Violette Malan Signing

I had the pleasure of meeting with Violette Malan at one of her three book signings in Toronto this weekend.  Here she is signing copies of her books. :)

If you haven't read Ms. Malan's work, I highly recommend both Mirror Prince (if you like urban fantasy/fairytale fiction) and Sleeping God (if you like traditional fantasy).  I actually recommend everything she's written but these are the starts of her two series.

Her newest book, Shadowlands, is a sequel to her debut, Mirror Prince.

Violette Malan Signings and Giveaways

I met Violette for the first time just before her debut novel, Mirror Prince, came out.  I've since read - and liked - everything she's written.

Her newest book, Shadowlands, a direct sequel to Mirror Prince, is out August 7th, and she's doing several things to promote the book.  First, she's hosting a series of giveaways on her website.  Second, she's going to be in Toronto for some book releases.  Here are all the details for those, from her website:

Saturday, August 18^th, 2012.  BAKKA-PHOENIX Books

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

84 Harbord Street

Toronto, Ontario

416-963-9993

The official Toronto launch of Shadowlands. Join me for snacks and conversation atNorth America’s oldest F&SF specialty bookstore. Chat with the staff, browse the shelves. You’ll love the place.

Saturday, August 18^th, 2012. Hair of the Dog Pub and Restaurant

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

425 Church Street

Toronto, Ontario

416-964-2708

Join me for a signing in the pub that actually appears as a location in Shadowlands. Can you guess who the handsome older man and his black-dressed companion are? I’ll bet you can.

Sunday, August 19^th, 2012. World’s Biggest Bookstore

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

20 Edward Street

Toronto, Ontario

416-977-3728

A Good Day for Book Signing, Usamaru Furuya at the WBB

Yesterday manga artist Usamaru Furuya stopped by for a quick signing at the WBB for his newest book, Lychee Light Club.

 
Indeed, yesterday was a good day for signings as David Nickle was spotted signing copies of his new release Eutopia.  And two of the editors of Machine of Death, a book of stories centered around a machine that will tell you how - but not when - you will die, also came in to sign books.  They're currently working on volume 2, if you've got an original story idea based on the premise, here are the submission guidelines.

I love working at a bookstore.  :)

Violette Malan Signing in Toronto

If you're in Toronto Saturday November 6th, Violette Malan will be signing books at the World's Biggest Bookstore from 1-4 pm. If you haven't read her books, now's a great time to give them a try.

R. A. Salvatore video clips

My husband showed me how I could upload the videos faster, so here are two more clips from R. A. Salvatore's book signing at the World's Biggest Bookstore. Once again, sorry for the quality of the videos (which will probably be worse than the one I posted yesterday).

In the first video he's explaining why he started writing and why he chose to write fantasy over other genres.


In the second video he's answering the question of how he disciplines himself to write and how he handles writer's block. It's a great response. If you find yourself constantly procrastinating when it comes to your own writing, I'd highly recommend listening to his advice.

R. A. Salvatore in Toronto

As promised, here is a video clip from the R. A. Salvatore signing last night at the World's Biggest Bookstore. In the picture he's being introduced to the audience by the marketing director of Random House Canada, Mike Fuhr.

Mr. Salvatore spoke of the 4 projects he's currently working on, his influences when it comes to writing and several other topics. I took these video clips with my camera so I apologize for their less than professional quality. :)


In this video Mr. Salvatore is asked why the heroes in his books are all highly moral characters and what sources he got those ideals from.



I have two more videos to post but uploading time is such that I can't add them today anymore. Look for them tomorrow.

R.A. Salvatore Booksigning In Toronto!

R. A. Salvatore will be doing a booksigning in Toronto at the World's Biggest Bookstore October 21st at 7 pm. It's the only Canadian stop on his tour. In conjunction with his live tour, he's also doing an online blog tour. So come back on October 16th to see part of an ongoing Q&A with the author! Check out his other blog stops and, if you're in one of the cities listed below, go see him in person.

The Ghost King Book Tour

Tuesday September 15, 2009

Book Tour for The Ghost King, featuring R.A. Salvatore:

WEEK ONE ON THE ROAD

San Diego, CA: 10.06.09 Mysterious Galaxy Books, 7 pm 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111 http://mysteriousgalaxy.booksense .com	Los Angeles, CA: 10.07.09 Cerritos Library, 7 pm 18025 Bloomfield Ave Cerritos, CA 90703 http://library.ci.cerritos.ca.us
Seattle, WA: 10.08.09 University Book Store, 7 pm 4326 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 www.bookstore.washington.edu	Spokane, WA: 10.09.09 Auntie’s Bookstore, 7:30 pm 402 W. Main Spokane, WA 99201 www.auntiesbooks.com
Portland, OR: 10.10.09 Wordstock, 5:00 pm Portland Convention Center 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR 97232 www.wordstockfestival.com

WEEK TWO ON THE ROAD

Atlanta, GA: 10.19.09 Georgia Center for the Book, 7:15 pm Decatur Library Auditorium Georgia Perimeter College 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, GA 30030 www.georgiacenterforthebook.org	St. Louis, MO: 10.20.09 Left Bank Books, 7 pm 399 N Euclid Ave St. Louis, MO 63108 www.left-bank.com
Toronto, ON: 10.21.09 World’s Biggest Bookstore, 7 pm 20 Edward Street Toronto, ON M5G 1C9 www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/ storeLocator/storeDetails/200	West Chester, PA: 10.22.09 Chester County Book Co., 7:30 pm 975 Paoli Pike West Chester, PA 19380 www.ccbmc.com
Johnstown, NY: 10.23.09 Mysteries On Main Street, 7 pm 144 West Main Street Johnstown, NY 12095 www.mysteriesonmainstreet.com	Poughkeepsie, NY: 10.24.09 Barnes & Noble Poughkeepsie, 12 pm 2518 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 www.bn.com

This list is from his website: http://www.rasalvatore.com/

Violette Malan Book Signing in Toronto

Looks like the WBB is going to busy the next few weeks. We have some excellent authors coming to town. Starting with: Violette Malan. Author of:

Violette will be in store on October 26th from 2 to 5 singing copies of her books.

Sherrilyn Kenyon is coming to Toronto

That's right, the author of the Dark-hunter novels, the latest installment of which, Acheron, comes out on August 5th, will be in town for ONE BOOK SIGNING ONLY, at the World's Biggest Bookstore! So come out on August 20th at 7pm and meet Sherrilyn Kenyon.