Some great audio clips from Eoin’s appearance at EasterCon via Penguin with thanks to ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha.
Audio clips were provided by ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Appreciation Society http://www.zz9.org
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Following the further questions we’ve received following the Nickelodeon broadcasts, once again we feel we need to disassociate this site and Mr Colfer from anything to do with this zoo escape/llama kidnapping/theft nonsense. Matt over at AFC seems to have thrown a little more light on the subject but as of this time we have no statements to make on this matter.
Llama incident reported at AFC
In other news Eoin has created a Twitter account so you can check that for the latest updates. Daily Twitter digests will also be published via this blog.
Thank you,
Foaly
PS: Please, no more llama emails!!!
In light of the recent deluge of emails and messages from llama fans we feel the need to deny any involvement in the incident at Twycross Zoo. It’s quite ridiculous to think that an author of Mr. Colfer’s standing would have anything to do with such a bizarre event. We are unable to confirm whether Mr Colfer was anywhere near Twycross at the time.
If you have questions about this matter please direct them towards this site:
Lost Llama
Thank you.
Foaly
The Penguin Blog now has some great photos of the “And Another Thing” launch event. Click below to see the silver, ladies, Mr Colfer, the very cool cover for the book and some scruffy bloke called Matt hanging around!
And Another Thing Launch Event
Speaking of Matt, the man behind the number one Artemis Fowl fan site, artemis-fowl.com, he has his own selection of photos from the event.
AFC Photos of the ‘And Another Thing” launch event
And finally the Richard and Judy Book Awards for which Eoin has been nominated for Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox is now entering it’s final phase of voting. So if you haven’t voted yet get on over to the site and get clicking
The competition is strong with books from JK Rowling and Stephanie Meyer also in the shortlist but we have faith in the legions of Fowl Fans to get the result!!! : )
PENGUIN REVEAL JACKET FOR AND ANOTHER THING … AND ANNOUNCE PLANS TO JOIN FORCES WITH PAN MACMILLAN FOR HITCHHIKER BONANZA THIS AUTUMN
London, 9 March 2009 In what promises to be one of the biggest events in the publishing calendar this year, Penguin is publishing Eoin Colfer’s specially commissioned sequel to Douglas Adams’s remarkable Hitchhiker series,
And Another Thing…
Publication is timed for 12 October, which marks the 30th Anniversary of the first publication of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams’s so-called trilogy, which in fact ran to five volumes, became one of the biggest cult literary successes of the 20th century. Over the last thirty years, 16 million readers around the world have enjoyed the adventures of Arthur Dent, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebox and Ford Prefect.
This autumn, Penguin is joining forces with Douglas Adams’s paperback publisher, Pan Macmillan to create huge combined Hitchhiker excitement; bringing together the two vast armies of fans: those of the original Hitchhiker books and the many millions of Eoin Colfer fans. (Colfer’s Artemis Fowl titles have sold more than 18 million copies globally.)
Pan Macmillan and Penguin will be working closely to create a joined-up campaign that leads readers from the original titles – which are all being beautifully repackaged by Pan with new introductions – and then onto the new book. Starting in early September, the campaign will then run in store, online and in the media through the autumn and right up until Christmas.
Penguin is also working with BBC Audiobooks to ensure that the original audio recordings have a place in the anniversary celebrations. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase was voted as the public’s number one audio title in a Guardian poll last year, thirty years after the first BBC radio broadcast in 1978.
At an event held at Penguin’s London offices last night the jacket for And Another Thing… was revealed.
Publication details:
And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer is published in hardback from Michael Joseph on 12th October 2009 ISBN 9780718155148, £20
New anniversary editions of Douglas Adams’ original titles will be available in paperback at £7.99 from Pan with new introductions from notable people in the Hitchhiker world, including Russell T Davies, Dirk Maggs and Terry Jones and with an afterword from Simon Brett, the original commissioner of the radio series on 4th September 2009:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, The Universe and Everything
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless
Already available from BBC Audiobooks:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase Special Edition, £17.61
9781408409763
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase Special Edition, £17.61, 9781408409770
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy : Tertiary Phase, £15.65 9780563510437
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Quandary Phase, £12.72 9780563504962
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy : The Quintessential Phase, £12.72, 9780563504078
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy : The Complete Radio Series, £17.01
9780563504191
Artemis Fowl and The Time Paradox is on the list for the Richard And Judy Children’s Book of the Year Award.
Richard & Judy have selected 20 of their favourite Children’s books across five categories and they are inviting all children to vote on this website for the one that they think is the very best.
The book that has the most votes will win the Children’s Book of the Year Award 2009 which will be announced in April.
To take part all you have to do is vote for your favourite book from those below and give us your name. It’s as simple as that!
A short message from Eoin and actor Rory Elrick who plays Fletcher moon in the BBC’s series adaptation of Eoin’s Half Moon Investigations.
A video message from Eoin covering various topics including a Happy New Year message, towels, seasonal overindulgence and book burning! Note that the dodgy lipsync and audio quality do not mean that this message has been faked by members of the LEP or indeed Vogon intelligence agents!?!
Big thanks to The Bookwitch and Charlie for sharing this excellent interview with us.
“Which thing do you love or hate the most about writing, and why?”
“I love being alone.” Very loud and disbelieving laughs. “No, it’s a great luxury for any person to have a couple of hours on their own, in their own office, to put on their own music. Like most Dads…, when you’re older and you’re a Dad Charlie, you will realise that you are the only person in the world that likes the music you like. For some reason when I put on good music in our house, that I paid for, everyone starts screaming that you’re an idiot. Even in the car now, as soon as I get in the car, my son is at the dial to change the radio station. So, when I’m in my office I can put on 1970s David Bowie,” loud laughs, “Led Zeppelin, and nobody says anything, and it’s fantastic. I’ve downloaded all my old CDs to iTunes and I just sit there and I listen to this music. It’s a huge luxury to do that, which most people do not have. When you’ve got kids you do not have two hours in the day to have your music going as you work, so I appreciate that. It’s really nice.
What I hate about it is, erm, I don’t think I hate anything about it. I don’t like the time when you send in a book and you’re waiting for your editor to get back to you, because you don’t know if it’s any good. You’ve been in your room for a year and a half and you’re too close to it. You’ve re-read it a hundred times, and you’ve forgotten what excited you about it, and what were the funny bits, and so you’re waiting for two weeks for the phone call from the editor. Luckily so far it’s been pretty good. I’ve had two editors killed.” Very loud laughs. “Only in my mind.” More laughing. “They’re still alive.”
Read the full interview here:
Eoin appeared on Irish television on Saturday night as a guest on Tubridy Tonight. The entire interview can be be viewed on the RTE site:
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