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GREETINGS!
Welcome to the
March edition of
the Shanville
Monthly! The
above image is
of a Harkat
Mulds cake
baked by a
couple of my
fans in
Finland --
so let's all
give a big hand
to Maija and
Airin!!!!
I'm just sorry I
couldn't have a
taste -- I'm as
big a fan of
cake as these
two seem to be
of Harkat!!!
Anyway, away
from
cake-related
matters, I had a
VERY busy time
last month. I
was hard at work
on a new book
(you can follow
my progress on
my
BLOG or
by visiting the blog on
my
MYSPACE PAGE),
which I'm very
excited about,
but which I
can't discuss at
the moment -- I
don't like
talking too much
about new books
in case I jinx
myself!! I did
my final edit of
Book 6 of "The
Demonata" and
finished another
edit of Book 7
-- I normally
spend a couple
of years working
on the editing
process of each
book!!! As well
as all that, I
had two big
events in the
UK, one in
Derby and
the other at the
Southbank
Festival in
London. Both
were a big
success and I
signed LOTS of
books at each of
them!!! Speaking
of events, I'm
going to be
doing a lot more
touring later
this year, and
you can find
updates to both
my American
and Far East
tours by
scrolling down.
(Please note, my
American tour
still isn't 100%
finalised, so
please check
back again later
this month, or
in the next
issue of the
Shanville
Monthly, for the
final, fully
confirmed
schedule.) I
also have some
very welcome
book awards
news, along with
a few other bits
and pieces. So
without any
further ago,
"read on,
MacDuff!!!!"
IRISH BOOK
AWARDS
NOMINATION
It's been an
exciting month
for "Demon
Thief" on the
Book Awards
front in the UK
and Ireland!!
First, after
being
shortlisted for
the Doncaster
Book Award (as
reported last
month) it was
nominated as the
Irish
Children's Book
of the Year
(Senior section)
in the Irish
Book Awards 2007!!!
The awards are
relatively new
but have already
become the
biggest popular
book awards
ceremony in
Ireland. I'm
delighted to be
shortlisted,
though I suspect
that "The Boy in
the Striped
Pyjamas" will
walk off with
the award,
especially as
the people who
vote for the
winners are
adults. Still,
you never know,
I might pull off
a shock
surprise!!!!
There will be a
big, televised
awards ceremony
in Trinity
College on
March 15th
when the winner
will be
announced. I
won't be
attending, but
I'll be keeping
my fingers
crossed on the
night!! You can
see the full
list of nominees
(I'm right down
at the bottom,
with the three
other books in
my category) by
clicking here:
IRISH BOOK
AWARDS
LANCASHIRE
AWARDS
NOMINATION
Hot on the heels
of its Irish
nomination, I
learnt that
"Demon Thief"
has also been
shortlisted for
the
Lancashire
Children’s Book
of the Year
award. This is
the second year
in a row that
I've made the
shortlist for
this award --
"Lord Loss" was
nominated in
2006. This award
(like all the
best children's
awards, in my
opinion) is
decided purely
by young
readers. I'm not
sure when the
winner will be
announced, but
I'll provide an
update once it
is.
I must say I'm
pleasantly
surprised by
this recent
flurry of award
nods!!! My books
have never been
very popular
with the people
who hand out
book awards, and
though I've
picked up a
couple of awards
and nominations
over the years,
they're
definitely not
something I'm
used to
receiving! I
assumed my demon
books would
prove too
bloodthirsty to
be considered
for awards, but
I'm delighted to
be proven
wrong!!!! I
don't worry too
much about
awards -- I'd
much rather have
lots of fans
than lots of
awards! -- but
they're
definitely a
nice bonus!!!!
Even just being
nominated is
quite exciting
-- though of
course I'd be a
liar if I said
it wasn't even
more exciting to
actually
win!!!!!!!!
:-)
CROATIA WELCOMES
THE
"CIRQUE DU
FREAK"!!
I'm delighted to
be able to
announce that
Croatia has
become the
34th country
to publish my
books!! I've
signed a deal
with Croatian
publishers,
Algoritam,
for the first 6
books in my
"Saga of Darren
Shan" series.
The first book
should see print
later this year
or early in
2008.
"THE DEMONATA"
ARE COMING TO
GERMANY!
Lord Loss,
the first
book of
The Demonata,
goes on
sale in
Germany this
month.
Its full
title in
German is
Dämonicon 1.
Fürst der
Schatten.
If anybody
wishes to
buy it
through the
German
branch of
Amazon, this
is the link:
LORD LOSS
Book 2,
Demon Thief,
will go on
sale in
May (a
nice short
wait --
hurrah!!)
and its
title in
German is
Dämonicon 2.
Höllenkind.
This is its
link on
Amazon.de:
DEMON THIEF
"KOYASAN" STARTS
TO TRAVEL!
"Koyasan",
the short book
that I released
in the UK and
Ireland in 2006
for World Book
Day, has been
picked up by a
couple of my
international
publishers. It
will be
published in
the
Netherlands
later this year
or early 2008,
and also in
Japan
(along with my
other
Japanese-inspired
short story,
"Hagurosan")
late in 2007.
I'm very fond of
"Koyasan" --
it's a story I
really enjoyed
writing -- so
I'm very pleased
that fans in
other countries
will now have a
chance to read
it. Hopefully it
will be taken up
by other
publishers as
well in the
future -- keep
an eye on the
Shanville
Monthly for
updates.
"BLOOD BEAST"
NOTES
I've added
my first set
of " Blood
Beast"
notes to my
site, giving
a brief plot
outline and
explaining
how I first
came up with
the ideas
for it. More
will follow
over the
next few
months, in
the lead-up
to its
release in
the UK. You
can find the
notes in
Secret
Shanville
(you'll have
to become a
Shanster if
you haven't
already) by
clicking
here:
BLOOD BEAST
NOTES
BOOK 6 MYSTERY!!
As most of
you know,
Book 6 of
"The
Demonata"
will go on
sale in the
UK and
Ireland in
October
2007. It's
the second
half of the
two-part
story that
begins in
Book 5. (As
I've warned
fans before,
Book 5 ends
on a HUGE
cliffhanger!!)
But I'm
afraid
that's all
the
information
we're going
to be
releasing
about it at
the moment
-- my
publishers
are keeping
everything
else about
it a secret
until closer
to the
launch date,
even the
title!!!!
That means I
won't be
able to
share the
cover with
you in
advance like
I normally
do, and I
probably
won't be
able to
release any
of my notes
about the
book before
it is
released.
I'm sorry
about that,
but we're
trying to
create a
real air of
mystery and
tension
around this
one -- it's
a pivotal
book in the
series, and
we don't
want to
spoil the
Book 5
cliffhanger
by providing
any clues as
to what
happens
next!!!!!!
MARCH
IRISH
EVENT
On
Tuesday
March 20th
I will be
doing a
school event
at
Tarbert
Comprehensive
School
in County
Kerry. I
will be
opening
their new
library as
part of my
event.
APRIL U.S.A. TOUR
I am coming to
America on tour
in April 2007,
from the 2nd
to the 20th.
You can
check out my
schedule
below!
In-school
events
are for
specified
schools
only.
PUBLIC
events are
open to
everyone. I
will always
try (time
allowing) to
sign as many
books as
fans bring
along, so
yes, you CAN
bring your
entire
Darren Shan
collection!!
If you live
near one of
the stores
when I'm
coming, but
can't make
it to my
event, you
can always
leave your
books at the
store in
advance, or
contact the
store
beforehand
and ask them
to get me to
dedicate a
book to you!
Monday,
April 2,
2007 -
Seattle
|
10:00
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Washington Middle School,
S.
Jackson
St.,
Seattle. |
|
1 or
2p.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing. |
|
7:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
Presentation/signing
-
Third
Place
Books,
17171
Bothell
Way
NE.
www.thirdplacebooks.com
|
Tuesday,
April 3,
2007 -
Olympia/Lacey
|
8:00
–
9:30
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Capital
Hill
School,
Olympia. |
|
10:00
–
11:30
a.m. |
In-school
presentation
(150
students)/signing
-
River
Ridge
High
School, Lacey. |
|
12:00
–
12:45
p.m. |
In-school
presentation
-
Black
Hills
High
School, Olympia. |
|
7.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Barnes
and
Noble,
1530
Black
Lake
Blvd.,
SW,
Olympia,
WA
98502.
click
here
for
web
site |
Wednesday,
April 4,
2007 -
Seattle/San
Francisco
|
10.00
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
–
Eckstein
Middle
School, Seattle. |
Thursday,
April 5,
2007 - San
Francisco/Menlo
Park/Burlingame
|
9:40
–
10:25
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Notre
Dame
des
Victoires
(NDV),
San
Francisco. |
|
2.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
-
Book
Passage,
51
Tamal
Vista
Blvd.,
Corte
Madera, CA 94925. http://www.bookpassage.com/ |
|
7:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Books
Inc.,
1375
Burlingame
Ave.,
Burlingame,
CA
94010. click
here
for
web
site |
Friday,
April 6,
2007 -
Petaluma/Santa
Rosa/Napa
|
10:00
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Kenilworth
Junior
High
School, Petaluma. |
|
2:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
in-store
presentation/signing
-
Copperfield’s,
Montgomery
Village
store,
2316
Montgomery
Dr.,
Santa
Rosa,
CA
95405.
http://www.copperfieldsbooks.com |
|
7:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Copperfields, Napa store, 3900 Suite
A,
Bel
Aire
Plaza,
Napa,
CA.
94558. http://www.copperfieldsbooks.com |
Saturday,
April 7,
2007 -
Walnut Creek
Sunday,
April 8,
2007 -
EASTER
|
|
Easter!
Travel
day!!
No
events!!!
Boo!!!! |
Monday,
April 9,
2007 -
Humble/Houston
|
10:00
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Humble,
Texas. |
|
2:00
p.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Sartartia Middle School,
Sugar
Land,
TX.
|
|
5:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Blue
Willow
Bookshop,
14532
Memorial
Drive,
Houston,
Texas. www.bluewillowbookshop.com |
Tuesday,
April 10,
2007 -
Coppell/Frisco
|
12:00
-
3.15 p.m. |
Two
in-school
presentations/signing
-
Coppell
Middle
School
West,
Coppell,
TX. |
|
7:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Barnes
and
Noble,
2601
Preston
Rd.,
Frisco,
TX
75034. click
here
for
web
site
|
Wednesday,
April 11,
2007 -
Hurst/San
Antonio
|
10:00
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Hurst
Junior
High,
TX. |
|
7:00
p.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Rawlinson
Middle
School,
14100
Vance
Jackson,
San
Antonio,
TX
78249. |
Thursday,
April 12,
2007 - San
Antonio
|
12:00
–
1:00
p.m. |
Presentation,
“Taking
a
Bite
out
of
YA
Lit”
-
Texas Library
Association,
San
Antonio. |
|
1:30
–
2:30
p.m. |
Signing
-
Texas
Library
Association,
San
Antonio. |
Friday,
April 13,
2007 -
Chicago/Oak
Park/Naperville
|
08.30-10.25
a.m. |
TWO
in-school
presentations/signings
–
Glen Crest Middle
School,
Glen
Ellyn,
Illinois. |
|
12.55
-
1.35
p.m. |
In-school
presentation/signing
-
Glenbard South High School,
Glen
Ellyn,
Illinois. |
|
4.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
with
Magic
Tree,
Magic
Tree
Bookstore,
141
Oak
Park,
Oak
Park,
IL.
http://www.magictreebookstore.com/
|
|
7:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Anderson’s Bookshop,
123
W.
Jefferson,
Naperville, IL.
http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/
|
Saturday,
April 14,
2007 -
LaGrange/Skokie
Sunday,
April 15,
2007 -
Cincinnati
Monday,
April 16,
2007 -
Ohio/Brighton
|
9:00
a.m. |
In-school
presentation/
signing
-
Kings
High
School,
Kings
Mills,
OH. |
|
7:00
p.m. |
PUBLIC
presentation/signing
-
Borders
Books
and
Music,
8101
Movie
Drive,
Brighton,
MI
48116.
click
here
for
web
site
|
Tuesday,
April 17,
2007 - Ann
Arbor
|
12:30
p.m. |
Business
lunch
with
Borders
-
yum!!!!!! |
Wednesday,
April 18,
2007 - New
York/New
Jersey
Thursday,
April 19,
2007 - New
York
Friday,
April 20,
2007 - New
York
|
10.00 a.m. |
School
presentation/signing
at -
Barnes
and
Noble, 33 East 17th Street,
NYC
10003. |
APRIL IRISH
EVENT
On Saturday,
April 28th,
I will be
doing a PUBLIC
event at the
Cuirt
Festival in
Galway.
You can click on
the following
link for their
web site, but
there will be no
information on
it until March:
CUIRT SITE
JUNE
IRELAND/U.K. TOUR
I'm going
to be doing
another big tour
of Ireland
and the U.K. in
June, to
promote the
release of
Blood Beast,
book 5 of The
Demonata.
You can check
out the
provisional
schedule below
-- please note,
it
will probably
be updated quite a
lot between now
and June. I
strongly
advise that you
check back for
the full,
revised,
confirmed
itinerary closer
to June if
you want to
attend any of
these events.
If you are a
teacher or
librarian
interested in
bringing a group
of children to
any of my
events, please
write to me
using the
CONTACT
form, letting me
know the date
and venue that
you are
interested in. I
will forward
your requests to
those setting up
the events.
|
Tuesday,
5th |
AM |
Schools
event
at
the
Belltable
Theatre
in
Limerick. |
|
Tuesday
5th |
4.30pm |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Easons,
Limerick. |
| |
|
|
|
Wednesday
6th |
AM |
School
event
at
Linenhall,
Castlebar. |
|
Wednesday
6th |
4.00pm |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Easons,
33
shop
st,
Galway. |
| |
|
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Thursday
7th |
AM |
School
events
in
Drogheda. |
|
Thursday
7th |
PM |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
Drogheda. |
| |
|
|
|
Friday
8th |
AM |
Schools
event
at
Mill
Theatre,
Dundrum. |
|
Friday
8th |
4.00pm |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Easons,
Level
3,
Unit
12-14,
Dundrum
town
centre,
Sandyford
Rd, Dublin
16. |
| |
|
|
|
Saturday
9th |
PM |
PUBLIC
event
at –
The
Maltings
Theatre,
St
Albans. |
|
Saturday
9th |
PM |
PUBLIC
signing
-
town
and
venue
To
Be
Confirmed. |
| |
|
|
|
Sunday
10th |
1.00pm |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
Midsummer
Place,
Milton
Keynes. |
| |
|
|
|
Monday
11th |
AM |
School
events
in
Norwich. |
|
Monday
11th |
PM |
PUBLIC
signing
-
Waterstones,
11-17
Castle
Stree,
NR2
1PB,
Norwich. |
|
Monday
11th |
PM |
PUBLIC
event
in
Cromer. |
|
|
|
|
|
Tuesday
12th
|
11.00am |
School
event
at
Perse
Prep
for
Boys,
Cambridge.
–
speak
to
Heffers
about
outside
venue. |
|
Tuesday
12th |
4.00pm |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
Ipswich. |
|
Tuesday
12th |
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