September in the Old Country
There was a question on one of the comment posts (I may not be writing here, but I’e2’80’99m reading) about Edinburgh, so I thought I’e2’80’99d put up my tentative schedule for September:
3, 4–London
5-6–to Sussex for research (the next Russell book)
7th–Cambridge
8th–York
10th–Edinburgh
11th–Newcastle
12th–Newcastle
14th-19th–Venice
20-23’e2’80’94Matera Women’e2’80’99s Writing Festival
24-26’e2’80’94Rome
27’e2’80’94Chicago (Centuries and Sleuths)
28-Oct 1’e2’80’94Madison, WI for BoucherCon
And if you have any stops you would request/recommend, particularly between the various cities in England’e2’80’94a library located between Edinburgh and Newcastle, for example, that would like a daytime stop-in–please send me contact information and we’e2’80’99ll see what we can do.
Between Edinburgh & Newcastle – that would be Berwick upon Tweed then….nice place i think it has a bookshop.
too far for me i’m down in Bristol
FeltHat
I am so delighted that you will be in Edinburgh – and so annoyed with myself that I fly to Spain on 9th September! That’s twice this year I will have missed you by a day or two. (Grrrgh at self!)
I will have left a prepaid order with the Edinburgh bookstore for some copies of TAOD, though, and I will be there in soul if not in body! I hope the tour is successful, and whilst I know you have been to my home city before (you signed Folly and a handful of others for me in 2001 – thank you again for that!), I do hope you have time to enjoy the city. I can recommend a wonderful local Italian restuarant for you, if that appeals – I’ll tell Jennifer M about it at the Harrogate Crime Festival next week.
I can’t believe I booked my flight for the 9th…
With all good wishes
Chris
Edinburgh
Dear Laurie,
I posted the comment/question about Edinburgh & the Sherlock Holmes manuscript at the National Library. Actually, I live in California, but have family in Edinburgh.
There really isn’t any place I can recommend between Newcastle and Edinburgh. And your schedule looks too tight for much exploring. However, I did want to direct you to a fascinating, tiny bookish place in Southwest Scotland called Wigtown. I was there last May with family and quite impressed. Look at the website when you get a chance — or perhaps have your agent/publicist take a peek. Wigtown has been deemed the Scottish National Booktown!! Maybe you can get there on your next venture across the pond.
http://www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk/
cheers, elaine mcc.
although I live in the north west Iwas born in the north east and I would suggest Alnwick as a good venue It has a bautiful castle plenty of history and a library which Iam sure would host a meeting I would definitely travel across the country to be there.Next time think of the North west when you come and not Manchester.both my husband and I love your books for me Folly is the best thankyou Anne S.