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May 2018
R J Julia – 2 May
Next leg of my US tour I'm stopping off in the RJ Julia bookstore in Boston - it looks wonderful from the pictures online. Looking forward to meeting the Boston Irish and everyone else. I'll be reading from Mr Flood's Last Resort, hope to see you there.
Find out more »PORTER SQUARE BOOKS – 3 May
Delighted to be staying in Boston for a few days and to have a reading arranged at Porter Square Books - me aside, what a brilliant line-up of talks they have. I'll be reading from Mr Flood's Last Resort, taking questions and signing books (if anyone cares to buy one).
Find out more »BOOK PASSAGE – 4 May
Stopping off in San Francisco to visit Book Passage bookstore for a reading - so thrilled to be visiting this extraordinary city. I'll be reading from Mr Flood's Last Resort taking questions and looking forward to meeting readers before checking out the bay area.
Find out more »Barnes & Noble – 5 May
After San Francisco I'm off to Seattle on my book tour around the US. I'll be visiting the Barnes and Noble store for a reading from Mr Flood's Last Resort and taking questions, signing... really looking forward to meeting and talking to readers there before getting a quick look around Seattle.
Find out more »Third Place Books – 5 May
Delighted to be visiting Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park branch, for a reading of Mr Flood's Last Resort. This bookshop looks enormous, can't wait to get a look around and to meet and talk to readers. I'll be taking questions and signing (if anyone cares to buy a book).
Find out more »POWELL’S BOOKS – 6 May
The last-leg of my US book tour and I'm visiting Portland, can't wait! Really looking forward to reading and meeting readers in Powell's Books before getting a look around Portland.
Find out more »August 2018
Unleashing Dark Secrets – 15 August
I'm delighted to be visiting the Edinburgh Festival for the first time and to be sharing a platform with Joanna Cannon. Here's what the festival blurb says about the event: Long-hidden secrets are about to be set free in new novels by Joanna Cannon and Jess Kidd. In Cannon’s Three Things About Elsie, a lady in a home for the elderly is about to have her world rocked when a new resident arrives looking exactly like a man who died…
Find out more »September 2018
Margate Bookie – My Family and Other Secrets, 29 Sept
I'm off for a jaunt to the seaside at the end of September and to my favourite Victorian resort, Margate. I'll be appearing at the Bookie Festival in person and in the the Turner Contemporary in the form of a shine, you'll have to come along to find out more! It's always interesting to meet writers exploring similar themes to my own work so I'm really looking forward to speaking with Roopa Farooki and Alice Fitzgerald. Here's the festival blurb…
Find out more »October 2018
Golden Hare Books – Oct 23
I'm off to Edinburgh in October to visit the wonderful Golden Hare Books for an evening of discussion about Himself and The Hoarder, just as The Hoarder comes out in paperback. Here's their blurb and there are ticket's on their website, links below. "Kidd’s books are atmospheric, full of secrets, heart, and relationships, so come along and immerse yourself in her world. Come along, have a glass of wine, and listen to the brilliant Jess Kidd in conversation. Maud Drennan…
Find out more »December 2018
Yule Fest, Blackwell’s Oxford – 2 Dec
To kick-off the festive season I've been asked to join the Yule Fest line-up at the great Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford. Apart from my reading there is lots going on, a whole weekend of events, taking place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December. I'll be talking about and reading from The Hoarder and will be happy to sign copies if anyone should buy one. More likely you'll be escaping the cold and enjoying some festive cheer in the bookshop…
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