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July 7, 2009 - Tuesday 
We don't even know where to start this month, there's so much good stuff going on. Let's kick things off with a link to http://www.thedeathofbunny..munro.com/ - this is the official site for The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave. You can keep updated on all Bunny news and events by signing up to the site.

This month also sees the publication of two great new books:

This is How by M. J. Hyland, who was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for her previous novel, Carry Me Down. The reviews are starting to come in, the Metro loved it.
http://www.metro.co.uk/met..rolife/books/article.html?..MJ_Hylands_prose_is_in_for.._the_kill&in_article_id=69..1235&in_page_id=28

The Third Man Factor by John Geiger, a Canadian author who's the authority on what happens when you're staring death in the face. How did the last man to leave the Twin Towers on 9/11 make it out alive? He thinks it was divine intervention. Recent neurological research has other ideas. Check out the extract on John's website:
http://www.thirdmanfactor...com/

We've only a month to go before our Life of Pi global readalong starts, and you can get the new edition in the shops this month if you'd like to join in and haven't read this Booker prizewinner before. If it's an old favourite or you've had a copy sitting on the shelves forever, August is a great time to start - hundreds of people have already signed up to share the experience of reading Life of Pi this summer!
http://www.lifeofpi.co.uk/

June was the month of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and with it came the premiere of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller. We're proud to say that the film art was inspired by our cover design! We're also publishing Personal Velocity, Rebecca's collection of short stories, in July.

More paperbacks out this month:

Indian Takeaway by Hardeep Singh Kohli - The story of his search for identity. Is he Scottish, Glaswegian, Sikh, Indian? Does he ever manage to figure it out?

Trick Baby by Iceberg Slim - We're reissuing this fiction classic with an introduction by Ice T.

The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber - The author of The Crimson Petal and the White takes aim at the cult of religious thrillers a la Dan Brown in his retelling of the Prometheus myth for our Myths series.

Enjoy!
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March 31, 2009 - Tuesday 


Tuesday 31st March
University Philosophical Society, Graduates’ Memorial Building, Trinity College, Dublin
1-2pm
Tickets are open to members but there may be also be some available for non members.  
Please contact angela@canongate.co.uk

Thursday 2nd April
Waterstones, 203 Piccadilly, London SW1Y 6WW
Tel:  0207 851 2400
5pm - Book signing on first floor of Waterstone's Piccadilly – no ticket required
7pm - Ticketed event (reading and Q&A) in the Simpson room - sixth floor of Piccadilly –
Tickets are limited and will be sold on a first come first served basis at £3 a ticket which will be redeemable against the purchase of the promoted title on the night.

Friday 3rd April
Waterstones, 153 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW
Tel:  0141 332 9105
6.30pm
Tickets are limited and will be sold on a first come first served basis at £2 a ticket which will be redeemable against the purchase of the promoted title on the night.

Second Life, London School of Journalism island
10pm GMT, 2pm SLT
Join Neil Strauss and Jilly Kidd as they talk about Emergency and play an interactive, audience-participation game.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/LSJ%20Student%20Union/240/126/32

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February 2, 2009 - Monday 

We hope January went well for you. Here at Canongate 2009 saw us off to a great start with Barack Obama's inauguration meaning that Dreams From My Father, The Audacity of Hope and Change We Can Believe In still dominate the bestseller lists. We've also been enjoying the success of our Richard & Judy title The Gargoyle - featured on the show this week. And February has plenty of other treats in store too:

* Kate Grenville is on tour in the UK and will be at the Southbank Centre this week. She's on no less than four national book club discussions while she's here. There's still time to get tickets to the Southbank Centre event.

* Neuroscience is the theme of The Decisive Moment: How the Brain Makes Up Its Mind. We already know that it's going to be Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4, and we're told that the button on the cover is completely irresistible. Check it out for yourself in the bookstores and let us know if you agree!

* We've only got a month to go before our competition for signed copies of The Boat closes! Read the rules and join in - Nam Le will select the winning entries.

Coming up next month:

* Anne Donovan heads online for a tour;
* We publish an magical debut set in Wales, The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan;
* Find out what it means to be a young Muslim in the 21st century when Stranger to History is published.

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January 12, 2009 - Monday 
This month we’re starting 2009 as we mean to go on with an abundance of events and treats for you, both on and offline.

Haveyou been experiencing the back-to-work-blues this week? Well, we’resorry to say that things are only going to get worse. January 19th 2009is officially set to be the most depressing day of the year – it’ll beeven longer since you got that December pay packet, it’ll probably beeven colder than it is today and you’ll have forgotten you even had aChristmas holiday… Add to this the extra 2009 misery of the creditcrunch and the threat that your gas supplies are about to be turned offand really, it’s just about the limit.

Step in LaurenceShorter and his story of how he changed his mindset from tearful tocheerful. The Optimist is the best way to banish the January blues andwith a giveaway scheduled on Waterstones.com on January 19th and a freee-book giveaway through The Book Depository, there is no excuse not to get reading. Book your place at the launch event visiting the School of Life and in the meantime join our Facebook group or add your photos to The Optimist group pool on Flickr, showing your commitment to the fight against pessimisim.

January also kicks off tours for two fine Canongate authors:

Niccolo Ammaniti - author of I'm Not Scared, Steal You Away and The Crossroads
* 13 January 2009: The Crossroads launch event at the Italian Cultural Institute.
* 14 January 2009: Log into the World Literature Forum to chat with Niccolo Ammaniti in his first online 'live' Q&A.
*Also look out for radio interviews and reviews on the BBC World Service(The Strand), BBC Radio 4 (Open Book) and BBC Radio Five Live (SimonMayo) this month.

Chris Killen - author of debut novel The Bird Room
* 15 January 2009: Launch of The Bird Room competition to win signed copies, details and entry over at Day of Moustaches.
* 27 January 2009: The Bird Room launch event at no point in not being friends, the monthly reading night in Manchester.
* 29 January 2009: Reading at Book Slam, the hottest literary nightclub in London.
* 31 January 2009: Interview in Second Life on the popular Meet an Author programme.
* 5-19 February 2009: Online book group discussion on Bookgeeks.
* Other online press in the works include interviews with The Beat, bookmunch, Dogmatika and 3:AM Magazine and many more.

Andfinally here in Scotland we’re practising our poetry, digging out ourceilidh gear and psyching ourselves up for a mammoth haggis feast incelebration of our national poet’s 250th birthday later this month. Butthe fun isn’t restricted to north of the border - Andrew O..'Hagan..'sselection of poems in A Night Out with Robert Burns is the perfect wayto enjoy Burn’s poetry wherever you are and we’re giving away loadsacopies in a big BookCrossing wild release on Burns Night, 25th January.Look out for copies available for free all over the UK!
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November 6, 2008 - Thursday 
We post all our author events on Upcoming. Visit our profile there to get the latest on all that's happening in the Canongate world.
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November 6, 2008 - Thursday 

If you've been under a rock you'll be unaware that The Mighty Boosh are going on tour again. Yes they are, and The Mighty Book Of Boosh, a book written and designed by The Boosh and featuring lots of original content, will be published at the start of their tour. The Boosh will be signing copies while on tour, and here is their schedule:

1pm, 13th September
Launch event @ zavvi, 235 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 2NG  (with all cast)

1pm, 20th September
Easons, 40 Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin 1

1pm, 4th October
HMV, 1 Victoria Walk, Headrow Centre, Leeds LS1 6JD

1pm, 10th October
WH Smith, Meadowhall, 45 High Street, Sheffield S9 1EN

1pm, 1st November
Waterstones, 24-26 High Street, Birmingham B2 4DB

1pm, 15th November
City Books@ Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton BN1
Tel: 01273 725306
Pick up your tickets at City Books in Hove to attend the signing at Brighton Centre.

1pm, 6th December
Borders, Unit 29, Manchester Fort Shopping Park
Tel: 0161 833 0208

1pm, 10th December
Waterstones, 93-97 Albion Street, Leeds LS1 5AP
Tel: 0113 244 4588

1pm, 15th December
Borders, 203-207 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2LE
Tel: 020 7292 1600


Tickets are required for the events and are issued by the bookshops, please pop down to the bookshops or call for details.

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October 15, 2008 - Wednesday 

Some of our friends may be aware that Canongate has a new website. Meet At The Gate is brand spankin' new. It's a site all about community - a community that is interested in culture. Whether you want to talk about books, films, music, live performances, festivals, websites... it's all about telling the world what's out there, and what you think of it.

Some of our favourite posts so far:

We hope you come visit, find something new and interesting, and register to join the community.

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June 12, 2008 - Thursday 

Ali Smith: 9th August, 10.15am - Spiegeltent

Richard Holloway: 10th August, 8pm – RBS Main Theatre

Helen Walsh: 13th August, 10.15am – Spiegeltent with Philip Hensher

James Meek: 13th August, 5pm – venue tbc

Thomas Glavinic: 14th August, 4.30pm – Writer's Retreat with GW Dahlquist

Anne Donovan: 15th August, 10.15am at the Spiegeltent with Alan Bissett and Des Dillon

Patience Agbabi: Bookslam, 15th August, 6.15pm

Dan Rhodes: Bookslam, 15th August, 6.15pm

Salley Vickers: 15th August, 6.45pm, Peppers Theatre

Alan Spence: 16th August, 8.30pm, Peppers Theatre

Jennifer Clement: 18th August, 6pm – Writer's Retreat with Amanda Michalapoulou

Klas Ostergren: 21st August, 6pm – Writer's Retreat with Bengt Ohlsson

Margaret Atwood: 23rd August, 11.30am and 3pm with Louise Doughty and John Mullan (Man Booker), RBS Main Theatre

Hardeep Singh Kohli: 23rd August, 8.30pm in the ScottishPower Studio Theatre

Nam Le: 24th August, 10am  – venue tbc

The full festival brochure is downloadable from the official site.

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May 5, 2008 - Monday 

Lovers of Buddha Da, listen up. Anne Donovan's latest novel, Being Emily, will be published on 15th May 2008. If you'd like to meet Anne while she's touring, here are the details of where and when she's appearing:

Thursday 15th May
6.30pm, Launch Night
Venue: Waterstones Books, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

Tuesday 20th May
7pm, Reading
Venue: The Burns Room, Mitchell Library, 201 North St, Glasgow, G3 7DN
Tickets sold at £5 or £3 for book club members

Thursday 22nd May
6pm, Reading
Venue: Waterstones West End, Edinburgh

Thursday 29th May
8pm   Liverpool Writing on the Wall Festival
Venue: Everyman Bistro (3rd Room), 5-9 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BH
Tickets £5.00/£3.00 on door

Saturday 31st May
2pm, Reading
Venue: Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR

Tuesday 17th June
3pm, Reading
Venue: Milngavie Bookshop, 37 Douglas Muir Drive, Milngavie, Glasgow, G62 6PE

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March 27, 2008 - Thursday 

Join Dan Rhodes as he reads from his latest novel, Gold. All are welcome to partake in protagonist Miyuki Woodward’s favourite activities - eating fast food and doing the pub quiz.

7:30pm, 3rd April 2008
The Waverley, 1 St. Mary’s Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TA

Organised in association with Waterstone’s. Call their West End branch on 0131 226 2666 for your free tickets.

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