Robert McCammon talked and signed books at the Columbus Library in Salt Lake City, UT, last night (Thursday, March 29, 2012). Also appearing were Joe R. Lansdale, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, and Joe McKinney. Thanks to Bill Cazer, we have some photos from the event. More photos are expected soon….
And thanks to Ryan Daley, here’s another photo that he posted to Twitter.
Subterranean Press’s Gwenda Bond interviews Robert McCammon about The Providence Rider in part one of her three-part interview. You can read it on the Subterranean Press site here.
Here are some recent McCammon-related happenings around the web:
Bram Stoker Awards to be Broadcast Live Via Webcast, March 31st | Dread Central
As the link to Dread Central above states, the Bram Stoker Awards ceremony will be broadcast live via Ustream.tv. Robert McCammon will be one of the presenters.
As we’ve posted before, Robert McCammon will be an HWA Guest of Honor at the 2012 World Horror Convention/2012 Bram Stoker Awards next week. The events schedule has been released, and Robert McCammon will be participating in the following events:
There may be other events added and times could change, so if you’re attending, be sure to check the programming information on site.
Also, don’t forget the public signing at the Columbus Library on Thursday, March 29, at 7 PM with Robert McCammon, Joe Lansdale, Rick Hautala, P.N. Elrod, and Sherrilyn Kenyon.
Robert McCammon is Coming!
As we did with The Five, we’ve decided to fly Rick McCammon to the SubPress offices to sign The Providence Rider for customers. He’s become such a part of the SubPress family that it made sense to bring him in again. We also have a very limited stock of Baal left, which he’ll be happy to personalize as well.
Now’s also a good time to let you know that we put our heads together with Rick and his agent and worked out the frameworks so we’ll publish the fifth Matthew Corbett novel down the road.
To limit the effect on Rick’s hands and wrists, we’ve set a few guidelines for what he’ll be signing and inscribing:
Personal Inscriptions:
Signed Only, Not Inscribed
Important Note: If you already have a book eligible to be inscribed by Rick, please drop us an email at [email protected] with your name, address, and how you would like the book inscribed. Those who have the regular trade edition on order will automatically receive signed copies. Please note that Rick will not be signing copies for large online retailers or our wholesale accounts.
Posted on Friday, March 16th, 2012 at 9:27 am.
Salt Lake City hosts the 2012 World Horror Convention and Bram Stoker Awards on March 31, 2012. On March 29, the Columbus Library, a branch of the Salt Lake County Library, will host a reading and signing from 7 to 9 PM. The event will be open to the public. The authors scheduled to participate are Robert McCammon, Sherrilyn Kenyon, P.N. Elrod, Joe R. Lansdale, and Rick Hautala.
The Columbus Library is located at 2530 East 500 South, Salt City, UT. Click here for more details.
Robert McCammon will be a featured Visiting Author for the Huntsville Literary Association in 2012. From their website:
HLA is pleased to bring noted authors to the Tennessee Valley to discuss their works, their lives, and their writing craft. These lively talks, held at various venues, are open to the public unless noted. An admission fee may be required.
April 22, 2012 – Birmingham’s Robert R. McCammon is author of more than a dozen novels, including the best-selling coming-of-age novel Boy’s Life, the Matthew Corbett series of historical mysteries and the new modern thriller The Five. Stephen King calls the most recent novel, his best book yet. Location: Huntsville Madison County Public Library. Time: 2 to 4 p.m. Open to the public. Information: 256-652-2629.
This October 2, 2011, article from the Huntsville Times Living contains more details about the HLA series:
From the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards website:
Celebrate 25 Years of HWA!
Please join us at the World Horror Convention 2012 in Salt Lake City as we present “Celebrate HWA Day” in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Bram Stoker Awards and the 25th Anniversary of HWA’s incorporation! A day of special events and panels will culminate with the presentation of the Bram Stoker Awards for 2012, and the Vampire Novel of the Century Award.
HWA’S GUESTS OF HONOR:
HWA Co-Founder Joe Lansdale HWA Co-Founder Karen Lansdale HWA Co-Founder Robert McCammon HWA’S SPECIAL GUESTS:
Dacre Stoker Emcee Jeff Strand Latest Updates
We’re thrilled to have HWA’s three original founders, Joe Lansdale, Karen Lansdale, and Robert McCammon, join us as our special Guests of Honor for “Celebrate HWA Day”! We’re also happy to welcome back Dacre Stoker, representing the Bram Stoker Estate in the presentation of the Vampire Novel of the Century Award, and our Bram Stoker Awards Presentation emcee Jeff Strand.
For more information, you can read this HWA blog post and visit the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards website.
Robert McCammon plans to attend the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in Surrey, British Columbia, October 21–23, 2011. An open-to-the-public signing session will take place Saturday evening. In addition to that, Mr. McCammon will be leading and participating in the following sessions:
Robert McCammon invites you to explore the idea of coming up with character, town and place names that have significance and resonance in your work.
In short, when to use dialect, when to lose it and how to tell the difference.
