A red letter day today! I have my complete tour schedule, and the cover proofs for the book arrived in the morning mail. The book looks fabulous, and I’m very excited about seeing old friends and meeting new ones. I’ll be signing in Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Phoenix, Tucson, Iowa City, Omaha, Lincoln, and Kansas City, with a break in the middle for 4th of July weekend (apparently no one wants to come to book signings over the 4th of July!) While in the San Francisco area, I’ll be on the faculty of the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference 2008, a real treat for me. Here’s the complete faculty, and the conference schedule. Some of the other writers on the faculty are already favorites of mine; others I’m very much looking forward to meeting AND reading.
On the Road Again seems doubly appropriate, as I’ll be driving across Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, a mini-adventure. I’ve asked my terrific publicist at Harper Collins to make sure I have a car with sat nav, as if I get lost in the cornfields I may never be seen again. And I’d better start making those road trip CDs.
And then on August 11th I’ll be flying to the UK, where on the 13th I’ll be attending a Literary Event in Ludlow, Shropshire, organized by my friend Kate Charles, and featuring nine authors. (More info to follow.) August 15-17th I’ll be in Oxford at St. Hilda’s College Mystery and Crime Conference, but as a guest this time rather than as a speaker. I’m very much looking forward to a weekend of visiting with friends and listening to great talks on mystery. After Oxford, it’s back to London for sixteen days, where I’ll be staying in the East End, the setting of the next book, Necessary as Blood.
Then October 9-12th I’ll be in Baltimore at Bouchercon 2008, Charmed to Death, a terrific event.
And in between all this traveling (and while on the road) I’ll be working on the new Duncan and Gemma novel, but more about that next time . . .
June 8th, 2008 - 10:18 pm
Deborah I’m very much looking forward to your new book, as I’m sure my parents are ;o) The cover looks great! So I guess you’re not making a side trip to Canada huh? Bummer! My Mom’s 80th Birthday is in Novemeber (shhh!)and I’d love to have gotten her a signed copy of your book.
Anyway, safe journey while you are driving to book signings! Don’t get lost ;o)
Leslie
June 21st, 2008 - 11:55 pm
Hi Deborah, congratulations on the newest book (mine is already on its way from Amazon)! I do wish you were coming to North Carolina. Perhaps on your NEXT book tour?
Have a wonderful summer,
Tamsin
July 1st, 2008 - 1:12 pm
I saw you speak today and hope you made it to Tucson in time for your evening event. I really enjoyed your talk.
Among many other questions, I wanted to ask if you’d like to live in England again, given the chance, or are you okay with Texas? I’m a huge Anglophile, too, and would love to live in England for a while.
Thanks again for coming to Arizona!
July 22nd, 2008 - 9:50 am
Just now checking my blog! It’s been a wild few weeks. I did make it to Tucson, thanks, where it was MUCH cooler and I had a lovely time.
As for living in England, in a perfect world where the dollar equaled the pound and the price of property in the UK wasn’t obscenely high, yes, I’d love to live in England again. But then, my husband wouldn’t go with me, which might present a bit of a problem . . . And I do really love where I live. I suppose my fantasy would be to have a full time flat in London and to shuttle back and forth as often as needed. The best of both worlds.
Thanks for coming to hear me speak. I always love coming to AZ.
Deb
August 2nd, 2008 - 5:11 pm
Hi Deborah,
I just finished “Where Memories Lie” last night. It was a great read!! You have a real talent for bringing your characters to life. Duncan & Gemma are so real and down to earth. Kudos to you for another great book in this fabulous series. Can’t wait for the next one.
Will you ever be in Minneapolis on tour, I would love to meet you.
Enjoy your summer.
Nancy