LongPen™ Pioneers: Total Carbon Emissions Saved

As of November 2007, more than 45 authors have used the LongPen™ to sign books for fans all over the world. By foregoing air travel, these green-minded authors have saved the planet over 75 metric tonnes of carbon emissions*.

Authors Book Location Destination Tons
Saved
Robert Kennedy Jr. Crimes Against Nature Afton, Virginia The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON 0.40
Conrad Black The Invincible Quest Palm Beach, USA Waterstone's Booksellers, London, UK 2.80
Kate Mosse Sepulchre Sussex, UK Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, ON 2.30
Conrad Black The Invincible Quest Palm Beach, USA World's Biggest Bookstore 0.80
Norman Mailer The Castle in the Forest Provincetown, MA The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2.00
George Monbiot Heat: How To Stop The Planet From Burning Machynlleth, Wales The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON 2.20
Alice Munro The View from Castle Rock Bayfield, ON The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2.10
Diana Gabaldon Lord John and The Hand of Devils Scottsdale, AZ Book Expo America, New York City 1.40
Anita Shreve Body Surfing Mass, USA The London International Book Fair, London, UK 2.10
Neil Bissoondath The Unyielding Clamour of the Night Quebec City The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON 0.30
Patrick Carman Atherton: The House of Power Wallawalla , WA Book Expo America, New York City 1.50
Joseph Caron n/a Tokyo, Japan The Book Lover's Ball, Toronto, ON 4.10
Tim Flannery The Weather Makers Sydney, AUS The Green Living Show, Toronto, ON 6.20
Leo Yerxa Ancient Thunder Ottawa, ON The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON 0.20
Tim Wynne-Jones Rex Zero and the End of the World Ottawa, ON The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON 0.20
Tracey Chevalier Burning Bright London, UK Book Expo America, New York City 2.20
Mark Haddon A Spot of Bother The London International Book Fair, London, UK Toronto, ON 2.30
Andrew O’Hagan Be Near Me London, UK The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON 2.30
Linda Buckley-Archer Gideon the Cutpurse London, UK The Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto, ON 2.30
George RR Martin Dreamsongs Vol. 1 Santa Fe, NM Book Expo America, New York City 1.10
Douglas Preston The Wheel of Darkness Bangor, ME Book Expo America, New York City 0.30
Brad Thor Takedown Chicago, IL Private event, Miami, FL 0.80
Marilyn French The Women's Room New York City The London International Book Fair, London, UK 2.20
Andrew Gross The Blue Zone NYC, USA The London International Book Fair, London, UK 2.20
John Scalzi Last Colony NYC, USA InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA n/a
Rich Cohen Sweet and Low NYC, USA InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA 1.60
Jonathan Mahler The Bronx is Burning NYC, USA InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA 1.60
F. Paul Wilson Harbingers NYC, USA InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA 1.60
Eric Van Lustbader The Testament NYC, USA InfoComm07, Anaheim, CA, USA 1.60
Dean Koontz The Good Guy Newport Beach, CA The London International Book Fair, London, UK 1.60
Dean Koontz Brother Odd Newport Beach, CA Book Expo America, New York City 3.50
Dean Koontz The Husband Newport Beach, CA Waterstone's Booksellers, London, UK 3.50
The Writers' Union of Canada Petition to the Prime Minister of Canada Vancouver, BC Book Expo America, New York City n/a
Margaret Atwood Moral Disorder Tokyo, Japan The Book Lover's Ball, Toronto, ON 4.10
Margaret Atwood The Door Toronto, ON The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, Cheltenham, UK 2.30
Dan Pink A Whole New Mind Paris, France Las Vegas, USA 3.50
Ron St. Angelo The Greatest Team Ever: The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of the 1990s Dallas, USA Las Vegas, USA 0.70
Norm Hitzges The Greatest Team Ever: The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of the 1990s Dallas, USA Las Vegas, USA 0.70
Vincent Lam Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures Toronto, ON Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC 0.20
Alice Munro The View from Castle Rock Bayfield, ON Wold's Biggest Bookstore, Toronto, ON 0.04
Thomas Cahill Mysteries of the Middle Ages New York City New York City n/a
Graeme Gibson The Bedside Book of Birds Toronto, ON Private event, Ottawa, ON 0.20
Rawi Hage De Niro's Game Toronto, ON Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC 0.20
Kate Mosse Labyrinth London, UK The Word on the Street, Toronto, ON 2.30
Pascale Quiviger The Perfect Circle Toronto, ON Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC 0.20
Gaétan Soucy The Immaculate Conception Toronto, ON Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC 0.20
Carol Windley Home Schooling Toronto, ON Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, Montreal, QC 0.20
Margaret Atwood The Tent Edinburgh, Scotland The Word on the Street, Toronto, ON 2.10
Total Tonnes Saved 76.24

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