The Great Midwestern Book Tour (Plus Tennessee)!
I’ve finalized the detais for my book signing tour, which will celebrate both the release of Bite Marks on October 29, and the mass market release of the first three books in the Jaz Parks series this summer: Once Bitten, Twice Shy (July), Another One Bites the Dust (August), and Biting the Bullet (September). Here are the details I promised you:
Date: Sunday, November 1
Location: Borders
802 W Town Center Blvd
Champaign, IL 61802
Time of Signing: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, November 7
Location: Sherlock’s Books
200 Maddox Simpson Parkway
Lebanon, TN 37090
Time of Signing: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, November 14
Location: Barnes and Noble
624 South Green River Road
Evansville, IN 47715
Time of Signing: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday, November 21
Location: Waldenbooks
2272 Fox Valley Ctr
Aurora, IL 60504
Time of Signing: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
I hope I get to meet as many of you as possible during these events, which will include an autograph session, giveaways, and as much idle gossip as we can squeeze into the afternoon!
Speaking of which, I’m planning on finishing the second draft of Bitten in Two by the end of the month. Lots about the story is delighting me, but I’m especially happy about how Bergman is developing. Could a lady be involved? Well, you’ll just have to wait until you have the book in hand to find out. But if you did hook Bergman up–what kind of woman would you match him with?
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September 21st, 2009 at 7:26 am
Oddly enough – someone not extremely mechanically scientific. But someone intelligent enough to still appreciate what he does. Maybe a naturalist chemist or something like that?
He needs some balance. And good dinner.
September 21st, 2009 at 7:46 am
No Indy?
September 21st, 2009 at 8:31 am
I’m definitely thinking we should hook Bergman up with a blonde. I always imagine him with a brunette, so I think we should do the complete opposite of what I think.
Or maybe someone who looks really dumb but is in fact a quantum physicist or something else really clever. Hehe
September 21st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Bergmans girl should be someone cute and small, definitely a bit crazy, ok maybe a lot crazy, but in a good way. Someone who can break through all his OCD moments!
September 21st, 2009 at 12:41 pm
bergman should be with a marine biologist. no idea why. but yeah.
someone whos really confident and quirky who can bring him out of his shell!
September 21st, 2009 at 12:57 pm
I think he should be with someone who’s his exact opposite, but loveable in her own way. Crazy–a little, but definitely someone who breaks out the best in him. Well, that’s what sounds like a good match for him would be like to me. I also think that she shouldn’t be a scientist like him–just a girl with a normal job, I guess. I can’t picture him arguing away with a woman over quantum physics. I don’t know why, I just can’t.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I think that he should either go with someone normal like a girlwho owns a coffee shop or a nurse. Or I think since he said he is trying to go outside his comfort zone he should go with someone outside his comfort zone; like a tattoo artist whose a good witch or someone who is a bit naughty like a con artist or a thief who knows her way around a security system or three. If you have seen Supernatural…I’m thinking Bella but you know better.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I wish you the best for your tour! And don’t worry, you’ll be doing great!
I don’t know why, but at the moment I’m imagining to hook up Bergman with a girl who’s a bit clumsy – like, she makes things fall when she moves – but at the same time knows it all about how to solve simple questions and problems of everyday life – like Granny’s remedies for aches, or things like that… I don’t think a scientist or a fellow technician would be good for him, he’d remain too closed up in his own world, just adding confrontation with her to it.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:58 am
omgosh i think that he should be hooked up wif a cute petite little blond who like the idea before me is a quantum physicist it would be totally awesome someone whocan cook him a good meal and dress him up properly but can be as ocd as him about her work.
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:57 am
I’m thinking, intellectual, able to stand up to him and sort him out when he gets all paranoid. Probably not a good idea for her to be an inventor as that might increase his paranoia. But why not beautiful, smart, and dependable.
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:14 am
I’m trying to imagine Bergman with some meat on his bones, Tori. Could be a good thing!
Not this time, SciFiChick. My FB fans talked me into Evansville. However I’ll keep the contacts you gave me and hope to use them next time. Thanks so much!
That would crack me up, Emily!
That would have to be somebody incredibly special, wouldn’t it, Sophie?
I don’t doubt your funness for a minute, Eimear!
The old “opposites attract” theory, Melanie? I’d say it has some merit.
All fab ideas, Meryl!
Thanks, Vale! Good points, all!
Can you imagine the challenges of getting Bergman to eat, Carly? Maybe he needs a gourmet chef.
Why not, Emma?
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:45 am
Hey Jenn,
My copy of BM landed yesterday so woohhoo. You must tour the UK at some point.
As to who Bergman should date, its going to have to be a woman on the same intelligence level as he. Not sure how well it would work out however. Perhaps she’d be a librarian or some such.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Gareth, you must be in somebody’s good graces. I haven’t even gotten my copies yet! Hope you enjoy it!
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
oh yes, someone very special, have to remember she’s gonna hafta be tough as well, because she’ll obviously have to meet with Jaz’s approval, not easy! small but sassy i think would be best!
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:09 am
I think it would be funny if Bergman got a total hot ditsy blond chick who was as dumb as a bag of rocks and just sweeps him of his feet.
And it would help if she was a little crazy.
And if she irritated him to know end but he was still so smitten with her, it didn’t matter.
But that probably won’t happen. Ever.
LOL.
I haven’t been on here in a while as my Dad passed away a few days ago, and we’ve been arranging funeral plans and such, but I’ll be on more now. Posting comments more often.
(I know you missed me, *wink*)
Just kidding.
Your blog brightens up these dark and sad days.
Thank you, Jen.
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:33 am
Releases the day after my B-day. O.O! Sweet, I know what I’ll gift myself now, ;p
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:31 am
Good point, Sophie, and Jaz has high standards!
We did miss you, Taylor. Big hugs from me and, I’m sure, everyone, as you move through this tough time.
How wonderful that you gift yourself, zanheltangia. I wish people would do that more often. They deserve it.
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
I smell a road trip in the air! No one comes to Wichita. Very sad. : ( But for you, I will drive, lol.
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
That’s just too freaking cool, Jackie! (It is sad about Wichita. I had an aunt and uncle who lived there for probably twenty-five years and we never visited them. Could it be that you have some sort of invisible force field set around the state?)
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
OH! And by the way, I was just wondering if you could put some of the names from your books up on your glossary??? Some I get quite confused with lol
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Well I was really hoping to be able to see you at one of the signings but between flights in November and being pregnant I won’t be able to make it. I’m really excited for you and hope to make it next time.
September 24th, 2009 at 3:12 am
Ok, i reckon that Bergman should definatly go out with someone who is like him. I just think it’d be really fnny if they were having a fight about how things should be made and done, with a whole lot of complicated words that i’d have tolook the meaning of up!
September 24th, 2009 at 7:39 am
I’ll make a note of that, Shannon. The glossary probably won’t get updated until after “Bite Marks” releases (possibly way after, knowing me). But I understand the need to reference and, if it’s feasible, (as in, not too clunky or hard to understand) I’ll try to do that with as many of the words as possible.
No prob, Sarah, and congratulations!
I can see the potential for hilarity there, Courtz. And for me having to look those words up too!
September 24th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Good luck with the tour, Jennifer! Hopefully in the not too distant future you’ll come to Oz and finally see what is was you were writing about. (Although, if you ask anyone, Canberra is rather boring. Unless your Canberran…)
If I were to ever imagine Bergman with a lass, she would have to be an engineer, just like him, but not necessarily an inventor. My brain went to all sorts of dirty places with Bergman and a brunette with average height/weight/looks having an ‘argument’ over the phsyics of his latest creation and how she reckons it could be improved but he loves it just the way it is.
September 24th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Taylor I think it would be hilarious if he had a crazy girlfriend. If anybody has seen the TV show on TNT called Leverage. I totally think he should hook up with somebody like Parker. She is crazy and totally outside Bergman’s comfort zone but she does have a lot of heart. And I kind of think that she would measure up to Jaz’s expectations. But yeah…there are so many cool ideas for B-girls its kind of funny the gears in my head are rolling.
Jennifer good luck with the tour…I hope next time you can make it up to Wisconsin.
Quick question for you jennifer, we’ve been talking about Bergman alot (this is a bergman, duh to me) but will you be bringing in someone semi-permenant for Cole or Cassandra?
September 25th, 2009 at 6:25 am
Ha! Love your ideas, Gillian. And I genuinely hope a trip to Australia is in the cards for me.
I know who Cole ends up with, Meryl, but I’m not sure you’ll see that happen in book seven or eight. As for Cassandra–you’ll feel pretty sure about it after you read Bite Marks.