Robert Jordan

Wikipedia has an article on Robert Jordan, the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr., who died September 16, 2007.

This page is for information not suited to a general encyclopedia, such as correspondence and other fan-related information.

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Interviews, Signing Reports, Letters

1991

January

• Source:Starlog Interview, January 1991

1992

• Source:TSR signing, 1992 - report by John Brannick

October

• Source:Dayton, OH TSR signing, October 1992 - report by Brian McKee

1993

September

• Source:Letter to Carolyn Fusinato, 6 September 1993

October/November

• Source:Hailing Frequency Interview, October/November 1993

November

• Source:Speech at Trinity College in Dublin, November 1993

November/December

• Source:Letter to Tom McCormick, November/December 1993

December

• Source:Letter to R.S. Cerveny, 8 December 1993

1994

February

• Source:Letter to Carolyn Fusinato, 1 February 1994

March

• Source:Letter to Carolyn Fusinato, 1 March 1994

June

• Source:Letter to Carolyn Fusinato, 10 June 1994

Fall

• Source:Stories from RJ's LOC signing tour, Fall 1994

October

• Source:Reality Break Podcast, October 1994
• Source:First AOL Chat, October 1994
• Source:Second AOL Chat, October 1994
• Source:Atlanta LoC signing, 17 October 1994 - report by Ryan Gran
• Source:Atlanta LoC signing, 17 October 1994 - report by Daniel Rouk
• Source:Atlanta Loc signing, 17 October 1994 - report by Viren R. Shah
• Source:Atlanta LoC signings, 17/18 October 1994 - reports by Erica Sadun
• Source:Compuserve Chat, 19 October 1994
• Source:New York City LoC signing, 20 October 1994 - report by Delemin
• Source:New York City LoC signing, 20 October 1994 - report by Hawkwing (Dennis/higbee)
• Source:Chicago LoC signing, 22 October 1994 - report by Pam Korda
• Source:Chicago LoC signing, 22 October 1994 - report by Roxanne
• Source:Chicago/Naperville LoC signing, 23 October 1994 - report by Brian Bax
• Source:Seattle LoC signing, 25 October 1994 - report by Edward Liu
• Source:Seattle LoC signing, 25 October 1994 - report by Tony Zbaraschuk
• Source:Silicon Valley LoC signing, 26 October 1994 - report by Don Harlow
• Source:Palo Alto LoC signing, 26 October 1994 - report by Greg
• Source:Concord LoC signing, 27 October 1994 - report by Tom Burke
• Source:Santa Monica LoC signing, 28 October 1994 - report by Justin Howell
• Source:Santa Monica LoC signing, 28 October 1994 - report by Julie Kangas
• Source:Santa Monica LoC signing, 28 October 1994 - report by Eric C. Piquette
• Source:Santa Monica LoC signing, 28 October 1994 - report by Michael Thompson
• Source:Cincinnati LoC signing, 30 October 1994 - report by Matthew Hunter
• Source:Washington, DC LoC signing, 31 October 1994 - report by Judy Ghirardelli

October/November

• Source:Sense of Wonder, October/November 1994

November

• Source:Fast Forward (Public Access TV in N.VA), 1 November 1994
• Source:Letter to Carolyn Fusinato, 21 November 1994
• Source:Letter on the Old Tongue, 21 November 1994

1995

• Source:Letter to Pam Korda, 1995

April

• Source:Letter to Carolyn Fusinato, 3 April 1995
• Source:Sci-fi Channel Interview, 23 April 1995

May

• Source:Letter to Austin Sirkin, May 1995

June

• Source:East of the Sun Interview, 17 June 1995 - report by Helena Löfgren
• Source:East of the Sun Talks, 17 June 1995
• Source:East of the Sun, 17 June 1995 - report by Bo Lindbergh

1996

April

• Source:Balticon 30, 5-7 April 1996 - report by Bill Garrett
• Source:Balticon 30, 5-7 April 1996 - report by Pam Korda

June

• Source:Charleston, SC Post-ACOS signing, 21 June 1996 - report by Brian Ritchie
• Source:Compuserve Chat, 26 June 1996
• Source:AOL Chat 1, 27 June 1996
• Source:AOL Chat 2, 27 June 1996

August

• Source:Durham, NC Post-ACOS signing, 4 August 1996 - report by Hawk
• Source:Durham, NC Post-ACOS signing, 4 August 1996 - report by Dean M. West II
• Source:Vancouver Post-ACOS signing, 24 August 1996 - report by Lara Beaton
• Source:Victoria Post-ACOS signing, 25 August 1996 - report by Greebs

October

• Source:AOL Chat, October 1996
• Source:Dunwoody, Georgia Post-ACOS signing, 9 October 1996 - report by Erica Sadun
• Source:Cincinnati Post-ACOS signing, 12 October 1996 - report by Mike Lawson
• Source:Cincinnati Post-ACOS signing, 12 October 1996 - report by Michael Martin

1997

• Source:SFX Magazine Interview, 1997

January

• Source:Letter to Thomas Howard, 14 January 1997

June

• Source:SciFi Channel Chat at Dragon*Con 97, 28 June 1997
• Source:Dragon*Con 97, 28 June 1997

November

• Source:Barnes and Noble Chat, 11 November 1997

1998

September

• Source:TPoD signing, September 1998 - report by Rajiv Mote

October

• Source:Walden Books Interviews Robert Jordan, October 1998
• Source:Barnes and Noble Chat, 19 October 1998
• Source:New York City TPoD signing, 20 October 1998 - report by Aaron Bergman
• Source:New York City TPoD signing, 20 October 1998 - report by Ryan R.
• Source:Los Angeles TPoD signing, 22 October 1998 - report by Pam Basham
• Source:Palo Alto TPoD signing, 24 October 1998 - report by Chris Mullins
• Source:Palo Alto TPoD signing, 24 October 1998 - report by Drew Gillmore
• Source:Palo Alto TPoD signing, 24 October 1998 - report by Justin Howell
• Source:San Jose TPoD signing, 25 October 1998 - report by Rick Moen
• Source:Seattle TPoD signing, 29 October 1998 - report by Kevin Bartlett
• Source:Vancouver TPoD signing, 31 October 1998 - report by Lara Beaton

October/November

• Source:Sense of Wonder, October/November 1998

November

• Source:Scifi.com chat, 1 November 1998
• Source:Amazon.com Interview, 6 November 1998
• Source:MSN - eFriends Interviews Robert Jordan, 11 November 1998
• Source:Louisville TPoD signing, 14 November 1998 - report by Matthew Hunter
• Source:Dayton TPoD signing, 15 November 1998 - report by Michael Martin
• Source:Dayton TPoD signing, 15 November 1998 - report by Scott Cantor
• Source:Philadelphia TPoD signing, 18/19 November 1998 - report by Melinda Yin
• Source:Philadelphia TPoD signing, 18/19 November 1998 - report by John Hamby
• Source:Washington, D.C. TPoD signing, 20 November 1998 - report by John Nowacki
• Source:Northern Virginia TPoD signing, 21 November 1998 - report by John Novak
• Source:Northern Virginia TPoD signing, 21 November 1998 - report by John Hamby
• Source:Northern Virginia TPoD signing, 21 November 1998 - report by Rachel K. Warren
• Source:Northern Virginia TPoD signing, 21 November 1998 - report by Ray Chason

1999

August

• Source:Melbourne signing, 27 August 1999 - report by Mark Erikson
• Source:Melbourne signing, 27 August 1999 - report by Raf Kaplan
• Source:North Sydney Independent Theater Q&A, 30 August 1999
• Source:North Sydney Independent Theater signing, 30 August 1999 - report by Sastan
• Source:North Sydney Independent Theater signing, 30 August 1999 - report by Paul Colquhoun

September

• Source:Brisbane signing, 20 September 1999 - report by Joel Gilmore
• Source:Brisbane signing, 20 September 1999 - report by Willum

2000

March

• Source:Excerpts from Locus Magazine, March 2000
• Source:Email Interview, March 2000 - report by Michael Brunton
• Source:Letter to Paul Ward, March 2000

October

• Source:Orbit Interview, October 2000

November

• Source:San Diego WH signing, 8 November 2000 - report by John Heltsley
• Source:San Jose WH signing, 10 November 2000 - report by Brandon Downey
• Source:San Jose WH signing, 10 November 2000 - report by Hawk
• Source:Barnes and Noble Chat, 11 November 2000
• Source:Seattle WH signing, 12 November 2000 - report by Ha T. Nguyen
• Source:SciFi.com Chat, 14 November 2000
• Source:Richmond WH signing, 27 November 2000 - report by John Nowacki
• Source:Raleigh WH signing, 28 November 2000 - report by Brian
• Source:Charlotte WH signing, 29 November 2000 - report by Brian

December

• Source:Orbit Interview, December 2000
• Source:Atlanta signing, 5 December 2000 - report by Br00se
• Source:CNN Chat, 12 December 2000

2001

January

• Source:SFBC Interview, January 2001

April

• Source:Netherlands tour, April 2001 - report by Aan'allein
• Source:Leiden, Netherlands tour, 4 April 2001 - report by Aan'allein
• Source:Amsterdam, Netherlands tour, 5 April 2001 - report by Karin
• Source:Amsterdam, Netherlands tour, 5 April 2001 - report by Aan'allein
• Source:Rotterdam, Netherlands tour, 6 April 2001 - report by Aan'allein
• Source:Dromen and Demonen Chat, 6 April 2001
• Source:Elf Fantasy Fair, 7 April 2001 - report by Aan'allein
• Source:Elf Fantasy Fair, 8 April 2001 - report by Aan'allein
• Source:Elf Fantasy Fair, 8 April 2001 - report by Theoryland

May

• Source:Marcon Interview Memorial Weekend, May 2001

December

• Source:Robert Jordan talks about the Holidays, December 2001

2002

• Source:Amazon.com Interview, 2002
• Source:Writing on the Web, 2002
• Source:Bookstream Bookwrap, Crossroads of Twilight, 2002

July

• Source:Q&A from Crossroads of Twilight "Glimmers" Prologue, July 2002

August

• Source:Crossroads of Twilight Delayed, 22 August 2002
• Source:Letter from Robert Jordan, 23 August 2002

December

• Source:Wotmania and Dragonmount Q&A, 9 December 2002
• Source:Dragonmount Interview with Harriet McDougal, 9 December 2002
• Source:Publisher's Weekly, 23 December 2002

2003

• Source:Orbit Interview, 2003

January

• Source:New York City CoT signing, 7 January 2003 - report by David C. Funke
• Source:New York City CoT signing, 7 January 2003 - report by Ted Herman
• Source:New York City CoT signing, 7 January 2003 - report by tsorovan'm'hael
• Source:New York City CoT signing, 7 January 2003 - report by WinespringBrother
• Source:Menlo Park, CA CoT signing, 11 January 2003 - report by Dan Olin
• Source:Santa Cruz, CA CoT signing 13 January 2003 - report by Robert Ruckman
• Source:Cincinnati, OH CoT signing, 14 January 2003 - report by Matthew Julius
• Source:Lexington, KY CoT signing, 15 January 2003 - report by Darrell Durham
• Source:Lexington, KY CoT signing, 15 January 2003 - report by Dragon Thief
• Source:Dayton, OH CoT signing, 16 January 2003 - report by Matthew Julius
• Source:Dayton, OH CoT signing, 16 January 2003 - report by Tim Kington
• Source:Dayton, OH CoT signing, 16 January 2003 - report by Michael Martin
• Source:Waterford, CT CoT signing, 17 January 2003 - report by Jonathan Gan
• Source:Waterford, CT CoT signing, 17 January 2003 - report by JD Urbanski
• Source:Cambridge, MA CoT signing, 18 January 2003 - report by Daniel G
• Source:Cambridge, MA CoT signing, 18 January 2003 - report by Imran Safdar
• Source:Cambridge, MA CoT signing, 18 January 2003 - report by Tallis
• Source:SFRevu Interview, 21 January 2003
• Source:USA Today article, 22 January 2003
• Source:West Chester, PA CoT signing, 22 January 2003 - report by Brandon
• Source:Washington, DC CoT signing, 23 January 2003 - report by Zeynep Dilli
• Source:Washington, DC CoT signing, 23 January 2003 - report by John Nowacki
• Source:Falls Church, VA signing, 23 January 2003 - report by Sonia Ibarra
• Source:Falls Church, VA CoT signing, 23 January 2003 - report by Robert Mee
• Source:Falls Church, VA CoT signing, 23 January 2003 - report by Neill Smith
• Source:Toronto CoT signing, 27 January 2003 - report by Réal Heppelle
• Source:Edmonton CoT signing, 28 January 2003 - report by Lady Voldemort

February

• Source:Charleston.Net Interview, 9 February 2003
• Source:Robert Jordan Book Tour Wrap-up, 26 February 2003
• Source:Tarvalon.net Q&A, 26 February 2003

April

• Source:Budapest Q&A, April 2003

October

• Source:Robert Jordan Birthday Greetings, 17 October 2003
• Source:Robert Jordan Halloween, 31 October 2003

December

• Source:Robert Jordan talks about the Holidays, December 2003

2003/2004

• Source:Tor Questions of the Week, 23 December 2003 - 20 April 2004

2004

January

• Source:USA Today Interview, 6 January 2004

March

• Source:Sci Fi Weekly Interview, 29 March 2004

April

• Source:Wotmania Interview, 27 April 2004

July

• Source:ComicCon 2004 Wrap-Up, 22-25 July 2004

2004/2005

• Source:Tor Questions of the Week, 17 August 2004 - 25 January 2005

2005

• Source:Tor Questions of the Week, 1 February 2005 - 19 July 2005
• Source:Bookstream Bookwrap, Knife of Dreams, 2005

March

• Source:Comic Book Resources Interview, 8 March 2005

July

• Source:Comic*Con, 14-17 July 2005 - report by Diomedes
• Source:More Reports from Robert Jordan’s Comic*Con Panel Session, 14-17 July 2005

September

• Source:Dragon*Con, 2 September 2005 - report by Isabel
• Source:Dragon*Con, Second Q&A, 3 September 2005 - report by Isabel
• Source:Dragon*Con, Third Q&A, 4 September 2005 - report by Tamyrlin
• Source:Dragon*Con, Book signing reports, 3-4 September 2005 - report by Tamyrlin
• Source:Dragon*Con, 2-5 September 2005 - report by Camel
• Source:Dragon*Con, 2-5 September 2005 - report by Jennifer Liang
• Source:Atlanta, GA signing, 7 September 2005 - report by Jennifer Liang
• Source:Blog - Hi, 15 September 2005
• Source:Blog - (no subject), 19 September 2005
• Source:Blog - THIS AND THAT, 24 September 2005
• Source:Blog - THE GASP MOMENT, 24 September 2005
• Source:Blog - DUMB EVIL?, 25 September 2005
• Source:Blog - THIS AND THAT, 28 September 2005
• Source:Blog - YET ANOTHER POST, 30 September 2005

October

• Source:Blog - ONE MORE TIME, 2 October 2005
• Source:Blog - ONE MORE TIME, 4 October 2005
• Source:Blog - YET ANOTHER, IT SEEMS, 5 October 2005
• Source:Blog - AND ONE MORE TIME, 6 October 2005
• Source:New York City KoD signing, 11 October 2005 - report by NaClH2O
• Source:New York City KoD signing, 11 October 2005 - report by paryane
• Source:New York City KoD signing, 11 October 2005 - report by WinespringBrother
• Source:New York City KoD signing, 11 October 2005 - report by yhooders
• Source:Huntington Village, NY KoD signing, 11 October 2005 - report by NaClH2O
• Source:Huntington Village, NY KoD signing, 11 October 2005 - report by WinespringBrother
• Source:Cambridge, MA KoD signing, 13 October 2005 - report by Allen Bryan
• Source:Cambridge, MA KoD signing, 13 October 2005 - report by BAsrican
• Source:Cambridge, MA KoD signing, 13 October 2005 - report by mashiaramanda88
• Source:West Chester, PA KoD signing, 17 October 2005 - report by Githraine
• Source:West Chester, PA KoD signing, 17 October 2005 - report by Mad Cao
• Source:Hanover, MD KoD signing, 18 October 2005 - report by Bill Ford
• Source:Arlington, VA KoD signing, 19 October 2005 - report by Jeff Bumgardner
• Source:Bailey's Crossroads, VA KoD signing, 20 October 2005 - report by Erik
• Source:Bailey's Crossroads, VA KoD signing, 20 October 2005 - report by John Nowacki
• Source:Bailey's Crossroads, VA KoD signing, 20 October 2005 - report by Robert Mee
• Source:Bailey's Crossroads, VA KoD signing, 20 October 2005 - report from Theoryland
• Source:Dayton, OH KoD signing, 21 October 2005 - report by Scott Carlson
• Source:Dayton, OH KoD signing, 21 October 2005 - report by Shannan
• Source:Dayton, OH KoD signing, 21 October 2005 - report by Steve
• Source:Dayton, OH KoD signing, 21 October 2005 - report by Tim Kington
• Source:Cincinnati, OH KoD signing, 22 October 2005 - report by Allentrace
• Source:Lexington, KY KoD signing, 24 October 2005 - report by fomu65
• Source:Lexington, KY KoD signing, 24 October 2005 - report by Jarrod
• Source:Lexington, KY KoD signing, 24 October 2005 - report by Kevin Dean
• Source:Lexington, KY KoD signing, 24 October 2005 - report by Robert MacCloud
• Source:San Francisco, CA KoD signing, 26 October 2005 - report by Nikki
• Source:San Francisco, CA KoD signing, 26 October 2005 - report by Tremul
• Source:Half Moon Bay, CA KoD signing, 27 October 2005 - report by caychris
• Source:Half Moon Bay, CA KoD signing, 27 October 2005 - report by Chris
• Source:San Jose, CA KoD signing, 28 October 2005 - report by Frenzy
• Source:San Jose, CA KoD signing, 28 October 2005 - report by jason wolfbrother
• Source:Santa Cruz, CA KoD signing, 29 October 2005 - report by hermano de lobos
• Source:Santa Cruz, CA KoD signing, 29 October 2005 - report by Jeremiah
• Source:Santa Cruz, CA KoD signing, 29 October 2005 - report by Sean
• Source:Pasadena, CA KoD signing, 31 October 2005 - report by Darren
• Source:Pasadena, CA KoD signing, 31 October 2005 - report by Ursula

November

• Source:San Diego, CA KoD signing, 2 November 2005 - report by Sodas
• Source:Charlotte, NC KoD signing 4 November 2005 - report by bluecole
• Source:Charlotte, NC KoD signing, 4 November 2005 - report by Karana Majin
• Source:Blog - I'M BAAAA-AAACK, 22 November 2005
• Source:Bridlington Today Interview, 22 November 2005

December

• Source:Blog - THIS AND THAT, 19 December 2005

2006

January

• Source:Blog - IT BEEN A WHILE, 20 January 2006
• Source:Blog - APOLOGIES, 21 January 2006

February/March

• Source:AudioFile Interview, February/March 2006

March

• Source:Excerpts from Locus Magazine, March 2006
• Source:Letter to Locus, 23 March 2006
• Source:Blog - SORRY ABOUT THE PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT, 24 March 2006
• Source:Blog - A TOUCH OF THIS AND THAT BEFORE THE MAYO, 31 March 2006

April

• Source:Blog - THE NEWS FROM MAYO, 17 April 2006
• Source:Blog - A SMALL EXTRA, 18 April 2006
• Source:Blog - Photos from RJ, 20 April 2006
• Source:Blog - MORE THANKS YOUS, 21 April 2006
• Source:Blog - A LITTLE MORE, 22 April 2006
• Source:Blog - A VERY BRIEF ADDITION, 25 April 2006

May

• Source:Blog - ONE MORE TIME FROM THE TOP, 1 May 2006
• Source:Blog - Pictures of Wilson from RJ, 3 May 2006
• Source:Blog - I ESCAPED, 15 May 2006
• Source:Blog - A message from Wilson, 15 May 2006
• Source:Blog - New Photos from RJ, 17 May 2006
• Source:Blog - AN IDLE COMMENT OR TWO, 21 May 2006
• Source:Blog - FROM HARRIET, 23 May 2006
• Source:Blog - SORRY ABOUT THIS, GUYS, BUT..., 24 May 2006
• Source:Blog - Robert Jordan's do-rag, 24 May 2006

June

• Source:Blog - More pics from RJ, 7 June 2006
• Source:Blog - Thank you's from Harriet and RJ, 9 June 2006
• Source:Blog - SOME GOOD NEWS, MAYBE, 12 June 2006
• Source:Blog - A Very Brief Update, 25 June 2006

July

• Source:Blog - A FINAL CHECKIN BEFORE MAYO, 6 July 2006
• Source:Blog - NO CHAMPAGNE YET, 14 July 2006

August

• Source:Blog - Update From Wilson, 9 August 2006
• Source:Blog - Wilson again, 15 August 2006
• Source:Blog - Some News..., 25 August 2006
• Source:Blog - A Little This, A little That, Nothing Important, 26 August 2006

September

• Source:Blog - A laid back Labor Day..., 5 September 2006
• Source:Blog - A Little News, Not too Important, 15 September 2006
• Source:Blog - (No Subject), 25 September 2006

October

• Source:Blog - Some more thank yous, 11 October 2006

November

• Source:Blog - A Little Update, 8 November 2006
• Source:Blog - A Small Addition, 15 November 2006

December

• Source:Forbes.com, 1 December 2006
• Source:Blog - The Very Best Christmas Present Ever, 22 December 2006
• Source:Blog - Christmas (from Harriet), 23 December 2006
• Source:Amazon.com "Significant Seven" (no date)

2007

January

• Source:Blog - Brief update on RJ, 23 January 2007

February

• Source:Blog - Update from Wilson, 12 February 2007
• Source:Blog - A LITTLE CONTEST, 13 February 2007

March

• Source:Blog - GOOD NEWS, 4 March 2007

April

• Source:Blog - Steady as she goes, 9 April 2007
• Source:Blog - HI, THERE, 26 April 2007

June

• Source:Blog - (untitled), 1 June 2007
• Source:Blog - A BRIEF ADD-ON, 1 June 2007

July

• Source:Blog - Still Kicking, 23 July 2007

August

• Source:Blog - A VERY quick check-in, 22 August 2007

September

• Source:Blog - Rumors and rumors of rumors, 9 September 2007
• Source:Blog - Sometimes even when you've fought your best..., 16 September 2007
• Source:Blog - From Harriet, 22 September 2007
• Source:Blog - My Journey to Robert Jordan's Funeral, 27 September 2007
• Source:Blog - From Will, 28 September 2007
• Source:Blog - More from Harriet, 30 September 2007

October

• Source:Blog - More info and pictures from RJ's funeral, 4 October 2007

December

• Source:Blog - Seems like only yesterday..., 10 December 2007
• Source:Blog - A note from Harriet, 14 December 2007

Other reports

For other reports and interviews regarding Robert Jordan and his books after his death, please go to the page on Brandon Sanderson.