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Buying Books

Hello

This week I received the first copies of the German edition of Gang of Four which was released last month.  I love the cover and the new title which (I think) translates to The Best Time of Your Life. 

It's taken me some time to recover from the long tour with the Big Book Club last month but I finally feel that I am getting back to normal again now and Trip of a Lifetime is still selling very well.  Thanks to all the people who have emailed since we met at the different locations on the tour.  I promise I will get back to everyone within the next couple of weeks. 

This week I was in Mandurah, speaking at the library and it was great to see so many people there and to chat to everyone after the talk.  On Wednesday 28 May at 10am I'll be speaking at the Vincent Library as part of WA Library week, so if you live in or near Perth and feel like coming along it will be great to see you.  Please do call in advance to book a place so that the library staff know how many people to expect - 08 9273 6090.

I've had a number of emails recently from readers in England, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand wondering where they can buy my books, so here's some information that I hope will help. 

In New Zealand you should be able to find all the books in any good bookshop as they are distributed throughout New Zealand.  If the bookshop doesn't have the book you want in stock they can certainly order it for you and it should arrive within a few days.  You can also buy them from any of the online booksellers below.

Wherever you are Gang of Four is available through www.amazon.co.uk.

Food, Sex & Money,  Belly Dancing for Beginners and Trip of a Lifetime are only distributed in Australia at present but wherever you live in Australia or around the world you can buy them from any of the following online booksellers (which also stock Gang of Four):  www.dymocks.com.au  www.seekbooks.com.au www.collinsbooks.com.au

I do hope this helps,

Best wishes, Liz

Hitting the charts

Hello  -  I've just got home after almost four weeks on a promotion tour with Trip of  Lifetime which was released in March.  I'm delighted to be able to tell you that in the week ending 7 March the book made it to No. 9 in the list of top ten bestsellers.  A first for me and very exciting.  As well as the publicity visit to Sydney and Melbourne I was also lucky enough to visit Brisbane and Adelaide as well as regional areas in Queensland, South Australia and here in WA, thanks to The Big Book Club.  The picture here was taken at the library in Port Pirie in South Australia.

Each month The Big Book Club selects a new book and organises events in libraries at which people can meet the author.  It was a terrific thrill for me to hear that Trip of a Lifetime was the March selection.  The tour gave me the chance to meet readers in places that I would not otherwise be able to visit.  I want to say a big thank you to the staff in all the libraries who hosted events for me, and to the many people who came along to listen, talk and find out more about my books.  I had a wonderful time and learned so much from what you told me about the elements that you enjoy, and the sort of characters you'd like to read about.

These belly dancers gave a wonderful performance for us at the Library in Miles (Qld), and it was a great surprise to arrive at the Clifton Library to be greeted by a group from from the Red Hat Society, complete with gorgeous purple dresses and red hats.  As you can see the only dowdy one in the picture is me!   

A special thank you too to The Big Book Club for making this possible.  If you haven't already visited the  BBC website do make time to take a look  www.thebigbookclub.com.au , and keep an eye open for the April author events with Toni Jordan whose new book Addition is one of my most recent favourites.  I urge you to take the opportunity to meet Toni and hear her talk about her book if she is appearing at a library in your area.

It's hard to get back to normal after the last few weeks on the road, but I have spent too long away from my writing, so I'm off now to get down to work on the next book.

All good wishes

Liz