Still on tour—headed for Texas and Arizona next. Here’s my info for the next few days.
ARIZONA
Monday, October 3
7:00PM
CHANGING HANDS BOOKSTORE
6428 South McClintock Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283
This store is working with me to send signed and personalized books (almost) ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. That’s right, I will not only sign the books for you, I will write whatever you want in them! (Within reason. Ahem.) Go to this link for details. Remember to put your personalizations (like, “To Space Ninja!”) in the comment field of the check-out screen.
Wednesday, October 5
7:00PM
BARNES & NOBLE #2143
1758 South Val Vista Drive
Mesa, AZ 85204
That’s it!
Check my Appearances page for the rest of the tour info.
September 30th, 2011 15:33
First comment! This never happens!
September 30th, 2011 15:39
2nd!! go me!
September 30th, 2011 16:50
Anyone else going to the Teen Book Festival? They’re actually asking you to dress up Steampunk!
September 30th, 2011 21:57
Why is Scott’s name in giant letters on the poster, but the other authors have tiny print?
October 1st, 2011 00:12
Because Scott is basically the main event – the whole festival is steampunk themed because of him.
October 1st, 2011 00:21
Scott, I wish that you were coming to Indiana!!!!! Everything here is so boring, all that we have is corn and apple trees, it’d have been the greatsest thing EVER if you’d come I would have been like “OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!”
October 1st, 2011 00:50
SEVENTH COMMENTER!! YEAHHH!!!
October 1st, 2011 00:54
…the poster looks AMAZING. I like how it is a mixture of western- and steampunk-themed styles, and yet “SCOTT WESTERFELD” (Only the most important author in this whole thing, of course) is in wonderful eye-catching BIG PRINT. I mean, you’ve got the gears, the clanker-stuff and the….well…red/yellow/orange of the wild west. It even goes somewhat with the Goliath cover, since that is black and yellow-themed, too.
But I always wondered why all the books after Behemoth suddenly changed the cover styles….I mean, I loved the cover of the Leviathan. It was so…cool-looking and steampunkey…why change the pattern?
October 1st, 2011 01:09
You should come to Utah again. You really should.
October 1st, 2011 01:29
Well, my parents relented and bought me Goliath. And, um… Let’s just say job very well done by both Mr. Westerfeld and Mr. Thompson. I loved it, but it’s really too soon for me to really like, discuss it, because I know from reading re-reading Leviathan and Behemoth that I’ll probably like it even more once it’s sunk in. However, I will say this: the last illustration. It’s beautiful, but WHERE’S BOVRIL?! I mean, how could Keith Thompson forget Bovril? That’s the only problem I really have with Goliath. But I do want to quote something that sort of pertains to the ending.
“Dirty people take what’s mine, but I can leave them all behind, they can never cross that line, when I get to the border… Salty girl with the yellow hair, waiting in that rockin’ chair, and if I’m weary I won’t care, when I get to the border!”
- Richard Thompson
October 1st, 2011 01:30
Uh, reading AND re-reading, I should say.
October 1st, 2011 01:54
Don’t live anywhere near the Southwest, but just thought I’d go out and say I just can’t get into Goliath! Only read the first chapter and can’t bring myself to finish the rest because I know the sooner I start the sooner the series will come to an end! D: Advice? Anything other than “All good things must come to an end?”
October 1st, 2011 02:23
Advice: Once you get sucked into it, you wom’t care that the series is coming to an end.
October 1st, 2011 02:23
Put more stuff on the Bonus stuff page please Scott!!!!
October 1st, 2011 02:29
Oh! I just rembered. I was babysitting a while ago, and I wound up watching Phineas and Ferb, and the villian guy, Dr. Doofensmirts or somthing like that, did something really stupid. I forget what. Anyway, he then facepalms and calls hin self a dumkopf. (did I spell that right?)
I freaked out, and then 10 year old sort of inched away and asked if a was okay.
October 1st, 2011 02:32
yes, im commenting for the second time on here since april fools day and again i have to say i would just absolutely die if Mr. westerfeld didnt come to Colorado, where i live, cause he is such an amazing authour. i would also like to again say that i would die if Mr. westerfeld didnt make another book or series about alek and deryn. i NEED another book. and while im at it ill spoil and say i NEED to know how alek and deryns relationship works out, cause i dont know about you guys, but i dont think deryns brother, Jaspert, and deryn’s mom are gonna be ok with her being with a nobleman, an austrian one at that, and wat ever did happen to jaspert? sorry im really rambling on arent i? well thats enough said for me rite now
October 1st, 2011 04:45
YES!!!! I LIVE IN COLORADO TOO!! He should totally come.
October 1st, 2011 07:15
Scott, is there a special talk thing at the Austin Book Festival or just signing? Just signing would be good, but I thought somewhere I heard you do a talk thing.
October 1st, 2011 09:12
Um, Bella d., what are you talking about? I mean, Deryn being an Austrian noble(wo)man and that?! What book did you read, some crappy fanfic claiming to be Goliath? Because if that’s the case, I’ll enlighten you: at the end of Goliath, Alek says stuff this, throws his pope-signed scroll that makes him emperor of Austria into the Atlantic Ocean, and he and Deryn go to ENGLAND, London, to be exact, and basically become zookeepers of the London Zoo, ’cause Dr. Barlow gives them both a position in the Zooalogical Society of London. Or did you not read the last chapter by Eddie Malone, also?
October 1st, 2011 09:20
I am giving the keynote speech at the Austin TBF, at 10:00AM Saturday!
October 1st, 2011 17:12
Thank you, Scott!
October 1st, 2011 23:58
Scott, did you have to come to Texas on the weekend? My mother works weekends and I cannot make it to either event. Sigh… Couldn’t you have come to Joshua Texas, instead of Austin??? Its just two and a half short hours away… Sigh. If only I could walk there…
October 2nd, 2011 00:34
that… is an epic poster
October 2nd, 2011 01:50
Scott, the line to meet you is too long! But I will wait like a good little fan.
October 2nd, 2011 02:09
i wish i was in line….
but scott is too far away.. :’(
October 2nd, 2011 03:06
There you are Deryn sharpie! Where were you?
October 2nd, 2011 03:24
ya! sharpie there u are!! what happened?
October 2nd, 2011 03:51
Thanks, Scott for staying after five! I would’ve been really sad if I didn’t get my fave author to sign my book. I also loved all the things you said in the panel. Especially about being the crazy attic uncle who wears lampshades as hats.
October 2nd, 2011 06:57
scotttyyy u need to come to massachuesttsss……..plleeaaseee?
October 2nd, 2011 09:13
Ping to Jacquie-la: Thanks! You make a very good point!
October 3rd, 2011 03:34
@Scott: I was at the ATBF yesterday, and whilst the Manual of Aeronautics looks AWESOME, I will not buy it unless there is a photo of your diorama. Or at least post it on your blog.
PLEASE. Everyone deserves to see the diorama.
October 3rd, 2011 03:36
@Hannah: Lol! I was there, too. I got to Scott, like, five minutes after five, but I was so worried I wouldn’t be able to get to him. But I did, and not only that, I got to Maureen Johnson, too.
October 3rd, 2011 05:08
Scott, will you be totally creeped out if I bring 15 of your books for you to sign? Two of them are for my friend, if that makes it sound better. I am so excited you are coming to Changing Hands! I practically live and work there.
October 4th, 2011 02:02
…Wish I could be there.
Sadly, I’m stuck on the East. And it’s raining. And there’s no chocolate.
Such a sad, sad, place.
October 5th, 2011 08:23
@Hannah-la: My mom went and got in line for Maureen Johnson, while I stood in the very back of Scott’s line. I also had time to buy and have signed Jennifer Ziegler’s book.
October 5th, 2011 19:16
@Hannah: I did the same thing – I deployed one of my friends to stand in the Maureen Johnson line.
Hey, you saw Scott’s diorama, right? That thing was amazing. HE NEEDS TO POST IT.
October 6th, 2011 08:18
@Hannah-la: That was the best diorama I’ve ever seen! “Instead of fighting him, I did something much worse. I made a diorama.” He needs to put I up here. Or auction it.