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Comic Con set to Welcome Jonathan! The UK biggest comic convention, MCM Comic Con, will host a special talk and signing with Jonathan next month. On Friday 23rd May at 2pm, Jonathan will be taking to the Writers Block Stage to talk about all his books and why he finds fantasy fiction so exciting to write. After the talk, Jonathan will be signing copies of books for fans. More information and tickets are available here: Jonathan to Zoom into Germany! It’s been a few years since Jonathan was last in Germany, so it’s very exciting to announce that he will be visiting Saarlouis in the Saarland region in June this year for the Buchmesse Saar Literary Festival. On the evening of 11th June, Jonathan will discuss the adventures of Scarlett and Browne on stage alongside a translator. He will also talk about Lockwood & Co., Bartimaeus and where he gets his ideas from, before answering questions from the audience. At the conclusion of the event, Jonathan will be available to sign copies of his books for readers. For more details and tickets click: https://buchmesse-saar.de/11-juni-jonathan-stroud/ US Tour a Huge Success!
Organised by his US publisher, Knopf, part of the Random House Group, the tour saw Jonathan visiting Minneapolis, North CarolinA, Houston, Denver, Idaho, before ending his travels in San Francisco. To see photographs and videos of his adventures, be sure to check out Jonathan’s instagram page.
Archived Events from last year . . . SIGNED COPIES OF JONATHAN'S BOOKS – AVAILABLE THIS WINTER! Have you wanted to get your hands on a copy of one of Jonathan’s books – signed by the author – for a while? Well, this winter is your chance – whether you’re in the UK or anywhere in the world. Jonathan will be doing two signing sessions with independent bookshops, giving you the chance to meet him and get a book signed from afar. Here’s the details: . . . Before Saturday 23rd November 2024 With Queens Park Books, London Buy a copy of any Bartimaeus book or Lockwood & Co. book, and get it signed and dedicated by Jonathan Stroud. Queens Park Books will ship your books anywhere in the world! Click on ‘shop’, then ‘signed books’, then search ‘Stroud’ . . . On Saturday 30th November 2024 at 2pm At Pickled Pepper Books, London, N8 8PL Meet Jonathan in person and get your book signed! To buy your book and guarantee your place in the signing queue, pre-order your book here: https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/jonathan-stroud-signing-sat-30th-nov-2pm
Details of Jonathan’s Tour in Germany and Austria Announced! Jonathan is packing his suitcase for the first time in years, ready for an international tour to promote his latest novel, The Notorious Scarlett and Browne. Jonathan will be visiting Germany and Austria with his publisher CBJ this November For full details and how to secure your ticket see the links below: Friday, Nov 18 at 20:00 Saturday Nov 19 at 18:00 Sunday Nov 20 at 15:00 Monday Nov 21 at 18:30 After a few years missing out on travels due to the Covid pandemic, Jonathan is looking forward to resuming international touring, to visit new countries and meet his readers. Jonathan will be taking part in Bulgaria’s biggest Christmas Book Fair, held in Sofia on 9th – 11th December. Precise timings and details to come soon. Jonathan’s Events in the UK this summer! Jonathan is getting ready to celebrate the UK publication of The Notorious Scarlett and Browne by doing events to chat about the book new and meet his readers! Details of the events are below if you’d like to come along and meet Jonathan! BARNES LITERARY FESTIVAL 2022 Sunday 26th June ~ event starts 2:30pm Jonathan will be sharing the stage with critically-acclaimed author, Jennifer Killick. The double-act will be chatting about how they write scary books that are also funny, and how they create tension and jokes. Then they’ll be challenging the audience to help them create a character and scene live on stage. The event will end with questions from the audience and a book signing. For more information and to book tickets see: https://bit.ly/3xIdhV8 HARPENDEN BOOKS Thurs 7th July ~ 4:00pm On the day The Notorious Scarlett and Browne is published in the UK, Jonathan will be at his local bookshop, Harpenden Books, signing copies of his books, meeting readers and generally celebrating the new release! Jonathan will be in store from 4 – 5pm and he’d love to meet you if you’re in the area! For any further details please call the shop on 01582 471375. YALC AT LONDON COMIC CON Jonathan will be joining other mega-star authors for this event as part of the UK’s leading festival celebrating stories and books for young adults. Alongside Derek Landy, Lauren James, Michelle Paver and Aneesa Marufu, Jonathan will be chatting about how he creates his worlds, characters and more. It promises to be an un-missable event delivering five authors for the price of one! For ticketing information see https://bit.ly/3aMdoWu Despite Covid restrictions, it’s been a busy few months for Jonathan on the events scene. He’s done lots of virtual events with bookshops, schools and literary festivals from all over the world. Jonathan has done virtual events for German fans, including events for Munich Literature Festival, the Cologne Lit Festival, Luneburg and Buchmesse Saar. He’s loved chatting with other authors during the events and of course, his favourite part, answering questions from his readers. Across the Atlantic, Jonathan took part in a virtual tour to launch The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne in the US! He held wonderful events with top bookshops including Little Shop of Stories, Blue Willow, Joseph Beth, Books of Wonder and more. Closer to home, Jonathan zoomed into events for ILF Dublin lit festival, Hay festival, YALC, the Edinburgh International Book Festival and more. The virtual events have been a fantastic way to connect with his readers. Now, in 2022, here’s hoping he can also attend some events in real life too! As pandemic restrictions eased in the UK, Jonathan took to the streets of London to sign copies of The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne in bookshops throughout the capital.
It was a fantastic day – heaps of books signed, lots of lovely catch ups with booksellers and a big bowl of steaming noodles for lunch to keep Jonathan sustained. To celebrate WBD, Jonathan will be doing two events for a schools audience, one with a central London school and one closer to Jonathan’s home, Beaumont School, in St Albans. Beaumont School has been running a wonderful reading initiative over the past year – it’s called The Whole School Read and they’ve chosen to focus on The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne. Led by the wonderful library team, and supported by all the school staff, pupils have been challenged to read Scarlett and Browne. But it doesn’t stop there – parents, staff, even the lollipop lady, have been encouraged to read the book. The initiative has resulted in some amazing bits of artwork, reviews, jacket images, and enthusiasm throughout the whole school for Jonathan’s book.
To bring this amazing initiative to a close, Jonathan is going to visit Beaumont on World Book Day (Thursday 3rd March) to meet the students and hear all about their adventures with Scarlett and Albert.
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Last month, over two weeks, Jonathan Stroud did over 25 events across America to school groups and public audiences in an epic nationwide promotional tour for The Legendary Scarlett and Browne.
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