The Mister is one year old today.

I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was in New York, enjoying the buzz and pace of the city that never sleeps, doing press interviews and signings out in Huntington and Paramus, and beginning my book tour. That tour took me to New Haven CT, Miami FL, New York NY, Lexington KY, Naperville IL, Los Angeles CA, Atlanta GA, Tempe AZ, Chelsea in the UK and Toronto in Canada. Those were fabulous, heady days, and I got to share the company of my dear friend and publicist Russell Perreault and my wonderful publisher and editor Anne Messitte. And the biggest highlight of all for me, was that I got to meet so many of you!

And now a year later, I only leave my house in West London to walk the dogs, and we have lost dear Russell. What a difference a year makes! If like me, you are afraid of the terrible virus wreaking havoc across the globe, your world will have become a lot smaller. You might be an essential worker – a nurse, doctor, carer, shelf-stacker, cashier, cleaner, teacher, refuse collector, or farmer, etc – going out into the world every day to keep us all safe and keep us fed. I think this year has taught us all just who makes the world work and who is essential. Let’s hope that after all this is over, such vital people will be properly rewarded for the jobs they do.

While we’ve been in lockdown, I’ve been writing Freed. So many of you have asked – I don’t know when I’ll be finished or when the publication date will be! But I am scribbling away, hoping that you will love the latest iteration of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele.

And for those of you asking about The Mister 2 – I’ll be looking at that once Freed is finished, and with luck, when we’ve finished filming The Mister. Universal have optioned the book, and I hope we will make an amazing film for all of us to enjoy when this awfulness is over.

Until then, thank you for reading, please stay safe, and join me in wishing Maxim and Alessia a Happy Birthday!

Much love
EL x

Hi Everyone!

I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be appearing at a number of venues to promote my forthcoming novel, The Mister. Please see the schedule below, and check the venue websites for details.

I really hope to meet you at one of these events!

ELxx

 

MONDAY, APRIL 15TH

Time:   6pm (DivaMoms VIP Reception 5-6pm)

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  BOOK REVIEW BOOK STORE (Long Island)

313 New York Avenue
Huntingdon, NY 11743

More Details: http://bookrevue.com

VIP Reception:https://twitter.com/divamoms/status/1115369413245644800

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH

Time:   7pm

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  BARNES & NOBLE (New Jersey)

765 NJ-17
Paramus, NJ 07652

More Details: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062004803-0

This book signing is a wrist-banded event. Wrist bands will be provided at cash registers at the time of purchase of The Mister. Books will be available starting at 9AM on day of event and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Customers should retain their receipts and be prepared to present them to a member of the events team upon request. 

Special Instructions 
The Mister must be purchased at Barnes & Noble Paramus in order to receive a wrist band. 

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17TH

Time:   7pm

Event:  Talk & Book Signing

Place:   RJ JULIA BOOKSTORE AT THE OMNI HOTEL BALLROOM (New Haven)

155 Temple Street
New Haven, CT 06510

More Details: www.rjjulia.com/event/e-l-james-mister-conversation-roxanne-coady

In conversation with Roxanne Coady

Tickets cost $35.00 (+tax) per guest and include: admission to the event, (1) copy of The Mister, admission to the signing line to meet E L James, and complimentary party favors. 

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are available for pick up at the door ONLY. E L James will only sign two books per person, one of which may be personalized; all books must be purchased at the event and may not come from home. Extra copies of The Mister and the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy will be available at the event while supplies last!

 

THURSDAY, APRIL 18TH

Time:   1pm

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  BARNES & NOBLE (New York City)

555 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10017

More Details: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062004773-0

This book signing is a wristbanded event. Wristbands will be provided at the cash register at the time of purchase of The Mister. Books will be available at the cash registers starting at 9AM the day of the signing. Customers should maintain their receipts and be prepared to present them to a member of the events team upon request. The line will begin outside of the front entrance. 

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH

Time:   7pm

Event:  Talk & Book Signing

Place:   CHELSEA OLD TOWN HALL (Chelsea, UK)

King’s Road
London
SW3 5EE
United Kingdom

More Details: https://www.penguin.co.uk/events/2019/eljames-the-mister/

Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-e-l-james-the-mister-tickets-59216722812

The beautiful Chelsea Old Town Hall, where this event takes place, is just moments from Chelsea Embankment, which features on the cover of The Mister.

E. L. James will be in conversation with romantic novelist Veronica Henry and will be signing copies of her books after the event.

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST

Time:   8pm

Event:  Talk & Book Signing

Place:   BOOKS & BOOKS (Miami)

Adrienne Arsht Centre
Knight Concert Hall
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132

More Details: https://booksandbooks.com/event/an-evening-with-e-l-james/

https://www.arshtcenter.org/Tickets/Calendar/2018-2019-Season/Arsht-Center-Presents/An-Evening-with-E-L-James/?performanceNumber=29112#

In conversation with Mitchell Kaplan

Each full-priced ticket will include a copy of The Mister. VIP tickets include a signed copy of The Mister, priority seating, and exclusive access to a post-show meet-and-greet with E L James!

 

THURSDAY, MAY 2ND

Time:   7pm

Event:  Talk & Book Signing

Place:  JOSEPH BETH BOOKSELLERS (Lexington)

Lexington Green
161 Lexington Green
Lexington, KY 40503

More Details: http://www.josephbeth.com/AdultEvents.aspx

www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4187468

 

FRIDAY, MAY 3RD

Time:   7pm

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  ANDERSONS BOOKSHOP (Naperville)

123 W Jefferson Ave
Naperville, IL 60540

More Details: www.andersonsbookshop.com/event/e-l-james

This is a signing line event. Each fan in line must purchase a ticket (which includes a copy of the book) in order to attend. Books purchased at other vendors are not permitted.

 

SUNDAY, MAY 5TH

Time:   2pm

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  BARNES & NOBLE THE GROVE (Los Angeles)

189 The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036

More Details: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062005125-0

 

MONDAY, MAY 6TH

Time:   6:30pm & 7:30pm

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  CHANGING HANDS BOOKS (Tempe)

6428 South McClintock Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283

More Details: www.changinghands.com/event/may2019/meet-and-greet-booksigning-e-l-james-mister

 

THURSDAY, MAY 30TH

Time:   7:30pm-9:30pm

Event:  Book Signing

Place:  MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA (Dunwoody)

MJCCA-Zaban Park
Morris & Rae Frank Theatre
5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338                  

More Details: www.atlantajcc.org/pldb-live/e-l-james-i-the-mister-i-43677/

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST

Time:   12:30pm-1:30pm

Event:  E L James Spotlight Panel

Place:  BOOKCON – JAVITS CENTER (New York City)

655 W 34th St
New York, NY 10001                 

More Details: https://www.bookcon.com/en/Sessions/77252/EL-James-Spotlight

Join E.L. James, author of the # 1 Bestselling Fifty Shades of Grey Series, for her first ever appearance at BookCon! In addition to sharing stories about what it’s like to break sales records for contemporary adult publishing – 150 million copies sold worldwide – she’ll also share details about her new novel, The Mister.

 

MONDAY, JUNE 3RD

Time:   7pm

Event:  In Conversation: E L James

Place:  Indigo Yorkdale

3401 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 2T9

More Details: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/events/listings

Join New York Times best-selling author of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, E L James, as she speaks about her latest book, The Mister. Book signing to follow.

Ticket price $15 + tax & service fees

 

I am delighted to announce that my new book, The Mister, will be published on 16 April 2019 in the US and UK.

The Mister is a contemporary romance set in London, Cornwall, and Eastern Europe that introduces readers to the privileged and aristocratic young Englishman Maxim Trevelyan and the mysterious, talented, and beautiful Alessia Demachi.

I’m so excited to finally get this passionate new romance into the world. It’s a Cinderella story for the 21^st century. The two protagonists have led me on a fascinating journey and I hope you will all be swept away by their thrilling and sensual tale, just as I was while writing, and that, like me, you’ll fall in love with them.

About the book:

London, 2019. Life has been easy for Maxim Trevelyan. With his good looks, aristocratic connections, and money, he’s never had to work and he’s rarely slept alone. But all that changes when tragedy strikes and Maxim inherits his family’s noble title, wealth, and estates, and all the responsibility that entails. It’s a role he’s not prepared for and one that he struggles to face.

But his biggest challenge is fighting his desire for an unexpected, enigmatic young woman who’s recently arrived in England, possessing little more than a dangerous and troublesome past.  Reticent, beautiful, and musically gifted, she’s an alluring mystery, and Maxim’s longing for her deepens into a passion that he’s never experienced and dares not name. Just who is Alessia Demachi? Can Maxim protect her from the malevolence that threatens her? And what will she do when she learns that he’s been hiding secrets of his own?

From the heart of London through wild, rural Cornwall to the bleak, forbidding beauty of the Balkans, The Mister is a roller-coaster ride of danger and desire that leaves the reader breathless to the very last page.

That’s all for now, except to say I have not forgotten about Freed…

All best

EL