The title just about says it all.
The trade paperback edition of The Guardians is available in stores and on-line (and everywhere else) in Canada and the U.S. on September 13, and though this announcement comes a day early, you can go to your favourite bookseller and politely hound them to bust open the boxes if they haven’t already (or order the damn thing if they neglected to). Trust me: booksellers love being hounded.
I am especially psyched about this edition because it feels so good. You know that slightly rough, grippy paper they use on paperbacks sometimes? It’s got that. And the spooky house on the cover is just right. And my name – though large – isn’t James Patterson-sized. And the red foil on the title does a shiny thing when you turn it around in the light. And…I just like it.
Which is not always the case with a book’s design. Despite everyone’s best intentions, covers can sometimes turn out a bit turdy. Not this one, my friends! So hit the streets or hit the web and check it out. And if you decide to purchase this thrilling and edifying cultural product, you have my gratitude and undying loyalty.
I bought the Guardians after the Writersfest workshop in Kingston and by the first sentence I was hooked (a pun I know, but there is no other word to describe it). It sits on my desk and I can only imagine what Trev will do when he goes back to Grimshaw.
Glad the hook is in! Now, on to Grimshaw…
Andrew
New review of “The Guardians” on http://www.epublishabook.com/2011/11/18/book-review-%E2%80%98the-guardians%E2%80%99-by-andrew-pyper/