Or more appropriately, you won’t need to read this! Particularly if you went to the loo at the weekend – we know that someone did! And while I’m writing, apologies to the UKGSer who was miffed at me for not sticking up more excerpts from Under Asian Skies.
Firstly though, a big thank you to Les from Traveldri-Plus for inviting me to come and book sign on his stand. Also to Bryn for all the organising, and for letting me graffiti the toilet walls! I really enjoyed the chance to meet some of the people whose posts I see all the time, and don’t Angela, Vinnie and the crew do a great job at making people welcome.
But onwards, the reason I’m posting now, for those of you who couldn’t make it to Lumb Farm, is that I would like to invite UKGSers to come to the Ace Cafe on November the 1st from 2-7pm to the launch of my new book – Distant Suns.
Distant Suns takes you through Southern Africa and then across to South and Central America. We’ve got loads of pen and ink drawings throughout the book, and 40 colour images. In this book I’m travelling with Birgit, who quite a few of you know. If you’ve read Into Africa and Under Asian Skies then you’ll know that disaster seems to follow me around but that every time something goes wrong, something amazing happens! Nice to have a guardian angel, even if she does scoot off for a siesta from time to time!
There are pics and excerpts from Distant Sun on the website www.sam-manicom.com
This will be the first chance to snag a signed copy and it should be a fun afternoon. Some of you already know of Steve McGill, but for those of you who don’t he’s a very skilled acoustic rock singer songwriter. He’s coming along to the launch and will be showcasing his brand new album.
You’ll also have the chance to meet the team, which is something that doesn’t happen very often at a book launch. The editor, designer and proofreader will be there and happy to chat.
And we will be having a raffle in aid of Motorcycle Outreach. A fantastic cause and I’m delighted to have the chance to help raise some loot for them. The prizes are beginning to stack up now. Avon, for example, have given a voucher for a set of tyres! And Motorworks a £50 voucher. BMW, Touratech, Traveldri-Plus, Horizons Unlimited have all promised prizes so far.
If you are a business and would like to donate a prize for a great cause, and get some publicity at the launch, please do contact me.
Finally, if you can’t make it to the launch on Nov 1st, CW’s in Dorchester have invited me to do a book signing at their showrooms in Dorchester on the 22nd November, and Les from Traveldri-Plus has invited me to book sign on their stand at the NEC.
Well, I hope to see you and thanks again to all for a great weekend - my god, that snoring though!
Cheers,
Sam
Firstly though, a big thank you to Les from Traveldri-Plus for inviting me to come and book sign on his stand. Also to Bryn for all the organising, and for letting me graffiti the toilet walls! I really enjoyed the chance to meet some of the people whose posts I see all the time, and don’t Angela, Vinnie and the crew do a great job at making people welcome.
But onwards, the reason I’m posting now, for those of you who couldn’t make it to Lumb Farm, is that I would like to invite UKGSers to come to the Ace Cafe on November the 1st from 2-7pm to the launch of my new book – Distant Suns.
Distant Suns takes you through Southern Africa and then across to South and Central America. We’ve got loads of pen and ink drawings throughout the book, and 40 colour images. In this book I’m travelling with Birgit, who quite a few of you know. If you’ve read Into Africa and Under Asian Skies then you’ll know that disaster seems to follow me around but that every time something goes wrong, something amazing happens! Nice to have a guardian angel, even if she does scoot off for a siesta from time to time!
There are pics and excerpts from Distant Sun on the website www.sam-manicom.com
This will be the first chance to snag a signed copy and it should be a fun afternoon. Some of you already know of Steve McGill, but for those of you who don’t he’s a very skilled acoustic rock singer songwriter. He’s coming along to the launch and will be showcasing his brand new album.
You’ll also have the chance to meet the team, which is something that doesn’t happen very often at a book launch. The editor, designer and proofreader will be there and happy to chat.
And we will be having a raffle in aid of Motorcycle Outreach. A fantastic cause and I’m delighted to have the chance to help raise some loot for them. The prizes are beginning to stack up now. Avon, for example, have given a voucher for a set of tyres! And Motorworks a £50 voucher. BMW, Touratech, Traveldri-Plus, Horizons Unlimited have all promised prizes so far.
If you are a business and would like to donate a prize for a great cause, and get some publicity at the launch, please do contact me.
Finally, if you can’t make it to the launch on Nov 1st, CW’s in Dorchester have invited me to do a book signing at their showrooms in Dorchester on the 22nd November, and Les from Traveldri-Plus has invited me to book sign on their stand at the NEC.
Well, I hope to see you and thanks again to all for a great weekend - my god, that snoring though!
Cheers,
Sam
hope to make it up on the 1st for the next
