Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Last night my wife and I had the fortune of attending a book signing by Carlos Ruiz Zafon at Waterstones in Manchester, organised as publicity for his latest book, The Prisoner of Heaven. It was the first time I'd been to an author event and was a little nervous as to what to expect. Would it be sycophantic and dull? But I can say that I would definitely attend more if they have the promise to be as good. Carlos was pretty much the perfect interviewee - just a short question from the enthusiastic introducer or the audience was enough to prompt a full and interesting response about the life of a professional writer or some interesting nugget about his incredibly popular series. Plus, I'm now the proud owner of a signed and dedicated copy of The Shadow of the Wind, and Magda has her Polish copy of The Angel's Game similarly enhanced. All in all, a good night!