Peter James: Novelist and Film Producer: Peter James Public Appearances 2008

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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Peter James Public Appearances 2008

I have the following appearances scheduled for 2008 and will be adding more soon.

January 14-17: Bangkok and Hong Kong

January 29 - 31: Munich. Launch of Not Dead Enough in Germany

February 1: Vienna - Thalia Bookstore

March 6: Waterstones Southampton. 7pm Crime evening with John Harvey and Jane Hill

March 14 - 18: Bucharest, Romania. Various appearances and interviews

March 20: Lyons, France. Signing and interviews

April 11: NARPO (National Association of Retired Police Officers). 6.45pm. Talk at Patcham Memorial Hall in Old London Road, Patcham

April 27: Keynote Speaker Readers & Writers Day, Eastbourne Town Hall

May 13: Giving after dinner speech at 7pm at the Charterhouse Old Robinites Association dinner

May 17 - 18: Salon du Polar, Montfort, France

May 23: Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham. 7pm. Being interviewed by Peter Guttridge

May 26: Driving in two races at Oulton Park

May 27: Steyning Festival Crime Writers Symposium. Details to be confirmed. http://www.steyningfestival.co.uk/

June 4: Talk at Astley School, Hemel Hempstead

June 8: Driving in race at Mallory Park

June 11: Waterstones, Notting Hill Gate. 7pm. PJ to give a reading and be interviewed followed by a signing. Tickets £3.00 redeemable against the book on the night. To acquire tickets visit the branch or call on 0207 229 9444

June 17: British Bookshops, 194 Western Road, Brighton. Signing 1 - 2.30pm. Open to all.

June 20: 1-2pm Signing Methvens, Worthing

July 12: Clifton-Montpelier-Powis Festival. 4pm. Talk at St Michael's Church, Tickets £5 Tickets from: Dome Box Office (from 13 May) 01273 709709 - www.brightonticketshop.com/ - or on the door. Festival enquiries: info@cmpca.org.uk Tel: 07816 403099

July 17: 7pm. Waterstones, Lincoln.

Sept 9/10: Murder, Mystery and Microscopes event in Liverpool with Val McDermid. Timing tbc.

October Barcelona - date to be confirmed.

October 15-17: Hagen, Germany, then Frankfurt Book Fair

Nov 27: Lewes Library. 7pm. Talk (contact Melanie Nicholls, Senior Librarian, West Area Lewes Library, Styles Field, Friars Walk, Lewes BN7 2LZ)

posted by Peter James at 5:52 AM 29 comments

Comments:

Once again a busy year ahead for you Peter. Hope you have a very Happy Christmas.

Linda
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By Anonymous, at 10:09 AM

You deserve a break Peter!
Happy Christmas!
Jo

By Jo, at 2:10 PM

Thanks, Linda an Jo!

Very Happy Xmas to you too!

Peter

By Peter James, at 6:44 PM

are you planning on visiting australia?
if so when? and where?

By Lyndell, at 11:58 AM

Yes, I will be coming to Australia in 2009 for an extended tour - but I don't yet know the itinerary - I will be posting it on this site nearer the time - and hope very much to see you!

All best wishes for 2008

Peter

By Peter James, at 12:41 PM

Dear Peter James,
you will come to Munich in Janaury 2008, but i can´t find anything about your reading. Can you tell me more, or is it a secret?
Kind regards

By dolcevita, at 11:54 AM

Hi Mr James,I'm one of your biggest fans.I live in South Africa.The only problem i really have is optaining your books.Can you please tell me where i can get hold of all your books?

kind regards
fanlover

By pokkels, at 10:22 AM

Hi there, thanks very much for your kind words. I'm sorry you are having problems getting all my books. There is a bookstore in Cape Town called The Readers' Paradise Book Store and they seem very supportive so you could try there. Otherwise you could always get them from www.amazon.co.uk by mail order.

Hope this helps and thanks again for your enthusiasm for my work.

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 8:37 AM

any chance you will visit newcastle?
have enjoyed reading your last 2 books a great deal, specially as i used to live in brighton many years ago!

By Anonymous, at 12:16 PM

Hi Peter,
I just want to let you know how much I'm enjoying your work! I'm just finishing my first book I've read by you, Looking Good Dead, which I got from our book exchange at work, and I'm now in the process of buying all the books by you that I can. I can't believe that I've only just discovered your writing, but I'm soooo pleased that I have. I am relishing the thought of many weeks of good reading. Please keep them coming!
Kind regards,
Jackie

By Jakk, at 3:45 PM

Hi Jackie

Thank you so much for such lovely praise from you! I will keep fingers crossed you enjoy anything else of mine that you read. And I am trying to obey your instructions to keep them coming!!! My next Roy Grace "Dead Man's Footsteps" is out on June 12th - and I am now four chapters into the following one, "Dead Tomorrow."

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 9:59 PM

Peter

I work in Iraq at present and have for the last 3 and a half years. I was a Police Officer in Sussex for 11 years before I had an accident and took a medical retirement. My daughter introduced me to your books. I am from the Brighton area and reading your books felt like I was back on the beat. I found myself trying to second guess you. Thank you for bringing a piece of Brighton to a crazy place like this. I have my daughter sending me the rest of your books so that should cover this 4 month deployment.
Thanks again.

Paul Beazer

By Anonymous, at 5:16 PM

Hi Paul

Thanks for these really kind words - and I'm delighed to have brought a piece of slightly less crazy and slightly less dark Brighton to Iraq!

I hope you have a very safe four months and that you continue to enjoy my work - say a big thank you to your daughter from me!

All best

Peter

By Peter James, at 7:26 PM

Hi Peter

The last comment left was from my dad. I very much enjoyed your book as I live in Brighton and its great to be able to associate a book with reality.

My dad isnt a regular reader of books such as yours but i knew he would really enjoy these. I am currently reading another of your books and my dad is looking forward to me finishing it so i can send it to him in Iraq. Its nice that we can now have an intellectual conversation about books!!! Something i thought my dad and i would never have in common. lol.

Thanks

Hannah

By Anonymous, at 12:58 PM

Hi Hanna

Well, I am truly flattered that my books have led to you and your dad having good conversations!!!

Thank you so much for your support and enthuasiasm - and for converting your dad as a reader!

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 4:49 PM

Hi Peter

I am a avid fan of your books but since moving to Nova Scotia I can not find any of your older ones here. Do you know of any bookstores in Canada that stock them and will you be coming to Nova Scotia I would dearly LOVE to meet you?

Glenda

By Spookyspook, at 6:18 PM

Hi Glenda

Thanks very much for these kind words. I have asked my publishers to try to find a stockist for you and will post it as soon as I know. Also, yes, I am planning a tour of Canada sometime in the next 12 months - and Novia Scotia will definitely be one of the places I will come to, so look forward to meeting you!

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 2:17 PM

Thanks Peter that is REALLY good news I will look out for you and thank for looking in to a supplier, it is your earlier books I am struggling with.

I wish you all the best for this year and look forward to you new books!

Regards
Glenda

By Anonymous, at 12:50 AM

Hi Glenda

I've had a response from Orion,who publish my backlist, and they say that they are going to start a hard push on my backlist titles in Canada, so that should start to reflect in the stores in the coming months.

Thanks so much for your enthusiasm for my work. Now all I have to do is hope you enjoy them!!!!

All best

Peter

By Peter James, at 6:44 PM

Hi Peter , just a note to say how much i am enjoying your Roy Grace books at the moment and looking forward to reading more in the future. I haven't been much of a book reader for a few years but have to say that you have got me hooked again, great stories that i have to read just " one more chapter" before i put the book down! Maybe see you at the Hay festival one day?
Dave, Herefordshire

By Dave, at 8:48 PM

Hi Dave

Thank you for such kind word, and I am delighted - and flattered - to have been of service getting you hooked on reading again!

I would love to return to the Hay Festival - it has been some years since I was last there and I know there have been some discussions - perhaps next year. It is a fab festival and always a joy to come.

All best

Peter

By Peter James, at 4:17 PM

Dear Peter James,

I stumbled across your first Roy Grace novel accidentally on holiday. I paid a ridiculous amount of euros for it. However well worth every penny. From the moment I picked it up I could not put it down again until I had completed it. I now wait in anticipation for each book that follows. I see that you are not only a fantastic writer but you also have perfect taste in cars, I admire you even more.
My attention is rarely captured for more than five minutes, but I can sit for hours with one of your books.
Your have an amazing talent Mr James.

Simone

By Anonymous, at 6:56 PM

Dear Simone

What a really lovely email - thank you sooooooooooo much!!!! I am honoured and very flattered. And I will keep fingers crossed that you enjoy everything else that I write in the future, as much.

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 1:38 PM

Hi Peter,
I found your book Not Dead Enough by chance in a booksale. I am currently reading it and finding it very hard to put down. I think you are a very talented writer. I know Brighton well, so really enjoy recognising the various locations in the book. I'm already working out which of your books to read next - looks like I'm reading Roy Grace in backwards order!
Thanks for giving me such reading pleasure! x

By Jude, at 1:54 PM

Hi Jude

Thanks very much for this. No problems about Reading the Roy Grace series in reverse order - they are all standalone, although there is a progression in his private life throughout them, so you would probably get most out of them if you read Dead Simple next (that is if you can bear to read another one!!!)

All best

Peter

By Peter James, at 7:12 PM

Dear Mr. James
Just thought i would thank you on the excellent books that you write, just finished reading Possession, and was totally gripped all the way through, and has others have written, couldnt help but read "one more chapter" before bed, which is certainly true.
Its a welcome diversion from the current revision!

Thank you once again, and i wish you the very best of luck with your new book, which im sure will be a great success.
All the best,

James

By Anonymous, at 10:18 PM

Hi James

Thank you for your kind words about my books. I'm glad you liked Possession - it was the first really book I wrote that was really successful, so it has a special place in my heart!

Good luck with your exams!

Peter

By Peter James, at 10:28 AM

Hello

I've been an avid reader from your first Roy Grace book the whole opening chapter had me hooked .. I told everyone i could how great it was an what a hook.. I've worked both for sussex police an Brighton M.C before coming to live in Cyprus an was gutted that i missed your visits to both these places..
I can't wait for the goat post to deliver the next book ... Needless to say it will be read in sunshine and the can I blame you if i get sunburnt ??
Kind regards
Rebecca

By Anonymous, at 7:03 PM

Hi Rebecca

Thanks so much for such lovely words - and crucially for reccommending me - that is that the nicest thing anyone can do for an author!

Clearly a book tour of Cyprus would be a good plan! And I will fully take the blame if you get sunburned reading Dead Man's Footsteps! Maybe I should get my publishers to attach a free tube of suncream with each copy...

All very best

Peter

By Peter James, at 10:58 PM