For generations, ghostwriting was considered the literary equivalent of an apprenticeship. Young writers, often unknown and unpublished, took on anonymous assignments to earn a living while learning the craft. They wrote memoirs for celebrities, business books for executives, and autobiographies for public figures—collecting a paycheck while waiting for the day their own names would appear […]
A new award is coming to Binghamton, honoring a holiday that holds a special place in our community. This year, the Cecils Award will be introduced as part of the annual Thirty-three Cecils Day celebration. Now in its fourth year, Thirty-three Cecils Day celebrates both the novel Thirty-three Cecils and the city of Binghamton that inspired it. Inspired by the themes of the […]
A Binghamton native has come up with something special to honor an area resident who has made a meaningful difference in the community. Everett De Morier, author of the novel Thirty-three Cecils, is inviting area residents to make nominations for the special recognition. De Morier said the inaugural “Cecils Award” winner will be announced on September […]
Join author & Binghamton native Everett De Morier and Tejay as they celebrate the fourth annual “Thirty-three Cecils Day” on Tuesday September 1st. There will be a book signing from 12 to 3 at the Barnes & Noble in Vestal, and a party at The Belmar Pub (7:00-9:00 PM). This year, they will be awarding the […]
Every Sept. 1, readers of “Thirty-Three Cecils” gather at a neighborhood pub to remember two men who never existed — and to celebrate the strange way a novel became part of a city. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — On Sept. 1, people make their way to the Belmar Pub, order drinks and raise their glasses to two […]
Every September 1 in Binghamton, New York, friends gather at the Belmar Pub. They raise a glass, share stories, and toast two men who died on that date years earlier. The tradition has now entered its fifth year. What makes it unusual is that the men being remembered never lived. They are characters from a […]
Everett De Morier has spent years writing about gangsters, con men, criminals, dreamers, and visionaries. But lately, the most fascinating stories in his life aren’t the ones with his name on the cover. They’re the ones nobody knows he wrote. On paper, De Morier has already built the kind of career many writers spend a […]
A major milestone for a Dover man. We sit down with author, Everett De Morier, to hear about how his book, “Thirty-Three Cecils,” is being made into a movie starring Dustin Hoffman.
A major milestone for a Dover man. We sit down with author, Everett De Morier, to hear about how his book, “Thirty-Three Cecils,” is being made into a movie staring Dustin Hoffman.
‘Thirty-three Cecils’ novelists led writing workshop in Palumbo NADYA MAKAY/ KNIGHT Everett De Morier speaks to small group of students at afternoon workshop. Lia Eberlein, Staff WriterMarch 16, 2022 Author Everett De Morier visited Gannon University’s campus Tuesday, joining English professor Douglas King’s Literature and Film class and leading a writing workshop, both in the […]
A novel set in Erie is projected to become a major motion picture soon, and better yet, the author of this novel is coming to visit Gannon University. Everett De Morier, author of “Thirty-three Cecils,” is scheduled to visit the campus Tuesday as a part of a speaker series hosted by English honors society Sigma […]
‘Thirty-three Cecils’ novelists led writing workshop in Palumbo NADYA MAKAY/ KNIGHT Everett De Morier speaks to small group of students at afternoon workshop. Lia Eberlein, Staff Writer March 16, 2022 Author Everett De Morier visited Gannon University’s campus Tuesday, joining English professor Douglas King’s Literature and Film class and leading a writing workshop, both in […]
The star of “Tootsie,” “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Marathon Man” is attached to a major motion picture that will be shot in Binghamton later this year. Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman will have a role in the movie adaptation of Binghamton native Everett De Morier’s genre-defying novel, “Thirty-Three Cecils,” according to Kelly Fancher, a location scout […]
A Walton native has turned his award-winning novel into a screenplay, and a movie based on it will be shot in Binghamton later this year. Everett De Morier, whose book “Thirty-three Cecils” was released in 2015, said he wrote the screenplay with Brian Esquivel, who is producing the movie. “It’s surreal,” he said of having his […]
A major motion picture is expected to start filming this spring in Binghamton. Walton native Everett De Morier co-wrote the screenplay which is based on his novel Thirty-three Cecils. The story is set in Binghamton and Erie, PA. “Binghamton will be Binghamton because there are certain locations in the screenplay that are still there,” De Morier said […]
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – A Binghamton native has returned to his hometown to produce a documentary the seeks to answer the question of why Binghamton is so creative. Everett De Morier with the help of his son Nick has created Binghamton Valley of Creativity. READ MORE HERE – SEE VIDEO HERE
Binghamton natives Everett and Nick De Morier no longer live in the area, but Everett has found subject matter there for two of his books. They join us to talk about their documentary ‘Binghamton: Valley of Creativity’, which premieres at the Bundy Museum’s Annex, and their discovery that when industry left the area, the arts […]
Justin and Everett talk about how to survive marriage, and fatherhood, and his new book about everything
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Books News Desk What perspective occurs when the father of two sons writes a novel about raising two daughters? It’s been over fifteen years since author Everett De Morier’s first two books were published. During that time he has kept busy writing six plays, hundreds of articles as well as worked on his first novel. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Jeff Brown Everett De Morier published “Thirty-Three Cecils” in 2015 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]It’s said that when Hollywood calls, you don’t hang up. Dover’s Everett De Morier was surprised — and happy — to answer that call several months ago to learn his book, “Thirty-Three Cecils,” had been optioned by a Los Angeles-based film development company. “Back […]
DOVER –– After a decade of writing and editing, “Thirty-Three Cecils,” the third published book of local author Everett De Morier, is finally available. “It’s a story that takes place in 1992 and is really about two very different characters and shows what happens when people try to change the unchangeable,” he said. After dabbling […]
CHRIS BODNARCZUK In choosing a setting for his first novel, Thirty-Three Cecils, Everett De Morier turned to the place he knew best: Binghamton. While De Morier spends his time these days in Delaware, he was born in the Parlor City and raised nearby. He went to college here, met his wife here, started a family […]
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”40″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”41″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”33″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”42″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Today we’d like to introduce you to Kevin Cooper. Kevin, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. A few years ago, my daughter was visiting […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Born in Binghamton and raised in the area, Everett De Morier’s family owned several businesses, including The Gem Diner, Bennett Electronics and The Mermaid Aquarium. He married here, both his kids were born here and the majority of his life has been lived here. And although his company relocated him out of state in 2007, […]