XPONorth/Indie Author Fair: London, Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road - This Friday ... SEE YOU THERE! - John A. A. Logan (and Friends)
After not being in London since last time I was there (!) (to appear on the Indie Author Panel at London Book Fair 2012 with Joni Rodgers, Dan Holloway, and Linda Gillard, which was the launch event for the Alliance of Independent Authors)...I once more find myself in possession of Train tickets south to the Metropolis...(and this time even a Hotel Room booking, instead of sitting up all night on a 12-hour train journey like last time!)...
From 4pm to 7.30pm on Friday 17th April...(i.e. this Friday coming)...the XPONorth-sponsored Indie Author Fair at Foyles Bookshop on Charing Cross Road, London, will be open to the public FREE (including free drinks and even some free author swag from what I hear!)...
You'll find myself and 6 other authors at the XPONorth table, and if acquaintances Auld or New would like to come over and say Hello, well, that is what we are travelling South for!
This event has, at last, jolted me into producing paperback copies of The Survival of Thomas Ford (with many thanks to the wonderful Dean Fetzer of GunBoss who designed the book!)
http://www.gunboss.com/
While generating physical copies of what had only been an ebook for the past 3 years, I heard that authors were taking "swag" to the event this Friday, so I decided to get into this Swag business too...
I may even have overdone it a little!
The Survival of Thomas Ford 100 percent cotton long-sleeve T-shirts, anyone?
Or perhaps, for the discerning Urbanite, The Survival of Thomas Ford Notebook, Keyring, and Pen set?
When caught in a spring shower, or in need of shade, what better than 100 percent cotton The Survival of Thomas Ford baseball caps, in a choice of colours? (I'm getting into this hehheh!)
Whilst on Holiday, why not keep in touch with the Folks at Home with The Survival of Thomas Ford postcards?
All Swag items obtained via www.vistaprint.co.uk!
At the XPONorth table (which would have had some freshly imported Whisky but I think we've been banned from this exploit!), my fellow authorly companions will be:
The formidable Max Brossin!
Max is the author of Bloody August. Previously an Academic Manager and English Language teacher, Max has gained a wealth of stories from travels and observations. Max’s notable neighbours have included the Sultan of Brunei and the US ambassador, who he never asked if he had any spare sugar.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Max-Brossin/e/B00JJP35FE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
The adventure-loving Angela M Formby!
From 4pm to 7.30pm on Friday 17th April...(i.e. this Friday coming)...the XPONorth-sponsored Indie Author Fair at Foyles Bookshop on Charing Cross Road, London, will be open to the public FREE (including free drinks and even some free author swag from what I hear!)...
You'll find myself and 6 other authors at the XPONorth table, and if acquaintances Auld or New would like to come over and say Hello, well, that is what we are travelling South for!
This event has, at last, jolted me into producing paperback copies of The Survival of Thomas Ford (with many thanks to the wonderful Dean Fetzer of GunBoss who designed the book!)
http://www.gunboss.com/
While generating physical copies of what had only been an ebook for the past 3 years, I heard that authors were taking "swag" to the event this Friday, so I decided to get into this Swag business too...
I may even have overdone it a little!
Or perhaps, for the discerning Urbanite, The Survival of Thomas Ford Notebook, Keyring, and Pen set?
When caught in a spring shower, or in need of shade, what better than 100 percent cotton The Survival of Thomas Ford baseball caps, in a choice of colours? (I'm getting into this hehheh!)
Whilst on Holiday, why not keep in touch with the Folks at Home with The Survival of Thomas Ford postcards?
All Swag items obtained via www.vistaprint.co.uk!
At the XPONorth table (which would have had some freshly imported Whisky but I think we've been banned from this exploit!), my fellow authorly companions will be:
The intrepid (whisky smuggling) Orla
Broderick!
Orla was born in Ireland and raised in Wicklow Town. She attended an all
girls Irish Catholic boarding school where she was often in trouble. She left
Ireland in the nineties to ride motorbikes and explore the world. Orla lived on
the Isle of Skye for fifteen years and now on the east coast of Scotland where
she is writing her second novel. Her first novel, The January Flower, was
nominated for the Polari First Book Prize 2013, and was awarded a Scottish Book
Trust New Writers Award in 2014
The irrepressible LG Thomson!
LG was short-listed for the Dundee Book Prize and won a national writing
competition before independently publishing three novels. She lives in Ullapool where she presents a
radio programme, Losing The Plot. Her
interests include cinema and coastal rowing.
She is currently working on the sequel to Boyle’s Law.
BOYLE'S
LAW - Cracking crime thriller with a classic femme fatale and an anti hero you
will end up rooting for, but with lust, murder, and a diamond heist in the
picture, be prepared for a view of the Scottish Highlands you won't see on any
glossy calendar. "Top-notch tartan noir."
EROSION
- ten tense people are stranded on a remote Scottish island - a page-turning
contemporary twist on classic suspense.
EACH
NEW MORN - gripping tale set in post apocalyptic Scotland.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/L-G-Thomson/e/B00IQCCRAK/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
The enigmatic Flora Kennedy!
Flora is a Scottish author, poet and creative director. She trained as a
journalist in Glasgow before becoming an international, award-winning
advertising writer.
Her
short story, 'Tenderness' was included in Bloody Scotland’s 'Worth the Wait'
eBook. Her new novel, 'The Wild Folk' is a vivid tale of murderous secrets and
mysterious folklore.
The formidable Max Brossin!
Max is the author of Bloody August. Previously an Academic Manager and English Language teacher, Max has gained a wealth of stories from travels and observations. Max’s notable neighbours have included the Sultan of Brunei and the US ambassador, who he never asked if he had any spare sugar.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Max-Brossin/e/B00JJP35FE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
The adventure-loving Angela M Formby!
Angela was born in 1943, and grew up in Formby, Sefton. She studied at Manchester University, where she met and
married a Syrian student. They moved to Aleppo, Syria in 1971. She is now in
Elgin, Scotland, where she has finally dared to go to print with her writing.
The Yarn-spinning Elizabeth Lovick!
Liz
lives and works on the small Orkney island of Flotta. She has self published many fibre workbooks
and is the author of the best selling ‘The Magic of Shetland
Lace
Knitting’ and editor of 'Centenary Stitches', a book of patterns updated from
the WW1 era.
That's all, folks!
We came in no particular order and, like the Macbeths' guests in The Scottish Play, we will now "stand not upon the order of our going, but go at once!"
We look forward to seeing you all at our XPONorth table on Friday - and many other authors will be there too, of course, at the other tables, with their books, and maybe even some swag(!)...check the list of authors at the link below to see if any of your own favourites will be there...
Roz Morris...Orna Ross...Linda Gillard...Authors Electric's own Kathleen Jones...C J Lyons...Debbie Young...they'll all be there, so why not Thee?
Here is the full list of authors appearing:
Here is the full list of authors appearing:
FRIDAY 17TH
FOYLES, CHARING CROSS ROAD
FREE ENTRY
FREE DRINKS
SEE YOU THERE (if my books and swag bag aren't too heavy to get on the train)!
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