Let's Learn About...Scott Westerfeld!

Scott Westerfeld was born in Texas, and split his time between New York City and Sydney, Australia. Read many personal details of his life on his blog at http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/blog/.

Here is what he says about himself: "I have written three sets of books for young adults. The first is called Midnighters, a tale of five teenagers born on the stroke of midnight, for whom time freezes every night, revealing a dark and terrible hidden world. All three books are out now.My other trilogy is Uglies, set in a future where cosmetic surgery is compulsory when you turn 16, making everyone beautiful. Of course, there are some people who want to keep their own faces . . . but they're not allowed. All three books—Uglies, Pretties and Specials—are out now.My third set of books is three stand-alone novels from Razorbill, all set in contemporary New York. The first is So Yesterday, about a cool hunter who runs afoul of a plot to end consumerism. The second is called Peeps, a "vampire" novel. The third is The Last Days, set in the same world as Peeps, which is also out now."

Be sure to see his links page where you can connect to a site for Bixby, Oklahoma where Midnighters is set (yes there is a real Bixby) or his wife's blog...she is the author Justine Larbalestier. You can also learn lots of other stuff like...what has been optioned for film and TV. Want to know?
SO YESTERDAY.Film: optioned by Jim Czarnecki (Farenheit 911, Bowling for Columbine) and Maria Gallagher.
MIDNIGHTERS TRILOGY: TV: optioned by the WB.

Also from his blog is a chance for you to win his latest book: "And to fill your swag bags with more than teeth-ruining candy, Penguin is running a bookclub sweepstakes! Enter to win up to ten copies of six books, including my latest, The Last Days. Basically, that’s one copy of each book for all of your bookclub members!" Check it out at http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/enter/bookclubsweeps.html.

He doesn't have any bookstore signings posted right now but if you are dying to meet him, he will be at the Texas Library Association Conference in San Antonio from April 11-14, 2007.