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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:34 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>NEWS</title><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:13 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Otis Dooda Website Has Launched!</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2013/5/20/otis-dooda-website-has-launched.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:33733960</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/otis.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1369060704177" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>Hey, everyone, stop by the <a href="http://www.otisdooda.com/" target="_blank">Otis Dooda web site</a> to see a trailer, make stuff (ninja masks, yeah!), listen to an awesome soundtrack, and more!</p>
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<p>Illustrator and musician <a href="http://www.OtisDooda.com/about.php" target="_blank">David Heatle</a>y has written and recorded an entire album of <a href="http://www.OtisDooda.com/soundtrack.php" target="_blank">orginal songs to go along with Otis Dooda: Strange But True</a>! Visit the <a href="http://otisdooda.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp page</a> where you can stream tracks from the album before purchasing in any digital format you like.</p>
<p><iframe width="300" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=645180383/size=grande/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=3e05c2/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://otisdooda.bandcamp.com/album/otis-dooda-strange-but-true">Otis Dooda: Strange But True by David Heatley</a></iframe>
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<p>Check out this awesome <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Otis-Dooda-Strange-True-ebook/dp/B009OZN5XG" target="_blank">Otis Dooda</a> book trailer created and produced by the absolutely amazing internationally recognized <a href="http://www.davidheatley.com/" target="_blank">cartoonist</a> and <a href="http://www.davidheatley.com/music.php" target="_blank">rockstar</a> <a href="http://www.davidheatley.com/" target="_blank">David Heatley!</a> David drew all the pictures for Otis Dooda and wrote and performed the music. When he&rsquo;s not writing songs or playing with Legos or daydreaming, he creates art for magazines, books, and Web sites all over the world, including <a href="http://www.davidheatley.com/index.php" target="_blank">The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Nickelodeon</a> magazine. He's pretty much: awesome!</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Otis-Dooda-Strange-True-ebook/dp/B009OZN5XG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/OTIS%20COVER%20NICE.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1366594360087" alt="" /></a></span></span>Meet Otis Dooda. Yes, that's his name. Go on and have a good laugh. He's heard it all before. He's been called things like Otis Poopy Stink and Otis Toilet Twinkie. That's right, yuck it up and get it out of your system. We'll wait.<br /><br />All right then. This is the story of Otis and the Dooda family (including their rat named Smoochie) moving to New York City, and the incredibly strange, but true, things that happened to them. It all started with Otis getting cursed by a guy in a potted plant in their apartment building lobby, and then meeting a bunch of their neighbors, including a farting pony named Peaches who was disguised as a dog. And that was just the first day!</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/rss-comments-entry-33418887.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Ellen featured in The Baltmore Sun!</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:58:53 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2012/4/9/ellen-featured-in-the-baltmore-sun.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:15781670</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/baltimore sun.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334026737360" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>Check out this wonderful piece featuring Ellen and The Humming Room in <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-10/news/bs-ar-the-humming-room-author-20120310_1_mayo-mary-lennox-secret-garden" target="_blank">The Baltimore Sun</a>! Special thanks to journalist, <span>Jonathan Pitts. <br /></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/rss-comments-entry-15781670.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Relocating The Secret Garden</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:38:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2012/4/9/relocating-the-secret-garden.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:15781454</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/relocating-the-secret-garden " target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/tor.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1334025509813" alt="" width="672" height="79" /></a></span></span></p>
<p>&nbsp;Read Ellen's piece in Tor.com:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/04/relocating-the-secret-garden" target="_blank">Relocating The Secret Garden</a>.</p>
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<p>Check out <a href="http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/newlist" target="_blank">the list here</a>!</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/rss-comments-entry-15781345.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Check out The Humming Room Trailer!</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:15:39 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2012/3/8/check-out-the-humming-room-trailer.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:15352078</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38164598?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="350" height="197" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></p>
<p>Special thanks to the wonderful, <a href="http://trevorholden.com/blog/" target="_blank">Trevor Holden</a>.&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/rss-comments-entry-15352078.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Wall Street Journal reviewed The Humming Room</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:58:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2012/2/24/the-wall-street-journal-reviewed-the-humming-room.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:15177416</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203960804577240341722528400.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/wall%20street%20final.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1330136785860" alt="" width="361" height="98" /></a></span></span></p>
<p>The Wall Street Journal <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203960804577240341722528400.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_blank">reviewed The Humming Room</a>!</p>
<p>"...Ms. Potter revives the  story with such grace and sensitivity that readers ages 11-14 will be  glad she did."</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/rss-comments-entry-15177416.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Q &amp; A About The Humming Room in Publishers Weekly</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:51:19 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2012/1/12/q-a-about-the-humming-room-in-publishers-weekly.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:14557996</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/50151-q--a-with-ellen-potter.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Children%27s+Bookshelf&amp;utm_campaign=39c566e193-UA-15906914-1&amp;utm_medium=email"><img src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/publishers-weekly-logo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1330135607301" alt="" width="339" height="74" /></a></span></span></p>
<p>I chatted&nbsp;about the backstory for The Humming Room and what I'm working on now in <a title="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/50151-q--a-with-ellen-potter.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Children%27s+Bookshelf&amp;utm_campaign=39c566e193-UA-15906914-1&amp;utm_medium=email" href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/50151-q--a-with-ellen-potter.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Children%27s+Bookshelf&amp;utm_campaign=39c566e193-UA-15906914-1&amp;utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Publishers Weekly</a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/rss-comments-entry-14557996.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Second Starred Review for The Humming Room!</title><dc:creator>Ellen</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:20:04 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ellenpotter.com/news/2012/1/4/second-starred-review-for-the-humming-room.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">483790:13708435:14434832</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-64438-3" target="_blank"><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 70px;" src="http://www.ellenpotter.com/storage/publishers-weekly.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1330136372992" alt="" /></span></span>Publishers Weekly</a> just gave The Humming Room <a href="http://publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-64438-3" target="_blank">a starred review</a>, right on the heels of a starred review from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ellenpotter.com/buzz/" target="_blank">Booklist</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Couldn't be happier!</p>
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