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SA4QE 2012 - Celebrating 10 years of SA4QE
On 4 February 2012 the Slickman A4 Quotation Event celebrated 10 years of sharing Russell Hoban quotes, with many fans across the world posting their favourites in public places both real and virtual. This site is being updated daily with these quotes. As ever, the event has generated a lot of submissions, and the site is managed by one person, so please be patient if you haven't heard back from the webmaster or seen your quote on the site as yet. Equally, if you have any objection to your content being used on this site please get in touch.See all 2012 quotes
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Our dear friend Russell Hoban passed away on 13 December 2011. He was 86. There are more details in this blog post.
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Russell Hoban's last novel Angelica Lost and Found was published in November 2010 and is available from Amazon and all good bookshops. There were good reviews of the book in the Guardian and Independent and an excellent interview with Russell Hoban in the Scotsman, as well as a revealing audio interview at Tim Haigh Reads Books.
Before his death Russell Hoban completed the young-adult book Soonchild. There are more details and an extract at the Head of Orpheus site. Illustrated by Alexis Deacon, the book is due to be published by Walker Books on 1 March 2012. Walker tweeted nice photos of Russ and Alexis at their offices in January 2011; the official blog of the San Diego State University's Children's Literature Department posted the proposed cover art in April; and most recently (January 2012) the Head of Orpheus posted exclusive spreads from inside the book direct from Walker.
Also on the cards for October 2012 is another new children's book, Rosie's Magic Horse, with illustrations by the great Quentin Blake. This will also be published by Walker, who tweeted a photo of the two together in July 2011.
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Sign the book of condolence
Russell Hoban's last novel Angelica Lost and Found was published in November 2010 and is available from Amazon and all good bookshops. There were good reviews of the book in the Guardian and Independent and an excellent interview with Russell Hoban in the Scotsman, as well as a revealing audio interview at Tim Haigh Reads Books.Before his death Russell Hoban completed the young-adult book Soonchild. There are more details and an extract at the Head of Orpheus site. Illustrated by Alexis Deacon, the book is due to be published by Walker Books on 1 March 2012. Walker tweeted nice photos of Russ and Alexis at their offices in January 2011; the official blog of the San Diego State University's Children's Literature Department posted the proposed cover art in April; and most recently (January 2012) the Head of Orpheus posted exclusive spreads from inside the book direct from Walker.Also on the cards for October 2012 is another new children's book, Rosie's Magic Horse, with illustrations by the great Quentin Blake. This will also be published by Walker, who tweeted a photo of the two together in July 2011.
See all blog posts tagged "Russell Hoban news"
2010-2011 activity
Save Gaby's Deli
The London restaurant Gaby's Deli, which is mentioned in Russell Hoban's books The Bat Tattoo and Linger Awhile, is under threat. The landlords want to close it and, reportedly, replace it with a chain restaurant. Give their Facebook page a like or sign their petition.
Still available - the 2005 Russell Hoban Convention booklet
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 the Russell Hoban Some-Poasyum website.
SA4QE 2011
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 here. The Russell Hoban community group The Kraken sent Russ a birthday gift of The Kraken Rum. Read a report about this at the Fantastic Reads blog.
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Riddley Walker SA4QE special
To celebrate 30 years in print of Russell Hoban's most famous novel Riddley Walker, SA4QE broke with its February tradition and conducted an extraordinary SA4QE on 5 November 2010 in which participants shared their favourite quotes from the book. This site was updated throughout November 2010 with the quotes submitted.
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