Author Events . . .

As I type this we are just eight days away from the *UK launch* of The Canal. Below is a list of my readings and events for July & August:

July 12th:

To Hell with the Lighthouse, featuring authors Adam Marek, John Niven and Lee Rourke (free, from 7.30pm at Peter Parker's Rock 'n' Roll Club, Denmark Street WC2H 8LP).

July 14th:

Literary Death Match London is thrilled to make its Concrete debut with an '80s-themed night of literary mayhem celebrating the launch of Bret Easton Ellis' Imperial Bedrooms (think Less than Zero 25 years later). The seventh London LDM will feature readers Nikesh Shukla, poetess Clare Pollard (representing Bloodaxe Books), novelist Lee Rourke (The Canal), and Milly McMahon.

July 15th:

*Official UK publication date* for The Canal. Available in all good bookshops and online stores.

July 20th:

Launch Party for The Canal, 6.30PM, To Hell with Books, 10 Woburn Walk, London, WC1H 0JL. Q&A with author & literary critic Stuart Evers. Free drinks.

July 21st:

Reading from The Canal at The Big Green Bookshop, Unit 1, Brampton Park Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BG.

August 3rd:

Reading from The Canal at Broadway Books, 6 Broadway Market, Hackney, London, E8 4QJ.

More events to be announced . . .

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The Canal . . .

The Canal is now published in the US and available from all good bookstores and the usual online booksites such as Book Depository, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Powell’s, et cetera . . . You can also cut out the middle-man and order it direct from Melville House, if you so desire.

It’s a great feeling. I have just arrived back from a mini book tour of the US and we had a wonderful time hanging around Brooklyn and meeting everyone at my publishers Melville House. I’d like to thank everyone who came to my launch and readings – I really, truly appreciate it.

So far things look good. The Canal seems to be selling and it has been quite well received (there are further reviews about to be published). There were a couple of sarcastic reviews on Goodreads.com – but that is to be expected. I’m fine about that.

I am now gearing up for the UK launch of The Canal. The official publication date is 15th July and my launch will be on Tuesday 20th July (6.30PM) at the wondrous To Hell With Publishing Bookshop in London. I will post more details about this and a busy reading schedule in the coming days.

If you are a US reader reading this and you have finished reading your copy of The Canal then please tell your friends about it . . . and if you feel inclined, I would especially be grateful for a quick review on Amazon.com – there are a few on there already, but some more would, of course, be great.

Expect lots more here soon! In the meantime check out my interview with Catherine Lacey over at the excellent HTMLGIANT.

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