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2007:

March 3rd & 4th
Microcon - Exeter University
Devonshire Hall & Junior Common Room
Devonshire House
Exeter University Campus
Tickets - free for Sci Fi members - £5 for Students - £7 for public on the door
Events start at 10am on saturday - doors open from 9.30am
Microcon Website

March 7th
Shirley Society - St. Catherine's College, Cambridge
For details see link below
Shirley Society



April 21st
Cardiff Central Library - 10.30am
John Street (top of Bute Street - opposite Callaghan Square)
Cardiff
CF10 5BA
Tel: 029 20871606 (Leisure Dept.)
Contact: Sue Thomas
This is a free event but please do contact Sue Thomas to reserve a place
Cardiff Libraries

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UK July 2007: Tour for First Among Sequels
July 5th to July 20th 2007



Thursday 5 July
7pm EVENING TALK: CANTERBURY
WATERSTONES
20-21 St Margarets Street,
Canterbury,
Kent,
CT1 2XH
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 01227 456343


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Friday 6 July
7pm EVENING TALK: READING
WATERSTONES
89a Broad Street,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG1 2AP
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 0118 958 1270


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Saturday 7 July
2pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: SWINDON
WATERSTONES
25/26 Brunel Plaza,
Brunel Shopping Centre,
Swindon
SN1 1ND
(t) 01793 436465
Free signing.


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Monday 9 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: LONDON
FORBIDDEN PLANET
179 Shaftesbury Avenue,
London
WC2H 8JR
(t) 020 7420 3666
Free signing but to reserve an advanced copy go to
www.forbiddenplanet.com/store/Signings.htm


6:30pm EVENING TALK: LONDON
THE GALLERY, FOYLES BOOKSHOP
113 - 119 Charing Cross Road,
London
WC2H 0EB
(t) 020 7437 5660
This event is free to attend but please email
events(at)foyles.co.uk to reserve places (they are limited!)


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Tuesday 10 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: CAMBRIDGE BORDERS
12 - 13 Market Street,
Cambridge,
CB2 3PA
(t) 01223 306188 Free signing


7pm EVENING TALK: BIRMINGHAM
WATERSTONES
128 New Street,
Birmingham
B2 4DB
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 0121 631 4333


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Wednesday 11 July
12:30pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: CHELTENHAM
WATERSTONES
33/41 The Promenade,
Cheltenham,
GL50 1LE
(t) 01242 571779
Free signing.


7pm EVENING TALK: BATH
WATERSTONES
4 - 5 Milsom Street,
Bath,
Somerset,
BA1 1DA
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 01225 448515


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Thursday 12 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: NOTTINGHAM
WATERSTONES
1/5 Bridlesmith Gate,
Nottingham,
NG1 2GR
(t) 0115 948 4499
Free signing.


7pm EVENING TALK: MANCHESTER
WATERSTONES
91 Deansgate,
Manchester,
M3 2BW
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 0161 837 3000


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Friday 13 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: SHEFFIELD
WATERSTONES
24-26 Orchard Square,
Sheffield,
S Yorkshire,
S1 2FB
(t) 0114 272 8971
Free signing.


7pm EVENING TALK: LINCOLN
WATERSTONES
297A High Street, Lincoln, LN2 1AF
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 01522 540011


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Saturday 14 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: LEEDS
The Idle Hour,
94a Town Street,
Horsforth,
Leeds
LS18 4AP
(t) 0113 281 9889
www.the-idle-hour.co.uk
Free signing.


7:30pm EVENING TALK: WHITBY
THE WHITBY BOOKSHOP
88 Church Street,
Whitby,
North Yorkshire,
YO22 4BH
www.thewhitbybookshop.co.uk
Free event but ticketed.
Please call the store to reserve your place on 01947 606202


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Monday 16 July
6pm EVENING TALK: EDINBURGH
WATERSTONES (WEST END BRANCH)
128 Princes Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 4AD
Tickets £3,
CContact the store on 0131 226 2666


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Tuesday 17 July
12:30-1:30pmLUNCHTIME SIGNING: GLASGOW
BORDERS
98 Buchanan Street, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3BA
(t) 0141 222 7700
Free signing.


6:30pm EVENING TALK: NEWCASTLE
WATERSTONES
104 Grey Street,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 6JG
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 0191 261 6140


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Wednesday 18 July
7pm EVENING TALK: YEOVIL
WATERSTONES
37A Middle Street,
Yeovil,
Somerset,
BA20 1LG
Tickets £3,
Contact the store on 01935 479832


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Thursday 19 July
7pm EVENING TALK: CARDIFF
BORDERS, LLANTRISANT
Unit 14,
New Park Shopping Centre,
Talbot Green,
Pontyclun, Llantrisant,
CF72 8LW
Free event but ticketed.
Please call the store to reserve your place on 01443 239418.

USA July 2007: Tour for First Among Sequels
July 23rd to August 6th 2007



Monday, JULY 23rd
NEW YORK, NY
Partners & Crime
7.00pm

44 Greenwich Ave.
New York, NY 10011
212-243-0440
email: partners (at) crimepays (dot) com

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Tuesday, JULY 24th
NEW YORK, NY
B&N Lincoln Center - #2628
7pm

Lincoln Square
1972 Broadway
New York,
NY 10023
Contact: Jennifer Stark
212-595-9340 direct
CRM2628@bn.com

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Wednesday, JULY 25th
WASHINTON, DC
Politics & Prose
7pm

5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington,
DC 20008
Contact: Mike Giarratano
202-363-7663 direct
events@politics-prose.com

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Thursday, JULY 26th
BOSTON, MA
Brookline Booksmith
6pm - note earlier time ***

279 Harvard Street
Brookline,
MA 02446
Contact: Brian Foley
(617) 739-6002 (direct)
events@brooklinebooksmith.com

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Friday, JULY 27th
BOSTON, MA
Borders Downtown on Boylson St.
12:30pm

B&N #330
511 Boylston St
Boston,
MA 02116
Contact: Jayson Zeeman
734-730-0300
jzeeman1@bordersgroupinc.com

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Saturday, JULY 28th
SAN MATEO, CA
M is for Mystery
2pm

86 E 3rd Ave
San Mateo,
CA 94401
Contact: Ed Kaufman
650-401-8077
info@mformystery.com

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Sunday, JULY 29th
SANTA CRUZ, CA
Capitola Book Café
7:30pm

1475 41st Ave.
Capitola,
CA 95010
Contact: Janet Lemeister
831-462-6297 voicemail
/janet@capitolabookcafe.com

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Monday, JULY 30th
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Stacey's Bookstore
12:30pm

581 Market St
San Francisco,
CA 94105
Contact: Ingrid Nystrom
415-896-1606
ingrid@staceys.com




Monday, JULY 30th
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Books Inc (Opera Plaza)
7:30pm

1501 Vermont St.
San Francisco,
CA 94107
Contact: Margie Scott Tucker
415-643-3400 x11
mscott@booksinc.net

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Tuesday, JULY 31st
PORTLAND, OR
Powell's City of Books
7pm

Cedar Hills Crossing,
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.,
Beaverton.
OR
Contact: Michal Drannen
503-228-4651 x5889
michal.drannen@powells.com

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Wednesday, AUGUST 1st
SEATTLE, WA
Third Place Books
7pm

17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park,
WA 98155
Contact: Wendy Manning
206-366-3316
wmanning@thirdplacebooks.com

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Thursday, AUGUST 2nd
DENVER, CO
Tattered Cover
7:30pm

1628 16th St
Denver,
CO 80202
Contact: Charles Stillwagon
(303) 436-9219 ext. 2736
charless@tatteredcover.com

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Friday, AUGUST 3rd
AUSTIN, TX
B&N
7:30pm

10000 Research Blvd
Austin,
TX 78759
Contact: Caren Creech Berlanga
(512) 418-8985 store
CRM2536@bn.com

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Saturday, AUGUST 4th
RALEIGH, NC
Quail Ridge Books & Music
7pm

Quail Ridge Books & Music
919/828-7912
3522 Wade Ave
Raleigh, NC 27607
www.quailridgebooks.com

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Canada October 2007: Tour for First Among Sequels

October 18th to October 23rd 2007

To include Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto Literary Festivals

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Vancouver International Writers Festival

Friday October 19th - "Sleuths and Scoundrels"
Event no. 35
Granville Island Stage
1pm

Friday October 19th - "Wise Guys"
The Taproom
Event no. 42
8pm

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Ottawa International Writers Festival

Sunday October 21st - Real Fiction
In conversation with Sean Wilson
Library and Archives Canada - 395 Wellington Street
6pm

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Toronto International Festival of Authors

Tuesday October 23rd - Reading - IFOA Website
Brigantine Room
235 Queens Quay West
8pm

(The event will be followed by a signing)

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Readers Day - October 27th 2007

Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, Wales.
10.00am - 4.00pm
Interview with Jasper in the morning - 10.35am - Interviewer to be announced
Buffet lunch provided - 1pm
Tickets on sale now - £7 & £3 conc
Call 01792 463980 - Ask for tickets for: "The Colour of Saying"
www.dylanthomas.com

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2006:

Yorkshire - 9th October 2006:    Ilkley Literature Festival at the Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Tickets available from 29th August. Either book online Ilkley Festival Website or from the festival box office 01943 816 714

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Australia - 11th to 22nd September 2006:
Australian Tour for 'The Fourth Bear'.

Schedule:

Monday, 11 September 2006 - SYDNEY

6.00pm EVENT: Shearers On Norton
Venue: Shearers, 99 Norton Street, Leichhardt
Contact: Barbara Horgan Ph: 02 9572 7766
cybercafe(at)shearersbookshop.com.au

Tuesday, 12 September 2006 - SYDNEY

1.00pm EVENT: Constant Reader
Venue: Stanton Library, 234 Miller Street, North Sydney
Contact: Peter Kirby Ph: 9438 1763
bob(at)constantreader.com.au

7.00pm EVENT: Gleebooks
Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe Contact: Morgan Smith Ph: 9554 7071 Mob: 0406 993 036
morgan(at)gleebooks.com.au

Thursday, 14 September 2006 - BRISBANE

1.45pm - 2.45pm FESTIVAL EVENT (SCHOOLS - ages 14 - 17):
Writer as God: Creating Worlds With Natalie Jane Prior
Venue: Yellow Marquee

7.45pm - 8.45pm FESTIVAL EVENT: Lost in Good Books
Jasper Fforde in conversation with Nick Earls
Venue: Powerhouse Theatre
119 Lamington Street, New Farm

Friday, 15 September 2006 - BRISBANE

11.30am - 12.30pm FESTIVAL EVENT (SCHOOLS - ages 13 - 16):
Altered Realities With Elizabeth Knox
Venue: Cremorne Theatre

Saturday, 16 September 2006 - BRISBANE

9.30am for 10.00am - 1.00pm FESTIVAL EVENT: Masterclass: Jasper Fforde
Venue: Graffiti Room, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm

4.30pm - 5.30pm FESTIVAL EVENT: Criminal Minds
With Marion Halligan, Peter Temple, Qiu Xiaolong.
Chair: Jan Power
Venue: Cremorne Theatre

Sunday, 17 September 2006 - BRISBANE

11.15am - 12.15pm FESTIVAL EVENT: The Fourth Bear
Venue: The Cremorne Theatre

Monday, 18 September 2006 - MELBOURNE

6.30pm - 8.00pm EVENT: Readings Carlton
Contact: Christine Gordon Ph: 03 9347 6633 309 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC
events(at)readings.com.au

Tuesday, 19 September 2006 - MELBOURNE

6.00pm - 7.30pm EVENT: Dymocks
Contact: Sally Rosevear Ph: (03) 9660 8500
Dymocks Booksellers 234 Collins Street Melbourne 3000
levents(at)dymocks.com.au

Thursday, 21 September 2006 - PERTH

12.30pm Event: Kalamunda Bookshop
Contact: Brian
61 8 9293 3956
davisb (at) westnet.com.au
Venue: Shop 18A
Haynes Street, Kalamunda

6.00pm to 8.00pm EVENT: Dymocks Cannington
Contact: Jane Ph: 08 9356 8888
Carousel Shopping Centre, Cannington, WA

Friday, 22 September 2006 - PERTH

12.30pm to 2.00pmBOOK SIGNING: Dymocks Perth
Contact: Clayton Smith Ph: 08 9321 3969 705 - 707 Hay Street, Perth WA
clayton.smith(at)dymocks.com.au



End of Aus-tour-lasian events.

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Edinburgh - 25th Aug 2006:   Edinburgh Festival appearance. 8:30pm, Studio Theatre.

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Italy - 6th to 8th September 2006:   Italy Festivaletteratura, Mantova (Mantua). Visit for Italian tanslation of 'The Eyre Affair'. EVENTs:

Wednesday 6th Sept Time: 17.15 venue: Campo Canoa

Thursday 7th Sept Time: 09.00 Colazione con l'autore (breakfast with the author) venue: Caffè Brasserie Stomp

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USA - Aug 7th to 22nd 2006:   United States Tour for 'The Fourth Bear':

LOS ANGELES, CA
Monday, August 7

11:45 AM arrival 12:00 PM
MYSTERY BOOKSTORE
1036-C Broxton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Contact: Bobby McCue
310-209-0415
bobby (at) mystery-bookstore.com
This is an informal signing

6:45 PM arrival 7:00 PM
VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE
695 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Contact: Jen Ramos
626-449-5320 x250
jramos (at) vromansbookstore.com

PHOENIX, AZ
Tuesday, August 8

POISONED PEN
4014 North Goldwater Blvd. Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Contact: Barbara Peters
480-947-2974
barbara (at) poisonedpen.com

MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, MN
Wednesday, August 9

7:15 PM arrival 7:30 PM
BARNES & NOBLE #2514
Edina 3225 W 69th Street
Edina, MN 55435
Contact: Kim Willy
952-920-0633 store
CRM2514 (at) bn.com

MADISON, WI
Thursday, August 10

5:45 PM arrival 6:00 PM
BOOKED FOR MURDER LTD
2701 University Ave
Madison, WI 53705
Contact: Terri Bischoff
608-238-2701
booked4murder (at) mailbag.com

MILWAUKEE, WI
Friday, August 11

HARRY W. SCHWARTZ BOOKSHOP
Event begins at 7:00pm.
2559 N. Downer Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 332-1181
www.schwartzbooks.com

NASHVILLE, TN
Monday, August 14

5:45 PM arrival 6:00 PM
DAVIS KIDD BOOKSELLERS INC. The Mall at Green Hills
2121 Green Hills Village Drive suite 281
Nashville, TN 37215
Contact: Becky Callaway
615-783-0218x126
bcallaway (at) josephbeth.com

CINCINNATI, OH
Tuesday, August 15

6:45 PM arrival 7:00 PM
BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC #037 11711 Princeton Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Contact: Rae Whitfield
412-374-9822
rwhitfel (at) bordersgroupinc.com

DAYTON, OH
Wednesday, August 16

6:45 PM arrival 7:00 PM
BOOKS & COMPANY
350 E Stroop Rd
Town & Country Shopping Center
Dayton, OH 45429
Contact: Sharon Kelly Roth
937-297-6365
skroth (at) booksnco.com

CLEVELAND, OH
Thursday, August 17

6:45 PM arrival 7:00 PM
JOSEPH-BETH BOOKSELLERS
Legacy Village
24519 Cedar Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Contact: Kathy DeJohn
216.912.1981
kdejohn (at) josephbeth.com

NEW YORK, NY
Monday, August 21

6:45 PM arrival 7:00 PM
BARNES & NOBLE #2628
Lincoln Square
1972 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Contact: Jennifer Stark
212-595-9340 direct
CRM2628 (at) bn.com

NEW YORK, NY
Tuesday, August 22

6:45 PM arrival 7:00 PM
PARTNERS & CRIME
44 Greenwich Ave.
New York, NY 10011
Contact: Steve Viola
212-243-0440
partners (at) crimepays.com


End of USA tour for 2006.

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Sunday 9 July 2006
4pm TALK - IPSWICH ARTS FESTIVAL
Ipswich Film Theatre
Booking office number: 01473 433100
NOTE: If the person on the phone insists there is no talk, only a film, insist they are wrong. I am coming, and there will be a talk!
Tickets - £6, concessions £4
www.ip-art.com

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United Kingdom - July 9th to 21st 2006:

UK Tour for 'The Fourth Bear'.

Monday 10 July 2006
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING - FOYLES BOOKSHOP, LONDON
113 - 119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
(t) 020 7437 5660
Free signing

7pm TALK - WATERSTONES PICCADILLY
203 - 206 Piccadilly, London W1
020 7851 2400
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Tuesday 11 July
7pm TALK - WATERSTONES DEANSGATE MANCHESTER
91 Deansgate, Manchester
Contact: 0161 837 3000
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Wednesday 12 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING - WATERSTONES, SHEFFIELD
24 ­ 26 Orchard Square, Sheffield
(t) 0114 272 8971
Free signing

7:30pm TALK - WATERSTONES NOTTINGHAM
1/5 Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham
(t) 0115 948 4499
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Thursday 13 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING: WATERSTONES, BIRMINGHAM
128 New Street, Birmingham
0121 631 4333
Free signing

6:30pm TALK - OTTAKARS, CHELTENHAM
33/41 The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 (t) 01242 571779
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Friday 14 July
7pm TALK - WATERSTONES, BRISTOL
Bristol Galleries, 11a Union Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol
(t) 0117 925 2274
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Saturday 15 July
5pm TALK - WAYS WITH WORDS LITERARY FESTIVAL
Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon
(t) 01803 867373
Tickets £7.50 (or to also get you into all other talks at the festival on that day £25)
www.wayswithwords.co.uk

Monday 17 July 2006
6pm TALK - BORDERS, GLASGOW.
98 Buchanan Street, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow
(t) 0141 222 7700
Ticketed but free.

Tuesday 18 July
6pm TALK - WATERSTONES, EDINBURGH (WEST END)
128 Princes Street, Edinburgh
(t) 0131 226 2666
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Wednesday 19 July
1pm LUNCHTIME SIGNING - WATERSTONES, NEWCASTLE
Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
(t) 0191 261 7757
Free signing

7:30pm TALK - THE IDLE HOUR BOOKSHOP, HORSFORTH LEEDS
The Idle Hour, 94a Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds LS18
(t) 0113 2819889
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night
www.the-idle-hour.co.uk

Thursday 20 July
7:30pm TALK - WATERSTONES, BRIGHTON
71-74 North Street, Brighton
(t) 01273 206017
Tickets £3, redeemable against the book on the night

Friday 21 July
6pm TALK - OTTAKARS, BRACKNELL
17 Stanley Walk, Charles Square, Bracknell, Berkshire
(t) 01344 488124
Tickets £2, redeemable against the book on the night

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May 23rd, 2006:   Wrexham festival appearance at Wrexham, 7:00 PM at the Library. This is part of the Wrexam Festival, full details of which can be discovered by going to the Wrexham County Site

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May 28th, 2006:   Hay festival appearance at Hay-on-Wye, on the Hereford/Welsh border - as featured in Something Rotten. Event 84. 8:30 PM, Review Studio. First talk about The Fourth Bear and other nonsense. hayfestival.com

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May 29th, 2006:   Hay festival appearance at Hay-on-Wye: Additional appearance on a panel with Terry Pratchett and Tony Parsons. 1:00 PM. hayfestival.com

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22nd March 2006:   Talk about writing at Chandler's Ford Library, Hampshire (Close to Winchester/Southampton ) 7.30-9pm, tickets available from the library after the 20th Feb. Contact 023 80 267393 or click HERE Cost: £6, all welcome.