Terry Pratchett News Update for October 28, 2007

More coverage is available of Terry Pratchett’s appearance at the National Book Festival, here on the National Book Festival website. (See the October 19 edition for special coverage of Pratchett’s speech.) Pratchett spent two entire hours signing books, but made a great speech as well, as the Library of Congress Gazette says:

If Terry Pratchett ever hangs up his novelist gig, he might have a career as a
standup comedian. The award-winning British writer kept his Fiction &
Fantasy audience in stitches with his wicked wit … As his 30-minute presentation
showed, Pratchett’s humor extends well beyond the printed page. He told of
winning the Carnegie Medal for children’s literature in 2002. “I like working on
the children’s books,” he said. “Adult books give you money; children’s books
give you prestige.”

Terry Pratchett News Update for October 27, 2007

The National Book Festival website, as part of their podcast series, have interviewed Terry Pratchett. The interviewer asked about everything from his early reading habits to “the genesis of Discworld,” to which Pratchett replied “because I take the fantasy seriously, by some strange alchemy, it then becomes funny.” To quote the podcast description:

Science fiction and fantasy author Terry Pratchett talks about his best-selling
books and how he made “Death” one of his most popular characters.

The podcast is about half an hour long and was released September 13.

Terry Pratchett News Update for August 18, 2007

The Terry Pratchett’s Making Money signing tour has been announced by his American publisher, Harper Collins. The full tour, to include stops in California, Oregon, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and New York state, is posted here:

Monday, September 24, 2007
07:00 PM
BORDERS #86
3700 Torrance Blvd Torrance, CA 90503

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
07:30 PM
KEPLER’S BOOKS
STE 200 1010 El Camino Menlo Park, CA 94025

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
07:00 PM
POWELL’S BOOKSTORE
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd Beaverton, OR 97005

Thursday, September 27, 2007
07:30 PM
TATTERED COVER BOOK STORE
1628 16th St. Denver, CO 80202

Sunday, September 30, 2007
01:00 PM
CHESTER COUNTY BOOK COMPANY
975 Paoli Pike West Chester, PA 19380

Monday, October 01, 2007
07:00 PM
BARNES & NOBLE/Union Square
33 E 17th ST New York, NY 10003.

Please note that Terry Pratchett will also be appearing at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. on September 29, 2007.

Terry Pratchett News Update for June 30, 2007

The press release of the 7th United States National Book Festival, to be held September 29 in Washington D.C., includes Terry Pratchett in its list of participating authors under the “Fiction and Fantasy” category. The free, open-to-the-public festival, organized by the Library of Congress and hosted by Laura Bush, is a “celebration of the joy of reading and the creativity of America’s writers and illustrators,” in the words of Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. Terry Pratchett is among about 70 well-known writers and illustrators who will be participating, including Mercer Mayer, Rosemary Wells, Gail Carson Levine, Gene Luen Yang, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lalita Tademy. Participating writers will give presentations, sign books, read excerpts, and answer questions from audience members.