Writing, naturally. When I'm not doing that, I love traveling and getting outdoors. Nothing beats a great school visit and meeting readers!
Music
New school:The Eels, The Decemberists, Belle and Sebastian, Magnetic Fields, Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens, Radical Face.
Old school: ELO, Squeeze, Springsteen, The Who, Traveling Wilburys, Brian Setzer Orchestra
Movies
Jaws, Shawshank Redemption, Young Frankenstein, Moonstruck, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Casablanca, Empire Strikes Back, It's a Wonderful Life, Aliens, School of Rock, Princess Bride, Unforgiven, Lord of the Rings trilogy, A Fish Called Wanda, the original King Kong... I could go on.
Television
The Office, The Daily Show
Books
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, The Shadow of the Wind, Water for Elephants, A Prayer for Owen Meaney, The Killer Angels, A Confederacy of Dunces, many more. Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiassen. In my youth: All Creatures Great and Small, Dracula, Tolkien, Jules Verne, H.G. Welles, Roald Dahl.
P.W. Catanese's Details
Status:
Married
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Children:
Proud parent
Education:
College graduate
Occupation:
Writer
P.W. Catanese's Schools
University Of Connecticut
Storrs,CT
Graduated: 1983
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Communications
About me:
Hello friends and readers. Thanks for stopping in!
I write fantasy-adventure stories for readers of all ages. Right now my new 'The Books of Umber' series has just launched, with some great reviews including a starred review from Publisher's Weekly. (Those are the chapter heading illustrations you see scrolling below.) I'm also the author of The Thief and the Beanstalk, The Eye of the Warlock, The Mirror's Tale and other fairy-tale inspired adventure stories. I have about a half-million books in print so far, all published by Simon and Schuster. If you want a story with tons of action, lots of thrills and plenty of heart, I think you'll love these books. They've gotten the thumbs up from critics and raves from students, teachers, librarians, parents and adult readers - even some award nominations. You can ask for them at any bookstore (even if it's not on the shelf - most people don't realize that!) or order at Amazon.com or any other online site. But try your local independent bookstore first.
If you read any of my books, expect lots of action, narrow escapes, scares and surprises. Check out the book and other images in My Pics, see what's up in my blog entries, and definitely make friends and leave me a message!
Learn more at www.pwcatanese.com
Downloads: Desktop Wallpaper
Below are six different desktop wallpapers for Happenstance Found, the first book in the Books of Umber series. Choose the proper size below any thumbnail to download that wallpaper.
hey paul whats up, omg i read the "eye of the warlock" it was fantastic!!!!! you are such a writer, hey are you writing a book write now??? if so i cant wait to read it, i bet it will be fasinating!!!!
With some help from my publisher (OK, they actually did everything), my MySpace page has gotten a very nice facelift. The graphics were drawn from the handsome cover art for my upcoming novel, The Books of Umber: Happenstance Found which were done by artist David Ho. You' can also get an early look at some of the beautiful chapter heading illustrations from the book, in the slideshow -- if you're not seeing that, turn off your pop-up blocker.
Welcome Jen. Hoping more teachers find me here and say hello - as the first, you're getting permanent top friend status! Thanks again for using my books in your classroom.
Hello Dr. Acula. My publisher's graphics department will be spiffing up my page in a couple of months, so I'm not sure I want to do too much on my own at this point. But I may take your advice. It's pretty dull right now!
