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GREETINGS!
Welcome to the
September edition
of the Shanville
Monthly!!!
Although
Blood Beast
isn't officially
released in the
UK and Ireland
until October
1st, it will go
on sale a couple
of days early at
the Bath
Festival, and a
day early at
Waterstones
Bournemouth, so
a lot of this
month's news
centres around
its impending
release!! I'm
VERY excited
about book 6 --
after the fifth
book ended on a
huge
cliffhanger, I
know lots of
fans have been
chomping at the
bit to find out
what happens
next, and the
air of secrecy
around the book
has stoked
things up to
fever pitch!!!!
My publishers,
HarperCollins,
are running a
truly fabulous
competition
to tie in with
the Bath
Festival.
There's early
news of an
exciting
promotional
campaign
which will be
going live later
this month.
There are new
interviews and
covers. My
books have been
spotted on a
teenager's shelf
in a TV show!
There's a full
run-down of my
October Book
6 tour of
the UK -- check
to see if I'm
coming to a town
near YOU!!! And,
as always in the
Shanville
Monthly, there's
more!!!!!!! So
forget about the
return to school
and homework,
and instead
check into my
world and relax
for a while
.....
BATH
COMPETITION!
Oh boy -- this
is a good one!!!
As many of you
probably know
already, I will
be revealing the
title and cover
of Book 6 of
"The Demonata"
for the first
time ever at my
event at the
BATH FESTIVAL
on Saturday,
September 29th
at 10.00a.m..
It's going to be
a special day
for everyone who
comes, but my
publishers,
HarperCollins,
are going to
make it EXTRA
special for ten
lucky people!
We're running a
competition this
month, and
each of the ten
winners will be
invited to come
and see me
before the event
in Bath,
where they will
receive a
free, signed
copy of Book 6
-- as well
as two free
front-row
tickets for my
event!!!
(The winners can
each bring one
guest, 16 years
or younger, to
both the
pre-event
meeting and the
event itself.)
So you'll get to
chat with me in
a very intimate
setting before
the show ...
you'll get to
watch me in
action from the
best seats in
the house ...
and you'll get a
free signed book
as well -- what
more could you
ask for?!? And
if you win but
can't make it to
Bath (you'll
have to make and
pay for your own
travel
arrangements,
I'm afraid),
you'll still
receive a signed
copy of the
book, so feel
free to enter
even if you
don't think
you'll be able
to come! The
competition is
only open to
fans in the UK
and Ireland. To
find out more
and enter,
you'll need to
go to Secret
Shanville by
clicking on this
link:
http://www.darrenshan.com/secretgateway.html
BOOK 6 CAMPAIGN
My UK
publishers,
HarperCollins,
have some
exciting
promotional
plans for Book 6
of "The
Demonata", and
are going to run
a pre-launch
campaign from
Sept. 14th up to
the release on
October 1st.
The different
elements of the
campaign will be
as follows:
- Book Trailer:
After the
success of the
Blood Beast
trailer, they’ve
decided to
create another
book trailer for
D6, and this one
will hopefully
feature the
vocal talents of
the superb
Rupert Degas!!!
- The Blood
Beast Challenge
site (www.darrenshanchallenge.com)
will be
re-designed and
themed around
D6.
HarperCollins
will be running
a competition
for fans to
design their own
versions of the
cover and title
of D6. They'll
have two prizes
for this -- one
will be
"Darren's
Favourite"
(chosen by me)
and the other
will be "Fan
Favourite" (fans
can actuallly
view & vote for
their favourite
covers.)
- People can
also opt- in to
receive the
cover as a
mobile wallpaper
on the day of
release.
Does that excite
you?!? It
certainly
excites ME!!!!
I'll be sending
out an email to
all my
registered UK
and Irish fans
in the middle of
September,
confirming more
details about
the campaign --
so if you
haven't
registered with
me yet, head on
over to Secret
Shanville ASAP
at
http://www.darrenshan.com/secretgateway.html
and join the
most Shanstastic
club in the
world!!! As
long-term
members already
know, I NEVER
share any of
your information
with other
companies (not
even my
publishers) and
I don't send any
spam!!
BLOOD BEAST
NOMINATED FOR
NICKELODEON
AWARD!
NICKELODEON
KIDS' CHOICE
AWARDS UK
As I revealed
last month,
Blood Beast
has been
shortlisted for
the first
ever UK
Nickelodeon
Kids' Choice
Award!!!!
This is a
huge honour
-- there are
only 4 books on
the shortlist,
and the other 3
are all women -- Holly
Black
("Spiderwick
Chronicles"),
Jacqueline
Wilson and J K
Rowling. The
award is voted
for entirely by
fans, so I
suspect Miss
Rowling will
walk away with
it by a LONG
mile!! But it's
amazing to even
be nominated for
such a
high-profile
award! This is
the most
prestigious
award I've ever
been shortlisted
for, and even if
I don't win, I'm
delighted to
have made the
final four. You
can find out all
about the
awards, which
also include
movies, bands,
songs, video
games, etc, by
clicking on the
following link.
It also provides
details on how
to vote, so I
hope you lot
give me your
backing -- we're
outweighed
vastly by the
armies of
Potterites, but if
we have to go
down, we can at
least go down
fighting ... or,
rather,
voting!!!!!!!!
NICKELODEON
KIDS' CHOICE
AWARDS UK
For anyone in
the UK and
Ireland who
hasn't yet read
it, you can buy
Blood Beast
in just about
any book shop, but if you
prefer to buy
online, you can
also get it
through
Amazon.co.uk. Just
click on the
following link --
AMAZON UK -
BLOOD BEAST
BIRTHDAY
COMPETITION
The winners of
the August
Shanville
Monthly
competition
were:
DAVID
HITCHINGS, usa.
ADELE LIN,
taiwan.
HAILE-MONTANA DI
TIERI, usa
SAM PEIRCE, uk.
HANNAH JAVID,
uk.
First
prize-winner,
David Hitching, won the
exclusive
t-shirt I'm
wearing in the
picture above,
along with
a
signed copy
of Blood
Beast. The
four runners-up
all won signed
copies of
Blood Beast.
Thanks to
everyone who
entered.
Congratulations
to the winners,
and better luck
next time to
those who
weren't so
lucky!!!
BOOK
6 TITLE TO BE
REVEALED ...
SOON!!!!!
We're keeping
the title of
Book 6 of The
Demonata a
secret until
just before its
official launch
date. Because
Book 5 ended on
a HUGE
cliffhanger, we
wanted to
maintain as much
mystery as
possible about
Book 6!!! I'll
be making the
title known to
the general
public on
Saturday,
September 29th,
when I appear at
the
Bath
Festival of
Children's
Literature.
I'll reveal the
title on my web
site shortly
after that, but
those at the
festival will be
the first in the
world to learn
what it is!!!! The
Festival
features an
AMAZING line-up,
and I'd
recommend it to
anyone who can
get there -- on
the Saturday
that I'm
appearing, Eoin
Colfer, Neil
Gaiman and lots
of others are
there, and EVERY
day features a
similarly
amazing crew of
writers!! I
imagine tickets
will go pretty
fast, so if
you're
interested in
going to any of
the events, I
suggest you head
on over to the
Festival's web
site and book
ASAP!!! You can
find full
details of all
the authors and
events, and how
to book for
them, by
clicking here:
www.bathkidslitfest.co.uk/
BLOOD BEAST
COMPETITION
WATERSTONES
CHALLENGE
You still have a
few days left to
enter the fantastic
Waterstones
HAVE
YOU GOT
THE GUTS FOR
DARREN SHAN?
competition, but
you'll have to
be quick --
the closing date
is September
5th. All 10
challenges can
now be viewed
and undertaken,
and you can also
view the entries
of many, MANY
fans who have
already proved
their true
worth!!!! If you
haven't checked
out the
competition yet,
read on for more
info ...
By clicking on
the link at the
top or bottom of
this section,
you will be
taken through to
a specially
created site where
you can create
your own profile
page and take
various
challenges to
prove your
'worth'. There
are 10
challenges in
all, and they
involve holding
a spider, acting
out your
favourite scene
from Blood
Beast, and
more!!! When you
complete a
challenge, you
will have to
provide proof by
uploading a
photo of
yourself
completing the
challenge on
your profile
page. You can
also e-mail a
link to your
friends so they
can see too! (So
you can have
mini-competitions
with your
friends to see
who completes
the most
challenges the
quickest!!!)
Every fan who
completes five
of the
challenges will
get a
certificate
"signed" by
Darren Shan!
(i.e. the
signature will
be a photocopy).
And one lucky
competitor will
also win an
Xbox 360!!!!
It's a
fun,
highly original
challenge, and
there have
already been
loads of
fantastic
entries which
you can check
out on the site.
Don't miss out
on the coolest,
hippest
competition of
the summer!!!!! You can
find out more
about the
competition, including full
rules and how to
submit your
entry, either by
visiting your
local
Waterstones shop
and picking up a
leaflet, or by clicking on
the following
link :
WATERSTONES
CHALLENGE
INTERVIEWS
There was a
lengthy
interview
with me in
The Daily
Telegraph
in the UK on
Saturday
August 25th.
I highly
recommend
this one --
it was
extremely
well written
by a man
whose love
of horror is
just as
deep-rooted
-- maybe
even more so
-- than
mine!! You
can check it
out online
by clicking
on the
following
link:
DAILY
TELEGRAPH
INTERVIEW
I also found
an
interesting
interview
with
Brian
Helgeland
(the writer
of the
"Cirque Du
Freak" movie
script)
recently. It
was
published
back in
April 2007,
but this was
the first
time I'd
come across
it. There's
a bit near
the end
where he
describes
how and why
he got
attached to
the film:
Bullz-Eye:
There was a
new project
of yours I
wanted to
ask you
about, and
that is
"Cirque du
Freak," this
Paul Weitz
movie you're
working on.
That's a
very curious
combination
to me.
Brian Helgeland:
Yeah! I've
been
involved for
a couple of
years on it.
My youngest
son, it's
his favorite
series of
books, at
the time,
anyway. He's
a big
reader, and
he was
always going
on about it.
And I didn't
pay much
attention,
and then I
was just
visiting at
the offices
of the
Donners,
Laura and
Dick Donner.
(Note: you
might know
Dick Donner
as Richard
Donner,
director of
"Superman"
and the
"Lethal
Weapon"
movies.) And
the books
were on
someone's
desk over
there, and I
said, "Are
you guys
involved
with this?"
And they
said, "Yes,
we're the
producers if
they make a
movie of
it." And I
got home and
said to my
son,
"They're
going to
make 'Cirque
du Freak.'"
And he was
all excited
and said I
had to write
it if I
could, so I
called and
said I'd be
interested
in doing it,
and Paul is
going to
direct it.
I'm not sure
if it's his
next movie
or not,
though. I
don't know
how
immediate
it's going
to be in
production
or anything
like that.
BE: IMDB has it
dated as
2008, and he
has nothing
ahead of it
in terms of
directing.
BH: Ah. But yeah,
it's
basically my
son's
favorite set
of books.
Now, before
anyone gets
too excited
about that
release date
-- as far as
I'm aware,
despite what
IMDB or any
other online
site might
say, no
date for the
movie has
yet been
set.
It's still
early in
pre-production
-- a script
has been
written, a
director
(Paul Weitz)
has been
assigned,
and various
producers
and a
casting
director are
attached to
the project.
And that, to
the best of
my
knowledge,
is ALL --
no
actors have
been cast,
sets aren't
being built,
no release
date has
been set. My
advice is to
disregard
any and all
online
rumours from
third-party
sources. As
soon as
there's any
genuine,
official,
REAL
news to
report,
you'll be
able to read
about it
here. In the
meantime, if
you want to
read the
full
interview
with Brian
Helgeland
(which is
mostly about
an earlier
movie of
Brian's
called
Payback),
click here:
BRIAN
HELGELAND
INTERVIEW
MIDNIGHT
FEAST
BUY MIDNIGHT
FEAST
I should
have posted
this in June
or July, but
with all my
touring, it
slipped my
mind --
whoops!!!!
In July
2007, an
anthology of
original
short
stories
called
Midnight
Feast
was released
in the UK.
(A longer
version of
the book,
called
Kids'
Night In 2,
was released
in Australia
and New
Zealand in
2005.) For
each book
sold, £1
will be
donated to
the
charities
War
Child
(www.warchild.org.uk)
and
No
Strings
(www.nostrings.org.uk/).
This is a
sequel to
the
bestselling
Kids'
Night In
which was
released in
2003. It
features
stories by
the likes of
Anthony
Horowitz,
Eoin Colfer,
Meg Cabot,
Louise
Rennison,
Garth Nix --
and ME!!! I
actually
used a
couple of
Sam Grest
short
stories from
the Vampires
Extras
section of
this site,
but i
re-wrote
them
slightly.
The reason I
used the Sam
stories,
instead of
writing a
new story,
was partly
because I
didn't have
time to do a
new one, but
also because
I liked the
idea of
giving the
Sam stories
a wider
lease of
life. You
should be
able to find
the book in
a bookshop
near you, or
else you can
order online
from Amazon
UK by
clicking
here:
BUY MIDNIGHT
FEAST
LIMERICK
PERSON OF
THE MONTH
I'm very
pleased to
be able to
announce
that I'm the
Limerick
Person Of
The Month
for
August!!!
The awards
are run by
local
newspaper,
The
Limerick
Leader,
and
sponsored by
Southern
Advertising
and the
Clarion
hotel.
They pick a
local person
every month
-- sometimes
a sports
person, or a
successful
business
person, or
someone
who's done a
very good
charitable
deed, and so
on. Then, at
the end of
the year,
they pick a
person of
the year
from the 12
month
winners. I
was Person
Of The Month
once before,
way back in
2000, when I
was a fresh
young author
and my books
were first
making
waves. This
second award
came
entirely out
of the blue,
so it was a
nice
surprise!!
I've lived
in Limerick
for 29
years, so
although
this might
be a minor
award in the
grander
scheme of
things, it
means a lot
to me
personally.
My local
fans have
always been
incredibly
supportive
of me, even
in the early
days, which
is why I try
to do
signings and
events
regularly
here. To get
a public
acknowledgment
like this
makes me
feel
well-chuffed!!!
A STRANGE
SORT OF HERO!
At the
Edinburgh
Book
Festival,
on August
15th, I took
part in a
debate with
Mark
Walden
(who writes
the
H.I.V.E.
books --
they're LOTS
of fun!!) in
which we
discussed
which is
"better" --
heroes or
villains.
Mark argued
the case for
villains,
while I made
a stand for
heroes. We
both made an
opening
statement,
then the
audience got
involved.
Although
much of the
debate
revolved
around
expected
heroes and
villains,
like
Superman,
Batman, Lex
Luthor and
the Daleks,
I tried to
come at the
subject from
a different
angle in my
opening
statement,
to get
people
thinking
about heroes
in a fresh
light. It
seemed to
work -- at
the end of
the debate,
everyone
voted for
whether
heroes or
villains
were best,
and heroes
just shaded
it!!!!!
Click on the
following
link if
you'd like
to read the
speech that
I gave:
WE COULD BE
HEROES
NEW COVERS
I've added
lots
of new
covers to my
site this
month.
First, in
the Vampires
section,
I've added
covers from
Brazil,
Czechoslovakia,
Indonesia,
Italy and
Thailand.
The
Brazilian,
Czech and
Italian
covers
feature
brand new
artwork, so
they're
especially
worth
checking
out. To view
all of the
covers,
click on
this link:
VAMPIRE
COVERS
Next up, in
the Demons
part of my
site, I've
added the
German
covers for
Book 3,
Slawter,
and Book 4,
Bec,
of The
Demonata.
Slawter
went on sale
in Germany
in August,
and Bec
will go on
sale there
at the start
of October.
These two
covers are
SERIOUSLY
creepy and
highly
recommended!!!
Click here
for them:
GERMAN DEMON
COVERS
I've also
added the
cover for
the
American
version of
Blood
Beast,
which goes
on sale in
the States
in October.
(The
official
release date
is November,
but my books
normally
appear in
most stores
a month
early in
America.)
It's a dark,
menacing
cover --
perfect!!!
You'll have
to go to
Secret
Shanville to
find the
cover, by
clicking
here:
SECRET
SHANVILLE
Finally,
I've also
added the
cover for
Midnight
Feast,
an anthology
by different
authors
released in
the UK
in July,
featuring a
couple of
short
stories by
me. You can
find the
cover by
clicking on
this link:
MIDNIGHT
FEAST COVER
WHO'S A
LITTLE DEVIL?!?
I received
the
following
email from
sharp-eyed
fan Paul
Horsman,
in
Doncaster:
Just thought I'd e-mail to let you know I
spotted two
of your
books (the
Vampire
Blood
&
Vampire
Destiny
trilogies)
last night
on the ITV
comedy drama
Little
Devil,
starring
Robson
Green. It
was about
3/4 of the
way through
the final
programme
when the
young boy
was reading
his mum's
letter ...
and there on
the kitchen
bookshelf
behind him
standing out
from the
rather bland
spines of
the other
books were 2
Vampire
Trilogies!!
I've been
waiting
years for my
books to
crop up in a
TV show!!
I'm just
sorry I
missed it --
I might have
to check it
out on
DVD!!! For
those who
want to know
a bit more
about the
show, click
here:
LITTLE DEVIL
INFO
EDINBURGH
REPORT
I performed
two events
in Edinburgh this year.
The first was
a
fun duet
with Mark
Walden,
author of
the
H.I.V.E.
books. We
talked
about
Heroes and
Villains,
challenging the
audience to
decide which
they prefer
-- dashing
good heroes
or
evil-hearted
villains!
This was
very
different to
my usual
kind of
event, and I
enjoyed it
immensely!
Then I did a
solo event
in which I
read a
world-exclusive
extract from
Book 6 of
The Demonata
(but I
didn't
reveal its
name!!),
PLUS a
world-exclusive
reading from
a book that
I'm not
going to be
releasing
for at least
2 or 3
years! It's
part of the
new,
four-book
series I
worked on
earlier this
year, and it
created a
HUGE stir
when I read
it --
especially
the last
couple of
lines!!!
I'm going to
be reading
the extract
at some of
my events in
October, and
probably
next year as
well, so I'm
not going to
say here
what it was
about, in
order not to
spoil the
surprise for
others!! I'd
also ask
those who
saw me in
Edinburgh to
keep it
secret for
the time
being.
This was
my 8th
year in a
row at the
Edinburgh
Festival!
I had a
fantastiic
time, as I
always do,
and managed
to get to
lots of
other events
and shows
while I was
there. For a
more
detailing
breakdown,
go to my
Blog and
scroll down
and back to
the
mid-August
entries.
Here's the
link:
DARREN
SHAN'S BLOG
BOOK 6
U.K. TOUR
I'm
undertaking a
ten day
tour of the
UK in
late
September/early October,
to promote
the release
of Book 6 of
The
Demonata.
It's a nice
mix of
public
events,
school
events, and
signing
sessions. If
you can come
along to any
of them,
please do --
I always
love to meet
my fans!!
And do feel
free to
bring as
many of my
books to be
signed as
you wish --
time
permitting,
I never mind
signing as
many books
as fans
bring
along!!!!
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Saturday
29th
September |
10.00a.m. |
PUBLIC
event
at
the
Bath
Festival
of
Children’s
Literature.
www.bathkidslitfest.co.uk/ |
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Sunday
30th
September |
12.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
Unit
1,
West
Mall,
Castlepoint,
Bournemouth
BH8
9UY.
phone:
01202
548566. |
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Monday
1st
October |
09.00a.m. |
School
event
at
Woodlands
Community
High
School,
Southampton. |
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Monday
1st
October |
1.00-
2.00p.m |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones
West
Quay
Shopping
Centre,
Southampton
SO15
1QE.
phone:
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Monday
1st
October |
4.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
event
at
Waterstones,
The
Brooks,
Winchester
SO23
8QY.
enquiries
to
John
Cook:
enquiries@winchester-brooks.waterstones.com
or
phone:
01962
866206. |
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Tuesday
2nd
October |
09.15a.m. |
School
event
at
Toynbee
School,
Ampfield,
Winchester.
Arranged
by Waterstones
Winchester. |
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Tuesday
2nd
October |
11.00a.m. |
I
will
be
signing
stock
at
Waterstones,
10-11
The
Swan
Centre,
Eastleigh,
SO50
5SF.
You
probably
won't
be
able
to
come
and
meet
me
at
the
store,
but
if
you
want
to
buy
books
in
advance
and
leave
them
to
be
signed
and
personalised
by
me,
talk
to
the
people
in
the
store. |
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Tuesday
2nd
October |
3.00p.m. |
I
will
be
signing
stock
at
Waterstones,
Commercial
Road, Portsmouth.
You
probably
won't
be
able
to
come
and
meet
me
at
the
store,
but
if
you
want
to
buy
books
in
advance
and
leave
them
to
be
signed
and
personalised
by
me,
talk
to
the
people
in
the
store. |
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Tuesday
2nd
October |
6.30-7.30p.m. |
PUBLIC
event
at
The
Hayling
Island
Community
Centre,
Hayling
Park,
Hayling
Island.
Tickets
available
through:
The
Hayling
Island
Bookshop,
34
Mengham
Road,
Hayling
Island,
Hampshire,
PO11
9BL.
phone:
023
9246
6620. |
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Wednesday
3rd
October |
10.30a.m. |
School
event
at
Worthing
High
School,
West
Sussex. |
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Wednesday
3rd
October |
4.00-5.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones, 28 Montague Street,
Worthing,
BN11
3HA.
phone:
01903
234148. |
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Thursday
4th
October |
10.00a.m. |
School
event
at
Ryton
Comprehensive,
Tyne and Wear. Arranged
by
Borders,
Unit
7
Team
Valley
Retail
Park,
Gateshead
NE11
OBD. |
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Thursday
4th
October |
1.00p.m. |
School
event
at
Cramlington
Community
High
School,
Northumberland.
Arranged
by WH
Smith
Metro
Centre. |
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Thursday
4th
October |
4.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
WH
Smith,
57-59
Cameron
Walk,
Metro
Centre,
Gateshead,
Tyne
on
Wear,
NE11
9YT.
phone:
0191
4932266. |
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Friday
5th
October |
10.00a.m. |
Schools
event
at
Kendal
Leisure
Centre,
Burton
Rd,
Kendal,
LA9
7HX. Arranged
by
Waterstones,
7
Westmoreland
Centre,
Kendal
LA9
4LR.
phone:
Tel:
01539
741771.
Although
this
is
for
schools,
since
it
is a
public
venue,
individuals
will
be
able
to
come
too
--
please
contact
Waterstones
for
tickets
if
interested. |
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Friday
5th
October |
6.30p.m. |
PUBLIC
event
in
County
Hall,
Preston.
Arranged
by
Borders
Books,
Deepdale
Shopping
Park,
Blackpool
Rd,
Preston,
Lancashire
PR1
6AF.
phone:
01772
703
856
or
email:
Cburges1@bordersstores.com |
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Saturday
6th
October |
10.00a.m. |
PUBLIC
informal
signing
at
Borders,
95-96
Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NP. I'm here to sign stock for the shop, but if you
come
along,
I'll
happily
sign
for
you
while
I'm
there. |
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Saturday
6th
October |
11.30a.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
61-62
Bishopgate
Walk,
The
Riding
Centre
(shopping
centre),
Wakefield
WF1
1YB. |
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Saturday
6th
October |
3.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
93-97
Albion
Street,
Leeds. |
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Sunday
7th
October |
12.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
WH
Smith
Arndale
Centre,
Manchester, M4 3AD. |
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Sunday
7th
October |
various |
I
will
be
signing
stock
at
the
following
stores:
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Borders Manchester Fort. |
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Waterstones Deansgate. |
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Waterstones Trafford Centre. |
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Monday
8th
October |
10.30a.m. |
School
event
at
St
Peter’s
Memorial
Hall,
St
Olavs,
York. |
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Monday
8th
October |
4.00-5.00p.m. |
PUBLIC
signing
at
Waterstones,
28-29
High
Ousegate,
York
YO1
8RX.
phone:
01904
628
740. |
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Friday
12th
October |
10.30a.m. |
School
event
in
St
Michael's
School,
Bermondsey,
London. |
IT'S A WRAP
And
that's it for
September!
I'll be doing a lot
of editing this
month, of various
Demonata books,
trying to knock them
into shape! I'm also
going to the All
Ireland hurling
final at the start
of the month
(Limerick have reach
the final for the
first time in 11
years!), and I've a
massive Tottenham
Hotspur versus
Arsenal game in the
middle of September
-- so it could a
month of delightful
highs or depressing
lows for me!!!! I
know most of you
will be heading back
to school, which is
never a cheerful
thought, but at
least you've got a
book from me to look
forward to a little
bit later in the
year -- hurrah!!!
(Book 6 comes out in
the UK and Ireland
in October, of
course, and Book 5
comes out in the
States around the
same time.) I'll be
back at the start of
the Witching Month
(lovely October!) to
try and set you up
nicely for the
run-in to Halloween. Until
then, take care and
try not to get
caught reading my
books in class!! All
my
bloody best,
Darren Shan x x x
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