This Saturday, September 7th, I'll be back in Llanidloes - our home over the past 8 years - for a reading at the Great Oak Bookshop to celebrate the launch of The Drive. It's a great setting: cosy and cramped and brimming with books, both new and second hand, and is basically everything you'd want in a local bookstore. The reading is scheduled for 1 p.m. There will be complimentary wine and snacks so even if I bomb-out and forget my place you can just fill up on good stuff and explore the shop. And maybe buy a signed copy of The Drive, for old time's sake, and because hey - at least that guy Keevil was trying, right?
The green flag is waving today and The Drive is entering the publication race...possibly signalling the end of my lame little driving puns and double entendres, but probably not. Either way, we had a great launch in Bloomsbury on Tuesday evening, courtesy of Corinne Pearlman. Without getting all gushy I did want to thank everybody who came, because Fayette and I had an amazing turnout and a super-receptive crowd. It was also my chance to meet a lot of the people who contributed to the project, including Linda McQueen, copy-editor extraordinaire, and Anna Morrison, who designed the cover. Holly and I have been tossing ideas around regarding printing up some Drive t-shirts for charity, using Anna's awesome artwork, so watch this space.
Next week I'll be heading down to London to officially launch The Drive. On August 13th, we're holding a joint event with Fayette Fox, an American author who wrote the stunning book, The Deception Artist. She's from San Francisco so I'm hoping my depiction and portrayal of her city is accurate enough for somebody with local knowledge.
