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SOME STUFF ABOUT
BLAKE NELSON
in his teens and twenties he played in some bands
his first writing job was at De-tails magazine, writing pieces about the slacker lifestyle
his first novel GIRL was rejected 40 times and then….in the early 90s Sassy Magazine began publishing excerpts, this gener-ated a lot of buzz and led to the publication of GIRL in 1994
So far 2 movies have been made based on his books: GIRL & PARANOID PARK
currently lives in Portland, OR but he has lived in NYC
Oregon
grew up in Portland, Oregon & this is where most of his stories take place
Portland
Pac
ific
Oce
an
California Nevada
Washington
Idaho
www.blakenelsonbooks.com
this pamphlet was designed by
Audra M. Smith in spring 2009
When you were a kid, what did
you want to be when you grew
up? A musician or a writer.
Writer won.
DESTROY ALL CARS
Coming out May 2009
BLAKE SAID: It is basically this sev-enteen year old GOING OFF on the general idiocy of the world. It KILLS and I can't wait to unleash it on the world.
What inspires you?
Other good books. Movies. Music. My friends who do in-teresting things... I also love to go see bands.
high school,
bands...and
trying to
figure it all
out
It’s senior year and overachiever
Max Caldwell is the boy who has
everything, but does he even want
it? He spends this last year of high
school breaking up with his girl-
friend, making and losing friends,
going to parties, meeting girls and
trying to figure it all out.
Suburban and straight-A high school stu-
dent Andrea Marr is introduced to the
downtown underground music scene in
Portland, OR. Follow her adventures
going to shows, shopping in thrift stores,
dating and falling in love with almost -
rock star Todd Sparrow.
books by blake nelson
prom anonymous THEY CAME FROM BELOW
Also….
it’s like science fiction about aliens meets a little environmentalism
three very different friends and one prom
A 16-year- old skater visits an
underground skate park where
he meets a street kid. While
train-hopping, a transit cop at-
tacks them and in the confusion,
the cop is killed. Through the
guilt and fear, the boy tries to
figure out a way to go on living
his normal life.
Pete cares A LOT about music and
he’s a really good bassist. He joins a
band with the Carlisle brothers even
though he knows they’re amateurs.
But playing at shows is exciting and
their band, The Tiny Masters of
Today, start to make it big. Is Pete
ready to be a rock star?
ROCK
STAR
SUPERSTAR
and...
paranoid park