Hey kids, check out the story of Flip Nicklin, the guy on whom I based Clay Demodokus (the photographer) in Fluke. Really some of the most amazing whale photography ever, by the guy who wrote the book. Really. Nice dynamic content for Ipad. The book is coming soon.
Among Giants, A Life with Whales
* “Big and Wet” is about all I knew about whales before I researched and wrote Fluke, that they were big and wet. Evidently, there’s more to them.
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Talk and the Usual Heinous Fuckery
Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 5:30pm
Capitola Book Cafe
1475 41st Avenue Capitola, CA 95010
I’ll be talking about whatever is bugging me that day.
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Okay, not naked. I totally lied about Naked.
But I’ll be on stage at the Brava Theater in San Francisco with a group of actors from the American Conservatory Theater, there will be readings from Fool, King Lear, I’ll tell stories and lies, take questions, and sign books. I think you can expect heinous fuckery most foul.
All proceeds benefit LitQuake, San Francisco.
Ticket Info:
HEINOUS TICKET INFO LINK MOST FOUL
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Hi kids, this will just link you to the previous blog, but I wanted this at the top so it was easy to find.
Be sure to check here BEFORE you leave the house if you’re going to an event and it’s some distance for you.
If there are changes, I’ll try to get them up. Do check, there were 8 address mistakes that were fixed since
this was first posted.
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Hey kids, here’s the Bite Me widget, complete with Author Guy video and easy sharing button.
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For those of you who can’t make it to an event, you can order signed copies of Bite Me from Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego:
I’m even going to inscribe them, so be sure to put the name to whom you’d like the book signed in the comments area. (Contact Mysterious Galaxy for any questions, like “Canadians, eh?”)
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Now you, too, can have perky-goth Abby Normal wallpaper on your very own desktop.(Scroll down of download links)
640 version
BiteMeWallpaper640.jpg
800 version
BiteMeWallpaper800.jpg
1024 version
BiteMeWallpaper1024.jpg
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Hey hosers, heres the link for the oft requested Canadian sweepstakes.
(NOTE This contest is over and has been removed)
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Hey kids, here’s my holiday gift to you, from me and the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey.
The left link will play live, the left links you can right click and download and play on your Ipod or other device, although you may want to rename the files.
This is a live, stage recording, all of the actors using one stage mike, so you may have to play with the levels and it will probably sound bit better through headphones.
Here’s the link:
Happy holidays, and have a safe New Year.
Chris
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BITE ME TOUR 2010 – Scroll to the Bottom for Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Tuesday, March 23 at 7:00 PM
BOOKS INC. AT OPERA PLAZA
601 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 91402
Wednesday, March 24 at 7:00 PM
UNIVERSITY BOOKS
4326 University Way NE
Seattle WA 98105
Thursday, March 25 at 7:00PM
THIRD PLACE BOOKS
17171 Bothell Way NE,
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Friday, March 26 at 7:00 PM
POWELL’S BOOKSTORE AT BAGDAD THEATER
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd,
Portland, OR, 97210
Tickets $24. Ticket includes a signed copy of Bite Me. Ticket buyers who purchase through Ticketmaster.com will have a surcharge of around $7 per ticket. As an alternative, walk-up customers can buy tickets at McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom box office (1332 W. Burnside, downtown Portland) anytime leading up to the event and pay a $1 ticket surcharge. Customers can purchase at the door the night of the event (also a $1 ticket surcharge), but will risk not getting in should the event sell out. (Not likely).
Saturday, March 27 at 2:00 PM
POISONED PEN PHOENIX STORE
4014 N Goldwater Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Saturday, March 27 at 7:00 PM
CHANGING HANDS
6428 S McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283
Sunday, March 28 at 2:00 PM
TATTERED COVER BOOKSTORE
1628 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
Tuesday, March 30 at 12:30 PM
BORDERS
150 N State Street,t
Chicago, IL 60601
Tuesday, March 30 at 7:00 PM
ANDERSON’S NAPERVILLE
123 W. Jefferson Avenue,
Naperville, IL 60540
Wednesday, March 31 at 7:00 PM
BOSWELL BOOK COMPANY
2559 N. Downer Avenue,
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Thursday, April 1 at 7:30 PM
THURBER HOUSE
The Columbus Performing Arts Center
549 Franklin Ave,
Columbus, OH.
Friday, April 2 at 7:00 PM
BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH
279 Harvard Street,
Brookline, MA 02446
Saturday, April 3 at 6:00 PM
BORDERS
10 Columbus Circle,
New York, NY 10019
Monday, April 5 at 6:30 PM
CHESTER COUNTY BOOKS
975 Paoli Pike,
West Chester, PA 19380
Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 PM
BORDERS
5871 Crossroads Center Way,
Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041
Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00 PM
POLITICS & PROSE
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Friday, April 9 at 7:00 PM
VROMAN’S
695 East Colorado Boulevard,
Pasadena, CA 91101
Saturday, April 10 at 2:00 PM
MYSTERIOUS GALAXY BOOKS
7051 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard Suite 302,
San Diego, CA 92111
Sunday, April 11- Huntington Beach
Barnes & Noble at 3 PM
7881 Edinger Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-897-8781
Corte Madera – Wednesday, April 14
Book Passage at 7:00 PM
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
415.927.0960
Petaluma – Thursday, April 15
Copperfield’s at 7:00 PM
140 Kentucky St. Petaluma 95404
(707) 762-0563.
Menlo Park- Friday, April 16
Kepler’s at 7:30 PM
1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-856-0978
Sunday, April 18 / 10:00 AM – Montreal
Paragraphe Books & Brunch
Le Centre Sheraton, 1201 Boulevard Rene-Levesque West
For tickets, call (514) 845-5811
Monday, April 19 / 7:30 PM – Ottawa
Perfect Books presents Christopher Moore
The Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank Street
For tickets, call (613) 231-6468
Tuesday, April 20 / 7:00 PM – Toronto
Chapters Queensway presents Christopher Moore
Chapters, 1950 The Queensway
For more information, call (416) 622-2838
Wednesday, April 21 / 7:00 PM – Waterloo
Words Worth Books presents Christopher Moore
Location: First United Church, 16 William Street West
For tickets call, (519) 884-2665
FAQ:
1) Hey, why aren’t you coming to my town? You never come to my town?
1)We pick dates and cities for the tour based on a lot of factors, population, ease of travel, how much mail I get from that area, and if there is a bookstore there who knows how to host an event and has a venue in which to do it. I can really only effectively tour for a month a year, and some would argue that’s too long. We have to hit the most people with the greatest ease of travel. When I was touring in February, we had to cut the Midwest from the tour because of weather, this year, I’m not doing Texas or Florida because we added the Chicago dates. I don’t choose the cities, they are determined from a lot of factors. If you don’t have a at least a dozen best-selling authors coming to your town every year, then you probably don’t have an event-oriented book store.
2)Will you sign other books I bring to the event.
2)My policy is that I will sign any of my books that you bring, but usually I can only personalize one because of time constraints. Most of the stores that host events require that you buy the current book from them. If you’re a collector or reseller, and you have a backpack full of books, you have to wait until last to have your books signed. This tour will have a few ticketed events. Usually the price of the ticket includes a book, or the price of the ticket discounted against the book. I understand that at some of the events they’ll have me sign the books in advance, so if you don’t want to wait in line, you won’t have to, but if you want to wait to have your book personalized or just to say hi, I’ll be there. So far I think Powell’s in Portland may be the only one doing that.
3)What can I expect at the event? Do you read, talk, do puppet shows?
3)I don’t read, but I usually talk about the book and other stuff for about 20-30 minutes, then take your questions for another 20 minutes or so, then I sign books until we’re done. If it’s a big event, and you want your book personalized, it can take an hour or two. Some places allow you to stay in your seat, others, there’s an actual line. It just depends on the venue. If you’re not sure, give them a call beforehand.
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