June 17, 2009: Doubling up at Bumbershoot, Twitter, Oliver #6
Bumbershoot!: Lots of rockin'
Board of Education shows coming this summer, including Bumbershoot! The BoE will perform on Sunday. Also, Kevin will be part of an
author program on Monday.
Oliver #6: Many of you have posted on the message board at
olivernocturne.com asking about the status of Oliver #6. The answer is that yes, Kevin is working on it this summer, but no, he has no idea when it might be published. Scholastic is still monitoring how the first 5 books are doing.
Twitter: And finally, if you want to know what's going on with Kevin, from his book and music progress to his breakfast choices, follow him on
Twitter, by clicking
here.
April 15, 2009: Eternal Tomb Seattle Release Party this Weekend!
Oliver Nocturne #5, The Eternal Tomb, is officially out TODAY!! To
celebrate, join Kevin for a Release Party this Saturday, April 18th at
Mockingbird Books in
the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. Kevin will be reading and
signing, and will be joined by guest student readers. There will also
be an acoustic show by Kevin's band, The Board of Education! It should
be super-fun. If you're near Seattle, come on down!
March 27, 2009: Countdown to the Eternal Tomb...
Book News: Oliver Nocturne #5, The Eternal Tomb, comes out April 15th! Visit the
Oliver Nocturne website to read more Oliver news and post your thoughts on the series.
To celebrate the book's release, there will be a
Premiere Party here in Seattle at Mockingbird Books in Greenlake on Saturday, April 18th! Mark your calendars! The party will include a performance by the Board of Education.
January 7, 2009: Oliver Nocturne #4 is out!
Book News: Happy New Year!! Oliver Nocturne #4, The Demon Hunter, is now available on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble.
Music News: Our kids' CD: "Central Services
Presents... The Board of Education!" placed #23 on Three Imaginary Girls Northwest Top 50 for 2008. Nice! Thanks to all who voted!
Visit Three Imaginary Girls.
Find the Board of Ed Here.
November 9, 2008: CD Release Show Nov 15!
Music News: This weekend is the official release of our kids' CD: "Central Services Presents... The Board of Education!" We'll be playing at Town Hall in Seattle on Saturday at 11am and 1 pm. This is a full-band rock show spectacular featuring our friends Andrea Wittgens, and Rob and Evan from "Awesome." Learn more about the music at
The BoE Website.
October 11, 2008: Oliver #3 is out!
Book News: 'Blood Ties,' the third volume in the Oliver Nocturne series, is out, a few weeks ahead of its November release date. Oliver goes on an Underworld vacation, and dark secrets of his destiny are revealed. Plus, there's a good bit about vampires and their love of numbers and gambling.
And remember, you can always greatly help the cause by posting a review on amazon.com or good reads or barnes and noble, or any other blog or site or piece of notebook paper.
September 25, 2008: The Board of Education on NPR's All Things Considered.
Music News: The BoE was featured in a segment on All Things Considered recently, in which Melissa Block and Stefan Shepard of Zooglobble.com reviewed new kids' music releases. They played bits of '8 is a Number', and our mugs were all over the npr site for a few days.
September 20, 2008: Carlos is Gonna Get a Booklist Starred Review!
Book News: Carlos is Gonna Get It received a Booklist starred review in the October issue. Horrayy for Carlos!