July 1, 2008 - On Wednesday July 9, Charles will be among the debut novelists taking part in a lunchtime panel for the Word for Word series at the Bryant Park Library. Moderated by David Ebershoff, the panel will also star these amazing writers: Toby Barlow, Stefan Merill Block, Ceridwen Dovey, and Sophie Gee. The panel starts at 12:30. For more info, click to Cheri's tour page.
Also, mark your calenders. On July 31, Charles and Richard Price will be reading at Central Park Summerstage. We're hoping to have a limited number of special commemorative posters for the event. So check back to see if we have any more news, or even artwork (hope hope). In the mood for a song? Let's go with this classic, live buzz clip. Of course, our usual note of explanation: this site is all about the critically acclaimed novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your brain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around. If you want to read any of the numerous rave reviews of the book, head over to Daphney and Lestat. If you want to sign up for the mailing list and get all kinds of cool stuff, head over to Bing. All the other pages have treats as well! Indeed, every page is an adventure! So come on in and explore!
May 26, 2008 - Updates, updates, updates:
At long last, the first two reader-submitted songs to the BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ORIGINAL MUSIC PROJECT are up. You can access these excellent songs through the Girl With The Shaved Head's page, inside. Many thanks to Neg-fi and Jeff Mullins for taking the leap. Writers on Writing interviewed Charles about craft, and that extended broadcast (the second half featuring an interview with the award-winning Manil Suri) is now up, via Daphney and Lestat's page. On Tuesday, June 10, Charles will be talking about BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN at the Mid-Manhattan Library. On Wednesday, June 18, Charles and his good buddy Nathanial Rich will rock the Housing Works Bookstore in NYC. For more info on and links to these readings, hit Cheri's tour page. Also there are rumors of crazy things afoot for Charles's Summerstage reading with Richard Price (7/31), so mark your calenders now. Instead of a song of the moment, how about clicking here to check out the Bockstar's appearence with Dave Navarro on Spread, Navarro's internet television show. Let it load to the 32 minute mark or so, then watch Navarro and Moby jam on a cover of New Dawn Fades, by Joy Division. Charles appears afterwards, at around the 35:00 mark, and is on for more than 20 minutes, most of which is really funny and entertaining. Of course, our usual note of explanation: this site is all about the critically acclaimed novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your brain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around. If you want to read any of the numerous rave reviews of the book, head over to Daphney and Lestat. If you want to sign up for the mailing list and get all kinds of cool stuff, head over to Bing. All the other pages have treats as well! Indeed, every page is an adventure! So come on in and explore!
May 2, 2008 - The next two weeks are filled with all kinds of fun:
Thursday, May 8, has Charles in Westchester NY, at the Spoken Interludes series, with AJ Jacobs, Jeff Gordinier, and the fabulous Elizabeth Strout. Saturday, May 10 has the Bockstar at the Raconteur Book Festival in Metuchen, NJ, where he's billed with the always-amazing Samantha Hunt. Tuesday, May 12 has Charles at the Borders in Columbus Circle, NYC, with a pair of brilliant women, Fiona Maazel and A.M. Homes. On May 17 (Sat), join Charles at the Philadelpha Free Books Festival, where he reads with Nathanial RIch, who kinda sucks (ha ha; actually Charles loves Nathanial and his novel). For links to any of these readings, hit the tour page. Song of the moment? How about Code of the Road by Danko Jones.
As always: if you've been tempted here by our viral video, or are a new visitor to the site: welcome! A note of explanation: this site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your breain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around.
April 21, 2008 - An unbelievable rave from The New Republic's Ruth Franklin has been added to Daphney & Lestat's review page, so check it out. Just as importantly, we're back on the move! On Saturday, April 26, Charles is in Los Angeles, where he's part of a panel on the novel and urban cities. Janet Fitch, Richard Price, and Scott Simon will also be rocking the panel. It's going be great. Charles will also have a Saturday 2pm signing at the Book Soup booth, so please stop by and say hi.
(BTW, If you are in San Diego on Thursday night, the 24th, and happen to be checking out Love & Rockets' Coachella warm-up gig, come by the merch table, where Charles will be hawking band merch with poster artists extraordinaire Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan! Yeah, Bockstar turns up in strange places — don't look under your sink!)
And if you've been tempted here by our viral video, a note of explanation: this site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your breain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around.
April 8, 2008 - Hi to everyone tempted here by our viral video! And hey to our usual suspects! This site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your breain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around.
Also, there's been a lot of conversation about BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN and all the publicity it received. Well, on Friday, April 11, there's going to be more! Charles, along with his editor and publicist, will participate in a BEHIND THE BOOK panel, put on as part of The Fourth Annual New York Round Table Writers’ Conference. Head to the tour page for all the details. Get your questions ready and we'll see you there!
March 31, 2008 - A public appearence this week! Charles hits the new St. Marks Bookstore reading series. Thursday April 3 in NYC. Samantha Hunt and A.M.Homes are also on the docket, so it will be a killer gig. Check the tour page for more info.
March 11, 2008 - Hi to everyone tempted here by our viral video! And hey to our usual suspects! This site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. Every page is loaded with content, and also features a great unsigned band. We've just added even more reviews and interviews in the press section. And there's new info on the resources page as well. So come on in. Look around. Some special attractions you might want to check out:
Click here to check out my appearence with Dave Navarro on Spread, his internet television show (I am on for more than 20 minutes let it load to the 32 minute mark or so, then watch him and Moby jam on a cover of an old Joy Division song, and then I come on). I appear at around the 35:00 mark, and am on for more than 20 minutes; so let it load. But you may also want to watch Navarro and Moby ).
Click here to check me out on the first episode of Titlepage.tv. The other esteemged guests include Richard Price, Susan Choi, and Colin Harrison. Daniel Maneker hosts.
February 26, 2008 - Lots of important crap to share!
Download the book for free! Between February 27-29th, there will be a link to download Beautiful Children as a PDF, here! Download Acrobat Reader and exercise your clicking finger. Offer lasts for three days only! (Offer is now over — Thanks everyone!)
Beautiful Children is a New York Times bestseller!—Clocking in at number 14!—in a tie with Firefly Lane! We're so amazed and happy and thankful that this book has struck a nerve, touched a chord, whatever. Thanks so much!
On Thursday night (2/28), Charles will be appearing at Booksmith in Boston. If you can't make it, that same night, check out Charles yukking it up with Dave Navarro on Spread Entertainment, over at ManiaTV.com. Thursday 2/28, 8pm EST. Charles is interviewed right after Navarro and Moby cover Joy Division's New Dawn Fades — and they fucking nail the thing.
More reviews and features are up, along with new resources for teen runaways, as well as a link to resources for youth service workers.
February 16, 2008 - Once again the site has been updated with more content reviews, radio features, and a new NYC reading date in March. If that's not enough, the west coast tour kicks off Monday (2/18) in Portland. Tuesday(2/19) Charles shows up in Seattle. Wednesday night (2/20) he hits SF, and then a Friday night ( 2/22) reading in LA. Check the tour page for specifics. Hope to see you there! And some especially great stuff will be hitting the site really soon, so keep checking in!
February 10, 2008 - Lots of reviews, features, webcasts, podcasts, and radio stuff has been added. Also, Charles will be on NPR in NYC at 1pm on Monday, Feb 11. Two readings this week in NYC: Tuesday night at Three Lives, and Thursday night at the KGB Bar. Both are at 7pm and free. The KGB reading is in conjunction with Beyond the Book, a foundation that helps with literacy and low income NYC students. Highly suggested that you arrive early for each, as space is limited.
February 3, 2008 - Blowing the fuck up! Cover of the NYT Book Review. Not only is it a rave, but it has more sexy pictures! WHEEEEEE!
January 25, 2008 - The NYT Sunday magazine feature is out and has been added to the site. (Check out the rock star photo! Sexxxyy!)
January 22, 2008 - The book's on sale! Go to stores. Buy it. We've also updated the tour schedule, put up photos of the tour swag, and put up links to an assload of features and reviews! Stay tuned though because shit is coming (NYT Sunday Magazine, NYT Book Review, Interview magazine) that will blow your mind straight through your brain!
December 15, 2007 - The Beautiful Children tour information is now live. Visit Cheri's page to see when Charles will be in your neck of the woods. New song files have also been added to the site. Special thanks to the artists and producers, including MC Chris's producer. Click "Enter" to get an earful.
November 1, 2007 - We're live! HOORAY!
WELCOME TO OUR WEBPAGE! Come on in! Check us out! Every page has special treats and goodies, so make sure you take a good long look.
You'll need the Adobe Flash Player to view the site. For the best viewing experience, we suggest going full screen by Control-clicking on a Mac, right-clicking on a PC, and selecting the "Toggle Fullscreen" option. You have to do this once you are inside the site.
Also, every page has killer music. if you're at work and that's a problem, make sure that when visiting a character's page, you click the button on the upper left corner, right next to the song title.
We want to hear what you think! Don't forget to leave a comment for Charles over on Bing's page.
Also, check back here for weekly updates on the site and the book!
July 1, 2008 - On Wednesday July 9, Charles will be among the debut novelists taking part in a lunchtime panel for the Word for Word series at the Bryant Park Library. Moderated by David Ebershoff, the panel will also star these amazing writers: Toby Barlow, Stefan Merill Block, Ceridwen Dovey, and Sophie Gee. The panel starts at 12:30. For more info, click to Cheri's tour page.
Also, mark your calenders. On July 31, Charles and Richard Price will be reading at Central Park Summerstage. We're hoping to have a limited number of special commemorative posters for the event. So check back to see if we have any more news, or even artwork (hope hope). In the mood for a song? Let's go with this classic, live buzz clip. Of course, our usual note of explanation: this site is all about the critically acclaimed novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your brain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around. If you want to read any of the numerous rave reviews of the book, head over to Daphney and Lestat. If you want to sign up for the mailing list and get all kinds of cool stuff, head over to Bing. All the other pages have treats as well! Indeed, every page is an adventure! So come on in and explore!May 26, 2008 - Updates, updates, updates:
At long last, the first two reader-submitted songs to the BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ORIGINAL MUSIC PROJECT are up. You can access these excellent songs through the Girl With The Shaved Head's page, inside. Many thanks to Neg-fi and Jeff Mullins for taking the leap. Writers on Writing interviewed Charles about craft, and that extended broadcast (the second half featuring an interview with the award-winning Manil Suri) is now up, via Daphney and Lestat's page. On Tuesday, June 10, Charles will be talking about BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN at the Mid-Manhattan Library. On Wednesday, June 18, Charles and his good buddy Nathanial Rich will rock the Housing Works Bookstore in NYC. For more info on and links to these readings, hit Cheri's tour page. Also there are rumors of crazy things afoot for Charles's Summerstage reading with Richard Price (7/31), so mark your calenders now. Instead of a song of the moment, how about clicking here to check out the Bockstar's appearence with Dave Navarro on Spread, Navarro's internet television show. Let it load to the 32 minute mark or so, then watch Navarro and Moby jam on a cover of New Dawn Fades, by Joy Division. Charles appears afterwards, at around the 35:00 mark, and is on for more than 20 minutes, most of which is really funny and entertaining. Of course, our usual note of explanation: this site is all about the critically acclaimed novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your brain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around. If you want to read any of the numerous rave reviews of the book, head over to Daphney and Lestat. If you want to sign up for the mailing list and get all kinds of cool stuff, head over to Bing. All the other pages have treats as well! Indeed, every page is an adventure! So come on in and explore!May 2, 2008 - The next two weeks are filled with all kinds of fun:
Thursday, May 8, has Charles in Westchester NY, at the Spoken Interludes series, with AJ Jacobs, Jeff Gordinier, and the fabulous Elizabeth Strout. Saturday, May 10 has the Bockstar at the Raconteur Book Festival in Metuchen, NJ, where he's billed with the always-amazing Samantha Hunt. Tuesday, May 12 has Charles at the Borders in Columbus Circle, NYC, with a pair of brilliant women, Fiona Maazel and A.M. Homes. On May 17 (Sat), join Charles at the Philadelpha Free Books Festival, where he reads with Nathanial RIch, who kinda sucks (ha ha; actually Charles loves Nathanial and his novel). For links to any of these readings, hit the tour page. Song of the moment? How about Code of the Road by Danko Jones. As always: if you've been tempted here by our viral video, or are a new visitor to the site: welcome! A note of explanation: this site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your breain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around.April 21, 2008 - An unbelievable rave from The New Republic's Ruth Franklin has been added to Daphney & Lestat's review page, so check it out. Just as importantly, we're back on the move! On Saturday, April 26, Charles is in Los Angeles, where he's part of a panel on the novel and urban cities. Janet Fitch, Richard Price, and Scott Simon will also be rocking the panel. It's going be great. Charles will also have a Saturday 2pm signing at the Book Soup booth, so please stop by and say hi.
(BTW, If you are in San Diego on Thursday night, the 24th, and happen to be checking out Love & Rockets' Coachella warm-up gig, come by the merch table, where Charles will be hawking band merch with poster artists extraordinaire Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan! Yeah, Bockstar turns up in strange places — don't look under your sink!) And if you've been tempted here by our viral video, a note of explanation: this site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your breain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around.April 8, 2008 - Hi to everyone tempted here by our viral video! And hey to our usual suspects! This site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, a book concerning (among other things) Vegas, teen runaways, and adult films. Come on in. Every page is tricked out to blow your mind straight through your breain, and even features a great unsigned band. Just click on the floating names to guide you around.
Also, there's been a lot of conversation about BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN and all the publicity it received. Well, on Friday, April 11, there's going to be more! Charles, along with his editor and publicist, will participate in a BEHIND THE BOOK panel, put on as part of The Fourth Annual New York Round Table Writers’ Conference. Head to the tour page for all the details. Get your questions ready and we'll see you there!March 31, 2008 - A public appearence this week! Charles hits the new St. Marks Bookstore reading series. Thursday April 3 in NYC. Samantha Hunt and A.M.Homes are also on the docket, so it will be a killer gig. Check the tour page for more info.
March 11, 2008 - Hi to everyone tempted here by our viral video! And hey to our usual suspects! This site is all about the novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. Every page is loaded with content, and also features a great unsigned band. We've just added even more reviews and interviews in the press section. And there's new info on the resources page as well. So come on in. Look around. Some special attractions you might want to check out:
Click here to check out my appearence with Dave Navarro on Spread, his internet television show (I am on for more than 20 minutes let it load to the 32 minute mark or so, then watch him and Moby jam on a cover of an old Joy Division song, and then I come on). I appear at around the 35:00 mark, and am on for more than 20 minutes; so let it load. But you may also want to watch Navarro and Moby ).
Click here to check me out on the first episode of Titlepage.tv. The other esteemged guests include Richard Price, Susan Choi, and Colin Harrison. Daniel Maneker hosts.
February 26, 2008 - Lots of important crap to share!
Download the book for free! Between February 27-29th, there will be a link to download Beautiful Children as a PDF, here! Download Acrobat Reader and exercise your clicking finger. Offer lasts for three days only! (Offer is now over — Thanks everyone!)
Beautiful Children is a New York Times bestseller!—Clocking in at number 14!—in a tie with Firefly Lane! We're so amazed and happy and thankful that this book has struck a nerve, touched a chord, whatever. Thanks so much!
On Thursday night (2/28), Charles will be appearing at Booksmith in Boston. If you can't make it, that same night, check out Charles yukking it up with Dave Navarro on Spread Entertainment, over at ManiaTV.com. Thursday 2/28, 8pm EST. Charles is interviewed right after Navarro and Moby cover Joy Division's New Dawn Fades — and they fucking nail the thing.
More reviews and features are up, along with new resources for teen runaways, as well as a link to resources for youth service workers.
February 16, 2008 - Once again the site has been updated with more content reviews, radio features, and a new NYC reading date in March. If that's not enough, the west coast tour kicks off Monday (2/18) in Portland. Tuesday(2/19) Charles shows up in Seattle. Wednesday night (2/20) he hits SF, and then a Friday night ( 2/22) reading in LA. Check the tour page for specifics. Hope to see you there! And some especially great stuff will be hitting the site really soon, so keep checking in!
February 10, 2008 - Lots of reviews, features, webcasts, podcasts, and radio stuff has been added. Also, Charles will be on NPR in NYC at 1pm on Monday, Feb 11. Two readings this week in NYC: Tuesday night at Three Lives, and Thursday night at the KGB Bar. Both are at 7pm and free. The KGB reading is in conjunction with Beyond the Book, a foundation that helps with literacy and low income NYC students. Highly suggested that you arrive early for each, as space is limited.
February 3, 2008 - Blowing the fuck up! Cover of the NYT Book Review. Not only is it a rave, but it has more sexy pictures! WHEEEEEE!
January 25, 2008 - The NYT Sunday magazine feature is out and has been added to the site. (Check out the rock star photo! Sexxxyy!)
January 22, 2008 - The book's on sale! Go to stores. Buy it. We've also updated the tour schedule, put up photos of the tour swag, and put up links to an assload of features and reviews! Stay tuned though because shit is coming (NYT Sunday Magazine, NYT Book Review, Interview magazine) that will blow your mind straight through your brain!
December 15, 2007 - The Beautiful Children tour information is now live. Visit Cheri's page to see when Charles will be in your neck of the woods. New song files have also been added to the site. Special thanks to the artists and producers, including MC Chris's producer. Click "Enter" to get an earful.
November 1, 2007 - We're live! HOORAY!
WELCOME TO OUR WEBPAGE! Come on in! Check us out! Every page has special treats and goodies, so make sure you take a good long look.
You'll need the Adobe Flash Player to view the site. For the best viewing experience, we suggest going full screen by Control-clicking on a Mac, right-clicking on a PC, and selecting the "Toggle Fullscreen" option. You have to do this once you are inside the site.
Also, every page has killer music. if you're at work and that's a problem, make sure that when visiting a character's page, you click the button on the upper left corner, right next to the song title.
We want to hear what you think! Don't forget to leave a comment for Charles over on Bing's page.
Also, check back here for weekly updates on the site and the book!