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, Europe and far afield over many years, harvesting material for writing both literature and songs. When time allows he plays guitar in a rock band, and lives happily in York with his partner Liz, 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....
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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
Signing DUST at Waterstones Darlington from 10:30am until 3:30pm
04
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
Wednesday 9th May 2018
Talking DUST at Copgrove Book Club, Copgrove, North Yorkshire from 7:30pm
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
Tuesday 21st Feb 2018
Signed to Literary Agent Peter Rubie at FinePrint Lit, New York City
June 29th 2018
DUST published in Complex Chinese by Donmay in Taiwan
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.
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
UPCOMING EVENTS
8th Sept 2022
Publication day!! ETERNAL CITY published by Red Door Books.
7pm Friday 16th Sept
2022
Talking 'ETERNAL CITY' at Waterstones, York - Launch celebration event, hosted by publishers Red Door Press. Ticket event. Wine provided! https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-mark-thompson/york
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
Wednesday 9th May 2018
Talking DUST at Copgrove Book Club, Copgrove, North Yorkshire from 7:30pm
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
Tuesday 21st Feb 2018
Signed to Literary Agent Peter Rubie at FinePrint Lit, New York City
June 29th 2018
DUST published in Complex Chinese by Donmay in Taiwan
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.
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
8th Sept 2022
Publication day!! ETERNAL CITY published by Red Door Books.
3rd Sept 2022
Radio Reverb, Brighton - Eternal City interview with Caitlin Gleeson
1st Oct 2022
Eternal City shortlisted- and a prize-winner! - Novel London Awards - The old Diorama Arts Centre, London
7pm Friday 16th Sept
2022
Talking 'ETERNAL CITY' at Waterstones, York - Launch celebration event, hosted by publishers Red Door Press. Ticket event. Wine provided! https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-mark-thompson/york
3rd Sept 2022
Feature on Eternal City online 3rd September and in print on 6th at The Press, York's daily newspaper.
Saturday 19th Nov 2022
Signing Eternal City as guest author at wonderful indie - Drake The Bookshop, Stockton-on-Tees
1st Nov 2022
Talking Eternal City as Red Door guest author at Henfield, Sussex.
Monday 20th feb 2023
Talking Eternal City as guest author at The Inklings, York University Creative Writing Society.
Saturday 18th March 2023
Signing Eternal City as guest author at WATERSTONES - Yarm (Cleveland)
July 2023
Honoured to be elected as Chair of York Writers
Tuesday 18th July 2023
Signing Eternal City as guest author at AND Digital, Leeds,
West Yorkshire
August 2023
Honoured to be invited to join panel as a judge for The Authors' Club (Est. 1891) Best First Novel Awards
Tuesday 17th Oct 2023
Talking Dust & Eternal City as guest author at Doncaster University Centre
August 2024
Honoured to be invited for a second year to join the judging panel as a judge for The Authors' Club Best First Novel Awards
Monday 19th Feb 2024
Discussing Dust as guest author at Hinchley Wood Book Club
UPCOMING EVENTS
27th February 2025
Talking DUST and ETERNAL CITY at Northern Guitars Cafe Bar, 41 Call Lane, Leeds LS1 7BT with 3 crime writers Doors 7pm for 7.30 start. Tickets free. Eventbrite.
24th February 2025
Appearing as guest author talking about York Writers group, and my writing journey, on Cara Doherty's show on URY University Radio York from 3pm.
CONTACT
Literary Agent: Not currently represented. ​
Film & TV Agent:
Emma Topping at Viv Loves Film www.VivLovesFilm.com
E-mail: info@vivlovesfilm.com
Enquiries for DUST or ETERNAL CITY foreign rights, distribution, etc: Contact Clare Christian at ClareChristian.co.uk
Mob. UK. +44 (0) 7747 62 49 85
E-mail: clare@clarechristian.co.uk
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Contact Mark : info@markthompsonwrites.com
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