The other party is for the Zurich James Joyce Foundation, which has just turned 25 and is now fighting for survival. Some of the best known Swiss authors, Adolf Muschg, Iso Camartin and Ruth Schweikert, will read from translations of Joyce's works. And my part will be to contribute to a memory puzzle of what the Foundation was like 25 years ago. I was a student then, and the Foundation was my oasis.
As for Riddley Walker, I'd like to post one of my favourite quotes right here [on Facebook], a quote that has become my Words-To-Live-By:
Its the not sturgling for Power thats where the Power is. Its in jus letting your self be where it is. Its tuning in to the worl its leaving your self behynt and letting your self be where it says in Eusa 5:
... in tu the heart uv the stoan hart uv the dans. Every thing blippin & bleapin & movin in the shiftin uv thay Nos. Sum tyms bytin sum tyms bit.
(ch. 17, p. 191)
Happy Birthday, Riddley Walker, Happy Birthday Zurich James Joyce Foundation. Long may both of you live, places of the heart and the mind!
On 4 February 2012 the Slickman A4 Quotation Event celebrated 
In 2005 the first international convention for Russell Hoban fans took place in London, and was marked by the publication of a fantastic 48-page booklet featuring exclusive contributions from innumerable fans and associates including novelist David Mitchell and actress Glenda Jackson. A wonderful memento of the event, it's also a beautiful collector's item and must-have for any Hoban fan. Although in limited supply, copies of the booklet are still available at £6.00 each plus p&p. Order direct from 
Russell Hoban turned 86 on 4 February 2011 and fans celebrated in traditional style by leaving quotes from his books in public places. Browse their quotes 
To celebrate 30 years in print of Russell Hoban's most famous novel 
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