Got back to the Malmaison (very nice hotel, by the way) after 10.00pm. Had a drink with Emma to relax after a long, cold, up-and-down day, then hit the sack. Had a nice lie-in, then went to look at some pictures in the Art Lounge in the Mail Box (one of my favourite art galleries). Had a phone interview with Caroline Horne, who runs the www.readingzone.com web site. She's collected questions from fans, and my answers will appear on the site within the next few days.

Caught the train to Manchester and did a signing at Borders in the Trafford Centre. Got a very good crowd and was signing for over an hour -- very enjoyable. At the same time, I think we'd probably have got a bigger crowd if we'd arranged the signing for later. We're experimenting with 4.00pm signings on this tour, but I don't think they work as well as later times -- lots of fans can't get to the shops from their schools. I think, in future, we'll try for night events, as we did on the Destiny Tour in October 2004. Oh well -- you don't know until you try!!! Anyway, like in Birmingham, I signed stacks of books, so those who couldn't make it on the day should be able to pick up a signed copy (or as many as they want!) during the next couple of weeks.