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I got my hands on the German version of Syrup, which is called
Fukk.
It’s a fairly weird feeling to not be able to read my own book. It’s also very strange to see Scat and 6 in L.A. saying, “Ja, ja.” But it is an interesting way to learn German: I go to where the naughty words should be and look them up.
You know how when you stand a book up, the writing on the spine faces left? Well, German books face the opposite way. Either that, or Fukk is the result of a really big screw-up. (I just found that interesting.)
The Australian mass-market paperback is due out in a few months’ time, and I love the new-look cover. I have so many different Syrup covers now that I’m going to make up a special page for them all. Until then, you can compare the US hardback and forthcoming (June) paperback here — and boy, that paperback’s really getting its butt kicked in the voting.
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The L.A. Times has just named Syrup one of “The Best Books of 1999”!
That’s so cool — thanks L.A. Times!
Future covers
I’ve got a sneak preview of the
new Syrup cover,
which will adorn the US paperback release next year. What do you think? Yes, I’m getting interactive: vote for your favorite cover now!
And one other thing: the German-language Syrup is coming out shortly, under the name Fukk. That gives me an alarming amount of adolescent enjoyment.
And home again
I’m back in Melbourne after the
Newcastle Young Writers Festival
— my first writers festival, and a great experience! Things have been very busy for the last couple of months, especially since I’m just a few weeks away from finishing my next novel. (No, it’s not a sequel. No, I’m not going to tell you about it… yet.) Stay tuned!
Send a friend some syrup today
Zowie, this is pretty cool. Thanks to
Penguin Australia, you can now send a
Syrup e-postcard!
Syrup in Oz
Back to Australia after five months in the US! I had such a great time in the States, but boy, it’s good to be home again. Syrup is already on the bookshelves here (and wow, it’s everywhere I look), although most of my publicity stuff won’t happen until September. (I argued hard for a Godzilla-style teaser campaign, starting to build about nine months before publication date, but you won’t believe how obstinate these publishers can be.)