2008 TOUR SCHEDULE

UK
JANUARY
Thursday 17 - 09.00 - School event at St Michaels School, Bermondsey, London.

HUNGARY
APRIL
Friday 25 - 16.00 - Public signing at bookshop in Kecskemét. signing for two and a half hours
Saturday 26 - 10.00 - Public Q&A at Budapest Book Festival.
Saturday 26 - 11.00 - Public signing at Budapest Book Festival. signing for two and a half hours
Saturday 26 - 15.00 - Public signing at Libri Bookshop, Arena Plaza, Budapest. signing for two and a half hours
Saturday 26 - 17.00 - Public signing at Alexandra Bookshop, Arena Plaza, Budapest. signing for two and a half hours
Sunday 27 - 10.00 - Public signing at Budapest Book Festival. signing for three hours

UK / IRELAND
Tuesday 29 - 11.00am - School event at Emanuel School, Battersea Rise, Wandsworth, London.
Tuesday 29 - 1.30pm - School event at Eaton House Prep School, Clapham Common North, London.
Tuesday 29 - 5.00pm - PUBLIC event at Bexley Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent. approx 200 people
Wednesday 30 - 1.45pm - School event at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, Nackington Road, Canterbury, Kent.
Wednesday 30 - 6.30pm - PUBLIC event at Waterstones, 20-21 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury.

MAY
Thursday 1 - 4.30pm - PUBLICsigning at Borders, N1 Shopping Centre, Parkfield Street, Islington N1 OPS.
Friday 2 - 10.00am - School event at St Columba’s College, King Harry Lane, St Albans AL3 4AW.
Friday 2 - 2.15pm - School event at Astley Cooper School, St Agnells Lane, HP2 7HL.
Friday 2 - 6.30pm - PUBLIC event organised by FCBG, at Leighton Park School, Shinfield Road, Reading RG2 7ED.
Saturday 3 - 10.30am - PUBLIC event at All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, London SE21 8JY. This is being arranged by The Bookshop, 1d Calton Avenue, Dulwich SE21.
Saturday 3 - 3.00pm - PUBLIC signing at WHSmith, The Bentall Centre, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1EU.
Sunday 4 - 12.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, Bluewater West Shopping Centre, Greenhithe, Kent DA9. signing for four and a half hours
Monday 5 - 2.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Borders, Thamesdown Dr, Swindon SN25 4AN. signing for three hours
Tuesday 6 - 9.00am - School event at Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Herts.
Tuesday 6 - 1.00pm - School event at Bushey Hall School, London Road, Bushey, Herts.
Tuesday 6 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Borders, 210 High St, Waterfield Retail Park Walk, Watford WD17 2EU. signing for three and a half hours
Wednesday 7 - 2.00pm - School event at The Mall School, 185 Hampton Road, Twickenham.
Wednesday 7 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 77 High Street, Staines TW18 4PQ. signing for just under three hours
Thursday 8 - 10.30am - School event at The Judd School, Brook Street, Tonbridge. approx 120 people
Thursday 8 - 1.30pm - School event at Skinners School, St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. approx 250 people
Thursday 8 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 32-40 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. signing for two hours
Friday 9 - 9.30am - School event at Caterham School, Harestone Valley Road, Caterham, Surrey.
Friday 9 - 2.30pm - School event at More House School, Moons Hill, Frensham, Farnham, Surrey.
Friday 9 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 11 Lion & Lamb Yard, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7LL. signing for two hours
Saturday 10 - 1.00pm - PUBLIC event at Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SB. approx 50 people
Saturday 17 - 2.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Easons, Athlone Town Shopping Centre, Athlone, IRELAND. signing for two hours
Wednesday 28 - 2.00pm - PUBLIC event for Young Readers UK Festival, Centre for the Child, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham. 200+ people (sold out)
Thursday 29 - 4.00pm - PUBLIC event at Hay-On-Wye Festival. approx 400 people

JUNE
Sunday 1 - 11.00am - PUBLIC event at Listowel Festival, Kerry, IRELAND. approx 200+ people
Friday 13 - 12.30pm - School event at Pallaskenry National School, County Limerick, Ireland. This was to officially open the school library, which has been named after me!

AUGUST
Monday 11 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC event at the Edinburgh Book Festival. close to 500 people

IRELAND
SEPTEMBER
Thursday 25 - a.m. - School event at Aquinas Drammar school, Belfast. 200 people
Thursday 25 - p.m. - School event at Methodist College, Belfast. 250 people
Thursday 25 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 44-46 Fountain Street, Belfast BT1 5EE. signing for 3 hours
Friday 26 - 11.00am - School event at UCI Cinema, Blanchardstown, arranged by Borders, Unit 4 Westend Retail Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. 200 people
Friday 26 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Borders, Unit 4 Westend Retail Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. signing for 2 hours 25 mins
Saturday 27 - 11.00am - PUBLIC signing at Easons, 40 Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin. signing for 3 hrs 30 mins
Saturday 27 - 3.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Easons, Unit G1, The Pavillion Shopping Center, Swords, Co. Dublin. signing for 3 hrs
Sunday 28 - 11.00am - PUBLIC signing at Easons, Unit 45/46, Liffey Valley, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. signing for 2 hrs 30 mins
Sunday 28 - 3.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Easons, The Square, Tallaght Town Center, Tallaght, Dublin 24. signing for 1 hr 30 mins
Monday 29 - 11.00am - Schools event at Triskell Arts Centre, Cork. 100 people
Monday 29 - 1.00pm - Schools event at Triskell Arts Centre, Cork. 100 people
Monday 29 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, Patrick Street, Cork. signing for 4 hrs 30 mins
Tuesday 30 - am/pm - Two Schools events at O'Mahony's Bookstore, O'Connell Street, Limerick. 130 and 160 people
Tuesday 30 - 4.00pm - PUBLIC signing at O'Mahony's Bookstore, O'Connell Street, Limerick. signing for 2 hrs 15 mins

UK
OCTOBER
Wednesday 1 - 9.30am - School event at Leon School and Sport College, Bletchley, Milton Keynes. 150 people
Wednesday 1 - 1.15pm - School event at Ousedale School, Olney, Bucks. 250 people
Wednesday 1 - 6.30pm - PUBLIC event at Waterstones, Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes. 120 people (sold out)
Friday 3 - 11.20am - School event at Gresham's Senior School, Holt, Norfolk. 150 people
Friday 3 - 2.00pm - School event at Taverham High School, Norwich. 200 people
Friday 3 - 6.30pm - School event at Sprowston High School, Norwich. 80 people
Saturday 4 - 10.00am - PUBLIC signing at Borders, 146 LR Merchant's Hall, Chapelfield, Norwich, NR2 1SH. signing for 4 hrs
Saturday 4 - 3.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Waterstones, 36 Butter Market, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1DW. signing for 2 hrs 15 mins
Sunday 5 - 11.00am - PUBLIC signing at Foyles, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London SE1 8XX. SLOW signing for 2 hrs -- this was an incredibly rainy day, so I got the smallest turnout of the tour, but spent lots of time chatting with those who came, and putting messages into every book
Sunday 5 - 4.00pm - PUBLIC event at Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, E15 1BX. Arranged by Newham Bookshop. 180 people
Monday 6 - 4.00pm - Tea with winner of Leeds City Libraries competition winners.
Monday 6 - 6.30pm - PUBLIC event at Leeds Art Gallery. 200 people
Tuesday 7 - 9.00am - School event at High Archal School, Sedgley, Dudley, West Midlands. 200 people
Tuesday 7 - 1.45pm - School event at Windsor School, Halesowen, West Midlands. 240 people
Tuesday 7 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at Earls High School, Halesowen, West Midlands. 300 people
Wednesday 8 - 9.55am - School event at Brownhills Community Tech College, Walsall. 200 people
Wednesday 8 - 5.00pm - PUBLIC event and signing at Borders, Manchester Fort, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8EP. signing for 2 hrs
Thursday 9 - 9.30am - School event at Barnsley Academy, Worsbrough, Barnsley. 200 people
Thursday 9 - 1.15pm - School event at Fir Vale School, Sheffield. 200 people
Thursday 9 - 4.30pm - PUBLIC signing at WHSmith, 45 High Street, Meadowhall Centre, Sheffield S9 1EN. signing for 2 hrs 30 mins
Friday 10 - 10.30am - Informal PUBLIC signing event at Waterstones, Doncaster.
Friday 10 - 1.00pm - Schools event at Doncaster Civic Theatre. 300 people
Friday 10 - 5.00pm - PUBLIC signing at Asda, Owlcotes Centre, Pudsey, LS 28 6AR. signing for 1 hr
Saturday 11 - 11.00am - PUBLIC signing at Borders, 9 Magdalen Street, Oxford OX1 3AD. signing for 1 hr 15 mins
Saturday 11 - 4.00pm - PUBLIC event at Cheltenham Literature Festival, in Cheltenham College Junior School. 200 people
Sunday 12 - 2.00pm - PUBLIC event at Ilkley Literature Festival. 270 people

U.S.A.
OCTOBER
Monday 20 - 1.45pm - School event at Ramsey Junior High, Saint Paul, MN. 65 people.
Monday 20 - 7.00 pm - PUBLIC event/signing at Red Balloon Book shop, 891 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. 25 people
Tuesday 21 - 10.15am - School event at Jefferson Community School, arranged by Wild Rumpus book shop, MN55410. 100 people
Tuesday 21 - 1.00pm - School event at Patrick Henry High School, arranged by Wild Rumpus book shop. 50 people
Wednesday 22 - 09.00am - Two School events at Liberty Middle School, Liberty, MO, arranged by Reading Reptile. 800 people
Wednesday 22 - 1.00pm - School event at South Valley Middle School, Liberty, Missouri, arranged by Reading Reptile. 60 people
Wednesday 22 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at Kansas City Llibrary, Plaza Branch, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112. arranged by Reading Reptile in Kansas City, KS. 50 people
Thursday 23 - 12.00pm - Two School events at Coppell Middle School West, Coppell, TX. 300 people
Thursday 23 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at Barnes & Noble, 2601 Preston Rd, Frisco, TX 75034. 50 people
Friday 24 - 8.30am - School event at Lamar Middle School, Austin, TX. 100 people
Friday 24 - 10.00am - School event at Hill Country Middle School, Austin, TX. 400 people
Friday 24 - 2.00pm - School event at O. Henry Middle School, Austin, TX. 200 people
Friday 24 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at a Haunted House, 815-A Brazos Street, #498, Austin, TX. arranged by BookPeople book shop, 603 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78703. 15 people
Saturday 25 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at Books & Books book shop, Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Ave, FL 33134. 30 people
Monday 27 - 10.00am - School event at John Adams Middle School, arranged by Octavia book shop, 513 Octavia Street (corner of Laurel), New Orleans, LA 70115. 200 people
Monday 27 - 1.00pm - School event at Higgins High School arranged by Octavia book shop, 513 Octavia Street (corner of Laurel), New Orleans, LA 70115. 200 people
Monday 27 - 6.00pm - PUBLIC event at Octavia book shop, 513 Octavia Street (corner of Laurel), New Orleans, LA 70115. 20+ people
Tuesday 28 - 10.00am - Library event at Main Library, 219 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112. This is an event for librarians and educators. 3 people
Wednesday 29 - a.m. - School event at Phoenix Preparatory Academy, Phoenix, AZ, arranged by Phoenix Book Company, Phoenix, AZ. 700 people
Wednesday 29 p.m. School event at Shepard Junior High School, Mesa, AZ, arranged by Phoenix Book Company, Phoenix, AZ. 400 people
Wednesday 29 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at Changing Hands book shop, 6428 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283. 40 people
Thursday 30 - 8.45am - School event at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School, arranged by The Phoenix Book Company. 300 people
Thursday 30 - 7.00pm - PUBLIC event at The Tattered Cover book shop, Colfax Store, 2526 East Colfax Ave, Denver, CO. 77 people
Friday 31 - 8.30am - Two school events at Newton Middle School, arranged by Barnes & Noble Lone Tree. 200 people
Friday 31 - 11.00am - Stock signing at The Bookies. Members of the public also came along. 30+ people