May/June Eason Events Round-Up
Make sure to get into your local Eason store this month for the chance to meet and greet bestselling authors! See below for details of the great events happening around the country throughout May:
Thursday, May 2nd
- Michael Grant launch night for Light – 6pm in Eason O’Connell Street
- Image Magazine promotion, with in-store makeup artists and goodie bag giveaways – 4pm to 8pm in Eason Dundrum.
- Leesa Harker book launch and signing of her new book, Maggie’s Feg Run – 6pm in Eason Donegall Place
Friday, May 3rd
- Michael Grant book signing for Light – 4pm in Eason Dundrum
Thursday, May 9th
- Danny Morrison, author talk and signing of Rudi – 6:30pm in Eason Donegall Place
Friday, May 24th
- Dawn Porter signing of her new book, Paper Aeroplanes – 4pm in Eason Dundrum
- Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea signing his new book Candy Kittens – 1pm in Eason Dundrum
Monday, May 27th
- Dawn Porter signing of her new book, Paper Aeroplanes – 12pm in Eason Foyleside
Saturday, June 1st
- Kirk Norcross from TOWIE signing his new book Essex Boy: My Story – 12pm in Eason Donegall Place
- Kirk Norcross from TOWIE signing his new book Essex Boy: My Story – 3:30pm in Eason Craigavon
Wednesday, June 12th
- Rick Yancey, author talk, Q&A and signing of his new book The 5th Wave – 5pm in Eason O’Connell St. You can get tickets at the O’Connell St Information Desk or by calling (01) 8583800.
Competition: Meet and Greet Dan Brown
Win your chance to meet and greet Dan Brown at our exclusive Inferno launch event in O’Connell Street on May 20th! Every day this week, we’ll be posting questions on Facebook, Twitter and the Easons.com blog. Get the right answer to the daily questions and we’ll post further instructions on Friday.
Here’s today’s question:
What kind of sciences is Katherine Solomon working on in The Lost Symbol?
You don’t need to post the answer anywhere, just make a note of it yourself and keep an eye on Facebook, Twitter and the blog this Friday!
Best of luck!
Michael Grant Events in Eason O’Connell St and Dundrum
Meet international bestselling author Michael Grant to celebrate the launch of Light – the sixth and final instalment in the spectacular Gone series. We’ve got two fantastic events lined up for early May: a ticket-only launch evening in O’Connell Street and a book signing in Dundrum. Come along and meet the world famous author in person!
Launch Night
Eason O’Connell St at 6pm on Thursday May 2nd
Tickets available at the Information Desk or call to reserve on (01) 8583800.
Book Signing
Eason Dundrum at 4pm on Friday May 3rd.
No tickets necessary, just turn up on the day!
Easter Entertainment at Foyleside
Check out the fantastic events at Eason Foyleside. All entertainment will be taking place between Thursday 28th March and Tuesday 2nd April 2013.
Friday 29th March (11am-3pm)
Grove Theatre – reading at Easons (11am-1pm) + Food court (1pm-3pm)
10.30 am set up – Design Den
Face painting and balloon modelling.
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday 30th March (11am-3pm)
Grove Theatre – reading in Food court (11am-1pm) + Eason (1-3pm)
Face painting and balloon modelling.
Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday – CLOSED
Monday 1st April (11am-3pm)
Grove Theatre – reading at Easons (11am-1pm) + Food court (1pm-3pm)
10.30 am set up – Design Den
Face painting and balloon modelling.
Easter Egg Hunt
Tuesday 2nd April (11am-3pm)
10.30 am set up – Design Den
Face painting and balloon modelling
Easter Egg Hunt
Children’s Month Events at Eason
It’s Children’s Month at Eason and we have a great selection of events in Eason stores across the country. This month, you’ll have a few chances to meet bestselling authors and illustrators Julia Donaldson, Emily Gravett and Chris Judge. Check out our events schedule below:
Julia Donaldson Signings
- Monday 11th March at 3pm in Eason, Foyleside Centre, Londonderry
- Wednesday 13th March at 4pm in Eason Donegall Place, Belfast
Emily Gravett Signings
- Thursday 21st March from 1pm to 2pm in Eason, Dundrum
- Friday 22nd March at 11am in Eason, White Water Shopping Centre, Newbridge
Illustrated Evening with Emily Gravett and Chris Judge
- Thursday 21st March at 6pm in Eason O’Connell Street, Dublin
Patricia Scanlan Signings
We’ve got a host of exclusive events taking place around the country in the coming weeks, with top authors and celebrities visiting Eason stores to meet, greet and sign copies of their latest books. We’ve just confirmed a series of events with Patricia Scanlan, to tie in with the launch of her latest book, With All My Love, which hits the shelves on February 28th.
Patricia Scanlan Signings
- Thursday, 28th February, at 18:00 in Eason Patrick St, Cork (Ticketed event – tickets available at info desk or by calling (021) 4270477
- Thursday, March 7th, at 13:00 in Eason Belfast
- Saturday, March 9th, at 13:00 in Eason O’Connell St, Dublin
- Saturday March 9th, at 15:30 in Eason Blanchardstown
Guest Post: With All Patricia Scanlan’s Love (Plus Competition!)
Bestselling Irish author Patricia Scanlan sent us this exclusive post about the impending publication of her latest novel, With All My Love, which will be released on February 28th. Make sure to enter the competition at the end of this post to win tickets to an evening with Patricia!
Hello Dear Eason’s Followers on this beautiful sunny morning here in Dublin. I can’t believe it’s ‘New Book” time again. I remember twenty-two years ago (Ahem! Skip over that quickly) seeing the first copy of City Girl in Eason’s O’Connell Street with the lovely Sally Mimnagh who had invited me in to talk to the staff. It was one of the most exciting moments of my life, as was arriving at Easons the following year on my own bus, with big posters advertising Apartment 3B, to be greeted by Sally and the staff holding a huge banner on the steps of the shop saying Easons Welcomes Patricia Scanlan. Easons have been hugely supportive of my books down the years and it’s always a real pleasure to visit the shops on my book tours. We’ve held many events and it’s always great to go and meet all the other Irish authors at these occasions. We have sold millions of books worldwide, which is a wonderful achievement. Sadly, our dear Maeve has passed on but there are many more of us to hold her banner high. She was always very proud to see our books displayed in bookshops around the world.
This time last year I was just starting With All My Love, and today it’s all ready to go into Eason’s warehouse where I’ll soon be signing hundreds and hundreds of copies to go into the Eason shops countrywide so there will be signed copies for Mother’s Day everywhere. I’ll also be doing some formal signings in Eason’s O’Connell Street, Blanchardstown and Belfast. And we have a lovely event planned in Eason’s in Patrick Street, Cork. A Mother’s Day evening with me on Thursday 28th Feb, which will include prizes of lovely goody bags! Watch this space for dates and times. My publishers are also running a competition on my Patricia Scanlan Facebook page to win a signed copy of With All My Love before publication so please enter before Monday 18th.
My Publicity Manager will post on Facebook and twitter when I’m in the various shops signing stock so please drop in and say hello if you get the chance. Looking forward to seeing you and a big Thank You to Easons and yourselves for all the support down the years.
- Patricia xxx
Patricia Scanlan Competition
We have 2 pairs of tickets and goody bags to giveaway to an evening with Patricia Scanlan in our Patrick St., Cork store on Thursday, 28th February. To enter simply answer the following question by Friday, 22nd February:
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Story Time Book, February 9th – Dinosaurs Love Underpants
Okay. So the rumour started out that Aliens loved underpants. And so they did.
Then it became a known fact that Pirates were also fairly fond of these undergarments.
But what wasn’t known until very recently, but is now so definitely true… is that, while dinosaurs roamed the earth, they did so in the biggest, largest, most ginormous pairs of underpants you will have ever seen.
This book is that story. And it is AWESOME!
Come join us in every Eason store in Ireland at 11am on Saturday, February 9th, as we read Dinosaurs Love Underpants to children, adults and big kids!
Story Time Book, January 26th – The Lonely Beast
This week’s Story Time book is Chris Judge’s sweet and charming tale of a beast who, while happy doing what he does, feels the need to search for something different… and possibly find other creatures just like him. Judge’s story reminds me of Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are – it’s simply drawn yet beautifully presented and told.
Kids will grow to adore The Beast as he searches the countryside and adults can only love a story in which being different and following your own path is as important a message as ‘friends and family’. Highly recommended!
Come join us in every Eason store in Ireland at 11am on Saturday, January 26th, as we read The Lonely Beast to children, adults and big kids!
Eason Story Time 2013
Story Time is back! As part of Eason’s Get Into Reading campaign, we’ll read a specially selected children’s book at 11am each Saturday in every Eason store in the country! See below for the Eason Story Time books between now and mid-June.
Saturday 26th Jan – 11am – The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge
Saturday 2nd Feb – 11am – Adams Pirate Treasure by Benji Bennett
Saturday 9th Feb – 11am – Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort
Saturday 16th Feb – 11am – Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Saturday 23rd Feb – 11am – On the Road with Mavis & Marge by Niamh Sharkey
Saturday 2nd Mar – 11am – Jack and The Flumflum Tree by Julia Donaldson
Saturday 9th Mar – 11am – My Mum by Anthony Browne
Saturday 16th Mar – 11am – Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Saturday 23rd Mar – 11am – Brave Beast by Chris Judge
Saturday 30th Mar – 11am – Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
Saturday 6th Apr – 11am – Matilda’s Cat by Emily Gravett
Saturday 13th Apr – 11am – Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Saturday 20th Apr – 11am – Velveteen Rabbit Original by Margery Williams
Saturday 27th Apr – 11am – World Champion of Staying Awake by Sean Taylor
Saturday 4th May – 11am – Pirates Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort
Saturday 11th May – 11am – Dinosaurs in the Supermarket by Timothy Knapman & Sarah Warburton
Saturday 18th May – 11am – Squash & A Squeeze 20th Anniversary Edition by Julia Donaldson
Saturday 25th May – 11am – Hugless Douglas & The Big Sleep by David Melling
Saturday 1st Jun – 11am – I Am Not Sleepy & I Will Not Go To Bed by Lauren Child
Saturday 8th Jun – 11am – This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
Saturday 15th Jun – 11am – Come On, Daisy by Jane Simmons
Make sure to support Get Into Reading by pledging your support here. For every thousand names pledged, we’ll give an exclusive hamper of Eason Story Time books to a primary school chosen by a pledger!
