Journal

Friday, September 19, 2003

European Son

I know this is missing information, and I'll update it over at Where's Neil as I get bookstore names and addresses and times... but we're running late enough that I figure that this is a start...

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> FINLAND
>
> SATURDAY September 27
> Host: Helsinki Comic Books Festival
> 15.00 - Interview (Interviewer Hannu Blommila) and signing at Suomalainen kirjakauppa, Aleksanterinkatu 23, Helsinki


> SUNDAY September 28
> Host: Helsinki Comic Books Festival
> 15.00: Interview (Hannu Blommila) and signing at Aktia Hall, Yrj�nkatu 31, Helsinki where the Helsinki Comic Books Festival is held
I believe that Aktia Hall, Yrjonkatu 31, is the address

> NORWAY
>
> TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
> 16.00 - 17.00 Tronsmo Bookstore - presentation of "Coraline" and book signing
at Kristian Augustsgate 19, Oslo
The bookstore's website is here: http://www.tronsmo.no/?action=info&om=tronsmo
> SWEDEN
>
> Thursday October 2
> Neil arrives from Norway.
> 7 pm Seminar at Kulturhuset lead by Kristoffer Leandoer, the Swedish translator of Coraline. Neil Gaiman starts with reading from his book/books. (About Kulturhuset: http://www.kulturhuset.se/english/default.asp)
Kulturhuset is located in the centre of Stockholm on Sergels Torg. The website has detailed directions. Here is the mailing address:
Kulturhuset
Box 16414
103 27 Stockholm
SWEDEN

> Friday October 3
> 5 pm - 6 pm Reading and signing books at one of largest bookstore in Stockholm, Akademibokhandeln.
M�ster Samuelsgatan 32, Sergels Torg 12, Stockholm SE, 111 57
The website is here http://www.akademibokhandeln.se/. You might want to direct people there--I am not 100% sure the above address is the correct one.

> Saturday October 4
> 3 pm (??) reading and signing books, Science Fiction Bookstore
Address: V�sterl�nggatan 48 Gamla stan Stockholm (NB - it's 14:00 on the store website, which is probably right.)
> CROATIA
>
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
Late afternoon (TIME NOT YET SET): promotion and signing in Bookshop Algoritam, Trgovacki centar King Cross, Skorpikova 34
19:30: promotion in: Klub Knjizevnika trg Bana Jelacica 7 (accross the street from the hotel)
Neil--we are finding out what these "promotions" are exactly entailing.
Monday: October 6th
12:00: signing in Bookshop Zagreb (Gajeva 1)
19:00: promotion in Osijek, Franck Caffe Club, Trg slobode 7 (Osijek-Zagreb about 300 km/ 180 miles)


> GERMANY
>
> Readings and signings (always English/German with actor Martin Semmelrogge):
> Thursday, Oct. 9. in Cologne: 20.30 (8.30 PM) at Mayersche Buchhandlung, Neumarkt-Galerie, Neumarkt 2
> Friday, Oct. 10. in Hamburg: 20.00 (8.00 PM) at Abaton Kino, Allendeplatz 3/Ecke Grindelhof
> Saturday, Oct. 11. in Frankfurt: 14.00 (2.00 PM) at Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 4.1/ Forum
>
> Book signing (and participation in the Guinness world record for the longest ever comic): Sunday, Oct. 12. in Frankfurt: 11.00-12.00 AM at Frankfurt Book Fair, Hall 3.0 / J 807 (Comic-Zentrum)