ally carter

Monday, February 08, 2010

It's tour time!

Hey everybody,

I'm sitting in my kitchen watching it snow (hard!) and getting ready to go start packing for tour. I'm leaving this afternoon and hoping the snow doesn't mess stuff up too much.

Assuming I can get to Chicago (and I bet I can) I hope many of you will come out tomorrow to help me welcome Heist Society into the world!

Yay! Heist Society is here! It's finally here!

This is going to be a really fun tour. Just FYI I'm including the complete tour dates once again. If one of these is near you, please visit the store's website for details and come see me!

Take care!
Ally



HEIST SOCIETY TOUR
Pre-registration may be required for some stops.
Please check the host store's website for details.



Tuesday, February 9
7:00 PM
Borders
1500 16th Street, Suite D
Oak Brook, IL 60523


Wednesday, February 10
7:00 PM
Anderson's
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540


Thursday, February 11
4:00 PM
Wellesley Booksmith event at Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02482-5714


Friday, February 12
7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
98 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA 01803


Revised Location!
Saturday, February 13
2:00 PM
RJ Julia at the store (no longer at the library)
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT


Sunday, February 14
1:00 PM
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011


Monday, February 15

7:00 PM
Barnes and Noble
210 Commerce Blvd.
Fairless Hills, PA 19030


Tuesday, February 16
7:00 PM
Politics and Prose event at Bethesda Library
7400 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814



Wednesday, February 17
7:00 PM
Books & Books
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL


Thursday, February 18
6:30 PM
Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005


Friday, February 19
7:00 PM
Blue Willow
14532 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079

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Friday, February 05, 2010

Heist Society movie news!

Hey everybody!

Wow. Where do I begin?

So you guys know that I'm at the American Bookseller's Association's Winter Institute? I've got a book coming out... A tour starting... More books to write...

There's a lot going on.

Well, I just THOUGHT I was busy because yesterday things went...crazy.

You see, about a week ago my wonderful film agent, Sarah Self, sent Heist Society to a handful of trusted producers in Hollyood. That was Friday. On Monday morning she started getting calls about it. By Tuesday night it was going out to studios. Wednesday while I was on a plane to California we started getting offers.

And yesterday--yes, while I was doing my signing here in San Jose--things escalated. We had several amazing people all offering amazing things at the exact same time and I had about two and half minutes to pick one.

So...yeah...CRAZY!

The whole time I was writing Heist I always thought of it as a movie. More than once I've said that it's far more cinematic than anything I've ever done. But what do I know, right? I also think cake is a well-balanced breakfast, so I'm wrong. A lot.

But it turns out some really incredibly talented filmmakers seem to agree.

At the end of the day we ended up signing with Warner Brothers and the talented Denise DiNovi as the producer. The screenplay will be written by the fabulous Shauna Cross (who wrote Whip It and the screenplay for If I Stay).

Please check out this article for more details: http://tinyurl.com/yces864 .

And now, I'm afraid, I've got to go, but I do want to remind everyone that this is absolutely NO guarantee that there will be a movie made. And, once again, I will have no say in who is cast in the movie or anything like that. But it IS a first step and a wonderful one at that.

And at the very least, if some of the people I respect most in Hollywood think it's a fun, fast, interesting book then I really hope all of you will too!

Thanks again to everyone who has made this past week so incredibly special and reminded me how truly blessed I am.

Best wishes,
Ally

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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

And so it begins...

I'm sitting here, looking around my living room, thinking "I hope I can remember what this place looks like" because, let me tell ya, I'm not going to see a lot of it in February.

Because February = National Fall in Love With Hale...

I mean

National Heist Society release month! Yay!

Just a quick reminder that I'll be at the American Bookseller's Association Midwinter Institute this week, so if you're a bookseller who is heading that way, please say hi!

AND...

I'll be signing books TOMORROW for the very first stop on the Heist Society tour!!!

Here's the complete tour schedule one more time if you've missed it.

-Ally



HEIST SOCIETY TOUR
Pre-registration may be required for some stops.
Please check the host store's website for details.

Thursday, February 4*
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Borders
356 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128
*because Heist Society officially releases on February 9th, copies will likely be made available EARLY for this event only.


Tuesday, February 9
7:00 PM
Borders
1500 16th Street, Suite D
Oak Brook, IL 60523


Wednesday, February 10
7:00 PM
Anderson's
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540


Thursday, February 11
4:00 PM
Wellesley Booksmith event at Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02482-5714


Friday, February 12
7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
98 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA 01803


Saturday, February 13
2:00 PM
RJ Julia event at Scranton Memorial Library
801 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT
* Diagonally across the street from the store



Sunday, February 14
1:00 PM
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011


Monday, February 15

7:00 PM
Barnes and Noble
210 Commerce Blvd.
Fairless Hills, PA 19030


Tuesday, February 16
7:00 PM
Politics and Prose event at Bethesda Library
7400 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814



Wednesday, February 17
7:00 PM
Books & Books
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL


Thursday, February 18
6:30 PM
Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005


Friday, February 19
7:00 PM
Blue Willow
14532 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Mini blog: hello out there!

Hello out there!

I'm still working, trying with all my might to make GG4--ONLY THE GOOD SPY YOUNG--as strong as possible. So that's why the blog has been pretty quiet lately.

That and all the tour prep.

And the big AllyCarter.com redesign.

And the getting ready for the winter Olympics (that gold metal in hot chocolate drinking is mine this year! ALL MINE!)

And the Percy-Jackson-movie-freaking. (It looks sooooo good!)

And the soup eating.

And the snow watching.

And the rewriting.

Did I mention the rewriting?

I did?

Oh well, then that's probably a sign I should get back to it.

--Ally

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The complete tour schedule!

Yay! At long last I can confirm that I will be doing a signing at 1:00 on Sunday, February 14th--yes, that February 14th--at the legendary Books of Wonder in New York, NY!

Yay!

And that's it...the last piece of the Heist Society tour puzzle!

I hope to see all of you somewhere down the road!

-Ally




HEIST SOCIETY
Tour


Thursday, February 4*
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Borders
356 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128
*because Heist Society officially releases on February 9th, copies will likely be made available EARLY for this event only.


Tuesday, February 9
7:00 PM
Borders
1500 16th Street, Suite D
Oak Brook, IL 60523


Wednesday, February 10
7:00 PM
Anderson's
123 West Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540


Thursday, February 11
4:00 PM
Wellesley Booksmith event at Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02482-5714


Friday, February 12
7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
98 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA 01803


Saturday, February 13
2:00 PM
RJ Julia event at Scranton Memorial Library
801 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT
* Diagonally across the street from the store


NEW! NEW! NEW!
Sunday, February 14
1:00 PM
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011


Monday, February 15

7:00 PM
Barnes and Noble
210 Commerce Blvd.
Fairless Hills, PA 19030


New Details!
Tuesday, February 16
7:00 PM
Politics and Prose event at Bethesda Library
7400 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814



Wednesday, February 17
7:00 PM
Books & Books
9700 Collins Avenue
Bal Harbour, FL


Thursday, February 18
6:30 PM
Murder by the Book
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005


Friday, February 19
7:00 PM
Blue Willow
14532 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079


ps...just reminding everyone one more time that I have no say in where and when I go on tour. Hopefully I'll get to do it again in the future.

If you'd like to voice your preference for me to visit a store near you, you can do so right here.

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