Guess what I have in my hot little hands? The very first advance copy of my book! Yes - the 128 page full colour book that tells the story of The Grimstones - Hatched, published by Allen and Unwin.
O I can't tell you how good it feels to hold a book with my name on it. Not only that, but it looks stunning! Really fantastic, in a way that I couldn't imagine even from the mock up copy I've been toting around. The cover is glossy and embossed and utterly gorgeous. Jenine, our fabulous designer and my very dear friend, has made us proud. The reason it looks so great is because she's filled it with fantastic images, has laid it out exquisitely, and added surprising little touches on almost every page.
So everyone, I simply can't wait to share this with you. It'll hit the bookshops next February, but if you want to get it first, you can preorder from me, and I'll post out your copy in January the instant I get my hot little hands on it.
And a date for your diary - we're launching the series, along with a performance of Hatched, at Victorian Arts Centre's Spiegeltent, on 26 February 2012. This may well be the last time we perform Hatched in Melbourne, so if you'd like to see it with real live puppets (well, almost live), then put the date in your diary.
I'll be posting some of the bits and pieces from inside the book over the next little while so stay tuned for a sneak preview...
I hope some GR folk made it along to your book launch. Had I not just "found" your blog this afternoon .... after 4pm!! ... we would have come along!
Well, back to my homegrown/homemade afternoon tea and reading your gorgeous pages.
Cheers Del :)
Posted by: Delaney | 26 February 2012 at 04:31 PM