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June 29, 2010

Zero History by William Gibson - United Kingdom edition to be published on 30th August 2010

[Hat tip to Fashion Police for spotting this]

Zero_History_UK_cover_art.jpg

The quirks of hardback book publishing mean that, just like Spook Country Penguin are publishing Zero History in the United Kingdom on Thursday 2nd September 2010, five days before the official United States release scheduled for Tuesday 7th September 2010

Penguin Books - Zero History by William Gibson - United Kingdom edition - 2nd September 2010



Zero History

William Gibson

Format : Hardback
ISBN: 9780670919529
Size : 153 x 234mm
Pages : 416
Published : 02 Sep 2010
Publisher : Viking Adult


£18.99

However, Amazon.co.uk have this listing for the Trade paperback edition:

Amazon.co.uk - Zero History - Trade Paperback Edition - 30th August 2010

[...]

Zero History - Tpb [Paperback]
William Gibson

RRP: £12.99
Price: £9.74

# Paperback
# Publisher: Imprint unknown (30 Aug 2010)
# ISBN-10: 0670919543
# ISBN-13: 978-0670919543

Does this mean that William Gibson will again visit the Edinburgh International Book Festival and then London, in August, before his hectic United States Zero History book promotion tour in September, just like he did in 2007 for Spook Country ?

Or will we have to wait until October or later ?

June 28, 2010

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Sunday, September 26, 1:00 PM Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Sunday, September 26, 1:00 PM

Politics & Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington, DC 20008

202-364-1919


Politics and Prose Bookstore

5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008

800-722-0790
202-364-1919
202-966-7532 (Fax)

STORE HOURS:

Monday - Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Sunday
10:00 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Parking

There is a parking lot behind the store for our customers' use, but do allow yourself plenty of time as it fills up quickly.

If parking on the street, please observe posted regulations.

Google Street View of Politics and Prose Bookstore

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Saturday, September 25 2:00 PM, Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, September 25 2:00 PM

Free Library of Philadelphia

Booksales by Joseph Fox Booksellers

1901 Vine Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-567-4341


Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)

Hours of Operation | Holidays
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Joseph Fox Booksellers

1724 Sansom Street,
Philadelphia, PA
19103-5232
(215) 563-4184‎

Google Street View of Joseph Fox Booksellers

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Thursday, September 23, 7:00 PM, Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street, New York, NY

New York, NY

Thursday, September 23, 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble - Union Square

33 East 17th Street

New York, NY 10003

212-253-0810


Thursday September 23, 2010 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble
Union Square #2675

33 East 17th Street,
New York,
NY 10003,

212-253-0810

At the north side of Union Square between Broadway and Park Avenue, north of the Union Square (14th Street) subway stop (4, 5, 6, N, R, W and L trains).

target="_blank">Google Street View of Barnes & Noble

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Wednesday, September 22, 6:00 PM Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard Street Brookline, MA

Brookline, MA

Wednesday, September 22, 6:00 PM

Coolidge Corner Theater

Sponsored by Brookline Booksmith

290 Harvard Street

Brookline, MA 02446

617-734-2500

Ticketing: $5


Coolidge Corner Theater

Parking
Nearby metered public parking is available behind the theatre (on Center St. one block from Harvard St.) and along Beacon Street. Meters are free after 6:00pm and on Sundays and holidays. Please note that the lots tend to fill up on weekends or during large events, so please plan a little extra time to find space. We strongly reccomend public transit for events and films you anticipate will be very busy! Additional Parking at an hourly rate is available across Beacon and Centre Streets at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel garage on Webster St.
Public Transporation

By train: take the Green Line (C branch to Cleveland Circle) trolley from downtown to Coolidge Corner via Beacon Street. The Coolidge Corner stop is at Harvard Street, 5-10 minutes from Kenmore Square.

By bus: take bus #66, Dudley/Harvard Square. All buses and trolleys stop at the Harvard Street/ Beacon Street intersection.

You can find route maps and the latest schedules at the MBTA web site
Detailed Driving Directions

From Mass Pike, 90: Take exit 18 Allston/Brighton. As you exit tolls, stay to left for Allston exit and merge with Cambridge St. Follow until you reach Harvard Ave on your left, after the overpass turn left at the "Sports Depot" sign. Take the left onto Harvard Ave and follow through Allston and across Commonwealth Ave, continuing for about 1.5 miles. Just before reaching the major intersection of Harvard and Beacon St, you will notice our giant theatre marquee on your right.

From Interstate 93: Take the Storrow Drive exit and follow to Storrow Drive (this navigation changes periodically because of Big Dig construction, so watch for the signs). Take Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square exit. As the exit splits, stay in the right hand lane. Take the first right onto Beacon St. Follow Beacon St through Kenmore Square (past the legendary Citgo sign), staying in the center lane. After you cross the overpass, keep going straight ahead, following the trolley tracks along Beacon St until you reach the intersection of Beacon and Harvard St, landmarked by a large Tudor style building with a clocktower (and a Walgreens) on the corner. You'll see us one half block up Harvard, but continue on Beacon to Center St and turn right to access our parking lot behind the building.

From Route 9: Route 9 inbound to the Brookline Village/Harvard St intersection. The Brookline fire station is on your right. Go through the intersection and take a right immediately after the fire station, and loop around the back. You can now turn right and cross back over Route 9 onto Harvard St. Follow Harvard St through Brookline Village, about one mile to Beacon St. Cross Beacon St and you will immediately see our marquee on your left. Parking is along Beacon, or go around the block and enter the lot behind our building on Center St


Google Street View of
Coolidge Corner Theater

Brookline Booksmith

279 Harvard St.
Brookline MA
02446 (617) 566-6660

EVENTS AT THE COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE
- Tickets $5
- Purchase tickets by calling the store at 617-566-6660

- Line to enter the theatre begins at 5:30pm
- Seating begins at 5:45pm
- Unclaimed tickets become invalid at 5:55pm

Googlle Street View of Brokkline Booksmith

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 PM, Reynolds Industries Theater, Bryant Center , Duke University West Campus, 125 Science Drive, Durham NC

Durham, NC

Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 PM

Bryan University Center

Sponsored by Gothic Books

Reynolds Theater

125 Science Drive

Durham, NC 27708


REYNOLDS INDUSTRIES THEATER

As you walk into the Bryan Center parking lot, the Bryan Student Center on is the building to your right. Reynolds Theater is directly behind the Box Office in this building.


PARKING
Parking is available in the parking garage Bryan Center Parking Deck (PG IV), located on Science Drive between Duke Chapel and the Bryan Center, for West Campus events. A special event parking fee of $5 will be charged by Duke Parking Office attendants upon entrance. Discounted parking voucher(s) are available in advance for $3 from the Duke University Box Office at the time you purchase your performance tickets. This option is available only at time of purchase. Duke employees with valid parking permits can park free in the Bryan Center Parking Deck (PG IV) after 5pm.

ACCESSIBILITY PARKING

-Reynolds accessible parking spaces are located in the Bryan Center Parking Lot and in Parking Garage IV.
-Automatic door openers with remote control capability are located at walkway and circle entrances.
-Accessible path of travel leading from parking lot to entrances facing Bryan Center Plaza and parking lot.
-Accessible elevators available to all levels. Reynolds Theatre is located on 100 level/upper level of the Bryan Center.
-Permanent assistive listening system installed. Receivers available in main ticket office.

For an accessibility map, click here and select Reynolds Theater.

DIRECTIONS FROM RALEIGH
-Via I-40 West: Merge onto 147 N via Exit 279B toward Durham/Downtown.
-From 147 N take the Fulton Street/Hillandale Road Exit 15B. Off the exit, bear left under the freeway.
-Turn right onto Erwin Road (the light directly in front of Duke Hospital North).
-At the third light turn left onto Towerview Drive (Morreene Road will be on your right).
-Turn left at the first light onto Science Drive. The Bryan Center parking lot and garage will be your second right.

DIRECTIONS FROM CHAPEL HILL
-From the US-15/501 Bypass N take the Morreene Road Exit via Exit 108A.
-Turn right onto Morreene Road (You will pass the Millennium Hotel on your left).
-Continue straight through light at the intersection of Erwin Road and Towerview Drive/Morreene Road (Morreene Road becomes Towerview Drive at this intersection).
-Take a left at the first light onto Science Drive, the Bryan Center parking lot and garage will be your second right.

Google Street View of Duke University West Campus, Joseph M. and Kathleen Price Bryan University Center


Gothic Bookshop

located on the top level of the Bryan University Center, next to the University Store.

Duke University
Box 90851
Durham, NC 27708
Tel: (919) 684-3986
Fax: (919) 681-843

Monday thru Wednesday, 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday & Friday, 8:30am - 8:00pm
Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Closed on Sunday


William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Monday, September 20, 6:30 PM Savannah College of Art and Design,

Atlanta, GA

Monday, September 20, 6:30 PM

Savannah College of Art and Design

Sponsored by A Cappella Books

1600 Peachtree Street

Gallery 4-C

Atlanta, GA 30357

404-253-3206


Savannah College of Art and Design
Event Space Gallery 4-C
1600 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA

Google Street View of Savannah College of Art and Design


A Cappella Books

484-C Moreland Ave NE.
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-681-5128
866-681-5128 toll free

Located in the Atlanta neighborhood Little Five Points.

Google Street View of A Cappella Books

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Sunday, September 19, 2:00 PM St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid Avenue St. Louis, MO

St. Louis, MO

Sunday, September 19, 2:00 PM

St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch

Sponsored by Left Bank Books

225 N. Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63108

314-367-4120

St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch
225 North Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108

(314) 367-4120

9am - 9pm Monday-Thursday
9am - 6pm Friday and Saturday
1pm - 5pm Sunday


Left Bank Books

399 North Euclid at McPherson in the Central West End
St. Louis, MO 63108

Hours:

Monday - Saturday 10 am to 10 pm
Sunday 11am - 6 pm

We are open every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

We are open from 10 am to 6pm on the Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Day.


Parking:

CWE - Metered street parking, pay-to-park lots on Euclid and McPherson

Downtown - Metered street parking, free lot at 10th and Olive, pay-to park garage on 10th between Locust & Washington


Public Transportation:

Left Bank CWE is convenient to the MetroLink light rail transit line. MetroBus #1, the WUSTL GOLD LINE serves Euclid Ave. This bus is used by the car-free public as well as Wash U, and connects Left Bank to MetroLink at both CWE and Forest Park Stations, as well as Wash U and Clayton.

Google Street View of Left Bank Books

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Saturday, September 18, 2:00 pm Barnes & Noble, 297 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL

Oak Brook, IL

Saturday, September 18, 2:00 PM

Barnes & Noble

297 Oakbrook Center

Oak Brook, IL 60523

630-684-0586


Saturday September 18, 2010 2:00 PM

Barnes & Noble # 2361

IL/Chicago/Oakbrook Center
297 Oakbrook Center
Oak Brook, IL 60523

630-684-0586

Store Hours
Sun 10:00AM-8:00PM | Mon-Sat 9:00AM-10:00PM

Google Hybrid Satellite Map of Barnes & Noble #2361

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Friday, September 17, 7:00 PM Borders Books & Music, 830 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

Friday, September 17, 7:00 PM

Borders Books & Music - Michigan Avenue

830 N. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

312-573-0564


Borders Books & Music
830 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611

Phone:
312.573.0564
Fax:
312.573.0120

store hours
Monday - Saturday
09:00 am to 11:00 pm
Sunday
09:00 am to 09:00 pm

Google Street View of Borders Books & Music

William Gibson - Zero History - book tour - Thursday, September 16 5pm Magers & Quinn Booksellers & 7.30pm Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

Thursday, September 16

Signing - 5:00 PM

Magers & Quinn Booksellers

3038 Hennepin Avenue S.

Minneapolis, MN 55414

612-822-4611

Magers & Quinn Booksellers
3038 Hennepin Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-822-4611
866-912-6657 (toll free)

Google Street View of Magers & Quinn Booksellers


Talk & Q&A - 7:30 PM

Minneapolis Central Library

Ticketing - $5 Sponsored by Magers & Quinn Booksellers

(Redeemable toward book purchase)

Pohlad Hall

300 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Minneapolis Central Library
Pohlad Hall
300 Nicollet Mall



William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 10000 Research Blvd #158, Austin, TX

Austin, TX

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble

10000 Research Blvd #158

Austin, TX 78759

512-418-8985


Wednesday September 15, 2010 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble #2536
Arboretum
10000 Research Blvd #158
Austin, TX 78759

512-418-8985

Store Hours
Sun 9:00AM-10:00PM | Mon-Sat 9:00AM-11:00PM

In the Arboretum Shopping Center, at the Southwest Corner of 183 and Great Hills Trail.

Google Street View of Barnes & Noble #2536

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Tuesday, September 14, 7:30 PM Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th Street, Denver, CO

Denver, CO

Tuesday, September 14, 7:30 PM

Tattered Cover Book Store

1628 16th Street

Denver, CO 80202

303-436-1070


Tattered Cover Book Store


Tuesday, September 14, 7:30 PM

Tattered Cover Book Store

1628 16th Street

Denver, CO 80202

303-436-1070


Location: 1628 16th Street at Wynkoop in Denver, in the restored Morey Mercantile Building, directly across Wynkoop Street from the new EPA building next to Union Station just blocks from Coors Field.Hourly parking lots are located near the store and streetside parking is also available. The zipcode is 80202.

Local phone number: 303-436-1070
Local fax number: 303-629-1704

Store hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to 9:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm; and Sunday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

N.B. an earlier version of the tour announcement blog posting mentioned the Highlands Ranch branch, so it is probably worth checking.

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Monday, September 13, 7:00 PM Albuquerque Main Library, 501 Copper Avenue NE Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, NM

Monday, September 13, 7:00 PM

Albuquerque Main Library

Sponsored by Bookworks

501 Copper Avenue NE

Albuquerque, NM 87102

505-768-5140


Albuquerque Main Library

501 Copper Avenue NE


TDD 505-768-5199
Joani Murphy, Area Manager
Hours: Mon, Thu-Sat, 10am-6pm;
Tues & Wed 10am-7pm

Free WiFi
SSID=Main

Parking:
Free parking for up to 2 hours in the Very Special Arts Garage at 5th and Copper. Bring your parking stub to the circulation desk for validation. There is also on street metered parkin
Google Street View of Albuquerque Main Library

N.B. The Bookworks website implies that this event is at their main store, so it is worth double checking.


09.13.10: William Gibson - Zero History
Start: Mon, 09/13/2010 - 7:00pm

Bookworks

4022 Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest
Albuquerque, NM 87107-3100
(505) 344-8139

Bookworks is located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, in the Flying Star Plaza. Remember that Montano doesn't intersect Rio Grande, and instead takes you across the river to Rio Rancho.

From 40: Take the Rio Grande exit, and make a right (north) on Rio Grande. Pass several lights, and just north of Griegos (a stoplight is here), we're on the right, next to a Flying Star in a small shopping center.

Hours: Monday to Saturday 9-9/Sunday 9-7

Google Street View of Bookworks

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Sunday, September 12, 5:00 PM Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, September 12, 5:00 PM

Vroman's Bookstore

695 E. Colorado Blvd.

Pasadena, CA 91101

626-449-5320


Vroman's Bookstore

695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
626-449-5320
(Fax)626-792-7308

Monday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Google Street View of Vroman's Bookstore

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Sunday, September 12, 12:00 noon, Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, September 12, 12:00 PM

Book Soup

8818 Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA 90069

310-659-3684


Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood CA 90069

Store Hours
Monday - Sunday: 9am to 10pm

Email: info@booksoup.com
telephone: 310. 659.3110 or
fax: 310 659-3410

Free parking behind the store via Nellas St.

Google Street View of Book Soup

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Saturday, September 11, 1:00 PM Moe's Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA

San Francisco, CA

Saturday, September 11, 1:00 PM

Moe's Books

2476 Telegraph Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94704

510-849-2087


Moe's Books

2476 Telegraph Avenue
Berkeley CA 94704

Main Store: (510) 849-2087
books@moesbooks.com
Open 10am - 10pm every day

Saturday, September 11th: William Gibson
1pm Q&A; signing

Google Street View of Moe's Books

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Friday, September 10, 7:30 PM Kepler's Books - Menlo Park, CA

San Francisco, CA

Friday, September 10, 7:30 PM

Kepler's Books - Menlo Park

1010 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, CA 94025

650-324-4321


Kepler's

1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-324-4321

Email Us:
service@keplers.com

Store Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9 am to 10 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9 am to 11 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm

Google Street View of Kepler's Books

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Friday, September 10, 1:00 PM, Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA

San Francisco, CA

Friday, September 10, 1:00 PM

Book Passage - Corte Madera

51 Tamal Vista Blvd.

Corte Madera, CA

415-927-0960 X 1

Book Passage Cafe‎
51 Tamal Vista Boulevard
Corte Madera, CA 94925-1145, United States
(415) 927-0960

Google Hybrid Satellite Map of Book Passsage cafe

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Thursday, September 9, 7:30 PM, Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA

Thursday, September 9, 7:30 PM

Booksmith

1644 Haight Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

415-863-8688

THE BOOKSMITH
1644 Haight Street
San Francisco, California 94117

TELEPHONE:
415.863.8688
800.493.7323 (tollfree in USA)
415.863.2540 (fax)

HOURS:
Monday-Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-8pm

Google Street View of The Booksmith

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Wednesday, September 8, 7:30 PM Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside, Portland, OR

Portland, OR

Wednesday, September 8, 7:30 PM

Powell's City of Books - Burnside

1005 W. Burnside

Portland, OR 97209

503-228-4651

Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, OR 97209

Phone
503-228-4651

Hours
Daily: 9am - 11pm
July 4: 9am - 9pm

Google Street View of Powell's City of Book

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - Tuesday, September 7, 7:00 PM , Barnes & Noble , 2675 NE University Village Street, Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

Tuesday, September 7, 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble - University Village

2675 NE University Village Street

Seattle, WA 98105

206-517-4107


Tuesday September 07, 2010 7:00 PM

BARNES & NOBLE #2573
University Village
University Village SC
2675 NE University Village Street
Seattle, WA 98105
206-517-4107

Store Hours
Sun-Thu 9:00AM-10:00PM | Fri-Sat 9:00AM-11:00PM

In the University Village Shopping Center next to Eddie Bauer.

Google Hybrid Satellite Map of BARNES & NOBLE #2573

June 27, 2010

William Gibson - Zero History book tour - hint at a visit to London

William Gibson does seem to be planning to come to London to promote Zero History:


http://twitter.com/GreatDismal/statuses/17150289743

RT @sarahsalway: @GreatDismal Are you coming to London on your grand book tour? [Indeed. But dates not solid yet. End of Septemberish.


Sun Jun 27 07:57:31 +0000 2010

This would follow the pattern of previous book tours.

June 26, 2010

William Gibson: Zero History US book signing tour schedule

William Gibson has tweeted:

https://twitter.com/GreatDismal/status/16940429835

Full US Zero History signing schedule coming soon.

Thu Jun 24 16:04:41 +0000 2010

and also

https://twitter.com/GreatDismal/status/16953604900

RT @tommyjmquinn: @GreatDismal Hey, is the new book going to be coming out in an 'e' format? Or just as paper? [Same day as paper.]

Thu Jun 24 19:14:08 +0000 2010

As previously tweeted, the schedule is now available via William Gibson's now rarely used blog:
We have added a few URL hyperlinks to the locations.

http://blog.williamgibsonbooks.com/2010/06/26/zero-history-united-states-tour-schedule/

Saturday, June 26, 2010
ZERO HISTORY UNITED STATES TOUR SCHEDULE
posted 5:53 AM

Seattle, WA

Tuesday, September 7, 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble - University Village

2675 NE University Village Street

Seattle, WA 98105

206-517-4107

Portland, OR

Wednesday, September 8, 7:30 PM

Powell's City of Books - Burnside

1005 W. Burnside

Portland, OR 97209

503-228-4651

San Francisco, CA

Thursday, September 9, 7:30 PM

Booksmith

1644 Haight Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

415-863-8688

San Francisco, CA

Friday, September 10, 1:00 PM

Book Passage - Corte Madera

51 Tamal Vista Blvd.

Corte Madera, CA

415-927-0960 X 1


San Francisco, CA

Friday, September 10, 7:30 PM

Kepler's Books - Menlo Park

1010 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, CA 94025

650-324-4321

San Francisco, CA

Saturday, September 11, 1:00 PM

Moe's Books

2476 Telegraph Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94704

510-849-2087

Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, September 12, 12:00 PM

Book Soup

8818 Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA 90069

310-659-3684

Los Angeles, CA

Sunday, September 12, 5:00 PM

Vroman's Bookstore

695 E. Colorado Blvd.

Pasadena, CA 91101

626-449-5320

Albuquerque, NM

Monday, September 13, 7:00 PM

Albuquerque Main Library

Sponsored by Bookworks

501 Copper Avenue NE

Albuquerque, NM 87102

505-768-5140

Denver, CO

Tuesday, September 14, 7:30 PM

Tattered Cover Book Store

1628 16th Street

Denver, CO 80202

303-436-1070

Austin, TX

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble

10000 Research Blvd #158

Austin, TX 78759

512-418-8985

Minneapolis, MN

Thursday, September 16

Signing - 5:00 PM

Magers & Quinn Booksellers

3038 Hennepin Avenue S.

Minneapolis, MN 55414

612-822-4611

Talk & Q&A - 7:30 PM

Minneapolis Central Library

Ticketing - $5 Sponsored by Magers & Quinn Booksellers

(Redeemable toward book purchase)

Pohlad Hall

300 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Chicago, IL

Friday, September 17, 7:00 PM

Borders Books & Music - Michigan Avenue

830 N. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60611

312-573-0564

Oak Brook, IL

Saturday, September 18, 2:00 PM

Barnes & Noble

297 Oakbrook Center

Oak Brook, IL 60523

630-684-0586

St. Louis, MO

Sunday, September 19, 2:00 PM

St. Louis Public Library, Schlafly Branch

Sponsored by Left Bank Books

225 N. Euclid Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63108

314-367-4120

Atlanta, GA

Monday, September 20, 6:30 PM

Savannah College of Art and Design

Sponsored by A Cappella Books

1600 Peachtree Street

Gallery 4-C

Atlanta, GA 30357

404-253-3206

Durham, NC

Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 PM

Bryan University Center

Sponsored by Gothic Books

Reynolds Theater

125 Science Drive

Durham, NC 27708

Brookline, MA

Wednesday, September 22, 6:00 PM

Coolidge Corner Theater

Sponsored by Brookline Booksmith

290 Harvard Street

Brookline, MA 02446

617-734-2500

Ticketing: $5

New York, NY

Thursday, September 23, 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble - Union Square

33 East 17th Street

New York, NY 10003

212-253-0810

Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, September 25 2:00 PM

Free Library of Philadelphia

Booksales by Joseph Fox Booksellers

1901 Vine Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-567-4341

Washington, DC

Sunday, September 26, 1:00 PM

Politics & Prose

5015 Connecticut Ave NW

Washington, DC 20008

202-364-1919

Hopefully William Gibson will not be too tired to come to London and other non-USA locations after this hectic Zero history USA book tour.

June 6, 2010

William Gibson blog hints about Zero History

William Gibson's now infrequently updated blog (now that the is a heavy user of Twitter) gives some tantalising plot and location hints about the forthcoming novel ZeroHistory

Monday, May 31, 2010

BOOK EXPO AMERICA LUNCHEON TALKBOOK EXPO AMERICA LUNCHEON TALK

posted 4:57 PM

[...]

Zero History, my ninth novel, will be published this September, rounding out that third set of three books. It's set in London and Paris, last year, in the wake of global financial collapse.

Some of the fragments of text previously published on the blog are set on the cost of South Carolina, where William Gibson grew up in his youth.

See the official William Gibson Books discussion board thread Fragments of a Hologram Bill

I wish that I could tell you what it's about, but I haven't yet discovered my best likely story, about that. That will come with reviews, audience and bookseller feedback (and booksellers are especially helpful, in that way). Along with however many interviews, these things will serve as a sort of oracle, suggesting to me what it is I've been doing for the past couple of years.

If Pattern Recognition was about the immediate psychic aftermath of 9-11, and Spook Country about the deep end of the Bush administration and the invasion of Iraq, I could say that Zero History is about the global financial crisis as some sort of nodal event, but that must be true of any 2010 novel with ambitions on the 2010 zeitgeist. But all three of these novels are also about that dawning recognition that the future, be it capital-T Tomorrow or just tomorrow, Friday, just means more stuff, however peculiar and unexpected. A new quotidian. Somebody's future, somebody else's past.

Simply in terms of ingredients, it's about recent trends in the evolution of the psychology of luxury goods, crooked former Special Forces officers, corrupt military contractors, the wonderfully bizarre symbiotic relationship between designers of high-end snowboarding gear and manufacturers of military clothing, and the increasingly virtual nature of the global market.

I called it Zero History because one of the characters has had a missing decade, during which he paid no taxes and had no credit cards. He meets a federal agent, who tells him that that combination indicates to her that he hasn't been up to much good, the past ten years. But that quotidian now finds him. Events find him, and he starts to acquire a history. And, one assumes, a credit rating, and the need to pay taxes.
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At a guess, that character is likely to be Milgrim, who features in Spook Country and also in three of the blog published text fragments: "The Gabriel Hounds", "Fifteen" and "Maquette, which are likely chapter titles in Zero History.

It's also the first book I've written in which anyone gets engaged to be married.

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