Tomorrow morning my executive minion Raya and I will be off again, this time to ConCarolinas in Charlotte.
If you're in the neighborhood, swing by the Charlotte Hilton and join the fun. Parties, panels, autographing, speeches… did I mention the parties? Sometime in there I hope to find some good barbeque.
And I'll be doing a reading. This time, I think, a selection from the forthcoming WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE, for all you fake history fans.
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HBO unveiled another season 4 trailer while I was off in New York City for the red-carpet premiere at Lincoln Center and the Epic Fan Experience in Brooklyn. Most of you have likely seen this one already, on one of the fan sites, but for those who haven't, here 'tis.
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It was a great trip, by the way. New York City remains amazing, and in between all the official events, I found time for a pizza crawl through Brooklyn, and a visit to Bayonne, city of my birth.
More on all this later, if I ever find the time.
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Happy Thanksgiving, all.
Home tomorrow. OZ and Middle Earth were wonderful, but I need some green chile.
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We're headed home tomorrow. I shudder to think of all the email and mail and work that awaits me. But it;s time… I have started to dream of green chile.
Yes, I am aware of the SOUTH PARK episodes. No, haven't seen them yet. THere's been no time for TV down here. But I will get to them eventually, no doubt. Till then I live in fear.
Yes, I am aware that my football teams continue to suck.
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Kicking around Down Under. Supanova Brisbane, Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Wheeler Center, Supanova Adelaide have all passed in a blur of signatures, smiles, panels, signatures, readings, questions and answers, signatures. Now we are back in Melbourne for a couple of days before we take off for New Zealand.
My only regret: I did not have the presence of mind to belt out the theme song to HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL in Sydney. That would have allowed me to say that I'd sung at the Sydney Opera House.
I understand the Giants have won every game since I've been away. Maybe I should leave the country more often.
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Much as I like travel — well, at least the part where I'm in some cool place, I have actually come to hate the process of getting there, thanks to the airlines and the TSA and such — getting ready for a trip is always Crazy Time around here. There is always too much to do, and too little time to do it in, and no matter how hard you try, something always gets forgotten. And it's worse when it's a LONG trip, like this jaunt to Australia and New Zealand.
Which is my long-winded way of saying that I have so damn much to get done today that I don't even think I can watch football.
So let me go work.
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Things are pretty hectic here. A million things to do, and in less than a week, I will be headed off Down Under.
Details of my tour have been available for ages on the Appearances page of my website, but I know that some of you never visit my website (bad on you), so in the hopes of avoiding the "why don't you ever visit X" emails that inevitably seem to turn up whenever I've just gotten back from X, let me hit the highlights here for all my fans and Not A Blog readers in Australia (and New Zealand):
I'M COMING TO AUSTRALIA (and NEW ZEALAND).
First stop will be Brisbane, where I will be appearing at the SUPANOVA convention, November 8 – 10. I will be doing signings, panels, signings, Q&As, signings, maybe a reading, signings, interviews, and signings. It's a big big convention with lots of cool guests, so I'll be joined at some of these events by Lena Headey (Queen Cersei), Mark Addy (King Robert), and Jerome Flynn (Bronn) from HBO's GAME OF THRONES, along with stars from TRUE BLOOD, SPARTACUS, and many other actors and writers.
Then on to Sydney. On November 11, I will be speaking at the Sydney Opera House. I'm informed that Lena will be on hand as well, along with Michelle Fairley (Lady Catelyn). This will be an interview and Q&A, I believe. I promise not to attempt to sing opera. ('Kill the wabbit! Kill the waaaaabit').
On Wednesday, November 13, I will be in Melbourne, appearing that evening for a similiar event at the Wheeler Centre. The sponsors tell me that Michelle will be on hand for that one as well.
Afterwards it's on to Adelaide, and another SUPANOVA, November 15-17. As with Brisbane, there will be a full lineup of signings, panels, interviews, and other events. Mark Addy, Jerome Flynn, and Lena Headey are supposed to join me for that one as well.
For my fans elsewhere in Australia… I am sorry, but no, I am NOT appearing in Darwin, Townsville, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Alice Springs, Perth, Kangaroo Island, or any of the other cool towns and cities in your lovely country. If you want to see me, hear me, or get your book defaced, you will need to travel to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, or Adelaide. You can find my details, and links to the SUPANOVA webpage and other events, on the Appearances page of my website, so get yourself hither if you'd like to buy tickets. Some of these events may sell out. Some may be sold out already.
Last stop on the trip will be New Zealand. Or, rather, Wellington, where I am scheduled to do a signing at Whitcoulls booksellers at 12:30 on Friday, November 22. That will be my only public appearance in NZ; the rest of our time there will be private.
Parris and I love Australia and New Zealand and have lots of friends there, so we're looking forward eagerly to returning. (Though I do rather wish it wasn't coming up so fast, I have so much else to do).
See you Down Under.
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Off to Washington tomorrow morning. See you all at Capclave.
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Just back from a week in LA.
I did Conan (the O’Brien, not the Cimmerian) and the Today Show, and taped a segment for a BBC special about Machiavelli… along with the usual dozen or so meeetings.
Also, while in town, swung by the Bookstar in Studio City and signed all their stock of my books, which was considerable. So if you’re an Angeleno or just visiting LA, and want to snag an autographed copy of one of my novels, get yourself to Studio City while the supply lasts.
And now I’m back in the land of wolves and savage dust storms, digging out from under.
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I hear that everything’s up to date in Kansas City, so I’ll be headed that way tomorrow to see for myself.
ConQuest beckons; KC’s annual regional convention, one of the best. Should be a good time. Patrick Rothfuss is GOH, John Picacio will be there, along with Brad Denton, Caroline Spector, and all of my old KC friends and partners in crime. I’ll be doing a reading, doing a panel, eating too much barbeque, drinking too much bheer.
And even before the con, we’ll have the road trip. I will be hitting the road with my Aussie friends, and driving right through the heart of Tornado Alley, which should be an… ah… adventure. If you’re in Oklahoma or Kansas and think you see me passing by, you may be right. The Big Well beckons… along with Dorothy’s House, Pancake Boulevard, the Cosmodrome, and the Elevator of Terror (you can’t make this stuff up).
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