I unboxed the book when I received the package from the printer. Or, rather, I UNBOXED it. That’s what one must do now. I posted a video of the unboxing to social media. I won’t do it here. You can find the videos (there is more than one) with minimal effort if that kind of thing interests you.
But what I will do is post a photo of the box itself:
The book is very orange. The cover is gorgeous. It is by David Gee. It is like a shot of Vitamin C. Fights scurvy! (a smart quip by another writer on social media). And yes, the carpet is real. We used to keep it in the washroom but, you know, the washroom is not the best place for shag carpets even though the 70s happened. But once we fixed that issue, I kept it and it now lies proudly – if a shag carpet can be proud of anything – on the floor by my bedside. The fact there is an orange shag carpet in my book is completely unrelated to the orange shag in my bedroom. I’m being honest here.
The Reeds is out October 15. Meaning soon. Very soon.
