The Celebrity Mitherer's Handbook

“The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked.”

-Enya

If you're a regular reader at Power is a State of Mind, you'll have noticed quite a few celebrity encounters popping up in the posts. Now, I'm not a stalker. But if, say, my determination to meet famous types knew no bounds, I'd imagine these websites would appear regularly in my ominous browser history. They're pretty good for mercilessly hunting down famous types. Cough. Check it out.

Waterstones

Book signings occur in stores nationwide. See the store locator on the site to find one near you.

Arndale Centre

Manchester's main shopping precinct. Big towns and most cities will have similar events in their shopping centres.

Trafford Centre

The highest-valued shopping centre in the UK is on the outskirts of Manchester. Massive. Elegant. Occasionally has book signings and events.

WHSmith

This book store/stationery shop has occasional signings nationwide.

HMV

National music retailer. Occasionally holds album signing sessions and the odd book signing.

This is a list with Greater Manchester in mind, but most venues are nationwide / worldwide chains and certain celebs will appear in many stores as part of a tour. Where would you include in the list? Comment below.