Tonto Books Newsletter: New fiction, big events, book offers and more...

[Tonto Books]

Summer greetings from Tonto Books,

There's so much going on this month we've had to slightly redesign our
website to make it all fit in. Our latest titles have been receiving
some fantastic coverage, including Sin Cities being selected as the
'Big Read' in the London Lite, and Paralympian getting a great feature
in 'your super soaraway Sun'. So the skies might be overcast, but here
are a few rays of sunshine...

* Everything You Ever Wanted by Rosalind Wyllie released
* Being Normal by Stephen Shieber released
* Everything You Ever Wanted and Being Normal launch event
* Stephen Miller Newcastle signing this Saturday
* Book event overload...
* Free books for book groups
* New book offers


* Everything You Ever Wanted by Rosalind Wyllie released

Newcastle author Rosalind Wyllie's debut novel Everything You Ever
Wanted is released this Monday 11 August. Caroline Smailes calls it,
'A sharp and stunning debut,' while Carol Clewlow says, 'Sharp, witty
and unnervingly streetwise, Wyllie is a name you're going to hear more
of.' The lovely paperback original is available from all good book
shops. Follow the link below to read more about the book, and read on
for details of the launch and a couple of special offers.
http://www.tontobooks.com/everything/


* Being Normal by Stephen Shieber released

Stephen Shieber's debut collection of short stories Being Normal is
also released this Monday 11 August. Laura Hird says, 'There is an
incredible freshness and optimism about Shieber's stories that is very
rare in writing today. He's like a wonderful new biscuit you've never
tried before. Open it up, have a bite, then take the packet home and
devour it.' Stephen is also from Newcastle, and his paperback original
is also lovely and available from all good book shops. Follow the link
below to read more about the book, and read on for details of that
launch and the offers.
http://www.tontobooks.com/beingnormal/


* Everything You Ever Wanted and Being Normal launch event

The glamorous launch event for Everything You Ever Wanted and Being
Normal will be held on Tuesday 19th August at Northern Stage in
Newcastle. It starts at 5pm, entry is free, and, as well as an
opportunity to get a signed copy of each book, and hear actors read
extracts, there will be live music from Beccy Owen. All are welcome.


* Stephen Miller Newcastle signing this Saturday

Just a quick mention that Stephen Miller will be signing copies of his
autobiography Paralympian at The Back Page book shop, St Andrew's
Street, Newcastle, this Saturday 9th August from 11.30am until
12.30pm. Come one, come all.


* Book event overload...

We have lots and lots of events all over the country in the coming
months for Everything You Ever Wanted, Being Normal, Sin Cities,
Paralympian and Jonny Kennedy, including new events in Manchester,
London and Brighton, the Morley Literature Festival, plus Ashley Hames
at the Cambridge Union. A full list of all upcoming events is at the
end of this newsletter, with more to be confirmed - keep an eye on our
website. You can always see reports and photos from our event on our
blog.
http://www.tontobooks.com/blog/


* Free books for book groups

To help celebrate the National Year of Reading, we're offering 500
free books to reading groups in
the North East. More details will be announced via the press soon, but
basically there will be 250 copies of each of Everything You Ever
Wanted and Being Normal available to established book groups, who can
reserve their free copies by contacting project administrators New
Writing North on 0191 222 1332. Reserved books can then be collected
from the NWN offices in Newcastle. Free reading guides for each book,
produced by New Writing North and the authors, are also available.


* New book offers

Our online book shop now price-matches Amazon. Because Amazon has huge
buying power it can discount many books by up to 35%. We're now
matching Amazon's prices across our range - for example, you can
currently get 25% off Everything You Ever Wanted, 20% off Being
Normal, 25% off Sin Cities, 30% off Paralympian and 35% off both Jonny
Kennedy and The Burglar's Dog!
ALSO, we're currently offering both Everything You Ever Wanted and
Being Normal for a special combined price of just £10.
http://www.tontobooks.com/shop/


Thanks for reading, the list of upcoming events follows, and keep
checking our blog for the latest news including, recently, Ashley
Hames in Newcastle, Stephen Miller and Kevin Keegan, and Ashleigh
Little's behind-the-scenes at Tonto expose!
http://www.tontobooks.com/blog/

Happy reading!

Tonto Books
http://www.tontobooks.com

* Upcoming Events:

8 August: Sin Cities Ashley Hames author event, Borders, Brighton,
6.30pm;
9 August: Paralympian Stephen Miller book signing, The Back Page, St
Andrews St, Newcastle, 11.30am-12.30pm;
9 August: Paralympian Stephen Miller book signing, The 'Bene' Social
Club, Cramlington, from 7.30pm;
16 August: Paralympian Stephen Miller book signing, Borders, Team
Valley, Gateshead, 12noon-2pm;
16 August: Paralympian Stephen Miller book signing, Borders,
Silverlink, Newcastle, from 3pm;
19 August: Being Normal & Everything You Ever Wanted launch event,
Northern Stage, Newcastle, 5pm, free, featuring music from Beccy
Owen;
23 August: Being Normal Stephen Shieber book signing, Borders,
Silverlink, Newcastle, from 12noon;
23 August: Everything You Ever Wanted Rosalind Wyllie book signing,
Borders, Team Valley, Gateshead, from 1pm;
5 September: Jonny Kennedy Roger Stutter author event, Gosforth
Library, Newcastle, 2pm, free;
6 September: Being Normal Stephen Shieber book signing, Borders,
Manchester Fort, from 12noon;
4 October: Everything You Ever Wanted Rosalind Wyllie book signing,
Borders, Brent Cross, London, from 1pm;
18 October: Being Normal & Everything You Ever Wanted Rosalind Wyllie
& Stephen Shieber author event, Morley Literature Festival, West
Yorkshire, 1.30pm, free;
21 November: Everything You Ever Wanted Rosalind Wyllie book signing,
Borders, London Colney, London, from 12.30pm;
24 November: Sin Cities Ashley Hames author event, Cambridge
University Union Society, Cambridge, time TBA.