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Four Angry Robot Authors at Sheffield Central Library, Saturday November 17th
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The fabulous people at Sheffield Libraries have very kindly invited no fewer than five four (Update: 06.11.12 Unfortunately, Adam Christopher won’t be able to make it to this event after all) of our fantastic authors along to a Science Fiction and Fantasy Readers Day, from 1 – 4 p.m. on Saturday November 17th, as part of their rolling Meet the Author programme.
Tickets for the event are free (as are cake and refreshments!) but you will need to confirm your in attendance in advance so the Library can keep track of numbers.
This is a great opportunity to hear readings by, ask questions of, say hello to and solicit signatures (ideally on books, but hey, pretty much anything goes) from the following Angry Robot scribes:
• Anne Lyle – author of the Night’s Masque series: The Alchemist of Souls, The Merchant of Dreams and (forthcoming) The Prince of Lies.
• Mike Shevdon – author of the Courts of the Feyre series: Sixty-One Nails, The Road to Bedlam, Strangeness and Charm and (forthcoming) The Eighth Court.
• David Tallerman – author of the Tales of Easie Damasco: Giant Thief, Crown Thief and (forthcoming) Prince Thief.
• Gav Thorpe – author of the Crown of the Blood trilogy: The Crown of the Blood, The Crown of the Conqueror and The Crown of the Usurper.
There will also be a session of ‘how to get published’ advice from Angry Robot Editor Lee Harris and Marketing Guy Darren Turpin, so any would-be authors who’d be interested in finding out what we look for in a potential Angry Robot Author could do a lot worse than coming along to see what Lee and Darren have to say for themselves.
Where and When: Saturday 17th November 2012, 1pm-4pm in the Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield
To Book Tickets: tel: 0114 273 4727 or email: centrallending.library@sheffield.gov.uk
And here’s the usual spot of Google Mappage to help you find your way:
See you on the 17th!
Jo Anderton Book Launch, Kinokuniya Bookshop, Sydney, Thursday November 1st
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A little later than the official publication day (to take into account the book distribution schedules in Australia), Jo Anderton will be launching Suited, the second book in her Veiled Worlds series, at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday November 1st at the Books Kinokuniya in Sydney, New South Wales.
Where: Books Kinokuniya, Level 2, The Galeries, 500 George Street (opposite QVB), Sydney, NSW 2000
When: Thursday, November 1st, 6.30 p.m.
Telephone: 02 9262-7996
Email: aus@kinokuniya.com
Jo says that everyone is invited along to help her launch the book, and that “The lovely and wonderful Pamela Freeman has even agreed to launch it (aren’t I lucky!)”
There’s also a Facebook page for the event if you’d like to register your interest and help spread the word between now and then.
And here’s your Google Map:
Lee Collins Book Launch, Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, Tuesday October 30th
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Next Tuesday is US / CAN (and Ebook) publication day for Lee Collins‘s debut novel, the superbly chilling, action packed, weird western horror saga The Dead of Winter.
To mark the occasion, Lee will be launching the book with a party at Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins, CO, from 6.00 p.m. and everyone within travelling distance is cordially invited.
Where: Old Firehouse Books, 232 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524-2437
When: Tuesday, October 30th, 6.00pm
Telephone: (970) 484-7898
Email: oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com
No mention of ticket prices on the Old Firehouse website, but we’re sure they’d appreciate you dropping them a line to let them know that you’re coming along.
And here’s a Google Map to help you find your way there:
Angry Robot Authors at Bristolcon, Saturday October 20th
Posted by: | CommentsBristolCon 2012, a one-day science fiction convention organized by the Bristol Fantasy & SF Society, will be taking place this coming Saturday, October 20th, with a strong Angry Robot contingent in attendance.
Angry Robot author John Meaney (a.k.a. Thomas Blackthorne) will be the convention’s Guest of Honour, and the deeply-missed Colin Harvey is the convention’s “Ghost of Honour”. They’ll be joined by Aliette de Bodard, Guy Haley, Anne Lyle, Emma Newman and Ian Whates, plus Strange Chemistry’s Jonathan L. Howard. Angry Robot Overlord Marc Gascoigne will be there as well, to keep the scribe-bots in line and get the drinks in gratefully accept any alcoholic gratuities that might happen to pass his way.
Convention membership is just £20 and a full Programme of Events kicks off at 10.00 a.m.
See www.bristolcon.org for more details.
Chris F. Holm will be at Bouchercon 2012 in Cleveland This Weekend
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Anyone bound for the Bouchercon 2012 crime fiction convention at the Cleveland, Ohio Marriott Renaissance this Thursday through Sunday, October 4th – 7th, will have the chance to say hello to our very own Chris F. Holm, author of the first two Collector novels: Dead Harvest and The Wrong Goodbye.
The best time to catch up with Chris would be just after his panel appearance on Friday. Chris will be discussing ‘Morally Challenged Heroes’ with fellow authors Ali Karim, Elizabeth Hand, Lou Berney, Wallace Stroby and Seth Harwood, from 2.45 to 3.35. He will be signing copies of his books at a session immediately afterwards.
If you can’t make it to Cleveland, Chris will also be attending QuebeCrime in Quebec at the end of the month and then Murder and Mayhem in Muskego, Wisconsin, in November. We’ll post more details of those events when we have them.
Adam Christopher Signing at Waterstones Macclesfield, Saturday September 15th
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Come and meet the author, Adam Christopher
Whilst at the store, Adam will happily sign copies of both his books, as well as representations of the Empire State cover made out of Lego (if you happen to have one handy) or any miscellaneous body parts (ideally your own and preferably still attached) that you care to put in front of him.
So if you’re anywhere near Macclesfield on Saturday, do come along and say hello! And see waterstones.com for contact details if you can’t make it on the day, but would like to mail order a signed copy of the book. We’re sure the folks at Waterstones will be happy to take your money by credit card and then send you the goods as soon as the relevant postal services allow.
Adam Christopher – Seven Wonders Launch
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Last Thursday was New Angry Robot Book Day in the UK, and to commemorate the release of his second novel, Seven Wonders, Adam Christopher held a reading/signing session at the awesome Forbidden Planet Megastore in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue. We had 100 extremely limited edition hardback copies of the book produced (exclusive to Forbidden Planet) and by the end of the night, the majority of those editions had been sold.
If you’re quick you can still pick up a signed copy of the hardback direct from the store, or by mail order.
The paperback release is available, too (worldwide) at your favourite indie or chain bookstore, or pick up the eBook at the Robot Trading Company, and wherever they sell great eBooks.
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If you missed Adam last Thursday, you can still find him at the following events:
On Saturday 6th October Adam will be taking part in a panel on Science Fiction & Superheroes at the Morley Literature Festival in Leeds, along with with David Hine, Samit Basu and Justina Robson.
Then on Wednesday 17th October, Adam will be taking part in the Blog North Awards presentation event, with an on-stage reading and Q&A session. The event will be taking place at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, from 7.30 p.m.
Three Chances to Meet Adam Christopher, in London, Leeds and Manchester
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Adam Christopher‘s new novel Seven Wonders is officially published tomorrow and, as we told you a while ago, for the official launch event is taking place at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, London tomorrow evening, where you’ll also be able to pick up a copy of the FP exclusive hardback edition of the book.
If you can’t make it to London tomorrow but would still like to say hi to Adam, there are a couple of other opportunities coming up in October.
On Saturday 6th October Adam will be taking part in a panel on Science Fiction & Superheroes at the Morley Literature Festival in Leeds, along with with David Hine, Samit Basu and Justina Robson.
Then on Wednesday 17th October, Adam will be taking part in the Blog North Awards presentation event, with an on-stage reading and Q&A session. The event will be taking place at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, from 7.30 p.m.
Visit the above links for more information on any or all of these events, including full ticketing details. And check out Adam’s website, www.adamchristopher.co.uk for more info on the man himself and his books.
Angry Robot about to take WorldCon by Storm!
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70th World Science Fiction Convention. This year (for the seventh time in its history) it’s in Chicago, and it’s called Chicon 7.
Angry Robot will be out in force!
As well as three of the Angry Robot team – Editors Lee Harris and Amanda Rutter, and North American Sales/Marketing Manager, Mike Underwood – we’ll be joined by EIGHTEEN of our authors from all three imprints – Angry Robot, Strange Chemistry and Exhibit A. We’ll also have a biiiiig table in the Dealer Room, where you can pick up past and current Angry Robot books, including September’s Angry Robot books and Strange Chemistry’s launch novels.
For those of you in Chicago who are not going to the convention, we have a multi-author book launch/signing at The Book Cellar on North Lincoln Avenue on Friday August 31st at 7.00pm. Join Adam Christopher, Chuck Wendig, Kim Curran and Gwenda Bond as they sign their new novels, Seven Wonders, Mockingbird, Shift and Blackwood. Kim’s and Gwenda’s books launch our Strange Chemistry YA imprint.
For those of you who are coming to WorldCon, here are some of the panels, etc, at which you can find us (subject to change, and additional panels): Read More→
