Iain M. Banks events in Oct / Nov 2010

[Forum Admin]

I've just updated the site with a batch of Surface Detail events that our publicity department have confirmed for this Autumn: see the appearances (http://www.iain-banks.net/extras/appearances/) page of the site for details.

(I'll be adding the Stirling and Edinburgh International Book Festival events as well in the next batch of site updates...)

[DeLaWarr]

We are pleased to be welcoming Ian M Banks to the De La Warr Pavilion, a Modernist icon on the seafront in Bexhill on Sea on Thursday 21st October. Tickets have just gone on sale at www.dlwp.com (http://www.dlwp.com) and this will be a talk followed by a book signing of Surface Detail.

[Deep Black]

Great to see more stuff out side of Scotland, sadly this one is to far South for me

[daveh]

Tickets for the Cheltenham Literary Festival go on general sale at 09:00 on Monday 16th August. The two things that Iain is doing are:

Iain Banks Talk at 18:30 on Saturday 16th October. Tickets £8
http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature-2010/iain-m-banks/ (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcheltenhamfestivals.com%2Fliter ature-2010%2Fiain-m-banks%2F&ust=1281895616937000&usg=AFQjCNFxIABiudHYqTpxv2uOn71qyb6MfA)
There is usually a book selling tent where authors have signings after the talks so look out for this as well.

British Science Fiction Panel with Iain M Banks, Gwyneth Jones, Michael Moorcock and China Miéville at 16:00 on Sunday 17th October. Tickets £6
http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/literature-2010/iain-m-banks-gwyneth-jones-michael-moorcock-and-china-mieville-british-science-fiction/

There are a few other science fiction events over the rest of the festival as well - helpfully listed at http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/sf-at-the-cheltenham-literary-festival/

[daveh]

Wigtown Book Festival at 16:30 on Saturday 2nd October, 2010, has been announced as an addition to Iain's Surface Detail promotion.
See http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/book-festival-scotland-event.asp?wbf=1532&festivalday=2010-10-02

[Deep Black]

Cool, went to Wigtown once, after reading about it in Raw Spirit, great little place :)

[daveh]

A couple more Surface Detail events.

For those of you in Northern England there is now an event in Manchester.
A reading and signing at the Waterstone's in Deansgate to be more exact on Thursday, 14 October 2010, 7:00PM.
Tickets are £3, available from the shop and redeemable against purchase of the book on the night.
Further details: 08432908485

For those of you further north there is now an event in Edinburgh.
The West End Waterstone's on Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 6:00PM
Tickets £2, available from the shop and redeemable against purchase of promoted book on the night.
Further details: 0131 226 2666

If you go to the events sections of www.waterstones.com (http://www.waterstones.com) then the listings by author are by first name and there are separate entries for Iain M Banks, Iain M. Banks and IAIN BANKS.

[RedKing]

Manchester = The Midlands, not the North, no matter what they think. :)