On Saturday afternoon, the doorbell rang. It was a courier. For me. From Penguin Random House.
When you receive an unexpected package, do you try to guess what it could be?
I do. It was a slim package, so the easiest guess would be that it contained one book.
But why would Penguin send me one book? Could it be a calendar? On the 6th of February? Or a review copy? But surely someone would have written to me saying they wanted a review!
I opened it to find one copy of The Clockwala’s Clues. There was no letter, nothing. I had no idea why my publisher would send me a copy of my book.
So I wrote to my editor.
Why did I receive another copy of The Clockwala’s Clues?
Probably a reprint! came the reply.
Already? The book is less than two months old! But I was excited, so I opened the plastic wrap and looked to see if it said anywhere that it was a reprint.
No. Nothing. Oh, well.
My editor wrote to me again.
Check the print line on the copyright page. The line that says ‘10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1’.
If the ‘1’ is missing, it means it’s a reprint.
Ooh! A secret code! I scurried to my book again. And yes, the ‘1’ is missing.
I am elated. Today marks eight weeks since the book was launched, and it’s been reprinted.
Explore the book here and buy it at an independent bookstore. Signed copies are available at Storyteller, which delivers nationwide, and I do know that copies are also available at KoolSkool and Kahani Tree!
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