Laura talks about writing for MA programmes like the University of Southern California and Nottingham Trent University, for festivals, and for independent groups. Please see contacts for information on how to arrange a lecture, seminar or book group event.

Laura will be speaking to Cambridge Writers on June 2nd, 2009. Check back for information about other forthcoming events.

You can read Laura's reviews and comment in the Times Literary Supplement and on the Guardian Books blog.

As part of the U.S. hardcover release of In the Tenth House, Laura spoke on writing, Victorian spiritualism, and psychiatry at:

U.S.:

Minneapolis:

Thursday, June 7th, 7:00 p.m.
Birchbark Books
2115 West 21st Street
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612) 374-4023
www.birchbarkbooks.com

Orange County:

Laura spoke to the Honours English students of El Toro High School about the publishing business and becoming a writer. The students asked brilliant questions - check back soon for a summary of questions and answers.

Wednesday, June 13th, 11:30
El Toro High School
25255 Toledo Way
Lake Forest, CA 92630-4203
by invitation

Los Angeles:

Friday, June 15th, 7:00 p.m.
Book Soup (Hollywood)
8818 Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood CA 90069
Email: info@booksoup.com
telephone: 310. 659.3110 or
toll free: 800. 764.BOOK
fax: 310 659-3410
www.booksoup.com

Orange County:

Saturday, June 16th, 7:00 p.m.
Barnes and Noble
Tustin
The Market Place
13712 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92602
714-508-9707
Barnes and Noble Store Locator

Palo Alto:

Sunday, June 17th, 2:00 p.m.
Borders Books
456 University Ave., Palo Alto 94301
650-326-3670
Fax 650-326-379
www.bordersstores.com

North Bay:

Monday, June 18th, 7:00 p.m.
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 927-0960
(800) 999-7909
Fax (415) 924-3838
www.bookpassage.com

UK:

Laura spoke at Foyles Bookshop in London on May 17th. As part of an Arts Council of England event for recent awardees, she read a segment from her novel in progress, The Spells for Going Forth By Day, about antiquities fraud in 1906 Egypt.

Thursday, May 17th, 6:00 p.m.
Foyles Bookshop
113-119 Charing Cross Road
London
WC2H 0EB
UK
By invitation (click here to request more information)