Hear from Eoin Colfer as he explores the very genesis of magic, the essence of criminality and the inherent hilarity of head lice.

Marvel as he ponders age-old questions, such as: Are criminal masterminds born or made? Is it sometimes necessary to be bad to be good? How many fart jokes is too many fart jokes?

The self-titled first book in the Fowl Twins series sees Artemis’ twin brothers at the helm of a dangerously fast-paced adventure.

With their parents away and their brother, criminal virtuoso Artemis Fowl, away on a five-year mission to Mars, the younger Fowl children, 11-year-old twins Myles and Beckett, have been left alone at the Fowl family home for a single day – and a lot can happen on one day in the Fowl world.

The Fowl Twins features Colfer’s trademark humour, prescient technological inventions and modern retelling of fairy folklore.

The book can be enjoyed as a standalone by readers new to the Fowl universe and will be a welcome return to a familiar world for existing Fowl fans.

Colfer is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books in the Artemis Fowl series, with sales in excess of 25 million copies around the world, as well as Iron Man: The Gauntlet, the WARP trilogy, Airman, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer’s Legend of… books, The Wish List, Benny and Omar, and Benny and Babe.

Artemis Fowl the movie is set for release by Walt Disney Studios in spring 2020, directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring Dame Judi Dench.

When: Sunday 15 November, from 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Where: Main Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre

Cost: €5/ €3 concession | BOOK NOW

We invite you to join Aoife Murray, Programme and Events Manager at Children’s Books Ireland, as she discusses the secrets and joys that come with writing for young adults and children with three of Ireland’s best-known practitioners: Eoin Colfer, Laureate na nÓg and author of the world-famous Artemis Fowl series; John Connolly, known to younger readers for his Samuel Johnson supernatural novels; and Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, author of many picture books and novels including Hagwitch, winner of the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year Award 2014. In association with Little Island Books.

Friday the 19th June, 7pm Wexford Town Library.

This will also mark the opening of the 2015 Wexworlds Festival.

Sunday, November 16

1:00pm, $65

Special limited-ticket event aboard the legendary Queen Mary with Eoin Colfer and more than 20 additional Y.A. authors. All proceeds will go to the LB Public Library Foundation for their Family Learning Centers programs, designed to promote literacy, and academic success. Price includes luncheon and transportation to and from the Hyatt Regency.

This year’s line-up includes famous names and new talents, including illustrators such as David Roberts, whose Dirty Bertie books will be familiar to many, and David Mackintosh, whose illustration of a boy mowing loop-the-loops into a lawn is used on our conference poster to reflect our theme of failure, and show that making mistakes often leads to moments of beautiful creativity.

The annual CBI conference is a weekend-long celebration of the very best in books for young people from home and abroad.

Featuring some of the most exciting names in writing, illustration, publishing and criticism, this relaxed and friendly event is an opportunity for teachers, booksellers, librarians, academics, artists and other professionals – or anyone else with a passion for children’s literature – to meet old favourites and discover new voices.

Young Adult Fiction: Somewhere in Time

(Conversation 2091)

Ann Brashares

Eoin Colfer

Melissa de la Cruz

Tamara Ireland Stone

Bestselling Author

of the Artemis Fowl series

EOIN COLFER

speaking & signing

Warp: The Reluctant Assassin

Artemis Fowl fans, today is a big day! Eoin Colfer is returning to BookPeople to present the first book in his brand new series, Warp: The Reluctant Assassin. Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who uses his conjuring skills to gain access to victims’ dwellings. When an intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick. He must return to Victorian London to save the world!

PLEASE READ:

The speaking portion of this event is free and open to the public.

Tickets are only required for the signing portion of the event.

Books & tickets are now available. Purchasing a book online automatically assigns you a ticket for the signing. There is no separate “ticket” item to add to your cart.

We are also taking orders for signed copies of Artemis Fowl The Last Guardian for those who cannot make it to the event. We ship all over the world.

Middle Grade Reader Showcase Featuring Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud and Ridley Pearson

Saturday, April 5, 7:00 p.m., Library Headquarters - Main Reading Room

A Young Reader’s Event Presented by the Reading Garden Event Series

A special event for young readers featuring three of the hottest authors in adventure writing! Author of the sensationally popular Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer discusses his new W.A.R.P series, a wickedly smart science fiction series featuring a wormhole time machine, a teen FBI agent, and a magician turned assassin. Jonathan Stroud, creator of the bestselling Bartimaeus trilogy, presents his new paranormal series Lockwood & Co. about a ghost detective agency.

And St. Louis favorite Ridley Pearson presents the seventh installment in his sensationally popular Kingdom Keepers series, a collaborative project written through feedback from his fans around the world.

This is a ticketed event. Tickets go on sale on March 6th. Tickets are $20 and include ONE book, pre-signed by the author of your choice, which must be selected at the time of ticket purchase from the following options: W.A.R.P: Reluctant Assasin (Colfer); Kingdom Keepers I: Disney After Dark (Pearson); Kingdom Keepers VII: The Insider (Pearson);Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase (Stroud); The Heroes of Olympus 1: The Lost Hero (Riordan); or The Heroes of Olympus 4: House of Hades (Riordan). The books will be available for pick-up at the event.