July 23, 2007
Yes. Still here!.
I’ve not been posting much recently as I’m totally engrossed in the current WIP and in my work. I did take time out to go to a midnight Harry Potter launch on Friday which was far more fun than I’d expected. I hope to get some pictures of me and Miss B dressed as Hogwarts staff, posing with the Town Crier (which we do still have in the UK.) My excuse is that I was supporting my friend’s bookshop, Waterstones in Stafford, but I just wanted to be there. Several hundred people turned up, many in fancy dress.
On that note, I’m going to be signing copies of the paperback of Wish You Were Here in the Midlands in September. I don’t expect quite as many people but hey, one or two would be nice! Would LOVE to see you there. So far the provisional dates are:
- James Redshaw, Lichfield - Saturday September 8th from 11am-1pm.(after this, the plan is to go on for lunch in one of Lichfield’s olde worlde tea shops. I live dangerously.)
- Waterstones, Stafford - Wednesday September 12th at 6pm. Reading/chat and signings.
- Waterstones, Sutton Coldfield - Saturday September 15th from 11am-1pm (after this the plan is to go to Starbucks then shopping)
Posted by Phillipa in Uncategorized @ 4:45 am
Barb H Says:
Was worried that you might have been involved in the terrible flooding, Phillipa. Glad to hear you’re OK. I hope you enjoy the signings. They’re rather dauntng, aren’t they?
Phillipa Says:
Hi Barb
i haven’t done any bookshop signings yet but have had some baptisms of fire at talks so I’m getting used to them! And I know the store owners who are all great people.
The Floods - thank you, we are Ok here but only about 5 miles away near Tamworth roads are cut off and villages almost isolated. Much worse however in the southern heart of England including Stratford on Avon, Worcester, Tewkesbury and Oxfordshire ..which is all about 30-50 miles away. Never seen anything like it: we don’t have extemes of anything in the UK, generally, so this is such a shock.