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| This is my first newsletter to my British and Irish readers, and I’m very excited to write this just as I'm about to visit the UK and Ireland for the publication of my latest paperback novel, Nineteen Minutes, and my new hardback: Change of Heart. |
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Change of Heart arrived in bookstores this week! It’s about a death row inmate, Shay Bourne, an uneducated, marginal man who’s been convicted of a double homicide, who decides that to redeem himself he must donate his heart post-execution to the sister of his victim – a little girl who needs a heart transplant. I hope it will make you think about some really important issues – capital punishment, the ethics of organ donation, and the moral dilemma of telling the truth at all costs. |
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You can listen to my podcast on what led me to write Change of Heart by clicking here. |
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My latest paperback, Nineteen Minutes, was published in a beautiful new package on 3rd April and reached the Number One spot on The Sunday Times bestseller list this week. If you haven't read it yet, perhaps the TV ad will entice you. |
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I now have a profile page on Bebo, which is the favourite online social network of British teenagers. Their young readers have shown incredible interest in Nineteen Minutes and the issue of bullying at the core of the story. I find their comments on the site incredibly touching, and it is an honour to be able to communicate with them directly.
My UK publisher, Hodder & Stoughton, re-released all my backlist titles alongside Nineteen Minutes in the same brand new cover look, and I love them all! Here's a sneak peek:
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I hope you’re as excited about Change of Heart as I am, and I look forward to hearing from you about it . . . or perhaps I will meet you at one of my events or signings very soon.
Best wishes,
Jodi |
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I love meeting my readers in person. Below is my programme of events in the UK and Ireland, where I’ll be touring from 22nd April. I hope to see you there. |
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UK
Tuesday, 22nd April
7.30pm
Event at University College School, Frognal, Hampstead, London NW3 6XH. Tickets are free. Call 020 7435 2215
Wednesday, 23rd April
12.30pm
Formal signing at Waterstone’s, 8 The Carfax, Horsham, RH12 1DW
6.30pm
Talk at The Old Market Theatre, Upper Market Street, Hove. Box office: 01273 725306
Thursday, 24th April
1.00-2.00pm
Formal signing at Waterstone’s, 37a Middle St, Yeovil, BA20 1LG
7.00pm
Talk at Bristol Grammar School, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SR. Call Lucy Shepherd on 07792536993
Friday, 25th April
1.00pm
Formal signing at Borders, 14 The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1AH
Saturday, 26th April
11.00am
Formal signing at Waterstone’s, 4-5 Milsom Street, Bath BA1 1DA
Wednesday, 30th April
8.00pm
Talk at Stratford Civic Hall, 14 Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6LU. Box office: 01789 207100
Thursday, 1st May
6.30pm
Talk at The Broadway Cinema, Nottingham. Box office: 0115 9526611
Friday, 2nd May
1.00pm
Conversation piece at Glasgow Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY. Box office: 0141 353 8000
Saturday, 3rd May
1.00pm
Formal signing at Waterstone’s, Unit 69/Eastgate Shopping Centre, Inverness, IV2 3PR
Sunday, 4th May
3.00pm
Talk at Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Rd, Giffnock, G46 6UG. Box office: 0141 577 4970
Monday, 5th May
12.30pm
Formal signing at Waterstone's, Unit D11 Westmorland Shopping Centre, Kendal, LA9 4LR
IRELAND
Monday, 28th April
12.00-1.00pm
Formal signing at Eason, 113-115 Patrick St, Cork
7.30pm
Talk at The Assembly Room, Dún Laoghiare-Rathdown County Council, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Tickets €5 each on 00-353-1-2054700
Tuesday, 29th April
6.00pm
Event at Dubray Books, 36 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 |
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