Just a few of the smashing books that have been arriving at Harris & Harris HQ. Bird School by Adam Nicholson - signed copies with magnificently fancy edges. The new novel The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce - also signed with scrumptious edges. 3 more destinations in the Intrepid series of travel guides. These are whopper sized books packed with photographs, guided tours, chatter and so much more. Perfect for armchair travellers as well as the more intrepid adventurers. There’s historical fiction

There's magic in the unboxing of your book as an author. The work of a book, which includes far more than mere writing, often spreads over an author's life for at least a year, usually longer. We've been going non-stop this week, in prep for one of our big events. We load into The Hippodrome Ballroom at The Graduate Nashville tomorrow evening for The Poetics Forum. These weeks for us are a bit like organized chaos...shipments, final prep, back to back calls and meetings with production teams and