David Mitchell

And to anyone waiting for the new novel, thanks for your patience, too. Sorry it's taking so long. It's the strangest, trickiest fish I've ever tried to land, but hopefully it'll be worth the wait. Home straight now.

...there's a deal on Audible SLADE HOUSE – details here. amazon.co.uk/Slade-House-Da… Should you enter the small black iron door, good luck.

Apologies for my long hibernation. I've been working on my big new novel, and I feel a guilty if I post Xs (right word?) before handing in the manuscript to my patient editors. However...

One&All, the US @penguinrandom Cloud Atlas 20th anniversary edition is out in time for Black Friday. Signed copies at Barnes&Noble @BNBuzz in store. Open & tilt the book 90 degrees for full Kapowza🙏to designer Will Staehle @unusualcorp & the mighty @gabriellezevin for new intro.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear @david_mitchell read The Dressmaker’s Tale in Wandsworth on 9 July with tickets to attend this 7pm event free or by donation from RefugeeTales.org Thank you David!

To everyone coming to my event at Bath with Mat Osman this evening – SO SORRY but it's cancelled. The plane I boarded this morning developed a fault prior take off. Rebooking was chaotic & slow, so I've had to drive back home. Really disappointed. My Hay event should be OK.

@MalcolmWilson01 See you there Malcolm.

@samdownie @lilly_wachowski Sam, I hope all goes well on 24th. Next time eh. And if you see a vision of Agent Smith while you're wired up, do like Neo and kick his agent-y ass.

@david_mitchell Sadly David on the 24th May, I would have come to Bath to see you, alas I’ll be wired up just like Neo in #TheMatrix for a EEG for my seizures caused by a stroke in 2004. Would have come to talk #autism with you and ask about your son, and #TheReasonIJump and @lilly_wachowski

Very much looking forward to a few dates in the UK this month. It's been a long old time.

@Brad_D_Heywood See you in Edinburgh, Bradley. I have to ask, What was the Adam Ewing quote?

I met my girlfriend thanks to you (not blaming you or anything) but I saw she put a quote from Adam Ewing on her dating profile and I just couldn't resist. 5 years later and we're coming to see you in Edinburgh.

@PolisLoizou @WaterstonesNG Really looking forward to it, @PolisLoizou (and Nottsfolk). Looking thru your profile, *I* should interviewing *you*. See you Monday 13th @WaterstonesNG

@roberthouse1985 Thanks ZombieDuck. I'm afraid that's a slightly hurried-looking signature. If you can bring it to an event this month I'll add a fancy doodle for free. Quack Quack.

@david_mitchell just picked up a new copy of your incredible Cloud Atlas because the anniversary edition is stunning. Then realized it was signed!!! A very very happy fan today!

@MedleyDave @daveholwill @terryandrob @nickhornby Morning David, I read ESPEDAIR STREET years ago (decades ago!) during a single late shift at Waterstone's in Canterbury. I still remember scenes from it. Thanks for reading UTOPIA AVENUE.

@daveholwill @terryandrob Utopia Avenue, from the book by @david_mitchell 🎸😎 Wonderful book about a band and their journey/relationships. Other fave music fiction: Espedair Street (❤️) by Iain Banks and High Fidelity, @nickhornby

Hey #WritingCommunity, what's your favourite fictional band? If it isn't @terryandrob's The Band With Rocks In you are wrong I wrote a list of #books about #bands that I didn't write, do feel free to disagree with me - even if you are wrong …edoesntwriteanythingever.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-be…

@stuart_cornes Hi Stuart. Yes.

@david_mitchell Will you be signing books during these events? Thank you

@MrBure @St0eve You're not entirely wrong Tehol (I can't find an emoji that conveys that, so here's Mr Monocle.)🧐 When/if there's firm news, I'll post about it here.

@St0eve @david_mitchell The Voorman Problem 🤔

@ToppingsEdin Toppings! Thanks for my shot at karmic redemption after my Notorious Online No-Show in 2020(?)! Hopefully my recurring nightmares of lost laptops, forgotten passwords & WiFi failure will be exorcised by visiting you in person on Wednesday 15th May.

T- 15 days to our event with literary sensation @david_mitchell! Join us to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cloud Atlas and the career of one of the most preeminent literary novelists of the 21st century! ⭐️

@jenniferboeder Thanks Jennifer. Nothing CLOUD ATLAS-y Stateside I'm afraid, but the new book's shaping up OK, so hopefully see you next year.

@david_mitchell Truly one of the most powerful books I've ever read—if you plan any anniversary events in the U.S. please keep us posted!

@TheoHakkert Thanks Theo. Spring in West Cork was postponed until about week ago – now it's almost too blue, silver, gold and green. I hope all is well in the Netherlands.

@MrBure The story is too long for Twitter/X Tehol, but the adaptation of a section of it is under discussion. Sorry that's the most I can say for now, but thanks for caring about the strangest black sheep of the family.

@david_mitchell Is anyone ever going to adapt number9dream?

@nettirw aw, Michael! I hope at least you're having a pleasant stay somewhere warm and maritime.

An unexpected wave carried Utopia Avenue by @david_mitchell from sand to shore, but even shipwrecked, it's still a book. The music within still sings for as long as these pages are held together. The world may destroy our books, but they will never leave us #storyresearch.