>Hunchback Worldwide Virtual Tour stop #2!

>?The Hunchback Assignments Half Hour Virtual Visit Tour (AKA as HAHH!) steamed it's way to Beaverlodge School in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Ah, home to the mighty Bluebombers, wheat fields, and incredibly intelligent students.

I read. I pontificated. I burbled. I extrapolated.
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Of course, I discussed The Hunchback Assignments. And threw all the Victorian factoids I could at them. The class listened intently. See here's proof:
?And we ended it all by singing "God Save The Queen." Err, well maybe I just hummed a few bars quietly to myself. Once again another free signed book and bookmarks were received by the class. Three cheers!

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P.S. There are still a few spots left on the HAHH! Worldwide tour. Just read about the contest and enter!
P.P.S Next--Canajoharie Library, Canajoharie, NY, United States.

>The Official Hunchback Assignments Movie Trailer

>Hunchback Worldwide Virtual Tour Begins!

>?The Hunchback Assignments Half Hour Virtual Visit Tour (AKA as HAHH!) started today at Cosgrove Middle School in Spencerport, NY. Using Steam Kinetic Yabbering Protocol Engines (AKA Skype) I was able to communicate directly with the students even though I was standing 3134 KM's away (1947 Miles) in Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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The presentation consisted of an introduction to my latest tome, The Hunchback Assignments, and some percolating pieces of information about Victorians and their inventions and oddities (read the bit about Thomas Crapper, really he's a hero for the ages). The classroom also won a free signed book and some groovy postcards. The students had many questions, including what was my favourite pie (pumpkin--well steampumpkin, if you must know) and what was my favourite book (Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury). When all was done we said fair thee well and I caught the first high speed Skype dirigible home.
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P.S. Any teachers and librarians out there--let it be known that there are still a few spots left on the HAHH! Worldwide tour. Just read about the contest and enter!
P.P.S Tomorrow--Beaverlodge School, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
P.P.P.S. Thanks to the staff at Cosgrove. They deserve the invisible medal of Victorian grooviness for helping to organize the event! The medal is a keeper. Uh, I already sent one for each of you. The reason you haven't seen it, is that it's invisible. Wear it proudly!

>Miami Festival!!

>? Well in a week, I'll be off to the Miami International Book Fair to talk about The Hunchback Assignments. I'm looking forward to my "fun in the sun" tour (sadly, I'm really only there for about 36 hours). It looks like a high of 29 C (84F) there and here in Saskatoon it'll be 2 C (35F). So slightly warmer in Miami! The event is on Saturday, Nov. 14, 1:30 p.m., Auditorium Pavilion C. I'll be sharing the stage with Reade Scott Whinnem and Frank McKinney.
? So be prepared for laughs and frights and frights and chuckles. As you can see I'm listed as "no image available." The weird thing is that I actually look like that blue image.

Hey, the event is free! Come one! Come all! We can talk about hockey. Maybe even the Florida Panthers...

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>The French Hunchback edition

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Just got word that my French publisher, JC Lattès, will be releasing The Hunchback Assignments in February, 2010. The cover will be the same as the American cover, except, of course, titles and words will be in French. The series will be published under a different name in France: LES AGENTS DE MR. SOCRATES with the subtitle LA CONFRERIE DE L'HORLOGE. Alas my French is rusty (I took it in school a million years ago), but babelfish helped me out. It's The Agents of Mr. Socrates: The Brotherhood of the Clock. Curious, eh? I wish I could have sat in on that meeting to know all the reasons for the name change. I assume it will mean massive sales!

If only I could somehow find my way there when they launch the book.

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