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John Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and has, at various points in his life, worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper, to which he continues to contribute.

His first novel, Every Dead Thing, was published in 1999, and introduced the character of Charlie Parker, a former policeman hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. Dark Hollow followed in 2000. The third Parker novel, The Killing Kind, was published in 2001, with The White Road following in 2002. In 2003, John published his fifth novel--and first stand-alone book--Bad Men. In 2004, Nocturnes, a collection of novellas and short stories, was added to the list, and 2005 marked the publication of the fifth Charlie Parker novel, The Black Angel. John's seventh novel, The Book of Lost Things, a story about fairy stories and the power that books have to shape our world and our imaginations, was published in September 2006, followed by the next Parker novel, The Unquiet, in 2007, The Reapers, in 2008 and The Lovers, in 2009.

John Connolly is based in Dublin but divides his time between his native city and the United States, where each of his novels has been set.


THE LOVERS TOUR

USA

Tuesday June 2nd, 7.00pm
Portland, Maine
In The Lovers, Parker is working as bar manager in The Great Lost Bear, a fabulous Portland bar on Forrest Avenue so, to celebrate, the bar is hosting a special reading on the day of publication. Books Etc will be selling books on the night.
The collectors among you should note that everyone who buys a copy of The Lovers at the event will receive a free special limited edition "Charlie Parker Served Here" Great Lost Bear t-shirt. Any remaining t-shirts will be given to those who order a signed copy of the book through the store, but strictly on a first come, first served basis. Once the shirts are gone, they're gone. Every book sold by the store, or ordered from it, will be specially stamped as "Signed at The Great Lost Bear." We'll also try to include a bumper sticker from the bar, as an added bonus, so even if you don't get a t-shirt you'll have something to make the book a little distinctive. Further details are available from www.mainebooksetc.com or by calling 1-207-781-3784.

IRELAND

Wednesday June 24th, 6.30pm
Dublin Bookshop, 36 Grafton Street, Dublin 2
The official Dublin launch and signing for The Lovers!

Friday June 26th, 7.00pm
No Alibis, 83 Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Event with Stuart Neville, the author of the very excellent debut novel, The Twelve (or Ghosts of Belfast, as it's titled in the US). Further details are available at www.noalibis.com, or by calling +44 28 9031 9601

There will be semi-formal signings in Cork, Limerick, Ennis, and Galway on Monday 22nd June and Tuesday 23rd June. We'll provide times and venues as soon as possible.

ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

Dates and events are still being finalised and more are still to be added so please check back.

Sunday July 12
Possible London event (to be confirmed)

Monday July 13, 4.30pm
Formal signing at The Bookstore, 15 Bury Street, Abingdon, OX14 3QT.
Contact: L 01235 539200

Tuesday July 14, 12.00pm
Signing at Borders, 9 Magdalen Street, Oxford, OX1 3AD.
Reservations from 01865 203901

Tuesday July 14, 7.15pm
Event at The Drill Hall, Lower Church Street, Chepstow.
Tickets #2 redeemable against book available from The Chepstow Bookshop, 13 St Mary Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EW.
Tel: 01291 625011, email shop@chepstowbooks.co.uk, website www.chepstowbooks.co.uk

Wednesday July 15, 12.30pm
Signing at Waterstones, 24-26 High Street, Birmingham B4 7SL.
Reservations from 0121 633 4353

Wednesday July 15, 6.30pm
Event at Waterstones, Bridlesmithgate, Nottingham.
#3 tickets redeemable against the book from 0115 948 4499

Thursday July 16, 1.00pm
Signing at Waterstones, 24-26 Orchard Square, Sheffield S1 2FB.
manager@sheffield-orchard-square.waterstones.co.uk
0114 2728971

Thursday July 16, 7.00pm
Event at Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2BW Manchester events@manchester-deansgate.waterstones.co.uk.
0161 837 3000

Friday July 17, 12.30pm
Signing at Waterstones, 14-16 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4DS.
Reservations from 0151 708 6861

Friday July 17, 3.00pm
Formal stock signing at Borders, Unit 2, Geldered Road Retail Park, Birstall WF17 9DT.
Reservations from 01924 474914

Friday July 17, 6.30pm
Event at Borders, 94-96 Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NP.
Free tickets from 0113 242 4400

Saturday July 18, 12.30pm
Signing at WHS, Victoria Shopping Centre, Cambridge Street, Harrogate, HG 1 1AE.
Reservations from 01423 566351

Saturday July 18, 7.00pm
Talk at Kendal Library, Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4PY.
Tickets from 01539 773520. Tickets #3.

Monday July 20, 12.30pm
Signing at Waterstones, 38A The Plaza, East Kilbride, G74 1LW.
Reservations on 01355 271835

Monday July 20, 6.00pm
Talk at Borders, 99 Buchanan Street, Glasgow G1 3HA.
Free tickets from 0141 222 7700

Tuesday July 21, Evening Event (to be confirmed)
Waterstones, George St, Edinburgh

Wednesday July 22, 7.00pm
Formal signing Waterstones, 3-7 Union Street, Aberdeen AB11 6BG.
Tickets from 01224 592440

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  • Status: In a Relationship
  • Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
  • Zodiac Sign: Gemini
  • Occupation: Writer

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