• Trainspotted!!

    19 November 2010

    I finally made it out Boston late on the 15th, not getting to bed that night until 02.00!! I spent a couple of enjoyable days in Virginia on Tuesday and Wednesday -- lots of good schools,...

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  • Trapped in Boston!!

    15 November 2010

    I had a good day at Granby School. two enjoyable events followed by a chat with their book club. I then headed back to Boston airport and got there in plenty of time. My flight was delayed 40...

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  • Superfans!!!

    14 November 2010

    Day 5 of my tour of the USA, and I've been absolutely blown away by the commitment of my fans here!! I tend not to get the same sorts of numbers turning up at the public events that I get at my...

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  • USA tour - 3 days in

    12 November 2010

    I've just got back from doing the first school events of my USA tour. I flew over here on Wednesday, after a fun week in London, to New York. I was supposed to be staying in the Roosevelt Hotel,...

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  • Mammoth Halloween signing!

    05 November 2010

    Sorry (again!) for the lack of updates on this blog over the last week and a half. The house is the main reason why I haven't been blogging so regularly -- there have been so many issues to deal...

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  • Overcoming the odds

    27 October 2010

    I've had to focus pretty exclusively on the house over the last week, so no time for much "real" work. Although I did manage to upload a lot of new covers to my site, for a variety of countries....

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