Barnes & Noble Announces Author Residency Book Tour with Bestselling Fantasy Writer Christopher Paolini
05 February 2019 - 01:00AM
Business Wire
Barnes & Noble Will Host Christopher
Paolini for National Tour in Celebration of His Inheritance Cycle
Series and New Book, The Fork, the Witch and the Worm
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest
retail bookseller, today announced that it will host fantasy writer
Christopher Paolini for a 10-month author residency to celebrate
his internationally bestselling Inheritance Cycle series, as well
as his new collection of three stories set in the world of
Alagaësia: The Fork, the Witch and the Worm. As part of this
national tour, Paolini will appear at 11 Barnes & Noble
locations from March through December 2019 with an enhanced
customer experience that includes a presentation by Paolini, a
booksigning, exclusive trivia, social media photo opportunities
with an exclusive backdrop, and an exclusive giveaway, while
supplies last.
“We are so excited to be working with Random House Children’s
Books to host author Christopher Paolini on this exciting author
residency tour,” said Stephanie Fryling, Vice President of
Merchandising, Children’s Books at Barnes & Noble. “Fans will
have the chance to have an exclusive experience with Paolini and
enter the world of Eragon in a way like never before at Barnes
& Noble stores across the country.”
Christopher Paolini is best known as the author of the
Inheritance Cycle, a bestselling series comprised of four books
including Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance.
Paolini wrote Eragon shortly after graduating high school at age
15. The Fork, the Witch and the Worm is Paolini’s newest book in
the fantasy series, which debuted at #1 on The New York Times Young
Adult Bestseller list.
“It has been such a blast meeting so many Eragon fans
while on tour for The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm. I
look forward to meeting even more of them on my national Barnes
& Noble 2019 Residency Tour,” Paolini said.
The tour will kick off in Paolini’s hometown of Bozeman, MT, on
March 4. The full list of tour dates are below.
Barnes & Noble Christopher Paolini 2019 Residency Tour
Dates:
- Bozeman, MT, Monday, March 4, 5 PM
- Boise, ID, Saturday, April 13, 6
PM
- Albuquerque, NM, Friday, May 10, 7
PM
- Edina, MN, Sunday, June 9, 1 PM
- Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO,
Friday, June 14, 2 PM
- Exton, PA, Saturday, July 13, 1 PM
- Akron, OH, Friday, August 9, 7 PM
- Springfield, MO, Saturday, September
14, 3 PM
- Grand Rapids, MI, Friday, October 11,
6:30 PM
- Orem, UT, Saturday, November 9, 2
PM
- Stonebriar Mall, Frisco, TX, Sunday,
December 8, 2 PM
For more details, customers can visit www.BN.com/events or speak
to a knowledgeable Barnes & Noble bookseller. Fans can also
join the conversation on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest,
Snapchat (bnsnaps) and Facebook, using hashtag
#BNPaoliniTour.
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CommunicationsBarnes & Noble, Inc.(212)
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