Deborah Halverson

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Live on ESPN 1600 AM Radio!

June 24, 2008

Do you prefer your radio with ketchup or mustard? I suppose it doesn’t matter, actually, as I’ll be serving up both—along with a generous helping of hot dogs and BIG MOUTH anecdotes—on ESPN 1600 AM Radio’s “Live with Lisa on The Daily Flow Show” this coming Saturday morning. (12:00 EST, 10:00 Central, 9:00 PST) The […]

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Big Mouth Book Signing: Barnes & Noble in Mira Mesa

June 9, 2008

Another book signing for BIG MOUTH! This is will be an afternoon affair, with me reading from the book and giving a talk. This one is extra special because it’s in Mira Mesa, the part of San Diego that I grew up in. Saturday, July 12 2:00 – 3:00 pm Barnes & Noble – Mira […]

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Big Mouth book signing: Borders in Downtown San Diego

June 3, 2008

My first book signing for BIG MOUTH is scheduled! Tuesday, July 1 4:00 – 5:00 pm Borders – Gaslamp (Downtown San Diego) 668 6th Ave. San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: 619.702.4200

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It Pays to Be Stubborn

May 3, 2008

Operation Facelift continues: I have re-relaunched the new & improved www.DeborahHalverson.com. Yes, you internet-savvy Americans (or wherever you hail from), thanks to the fine programmers of Dreamweaver 8, the optimistic authors of the 900-page tome “Dreamweaver for Dummies,” and the tireless patience of lifelong “pull Deborah from the flames of her own ineptitude” friend Theresa […]

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New gig: San Diego Children’s Book Festival, May 4, 2008

February 21, 2008

San Diego now has its own children’s book festival! The free event, held on May 4, 2008, will be a dynamic, day-long family festival that invites children – from tots through teens – to experience the magic of books and meet some of the country’s top authors and illustrators. The Festival promotes literacy and benefits […]

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New Gig: Southern California Writers Association

January 27, 2008

This week I spoke with a class of third graders about the joy of stories–writing them, reading them, loving them. Next month I’ll be speaking to a group of professional writers aged twenty to seventy about the business side of publishing. In between I’ll be writing about poker. I have the best job, don’t I?

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Big Mouth to be an e-book!

January 13, 2008

Word just came that BIG MOUTH will be published as an e-book. What fun! Delacorte/Random House says the e-book edition should be out toward the end of July, a month after the hardcover hits stores. So folks with an e-book reader will be able to download it come summer. I’ll post more as I know […]

Filed Under: Adventures in Writing, Especially for Teen Readers, News

My live tv interview Nov 3, 2007

November 1, 2007

I’ll be interviewed live on San Diego’s Fox6 News in the Morning Weekends on November 3, 2007. The show airs 7-9:00 a.m., with me tentatively scheduled to appear between 7:30-8:00. If you can’t see the interview live, you can watch it on my website www.DeborahHalverson.com. Just select “About Deborah” then “Interviews.” I’ll be discussing my […]

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Watch My KUSI TV interview!

August 24, 2007

Today was my first TV interview–*live*. I have to say, it was fun to do. KUSI’s “Inside San Diego” hosts Sandra Maas and Joe Lizura are just as friendly and easy-going offscreen as they are on. In fact, everyone I met at KUSI today was incredibly nice and welcoming. It really was a great experience. […]

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“Inside San Diego” TV interview Aug 23, 2007

August 11, 2007

I’ve just been scheduled for a live interview on San Diego’s KUSI News program “Inside San Diego.” What fun! The TV interview will be on Thursday, August 23, 2007, in the 10:00-11:00 morning hour. We’ll be discussing Honk If You Hate Me and the challenges of writing with young triplets running about. Hope you can […]

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HONK IF YOU HATE ME wins Gayle McCandliss Literary Award

July 15, 2007

My debut novel Honk If You Hate Me (Delacorte/Random House, ages 12 and up) has been honored with the Gayle McCandliss Literary Award by the City of Chula Vista’s Cultural Arts Commission as part of their Gayle McCandliss Art Awards program. The award, named in memory of the late Chula Vista mayor, was presented at […]

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HONK IF YOU HATE ME released!

July 14, 2007

Honk If You Hate Me hit bookstores on July 10! This is my debut novel, so perhaps you’ll indulge me by pulling on some hip boots and wading through my sappiness. You see, I thought I was going to be Ms. Cool about the release of the book. I’d had the cover displayed in my […]

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