Jonathan Stroud's Blog, page 68
November 4, 2013
German tour begins!
Yesterday, after two recent weeks touring in the UK, I set out on a week’s tour of Germany. I flew to Hamburg for my first event, held in the beautiful church of St Katharine. It was a very appropriate place, as the pastor told us - during recent renovations, they uncovered many skeletons beneath the church floor. Fortunately, no unquiet spirits seem to have been among them, and we had a great first reading of Lockwood. I was on stage with Marc Langebeck, my translator and master of ceremonies, and the actress Judith Hoersch, who gave beautiful readings from the book.
Today I took the train to Berlin, and spent the afternoon in the amazing Pergamum Museum, which contains (among other marvels) the rebuilt market gates of Miletus, and Babylon’s Ishtar Gate, which Bartimaeus claims to have helped construct. I inspected his handiwork, and it was surprisingly solid, given that he was also responsible for the walls of Jericho. This evening we had a great reading at the Thalia bookstore, where it was lovely to meet old friends and new fans alike.
October 24, 2013
Taking part in a panel event in the Lesevelt Reading Tent in...
Taking part in a panel event in the Lesevelt Reading Tent in Frankfurt.
October 23, 2013
Filming a Lockwood reading for Erlesen TV in a converted school...
Filming a Lockwood reading for Erlesen TV in a converted school bus.
October 17, 2013
October 16, 2013
More photos from Frankfurt. Filming kids’ TV show...
More photos from Frankfurt. Filming kids’ TV show ‘quergelesen’ with host Marc Langebeck.
October 14, 2013
Note giant cat in the audience.
Note giant cat in the audience.
