MEET LAUREN BEUKES and get your Limited Edition signed Zoo City hardback
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At the end of July, Angry Robot’s very own Lauren Beukes will be visiting the UK. It’s not often Lauren gets to visit, so to celebrate, we’re releasing a limited edition collectable hardback version of her next novel, Zoo City. We’ve never done this before, so the book is likely to sell out quite quickly, and at only £20 it’s a bargain!
The limited edition will be exclusive to Forbidden Planet in the UK, and you can find out more, here (including details of a rather special charity auction).
Zoo City UK Cover
Lauren will be signing Zoo City at the London Forbidden Planet Megastore from 6.00-7.00pm on Thursday July 29th. Come along and say “Hi” and pick up a copy of the book.
British Science Fiction Association
The night before Lauren’s signing at Forbidden Planet she will be the special guest at the July meeting of the British Science Fiction Association, where she will be reading from Zoo City, prior to an interview. There will be a Q&A session at the end, and you don’t have to be a member of the BSFA to attend.
The reading / interview will be at the upstairs bar of:
The Antelope Tavern, 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1W 8EZ (nearest tube station is Sloane Square on the District and Circle lines).
The reading will commence around 7.00pm, but people usually start gathering in the downstairs bar from 5.00pm onwards.
British Fantasy Society
Lauren will also be the guest at the first BFS Open Night of the year. Well, not Open Night so much as Open Afternoon. For those of you who might find it hard to get to central London on a weekday evening, Lauren’s BFS event is on Saturday 31st July from 1.00pm until 5.00pm at The George pub on The Strand, WC2R 1AP (nearest tube station: Temple). And again, you don’t have to be a member to attend, though you can join on the day if you wish.
So, those dates again:
Wednesday 28th July: BSFA meeting - 7.00pm onwards (but any time from 5.00 for general chit-chat)
Thursday 29th July: Forbidden Planet signing – 6.00pm until 7.00pm (see here for details)
Saturday 31st July: BFS meeting – 1.00pm until 5.00pm
2 Comments
June 10th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
[...] One of my favourite publishers, Angry Robot, announced a limited edition hardback of Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City to coincide with her upcoming visit to the UK. [...]
June 10th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
[...] There’s good news for UK-based fans of Lauren too, for she’s making a trip from her native South Africa at the end of July to attend three events in the capital – more details over at Angry Robot. [...]