Mark Thompson
Official Website of Author Mark Thompson
DUST
BOOKS
DUST
DUST - German edition translated by Katja Scholtz as 'El Greco Und Ich'
El Greco Und Ich - German language AudioBook - narrated by Christian Brückner
IN THE PRESS
“
Mark Thompson’s lyrical if dark coming-of-age novel may
invite comparisons to ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, but his wise-ass
narrator is only eleven and living in the era of Watts and
Woodstock.
This remarkable debut evokes the mythic America
of John Cheever, Annie Dillard’s Maytrees and Garrison
Keillor’s Lake Wobegon.
John Gill - International Journalist & Author of 'Andalucia' 'Athens' and 'Queer Noises'
BIO
Feeling motivated to write is the first step on an amazing journey of self-discovery. Taking the boundaries of imagination in both hands then, with considerable fear of the unknown, deciding to tear a hole and step through an invisible fence is both exhilarating and daunting... and leads the writer to places he may otherwise never have experienced. I would be delighted to have you share that journey with me.
Raised in Stockton-on-Tees, England, the author spent many years living in London before moving to Andalucia in southern Spain. He has travelled extensively throughout the United States over many years, harvesting material for writing both literature and songs. He plays guitar in a rock band, and now lives happily in York with his partner Liz and three wonderful children, two rabbits and a tortoise.
PAST EVENTS
Sept.
08 2016
Official publication of DUST in paperback by Red Door
July
28
Guest appearance on BBC Radio Tees - The John Foster Show - 'After Two' at 2pm - Very excited! Talking about DUST, and choosing some great songs to go along with the talk....
Sept.
27
'Publication Celebration' of the release of DUST at Waterstones, 15 Coney Street, York - 'meet the author Q&A' - 7pm - free wine and cheese too! All welcome - come along and help us celebrate DUST - and meet the team from Red Door Publishing too...
Nov
02
Bookish Supper Club at The Regency Town House, Hove, Sussex (Brighton) - very excited to appear with Jules Grant (Myriad) and Essie Fox (Orion)
Sept.
17
Waterstones Yarm - book signing from 11am..
Oct
15
Waterstones Harrogate - book signing from 12 noon.
Oct
20
Guest author - Talking DUST -Freshford Book Club, Bath
Nov
03
Guest speaker - The Inklings Society, York University
Nov
12
Waterstones, Northallerton, signing DUST from 11am
2017 Feb
04
Signing DUST at Waterstones Darlington from 10:30am until 3:30pm
Signing DUST at WH SMITH YORK from 10:30am until 4:30pm
Saturday
29
April 2017
Nov
26
Drake The Bookshop (Silver Street, Stockton -on-Tees) signing DUST for 'Civilised Saturday' from 10am
2017 April
Signing DUST at Waterstones York from 1.00pm until 3:00pm
01
DUST is featured Fiction 'Book of the Month' at The English Bookshop chain in Stockholm and Uppsala, Sweden
Month of
April 2017
Monday 19th June 2017
Talking DUST at Richmond (N. Yorks) Book Club
Wednesday 28th
June 2017
Talking DUST at WATERSTONES Tottenham Court Road LONDON at Bookollective Event from 6pm until 8pm
Saturday
15
July 2017
Signing DUST at WATERSTONES LEEDS from 10:30am until 2:30pm
Friday
6th
Oct 2017
Talking DUST at Queen Mary's Independent School, Baldersby, from 2:30pm
Tuesday 21st Feb 2018
Signed to Literary Agent Peter Rubie at FinePrint Lit, New York City
Wednesday 9th May 2018
Talking DUST at Copgrove Book Club, Copgrove, North Yorkshire from 7:30pm
June 29th 2018
DUST published in Complex Chinese by Donmay in Taiwan
14th August 2018
DUST published in German as 'El Greco Und Ich' (translated by Katja Scholtz) by Mareverlag
Mon 17th - Wed 19th
Sep 2018
Talking DUST & writing journey at International Police Association Writing Seminar - Cologne, Germany
3rd - 6th April 2019
Visiting fabulous German publishers of El Greco Und Ich in Hamburg, Germany.
Thurs 1st Aug 2019
Talking DUST & writing journey with Emma Ronan at Slumbering Sloth Book Nook - Podcast.
Wed 25th
Sep 2019
Attending Public Lending Right 40th Anniversary Celebration at The British Library, London
Sun 20th
Oct 2019
Talking DUST & writing journey at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough POSTPONED TBA
Thurs 12th Dec 2019
Signing & Talking DUST & writing journey at Culford School, Suffolk
22nd August 2018
DUST published in German as 'El Greco Und Ich' narrated by Christian Bruckner as German audiobook by Parlando Verlag
25th March 2019
Talking DUST at Doncaster University
Sun 15th
June 2019
POSTPONED to 20/10/19 Talking DUST & writing journey at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Sun 25th
Aug 2019
Talking DUST & writing journey at Bookollective - Literary Tent, Victorious Festival, Portsmouth
Sat 5th
Oct 2019
Talking DUST & writing journey at Longhorsley Book Festival, Northumbria
Mon 14th - Fri 18th
Nov 2019
Talking DUST & writing journey at International Police Association Writing Seminar - Cologne, Germany
Sun 12th -Fri 17th Jan 2020
Writing retreat - Robin Hoods Bay. Discussing writing process with Nick Horwood.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thurs 19th March 2020
York Writers 'Allsorts' Event - Talking DUST & writing journey at City Screen Cinema - York Literature Festival POSTPONED due to Coronavirus - TBA
Saturday 4th April
2020
Talking DUST & writing journey at - Venue - Scarborough POSTPONED due to Coronavirus - TBA
10th June
2020
Talking DUST & writing journey at Yorkshire Talks - view at Yorkshire Talks on Facebook
4.30pm Thurs 2nd July
2020
Talking 'GET NOTICED' post-publication journey at Webinar IBZ Gimborn, Cologne, Germany
7pmWeds 1st July
2020
Talking DUST & writing journey at Webinar Doncaster University Centre BA English Course
28/29 Aug
2021
Talking 'DUST' at Victorious Festival, Portsmouth at Literacy Live!
29th Sept 2021
Talking 'An author's perspective of the Editing Process' at International Police Association Writing Seminar - Cologne, Germany
CONTACT
Agent: Peter Rubie at FinePrint Literary Management, New York City, USA
E-mail info@fineprintlit.com
Enqs re DUST: Anna Burtt at Red Door Publishing (UK)
Tel: +44 (0) 1444 240152
E-mail: anna@reddoorpublishing.com / hello@reddoorpublishing.com
Contact Mark : info@markthompsonwrites.com
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