William Gibson's writings, such as Neuromancer, Count Zero or Pattern Recognition have directly or indirectly influenced a lot of the "cyberspace" with which London 2600 people interact with every day.
To celebrate the publication of Spook Country, William will be in talking about his new novel, taking questions from the audience and signing copies of Spook Country. Chairperson tbc.
William Gibson is the revered pundit of post-industrialism and creator of cyberspace. It has been several years since Gibson has been to the UK, don't miss this chance to listen to this visionary author.
The event is TUESDAY 28 AUGUST, 7PM at the Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
His new book SPOOK COUNTRY is released on 7th August.
Tickets £7, concessions £5
Bookings can be made by calling
0845 456 9876
Lines are open Mon - Fri, 9.30am to 6.00pm or visit
Blackwell, 100 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0JG
TUC conference centre location map
UPDATE:
There is also now a confirmed (free) book signing session the following day, Wednesday 29th August 2007 at:
Forbidden Planet Megastore 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London,WC2H 8JR
Wednesday 29th August 2007, from 1pm to 2pm.
Forbidden Planet Megastore location map
Several London 2600 people went along to a similar event at the same Trades Union Congress conference centre on Thursday 24th April 2003, for William Gibson's previous book Pattern Recognition, at which the author was intrigued by the list of words in the back of the London 2600 t-shirt we gave him.
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