it’s here!

FRIENDS.

This week, I finally received my official copies of The Lightmaker’s Manifesto.

It is a surreal thing to open a box and see the final product of something you’ve worked on for over a year. DURING A PANDEMIC. But it’s here, and I’m overwhelmed. I don’t even know how to feel.

(Except to say friends, the cover actually ✨sparkles✨. Oh, those clever, clever folks over at Broadleaf Books!)

Also, here’s a cool thing: a few folks who have preordered this book have been getting notices that their copies will be arriving ahead of the official pub date of November 2nd - how amazing is that?

And here’s something they don’t tell you: preorders mean everything to a publisher — it’s a sign that their investment in me was worth it. So, I need your help: if you haven’t preordered yet, please do so! You can preorder at the links on this page, or even at your local very cool indie bookstore with the great awesome cozy couches — wherever books are sold. I’d be crazy grateful. (Also, the holidays are coming, so maybe get a couple for those times when you realize you forgot to get someone a gift, and you suddenly need one close at hand? Just a thought!)

In any and all events, thank you. I mean it: you who have followed my time here at Chookooloonks since the very beginning (over 17 years and counting!), and who have left comments, sent me encouraging emails, and just generally cheered me on, I am beyond grateful. This book absolutely could not have come into being without your kindness. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

More about virtual launch events very, very soon.

(P.S. Did I mention the book ✨sparkles✨??)

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