The Fixed Stars Is Here
11 March 2010
I got my copies yesterday. It looks good. The cover is darker than I had thought; on the image they e-mailed me it looks a little sky-blue, a little fairy-blue, but in reality it is predominantly a dark gray-blue, quite menacing. And the lettering of the title has stronger hints of orange or pink than I’d thought, also menacing, also nice. It is actually a great cover. The book feels good, the binding looks good, the pages look good.
So. Distributors might not have it for a few days yet, retailers a few days more, but it definitely exists, you can order it from any of the usual book-ordering places. And you should order it. In particular you should go to your local independent bookstore, ask if they have it in stock, and then, when they say no (they will likely say no), act surprised — say it is the new big thing, the talk of discriminating readers everywhere, and you thought they’d be on top of the trend. Then order it from them. With luck maybe they will order some for the store too.
If you are a reviewer and you want a review copy, e-mail Latasha Watters at The University of Alabama Press: lwatters@uapress.ua.edu. And consider me grateful.
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