One of the nicest moments in an author’s life is the delicious period between the long task of writing a book and the moment it is published. With the text edited and proof-read, the final updates made and just the illustrator to liaise with, I’m at that moment now. The jacket design looks fantastic – and I can’t wait to get my hands on that first pristine hardback copy, fresh off the presses, smelling of new ink and paper. It’s published on May 7 by Preface, a division of Penguin Random House, by the way…
