Sarah Anderson Go to the Kew Bookshop and then to the new Kennington Bookshop (where Nick Creagh-Osborne ex-Travel Bookshop works) – both very nice independents. It’s encouraging that these shops seem to be flourishing. When I get back I discover that several more of my huge mail out have been rejected – sometimes its been my typing … Read more
The advantage of my Freedom Pass is immense … I jump on and off of tubes and buses with impunity … today I went to the Kilburn Bookshop – Sarah Austin an ex-employee of the Travel Bookshop works there – very nice to see her – and they ordered a ‘pile’ of books. Then I … Read more
Go selling the book to Foyles on the South Bank and Crockatt & Powell in Lower Marsh – both say they will take it. Do fiddly things when get back – so not a very productive day. The computer crashes and have to rebuild the database which always freaks me. The Halfway to Venus group … Read more
I was literally about to press the send button with the the PDF files off to the printers, when I rechecked something and noticed a mistake in the index – but in the nick of time I was able to ask Antony to correct it. I got in a complete state as to whether I … Read more
The first video blog is on the website – I am going to try and put it onto Facebook – but that might be beyond me – we shall see … Failed but I have no idea why – Facebook says it only supports videos with the following extensions which includes .mov (which mine is). … Read more
The proofs did arrive yesterday with plain white colours. The three copies from York Publishing services, which they’d done for me for free, and which arrived a couple of days ago had the proper cover – if only I had found out about them earlier. Do the VAT return and send off review copies to … Read more
Visit the Waterstones in Harrods – discover that the book has been classified as Mind, Body, Spirit – don’t think this is the best category – I think autobiography better. Decide to go ahead with the 80gsm paper from Butler and Tanner – the saving is too much to ignore. Ring the bookshop in Abingdon … Read more
Not very happy with the 80gsm paper that I got this morning. Not at all sure that ½ tones will look good on it. Try again to get an estimate for 100gsm matt coated cartridge. Another wait … No wonder I’m not sleeping well. Go into Blackwells at the Wellcome Institute – she wasn’t keen … Read more
I wish people wouldn’t promise things and not deliver – I find it sooooooo frustrating. The additional proofs were meant to be coming today but when I rang this morning – I was told that they definitely wouldn’t be here today – and my e-mails from the last few days hadn’t been answered. The printer … Read more
The finished cover.