one now. You know what? Forget the squip. Reading this hilarious book is what will make you cool." -- Neal Pollack "Ned Vizzini writes about teenagers without the Saved by the Bell, 'boy I sure love pizza' clich�s. Be More Chill is a funny, perceptive, and surprisingly well-written read for all ages." -- Robert Lanham, author, The Hipster Handbook "I thought Be More Chill was very funny, well observed and well written. Very clever story, beautifully executed - definitely one to take notice of, and one of the cleverest plots I've come across in a long time." -- Melvin Burgess, author, Smack "Authentic without pretense and honest without stifling morality." -- Zoe Trope "Authentic, refreshingly honest and hilarious. You have perfectly captured the angst-filled, sex-obsessed thoughts of today's teens. Also, it is an incredibly original plot." -- Anne Rouyer, the New York Public Library "As a two-time survivor of high school (once as a student and once as a teacher), I know how hard it is to write about adolescence. But Ned Vizzini gets it right-- the lingo, the rigid caste system, the minutiae of teen courtship rituals. Be More Chill shows that high school can be a hero's journey, a treacherous march through minefields of bullies, drugs, and unfairly complicated bra straps. A smart, funny book that shies away from sentimentality and clich�, Be More Chill handles powerful themes with a light touch." -- David Benioff, author, The 25th Hour "Be More Chill is a sharp social commentary disguised as a high school sex (or no sex, in our hero's case) comedy. I was thoroughly entertained by Vizzini's clever take on the insanity (and inanity) of contemporary teendom." -- Megan McCafferty, author, Sloppy Firsts, Second Helpings Showing 1 - 4 of 21 Books (All Editions) 1 2 3 4 5 6 © Ned Vizzini 2000-2007

Early Articles, Reviews, Columns and Web Pieces 00-00-0000 The Page 69 Test: It's Kind of a Funny Story The Page 69 Test 05-17-1998 Teen Angst? Nah! New York Times 01-01-1999 She Shits on the Shit Seat [Subway Poop Story] New York Press 01-03-2000 Peak Contraction [me at the gym] New York Press 10-25-2000 Why I Still Hate Rap New York Press 11-05-2000 Schizo Rock [r.i.p., Wesley] New York Press 11-07-2000 Bjorn Again [concert review] New York Press 11-14-2000 Review of Marilyn Manson "Holy Wood" New York Press 01-13-2001 What the Hell is Kaiju? New York Press 01-31-2001 Since When: Brent Camponi, Rising Legend, and His TV Show; Natan, Who Sings Like a Bastard; Church Ladies for Choice; A Jeff Buckley Book New York Press 02-07-2001 Since When: Straight-Edge Vegan Hardcore at Roseland; Cool Japanese Porn; George Tabb Presents Unsigned Bands at CBGB; Some Abused Girls Are Hot New York Press 02-14-2001 Since When: Moral Court and Knockers the Klown; DJ Wake �N� Bake Dave Plays Rock at Barmacy; Pete Best at Rebar New York Press 02-21-2001 Since When: Bowie, Moby, Merchant and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Play for Tibet House; The Rev. Vince is a Bootleg Gospel Tom Waits; Meet Godfrey Cheshire! New York Press 02-28-2001 Since When: 777-BARS; Old-School Hiphop at S.O.B.�s; Weezer Plays for Nerds; Underground Film and Latvian Punk New York Press 03-02-2001 Park Slope�s Nasty, Egg-Throwing Kids New York Press 03-05-2001 Who Shut Down the NO ID Party? New York Press 03-07-2001 Since When: Rocket from the Crypt and the Gotohells; The Memoir Thing Continues; An Amateur Monster-Wrestling Troupe; Mardi Gras Notes New York Press 03-14-2001 Since When: Those Damn Beatles; Concrete TV; The Dropkick Murphys, Reach the Sky and Lars and the Bastards at Wetlands; C.J. Sullivan Live! New York Press 03-21-2001 Since When: Spike & Mike�s Sick and Twisted Animation Festival; The Soft Boys and Other Puss Music; A Malian Demi-Goddess; Miles Davis; Upright Citizens Brigade New York Press 03-28-2001 Since When: New York International Independent Film and Video Festival; The People�s Poetry Gathering; Cutthroats 9 Play CBGB; Ned Does Soho New York Press 04-04-2001 Since When: 4-4-01 New York Press 04-11-2001 Since When: 4-11-01 New York Press 04-18-2001 Since When: 4-18-01 New York Press 04-25-2001 Since When: 4-25-01 New York Press 05-02-2001 Since When: 5-2-01 New York Press 05-16-2001 Since When: 5-16-01 New York Press 05-23-2001 Since When: 5-23-01 New York Press 05-30-2001 Since When: 5-30-01 New York Press 06-06-2001 Since When: 6-6-01 New York Press 06-13-2001 Since When: 6-13-01 New York Press 06-20-2001 Since When: 6-20-01 New York Press 06-27-2001 Since When: 6-27-01 New York Press 07-04-2001 Since When: 7-4-01 New York Press 07-11-2001 Since When: 7-11-01 New York Press 07-18-2001 Since When: 7-18-01 New York Press 07-25-2001 Since When: 7-25-01 New York Press 08-01-2001 Since When: 8-1-01 New York Press 08-08-2001 Since When: 8-8-01 New York Press 08-15-2001 Since When: 8-15-01 New York Press 08-22-2001 Since When: 8-22-01 New York Press Showing 1 - 40 of 134 1 2 3 4 THE FORBIDDEN CHAPTER OF BE MORE CHILL The Forbidden Chapter

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